Man facing divorce kills 8 children, 7 of his own, in shooting rampage in Louisiana
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had,” said Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents.…
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In a dusty corner of southern Chad's Moula refugee camp, the pounding beat of a skin drum drives a group of young men through a cluster of brick-made huts and…
Namibia’s iconic red women
For years, an ancient tribe of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia's barren northwest.
Sudan conflict ‘threat to oil prices’
The spiraling conflict between Sudan and South Sudan poses a threat to world oil prices, the prime minister of neighboring Kenya has warned.
Do British banks aid corruption?
The arrest of a Nigerian politician who deposited millions of dollars of stolen money in UK accounts has raised questions about the role of British banks in corruption.
Who bombed Pan Am 103?
Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 259 people on board Pan Am Flight 103 and 11 on the…
South Africans on Zuma portrait
South Africans step up to CNN's Open Mic and give us their reaction to the "Spear of the Nation" portrait of President Zuma.
Schoolkids flee for Rwanda
Teenager Tumsifu Gilaine and her friends took their final exams with the sound of gunfire nearby before fleeing the latest violence in Congo.
Women in post-Mubarak Egypt
CNN's Hala Gorani reports that since the revolution in Egypt, some say the plight of women has worsened.
Obama backs $3 billion private sector pledge to feed Africa’s starving populations, agriculture
Obama backs $3 billion private sector pledge to feed Africa’s starving populations, agriculture Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica, Houston U.S President Barack Obama has announced a $3 billion private sector…
Feeding a growing population
The campaign to feed the world's poor will get some much needed star power Friday when Bono, co-founder of the global advocacy organization ONE, arrives to rally leaders of the…
Insight: S. Africa’s first black dean
It's graduation day and professor Jonathan Jansen strolls around the campus of the University of the Free State. Every now and then he stops to greet his gown-clad students, standing…
Opinion: African education is key
When I think of the story of African women, I immediately think of my mother and I want to use her story as a frame of reference in how African…
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker IHEDIOHA gets USAfrica BEST OF AFRICA International Legislative Leadership award in Houston
Nigeria's Deputy Speaker IHEDIOHA gets USAfrica BEST OF AFRICA International Legislative Leadership award in Houston. USAfrica, Houston, Texas: One of the rising, new generation leaders in Nigeria, the Deputy Speaker…
20 Killed at attack on church services at university campus
Nigeria attack on church services kills around 20 Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, IgboEvents, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston. Follow us at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido and Twitter.com/Chido247 By Aminu Abubakar (AFP). Kano, Nigeria — Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire…
Liberia’s Taylor, first African leader to stand trial for war crimes, guilty
Liberia's Taylor, first African leader to stand trial for war crimes, guilty; May 16 set for sentencing hearing. Special to USAfricaonline.com The Hague: A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian…
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