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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Obama visits ‘House of Slaves’
Vladimir Duthiers visits the island, on Obama's itinerary, where slaves were held captive before going to the New World.
Bassem Youssef’s funny news
Satirist Bassem Youssef talks about tackling serious issues in post-revolutionary Egypt with comedy.
Ethiopia’s monolithic churches
Errol Barnett ventures through Ethiopian cliffs where churches were carved out of stone centuries ago.
Rock churches ‘built by angels’
With its 900-year-old churches carved from rock, the Ethiopian town of Lalibela attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims each year.
Libyan capital plagued by violence
A tense calm prevailed over Libya's capital Thursday after days of chaos left at least seven people dead -- including a 12-year-old boy.
Hollywood too male-dominated
"Slumdog Millionaire" actress Freida Pinto talks to CNN about girl empowerment, her ambitions behind the camera and why Hollywood needs more female film directors.
Obama heads to Africa to promote investment, democracy
President Barack Obama flies across the Atlantic on Wednesday for a trip that takes him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania -- his second visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking…
African artifacts in Australia
Can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change what we know about Australian history?
Official: Nelson Mandela on life support
South Africans lit candles outside the hospital where anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela lay as an official who had been briefed in detail on his condition reported the former president was…
Egypt in limbo, schools crumbling
As Egypt struggles to wade through its political problems, an entire generation is at risk of being lost.
Egypt braces for mass protests; U.S. embassy to close
Two years after Egyptians amassed for dramatic protests to bring down their ruler, dissidents are bracing for deja vu.
Family feud overshadows Marc-Vivien Foe legacy
The paint is peeling, puddles litter the inside of the building, putrid water lies in what was supposed to be a swimming pool and even the statue of the man…
Obama’s goal in Africa: Counter China
Peter Bergen says the president wants to signal that America welcomes trade with some of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
Why Rastafarians love Ethiopia
CNN's Errol Barnett explores the unique relationship between the East African country and the Rastafarian movement.
Obama’s 2013 Africa trip should address security, trade and China’s rising influence.
Obama’s 2013 Africa trip should address security, trade and China's rising influence. By Charlotte M. Florance. Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, and CLASSmagazine, Houston. …
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