Tension mounts as DR Congo is reluctant to grant U.S. privileged access to its rich minerals
Washington is disappointed there's no privileged access to the rich minerals in the eastern DRC. The United States on Thursday (April 30, 2026) slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of…
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According to The Times of Israel: The high-level coronavirus cabinet on Saturday night approved fresh restrictions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, with ministers voting to ban…
US bans travel from South Africa, 7 other African countries due to COVID-19 variant “omicron”
Brussels (AP) — The White House said on Friday (November 26, 2021) the U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday due…
Biden, Kamala and Trump’s quest to return to White House In 2024 elections. By Chido Nwangwu.
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Biden, Kamala and Trump's quest to return to White House In 2024 elections. By Chido…
Gaddafi’s son Saif DISQUALIFIED by Libya election committee for presidential poll
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USAfrica: What’s missing in The World Bank report on Nigeria. By Augustine Mbah
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Augustine. C. Mbah, PhD, is a contributing analyst to Houston-headquartered USAfrica magazine and usafricaonline.com I…
World Bank report on Nigeria cites threats, insufficient forex, insecurity
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The World Bank’s Nigeria Development latest report has warned that despite some efforts by the…
Gang forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in Italy cracked
By Frances D’Emilio; Rome (AP) — Italian customs police on Monday dismantled a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of young women into prostitution and begging on the streets of…
DR Congo ex-President Joseph Kabila accused of embezzling $138 million
French investigative media outlet Mediapart on Friday accused former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila and his family of siphoning off $138 million in state funds while in power.…
USAfrica: They carried neither guns nor knives to Lekki Toll Gate. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica -- since 1993 Youth going out to…
U.S President Biden will transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris
USAfrica #BrkNEWS USAfricaonline.com U.S President Joe Biden will transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris during the "brief" time on Friday he is under anesthesia for a colonoscopy. It is…
Buhari tells Igbo leaders seeking release of IPOB’s Kanu: “demand you made is heavy. I will consider it.”
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said, today November 19, 2021 that he will consider the…
U.S, Kenya, Biden, Blinken and Uhuru. By Chido Nwangwu
U.S, Kenya, Biden, Blinken and Uhuru By Chido Nwangwu On November 20, 2021, the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will wrap up his current visit to three African…
World Cup playoffs: Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria in; Ivory Coast knocked out
By Gerald Imray, AP Sports Writer. Cape Town, South Africa Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Tunisia took their last chances and qualified for the World Cup playoffs in Africa on Tuesday, but Ivory…
USAfrica: Anambra’s development and the audacity of light. By Peter Onyeri
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Peter Onyeri, Project Specialist, is a public affairs Analyst for USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica multimedia networks,…
USAfrica: What brought down the 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Nigeria? By Bode George
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Chief Bode George, CON, a retired senior naval officer, is Atona Oodua of Yorubaland. The…
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