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Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians
Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill 100 civilians The Nigerian military killed at least 72 people, many of them civilians, in an airstrike on a crowded market in the…
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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…
Nigeria’s Season of Conspiracy Politics. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the…
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High alert! South Africa’s law enforcement agencies prep amid threats of a national shutdown
South Africa's law enforcement agencies are on high alert to ensure the safety of citizens amid threats of a national…
Tanzania’s President Hassan under fire for calling women footballers “flat chests”, not attractive for marriage.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, a woman, has come under fire for remarks about women footballers having "flat chests" and…
Gunmen kidnap more than 75 people in Nigeria
(Reuters) - Armed gunmen kidnapped at least 75 people from a village in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Saturday August…
Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of 2021
By Karin Strohecker and Libby Georg (Reuters). Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year,…
Shell to pay $110m to Nigerian community over oil spill from 50 years
By William Clowes (Bloomberg) --Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a community in the West African country more…
Mozambican forces backed by Rwandan troops drive out jihadists
AFP: Mozambican forces backed by Rwandan troops said they had driven out jihadists occupying the key port town of Mocimboa…
Abba Kyari’s fall from top cop to fixer for gangsters, crooks. By Ikechukwu Amaechi
Abba Kyari’s fall from top cop to fixer for gangsters, crooks. By Ikechukwu Amaechi In Nigeria, unseen enemies are always…
USAfrica: South Africa’s President fires some ministers
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, a few minutes ago, Thursday evening of August 5, 2021 announced substantial changes in the…