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Nigeria rescues kidnapped Easter worshippers; fresh attacks kill dozens
Nigeria’s military said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers seized from Easter celebrations in northwestern Kaduna State, though at least five others were killed, as fresh violence elsewhere in the…
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Nigeria’s 2027 Election and the Tinubu Referendum. By Chidi Amuta
News Analysis: Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published…
Afrika Bambaataa, co-pioneer of hip-hop, dead at 69
USAfricaonline.com Afrika Bambaataa, one of the key pioneers of hip-hop, born in Bronx (Now York)…
el-Rufai, the Law and the Nigerian Courts. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the…
Nigeria doubles Fuel exports to 214,000 bpd as Dangote reshapes African Oil supply
The 650,000-bpd refinery has exported 12 cargoes of premium motor spirit totaling 456,000 tons, reaching…
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Africa’s mobile money in Europe
Snapchat may be the latest application to offer a mobile payment feature, but the idea that made Snapcash possible was…
Your next holiday: Victoria Falls?
Spray from Victoria Falls hits the faces of tourists and locals as they look down at Africa's most famous waterfall.…
Is the BRICS moment over?
After experiencing explosive growth in the first decade of the new century, growth rates in emerging markets have slowed noticeably…
Ebola doctor dies of virus
A doctor who spent time treating Ebola patients in West Africa has died from the virus after returning to the…
Africa Cup of Nations: Equatorial Guinea to host
At last -- the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations has a home.
Clinical Ebola drug trials to start next month
Clinical trials of experimental Ebola treatment will start next month in West Africa as the regional death toll from the…
West Africa’s musclemen
In West Africa, the bodybuilder is a popular subject for photographers. Since the 1950s, the musclemen have peered out from…
Morocco barred from African Cup
Morocco should be just two months away from hosting Africa's biggest sporting event. Instead, the country has been barred from…