Senegalese prime minister proposes doubling prison terms for same-sex acts
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has formally introduced legislation to the National Assembly that would double the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations. Addressing lawmakers on Tuesday, February 24, 2026,…
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U.S. lawmaker pushes to restrict Trump’s military powers over Iran conflict
As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to rise, prompting fears of a wider regional war, a Democratic senator has introduced legislation aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from…
Judge weighs blocking Trump’s attempt to bar foreign students from Harvard
A federal court will decide on Monday, June 16, 2025, whether to extend a legal order preventing the Trump administration from enforcing a directive that would bar foreign nationals from…
EU sets 2025 priority list: 42 critical roles open to global talent
In a move designed to plug acute skills gaps across its single market, the European Union will fast‑track visas in 2025 for professionals in 42 shortage occupations—spanning healthcare, transport, construction,…
Pope condemns latest “massacre” of 200 Christians in Nigeria’s Benue
USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Pope Leo XIV has condemned the events in Benue, Nigeria in which the lives of 200…
USAfrica: Nigeria and the incomplete list of June 12 leadership. By Tokunbo Ajasin
USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the internet. By Chief Tokunbo Ajasin Much as I hate to get personal, I would be lying if…
Mohammed Lawal Uwais, 12 June 1936 – 6 June 2025. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
When he opened the All Nigerian Judges Conference in February 2003, then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Lawal Uwais, who died on 6 June 2025, six days short of…
USAfrica: Ojudu blasts Tinubu’s omission of persons critical of his “performance” from June 12 honorees list
USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Babafemi Ojudu, journalist, civil rights activist, former Senator and former Special Adviser on Political Matters to…
We all carry something, our roots. By Chioma Chelsea Oleka- Onyewuchi
Special to USAfricaonline.com, the first US-based, Africa-owned newspaper published on the Internet We Came Different Ways, But We Carry the Same Flame: Where the Ancestors Still Speak and the Village…
Tinubu should stop the unethical renaming of public buildings to self. By Abdu Rafiu
Abdu Rafiu is the contributor of the Ram Column Within two years of his ascension to the High Throne, seven public places and institutions have been named after Nigeria's President,…
Wrestling with democracy. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica, since 1993. Of all the nations that…
Ohanaeze appeals to Tinubu to name INEC hqtrs after Prof. Nwosu
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended President Bola Tinubu for recognising and honouring Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, requesting him to name the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Headquarters after him. Dr Ezechi…
Federal Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard, must return control to California
The order, which takes effect at noon Friday (June 12, 2025), said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.
The lone survivor of Air India flight crash
In a tragic development following the crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, authorities have confirmed that a single individual survived the accident. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner,…
Air India flight crashes in Ahmedabad, killing hundreds and sparking international response
A tragic aviation disaster unfolded on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad when an Air India aircraft en route to London’s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly…
Tinubu honours 139 Nigerians for strengthening democracy
In a symbolic gesture underscoring Nigeria’s democratic evolution, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, June 12, 2025, bestowed national honours on a host of prominent Nigerians, both living and deceased, including…
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