After Supreme Court nullifies Kenya presidential election result, major challenges ahead

A decision by Kenya's Supreme Court to annul the results of last month's presidential election was hailed Friday by analysts as "historic" and "an example for the rest of the…

Hurricane Harvey unleash catastrophe in Houston, parts of Texas

Houston/AP: Floodwaters reached the roof lines of single-story homes on Monday, and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey kept pouring rain on Houston after a…

Nigeria, Biafra agitators and the Animal Farm. By Chido Nwangwu

Special to USAfrica (Houston)  • @USAfricaLive  • @Chido247 Consequently, the law, the governance across Nigeria -- for most of its history -- reminds me of the timeless masterpiece, Animal Farm,…

Angolans elect retired General Lourenco as President

Luanda (AFP): Angola’s next president, Joao Lourenco, is a ruling party loyalist and former general who endured several years out of favour after angling for the top job in the 1990s.…

Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe exposes South Africa’s “Animal Farm”

By Sidney Majoko If there was ever a perfect time for a visiting first lady to waltz into South Africa and break our laws, this is it. Grace Mugabe allegedly…

USAfrica: Buhari warns Nigerians “to question our collective existence as a nation… is a step too far”

By Nigeria's President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, on August 21, 2017 Special to USAfrica (Houston) • @USAfricaLIVE  •  @Chido247   My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all…

USAfrica: Buhari to address Nigerians on Monday, following return from London

  Special to USAfrica (Houston) • @USAfricaLIVE  •  @Chido247 Nigeria's President retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday morning, following his return earlier today from medical treatment in…

2 Earthquakes measuring 6.8 hit Liberia’s coastal sea

Dots show seismic activity along the Mid-Atlantic ridge (thin red line), including today's two instances (orange dots) | Map courtesy of usgs.com The west African country of Liberia monitored (in…

BrkNEWS: Kenya election, Prez Kenyatta leading; opposition leader Odinga rejects results as “fictitious, fake….”

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga said he rejected results from the country's election commission on Tuesday's presidential vote, raising fears his supporters could mount street protests. "They…

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USAfrica: Suspects arrested in the Anambra church massacre

Special to USAfricaonline.com @Chido247 Some of the suspects involved in the massacre of members of the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu, near Nnewi, Anambra State have been arrested. Governor…

Rwanda President Kagame bags 3rd term with 99% of votes; U.S “disturbed by irregularities”

Special to USAfricaonline.com The United States said Saturday it was "disturbed by irregularities" in Rwanda's presidential election which saw Paul Kagame celebrate a third consecutive victory with nearly 99 percent…

USAfrica: Rwanda’s presidential elections point to another Kagame victory

Special to USAfrica, Houston. AFP Rwandans go the polls Friday in a presidential election in which strongman Paul Kagame is widely expected to cruise to a third term in office.…

After 80 days, very thin Buhari’s picture having lunch in London released

@USAfricaLIVE USAfricaonline.com (Abuja, Reuters) Nigeria released a photograph of President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, the first in almost three months after he left the country on May 7 for medical…

USAfrica: Basil Nnanna Ukegbu lived a life of excellence. By Emmanuel A. C. Orji

A TRIBUTE TO BASIL NNANNA UKEGBU By Emmanuel A. C. Orji Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com  @USAfricaLIVE It is with a deep sense of loss that I received the sad…