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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Dancing with “ghosts” of Boko Haram, President Jonathan, Sultan Abubakar and Nigeria’s national security
The bottom-line is that Boko Haram violence and the issues of insecurity have remained very difficult for the Jonathan presidency to resolve that even his frank supporters and average Nigerians…
U.N.: 37,000 have fled C.A.R.
The number of civilians who have fled from the Central African Republic since a conflict began there in December has risen to 37,000, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said Friday.
World Bank chief: End poverty by 2030
In two weeks, economic policymakers from around the world will gather in Washington, D.C., for the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings. As has been the case for the past five years,…
U.S. commander of Horn of Africa task force fired
Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, was fired March 28, according to a Washington defense official.
Oscar Pistorius not back to training
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is "not back on any official training program," his uncle said, rejecting media reports that the athlete was preparing to race again.
Street kids turned acrobats
In Zambia, thousands of children live on the streets, many affected by HIV. But Barefeet Theatre is a group of former street children that uses performing arts to educate homeless…
Zambia’s dreadlock fashion
Zambia's young businessmen are doing things differently to their parent's generation, starting with rebellious hair.
Egyptian TV host accused of insulting Islam
An Egyptian TV host who has been compared to Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was released on bail Sunday. Bassem Yousef is accused of insulting Islam and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
Zambia’s skateboard rebels
Errol Barnett is in Lusaka, hanging out with the skaters and tattoo artists challenging traditional Zambian values.
Meet Kenya’s WTO canddiate
If elected to head the WTO, Amina Mohamed would be the first African woman to hold the post. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.
U.S. offers $5 million reward for Kony, associates
The U.S. State Department is offering $5 million for information leading to the "arrest, transfer or conviction" of three top leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), including it's leader,…
Mandela’s early years
CNN's Dan Rivers reports on the place where Nelson Mandela grew up and the formative years of the African revolutionary.
Hospitalized Mandela ‘much better’
Hospitalized former South African President Nelson Mandela is making steady improvement and "is much better", the country's presidential office said Wednesday.
Attracting Africa’s billion shoppers
P&G has announced a new manufacturing hub in South Africa, part of its drive into a continent of "huge opportunity," according to a P&G exec.
Africa hungry for online content
Africa is hungry for online content made on the continent -- and a number of startups are filling the gap.
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