Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations kicks off; Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt clash
Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning from injury,…
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Why homophobia in Africa?
New laws in Nigeria and Uganda, plus reports throughout the continent of extortion, murder, so-called "curative rape" and abuse of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex) -- and their…
Protesters storm Libyan Congress, shoot 2
At least two members of Libya's General National Congress were shot and wounded after protesters stormed its headquarters in Tripoli on Sunday evening, according to congress members.
USAfrica: BOKO HARAM’s triple attacks killing 150 raise more questions about Jonathan adviser Okupe’s claims government is winning “war”
Boko Haram's triple attacks killing 150 raise more questions about Jonathan adviser Doyin Okupe's claims government is winning the “war” •Special report by Chido Nwangwu https://usafricaonline.com/2014/03/02/boko-haram-triple-attacks-which-killed-150-raise-more-questions-about-jonathan-adviser-okupes-claims-government-is-winning-war-by-chido-nwangwu/ Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 Twitter.com/Chido247 Almost 100…
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria blasts
Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions were reported in northern Nigeria.
South Africa’s ‘trial of the century’
Oscar Pistorius was one of South Africa's favorite sons, an amputee track star who defied all the odds and sprinted into the hearts of millions. Now he's the defendant in…
Nigeria bloodshed: Who are Boko Haram?
At least 29 students died in an attack on a college in northeastern Nigeria. Nigeria's military suspects the militant group Boko Haram, which has wreaked havoc in the region for…
Reimagining Hollywood in Ghana
How would you design a movie poster for a Hollywood blockbuster you'd never seen, filled with characters you knew nothing about and actors you'd never heard of?
Reimagining Hollywood in Ghana
How would you design a movie poster for a Hollywood blockbuster you'd never seen, filled with characters you knew nothing about and actors you'd never heard of?
One of world’s tastiest cuisines
Moroccan food is one of the world's most delicious cuisines. Here, a Moroccan food blogger presents an interactive guide to the country's tastiest dishes.
Cocoa farmers’ first chocolate
Cocoa farmers taste chocolate for the first time and after the smiles, the math as they calculate the markup, but also a pride that their work is part of the…
CNN challenges Museveni
State House Entebbe ebbed and flowed with dramatic contrasts: laughter at sexual jokes versus the pain of impending persecution and prosecution; Western freedoms clashing with African culture; an unwinnable battle…
The world’s new filming hotspot?
Miles of sun-kissed beaches, breathtaking mountains and lush rainforests bathed in ethereal lights -- South Africa's varied and dramatic landscape has provided a photogenic backdrop for an increasing number of…
Bamboo bikes bring fortunes
Durable, shock resistant and, most of all, growing in a ready-to-use tubular form, it's a wonder bamboo hasn't always been used to make bicycle frames.
Shining star of Africa’s democracy
Accra, March 6 1957. Tens of thousands of rejoicing people flood the streets of the city center. Shouts of "freedom, freedom" fill the air as men, women and children sing…
Car bomb explodes, kills 9 in Mogadishu, Somalia
A car bomb exploded Thursday, killing at least nine people near Somalia's national intelligence headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, security spokesman Idris Aden said.
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