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Nigeria’s Presidency and the Burden of Hope. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica, since 1993 As a manner of…
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The Travails of Nestoil and the Travesties of Courts. By Chidi Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
Boko Haram threatens to kill 400 women and children if Nigeria refuses $3.5 million ransom
Boko Haram militants have threatened to execute more than 400 women and children they are…
Peter Obi, Eneke the Bird and the Politics of Flight. By Chris Agbedo
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, USA-based newspaper published on the…
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have…
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Senegal kicks off election campaign
Presidential aspirants in Senegal inaugurated their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of tumultuous protests across the African nation subsequent…
Sudan: RSF must vacate civilian sites for ramadan truce
In light of the imminent arrival of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Senior Sudanese Armed Forces General Yasser al-Atta…
U.S. IMMIGRATION: Latest changes in H-2B visa program
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has declared that it has received a sufficient volume of petitions to fulfill…
Rwanda’s President Kagame nominated for fourth term
Rwanda's ruling party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, has designated President Paul Kagame as its candidate for the upcoming July election,…
DR Congo Journalist faces 20-year sentence
A prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of Congo has petitioned a court in the capital Kinshasa to impose a 20-year…
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to form joint force against insurgency
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed to establish a joint force aimed at addressing their defense and security objectives.…
Concerns mount over South Sudan elections
A senior U.S. State Department official cautioned on Friday that the forthcoming elections scheduled for December in South Sudan face…
Ethiopia’s Tigray region on edge of famine amidst conflict
In the arid expanse of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where drought and conflict have become harsh realities, Tigray teeters on the…