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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…
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…
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…
Confederation of African Football overturns Senegal’s championship, declares Morocco winner 2025 Cup of Nations
USAfricaonline.com: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has overturned the championship from Senegal's national soccer…
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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrested after rally
(AP) - Prominent Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, shortly after speaking at a…
DR Congo transfers jailed Americans to U.S. custody
(Reuters) – Three American citizens who were imprisoned over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo have…
Ethiopia: Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede appointed interim President of Tigray
Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede has been appointed as the interim president of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, replacing Getachew Reda, who was…
Rising populism shouldn’t stop reparations talks – African Union
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) — The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and other parts of the world should not…
“Genocide, land grabbing” in latest killing of 52, displacement of 2500 in Nigeria’s Plateau State, says Governor
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet USAfrica: The familiar and…
Police crackdown on ‘Take It Back’ protesters nationwide, arrest activists in FCT Abuja, others
(PT) - Security forces on Monday, April 7, 2025, moved to suppress nationwide protests organized by the Take It Back…
Alliance of Sahel States recall ambassadors from Algeria amid rising tensions
(AP) - The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—announced on Sunday that they…
Central African Republic opposition protests Touadéra’s third-term bid
(Africanews) - Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangui this week in a large-scale protest against President Faustin-Archange…