Shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner; Trump unharmed
Washington (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night (April 25,…
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The defense lawyer for Oscar Pistorius opened his final arguments at the athlete's sentencing hearing Friday with an appeal to the judge to remember that he reacted as a vulnerable…
Aid workers train to battle Ebola
CNN's Jonathan Mann shows us how Doctors without Borders volunteers are getting ready to battle Ebola in West Africa.
Quiet! Lagos goes car horn-free
Road users in Lagos were asked to keep their hands off the horn on Wednesday. Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola declared the date "No Horn Day" in a move to…
Uganda clerics: Is gay OK?
Photojournalist Daniella Zalcman asked Uganda's religious leaders what their views were on homosexuality. Some of their answers might surprise you.
Liberia has shortage of body bags
As the world reels from its worst Ebola outbreak, the nation hardest hit is declaring a shortage of body bags, which are crucial to preventing the spread of the deadly…
Steenkamp’s cousin urges prison term for Pistorius
The cousin of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead by South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, said Thursday that he should "pay for what he has done" with a prison sentence,…
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A nurses' union has slammed the Dallas hospital where an Ebola-stricken nurse recuperates. President Obama says the world isn't doing enough. And WHO fears the outbreak will get far worse…
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From sheep skin to chic gloves
The steady hum of sewing machines fills the air inside a large glovemaking factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the bustling Ethiopian capital. Patches of leather move through an…
Facebook founder Zuckerberg donates $25 million to fight Ebola crises
Facebook founder Zuckerberg donates $25 million to fight Ebola crises Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 USAfrica, Houston: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced today…
17 new charges filed in Benghazi attacks
Federal authorities filed 17 new charges against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, alleging that he was the ringleader of twin 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic and CIA compounds in Benghazi that killed…
Pistorius made payments to Steenkamp’s parents
Oscar Pistorius has been sending the family of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he fatally shot last year, a monthly payment since March 2013, a probation officer told his sentencing hearing…
WHO fears 10k Ebola cases a week
A United Nations medical worker who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia has died in hospital in Germany.
How did U.S. nurse get Ebola?
The nurse wore a mask, gown, shield and gloves as she helped care for a dying Ebola patient in Texas.
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