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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Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine, Houston. On May 19, 2021, Mr. Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammad al-Sheikawi (Abubakar Shekau), life ‘president’ of Boko Haram,…
USAfrica: South Africa, as Things Fall Apart…. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfricaonline.com (first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet) and USAfrica magazine, Houston South Africa, as Things Fall Apart…. By Chido Nwangwu. King Misuzulu Zulu, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, spoke with…
USAfrica: South Africa’s Zulu king on looting, violence cautions “my father’s people are committing suicide”
Special to USAfricaonline.com (first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet) and USAfrica magazine, Houston "What is even more saddening is that so many of those who are drawn to this lawlessness…
South Africa riots, looting death toll approach 50; calls to declare ‘state of emergency’
There are calls for a state of emergency to be declared in South Africa following widespread violence and looting. Hardly hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa appealed for calm and announced the…
Leaked office Sex tape, pictures on social media spark indignation in Cameroon
AFP: A leaked tape of a woman having sex in the office of a prominent journalist has sparked a wave of indignation in Cameroon, highlighting entrenched problems of sexual harassment…
USAfrica: AK-47 and uncontrolled access to arms. By Chidi Amuta
Dr. Chidi Amuta, Executive Editor of USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston, since 1993, is based in Lagos. A gun in many illegal hands is the readiest metaphor for a state consumed…
USAfrica: Zuma’s woes and waste of Mandela’s legacy. By Chido Nwangwu
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Nigeria: A Nation Challenged. By Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd).
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based professional newspaper published on the internet. The recent rearrest of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was greeted with a loud…
South Africa’s ex-President turns himself in for a 15-month prison term
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Ex-President Zuma pleads: “sending me to jail during pandemic, at my age, is sentencing me to death”
Ex-President Zuma pleads: "sending me to jail during pandemic, at my age, is sentencing me to death" AFP: Jacob Zuma, once dubbed South Africa's "Teflon president" for his ability to…
Soyinka says Buhari should prepare for “a huge squawk when the truth about how Kanu was arrested comes out”
The globally acclaimed scholar and the winner of the Nobel prize for literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka said earlier today Monday July 5, 2021 that the facts and real story of…
Museveni’s new Internet Tax on Ugandans draw condemnation, outrage
Mary Ruth Akol told AFP she was forced offline as she could not afford data with the new fees. "The new tax will worsen our situation during this Covid-19 lockdown. We…
USAfrica: Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, should Britain intervene or….? By Chido Nwangwu
Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, should Britain intervene or…? By Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based professional newspaper published on the internet. The dynamics of the power of language…
USAfrica: World Igbo Congress says Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest an “abduction”
World Igbo Congress says Nnamdi Kanu's arrest an "abduction" USAfrica magazine & USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, U.S-based professional newspaper published on the internet. USAfrica has received a statement from the World…
USAfrica: ANC reacts to Zuma sentence to 15 months in jail
Special to USAfrica magazine, Houston The African National Congress (ANC) has issued a statement following the judgment by South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday June 29, 2021 which found former…
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