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Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
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Trump fires Attorney-General Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and replaced her with Deputy Attorney…
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…
The Renewed Dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (1). By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
USAfrica: Will the U.S-Iran negotiations in Islamabad yield enduring peace? By Abdu Rafiu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet…
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Nigeria: Senate approves increase of national minimum wage
The Nigerian Senate has approved a bill to increase the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000, effectively enacting it…
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery in talks with Libya to secure oil supplies
(Reuters) Nigeria's Dangote refinery is in talks with Libya to secure crude for the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd)…
Biden drops out of 2024 election race, endorses VP Kamala Harris for nomination
President Biden announced Sunday (July 21, 2024) that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and threw his…
Cancer: Influential voice for Africa in U.S Congress, Sheila Jackson Lee, dies at 74
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Influential voice for Africa in…
Rwanda’s President Kagame and 99% votes for 4th term. By Lisa Vives
A battery of threats, arbitrary detention, prosecution on trumped-up charges, killings and enforced disappearances were deployed by the Rwandese President…
Nigeria: Court to begin trial of Binance tax evasion case in October
A Nigerian court has scheduled a trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over tax evasion charges to begin on October 11,…
Mozambique: Former finance minister on trial in U.S.
Former Mozambique Finance Minister Manuel Chang has gone on trial in the United States concerning the infamous "tuna bond" scandal,…
Rwanda: Kagame wins with an overwhelming majority votes
In the 2024 presidential elections, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with an overwhelming 99.18% of the vote, as…