U.S. Immigration: USCIS cuts reuse of photos to 36 months
Special to USAfricanonline.com The U.S. immigration agency has revised its biometric policy, limiting reuse of photographs to 3 years and ending acceptance of self-submitted images. The White House characterizes the…
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Six Egyptian soldiers were killed after explosions near a military intelligence building in the Sinai peninsula town of Rafah on Wednesday, state news agency Egynews reported.
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A powerful blast on the main street in the Libyan city of Benghazi early Wednesday damaged a foreign ministry building and a branch of the Central Bank of Libya, an…
Turning boats into bright art
Brightly colored fishing boats from Senegal are getting a new lease of life, being reborn as beautiful furniture.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe announces new Cabinet
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe announced Tuesday a 26-member Cabinet mainly composed of allies from his previous appointments. It retains a ministry for enacting the policy of seizing the majority stake…
Kenya’s VP Ruto pleads innocent at crimes against humanity trial at the ICC
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Jewelry made from … cow horns?
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Kenya deputy president goes on trial
After years of setbacks and controversies, the Kenyan deputy president goes on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
Nigeria’s pioneering princess
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Ghana’s tricky commute
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Mugabe sworn in for another term
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for another term Thursday following disputed elections.
Group: We bombed Egyptian minister
An armed group that operates in Gaza has claimed responsibility for last week's car bombing in Cairo that apparently targeted Egypt's interior minister.
“Is that me?”: Mandela on Idris Elba’s portrayal of him in new movie.
“Is that me?”: Mandela on Idris Elba's portrayal of him in new movie to be released on November 29, 2013 By Karissa Donkin, GTA Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/MandelaAchebeChido, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247…
20 dead in Somalia bomb blasts
A pair of bomb blasts in Mogadishu Saturday killed at least 20 people, most of them civilians, police said.
Africa’s ‘father of the Internet’
Known as "Africa's father of the internet," web pioneer Nii Quaynor says Africa must define what it wants from the internet.
Egypt minister survives bombing
A car bomb apparently targeting the Egyptian interior minister's motorcade exploded in eastern Cairo.
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