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Nigerian Government to Evacuate 83 Citizens from South Africa Amid Rising Xenophobia
The Nigerian government has confirmed the evacuation of 83 citizens from South Africa, scheduled to arrive in Lagos on August 19, 2026. This decision follows persistent xenophobic sentiments in South…
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Benson Okoronkwo, our Parliamentarian in Houston, turns 70. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet.…
Gov. Alex Otti and an unfinished project. By Johnson Ihemeremadu | USAfrica
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet.…
U.S State Department says its “unfortunate error” mislabeled countries on map of Africa
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at…
How Spain’s Giant Killers humiliated Messi’s Argentina at the 2026 World Cup final
Argentina has become the first team in World Cup final history to fail to score…
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South Africa scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant “with an unusually high mutation rate”
Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose frequency has…
Nigeria’s controversial “rehabilitation” of jihadists. By Audu Abba Kurama wt Aminu Abubakar
"They will rehabilitate these terrorists, they will give.. a certain amount of cash to restart their lives. We are graduates…
USAfrica: Buhari’s ‘Animal Farm’ and terrorism at the Nigerian Defence Academy. By Chido Nwangwu
Despite the doublespeak by some political contractors and messengers of lies and hangers on around this embattled but parochial presidency,…
Buhari’s “incompetence” escalating insecurity across Nigeria, says PDP.
"It is even more disheartening that while our nation is under turmoil and while hundreds of helpless Nigerians, including innocent…
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,…