Trump recalls U.S ambassadors from Nigeria, 29 countries
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and senior embassy postings, including Nigeria, in what officials describe as a broad effort to…
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African Union soldiers stationed in Somalia have raped and sexually exploited women and girls on their military bases, Human Rights Watch alleges in a new report.
Another Ebola patient heading to Emory in Atlanta
Another patient with Ebola will be brought to the isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, officials said Monday.
FBI: U.S. air marshal assaulted at airport in Nigeria
A U.S. air marshal was assaulted with a syringe containing an "unknown substance" at the Lagos, Nigeria, airport on Sunday, according to the FBI, which said it is investigating the…
Arrests after video purporting to show gay wedding
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the arrest Saturday of nine men on criminal charges of "debauchery" after a social media video purporting to show a gay wedding went viral.
Suicide bombing kills 16, Somali official says
(CNN) -- A suicide bomber hit an African Union Mission in Somalia convoy on Monday, killing 16 people, Lower Shabelle Gov. Adukadir Mohamed Sidi told CNN.
Fashion designer shoots for the stars
Naledi means "star" in Tswana, one of the languages spoken in Botswana. So when Kemi Kalikawe gave her lifestyle store that name, she decided to add a sparkle to her…
Step into a supermodel’s shoes
Fashion season is once again upon us. Celebrities, trendsetters and buyers across the world will adorn the front rows of countless runways as the sartorially elite reveal their style edicts…
Obama: Ebola ‘national security priority’
President Barack Obama signaled for the first time that he is likely to dispatch U.S. military resources to help fight the serious outbreak of Ebola.
Sierra Leone plans Ebola lockdown
Sierra Leone plans a three-day nationwide lockdown in an effort to halt an Ebola outbreak that has killed hundreds, a move that a leading medical charity said Saturday will not…
U.S. confirms Al-Shabaab leader killed
Somali militants may be planning retaliatory attacks after a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab this week, Somali authorities said Saturday.
USAfrica: Atiku to declare 2015 presidential bid under APC on September 24
Atiku to declare his 2015 presidential bid under APC on September 24 Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 Nigeria’s former Vice President (under President Olusegun Obasanjo), Atiku Abubakar, is…
Top Somali militant ‘killed by U.S.’
Ahmed Godane, the co-founder of the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, was killed in a U.S. military operation, the Pentagon said Friday.
American Ebola patient back home
Another American doctor infected with the deadly Ebola virus has arrived home for treatment in the United States.
WHO: One suicide is committed every 40 seconds
Every 40 seconds someone in the world takes their own life, a global tally of more than 800,000 suicides a year, according to a landmark United Nations report on the…
Better than the Grand Canyon?
Namibia's Fish River Canyon looks petite to anyone who's ever visited Arizona's Grand Canyon. Still, the gorge runs an impressive 1,800-feet deep and 100 miles long. It is the second…
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