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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Dozens of NGO workers sentenced in Egypt
An Egyptian court sentenced dozens of foreign workers, including several Americans, to prison after they were convicted on charges of illegal foreign funding, Egypt's state news agency reported Tuesday.
Slow progress in S. African rape-murder of 17-year-old
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Taiye Selasi’s ‘Ghana Must Go’ novel raises vital diaspora life issues. USAfricaBOOKS review by Nneka Ezenwa Chiazor
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Fearless food: Octopus curry
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Africa’s ‘dead women walking’
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S. Africa’s farming shows promise
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Couple tracked human evolution
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Congo River boat ride is a dream
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Could South Africa lose its dominance?
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Pistorius family ‘shaken’ by photo leak
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ICC to Libya: Hand over Gadhafi’s son
The battle continues over which court should try the son of deceased Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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