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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Mubarak retrial scheduled for May 11
The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, his interior minister and six of his security aides will start on May 11, a Cairo appeals court decided Wednesday,…
Spreading the wealth in Nigeria
CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks to Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about her country's uphill struggle.
UCLA hosts its 3rd Annual Africa business Conference in Los Angeles; Ghana’s Adjirackor, USAfrica’s Chido Nwangwu, Africa Channel’s Smith panelists
UCLA hosts its 3rd Annual Africa business Conference in Los Angeles; Ghana's Adjirackor, USAfrica's Chido Nwangwu, Africa Channel's Smith panelists Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Facebook.com/USAfrica247 USAfricaonline.com: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),…
How doctors cure ‘brain drain’
One in five African-born doctors are working overseas. But many of them are working to improve healthcare back home.
Madonna and ‘celebrity saviors’
Madonna, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and Bono are some of the celebs pledging to "save Africa." But does Africa want them?
BOMBING IN BOSTON: 3 dead, 140 wounded; Obama vows “full weight of justice”
BOMBING IN BOSTON: 3 dead, 140 wounded; Obama vows "full weight of justice” Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Facebook.com/USAfrica247 USAfrica, Houston: “We still do not know who did this or why. And people shouldn’t jump…
5 Indian U.N. peacekeepers killed in South Sudan
Five Indian peacekeepers with the United Nations have been killed and four others injured in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan, on Tuesday, according to Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesman for…
Egypt’s Mubarak to remain behind bars
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will remain behind bars even though he won an appeal in which he asked to be released while awaiting trial, Egyptian state TV said.
Children: War’s most vulnerable
One of the longest-lasting effects of conflict is one that is all too often hidden away, breaking down social fabric and affecting those it touches for the rest of their…
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South Africa’s President Zuma one-day visit to Nigeria on Tuesday
USAfrica 20th ANNIVERSARY :: May 11, 2013 @Hilton Westchase Houston. http://usafrica20.eventbrite.com -- South Africa's President Zuma one-day visit to Nigeria on Tuesday. …
Chinua Achebe’s work on earth was magnificently done. By Chike Momah
TRIBUTE TO CHINUA ACHEBE (IKEJIMBA) 1930-2013 By CHIKE MOMAH Special to USAfricaonline.com, AchebeBooks.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, IgboEvents, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston. …
Militants attack Somalia court building
Heavily armed militants forced their way into a court building in Mogadishu, Somalia, and launched a deadly attack, according to a local journalist who witnessed the aftermath.
Mubarak attends retrial on stretcher
Egypt's deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, arrived Saturday on a stretcher at the country's Police Academy in Cairo for the first day of his retrial on charges related to the killing…
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