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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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Peter Obi and the politics of 2027. By Chuks Iloegbunam
Iloegbunam, author of the acclaimed book, “Ironsi: Nigeria, The Army, Power And Politics”, is a…
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…
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Fraudsters use AI to impersonate African Union leader Moussa Faki
(AFP) The African Union Commission has fallen victim of cybercrime after fraudsters deployed artificial intelligence tools to impersonate the continental…
Government’s one-grain palliative. By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele, a columnist…
Death toll from Congo boat accident rises
According to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's transport minister, the number of individuals who have died as a result…
Atiku says Tinubu is involved in “‘serial forgeries”
Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice President and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections,…
ECOWAS warns against Liberia post-election Violence
West African regional bloc ECOWAS has warned candidates in Liberia's recent elections against any premature declarations of victory and said…
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader demands reinstatement of lawmakers
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader on Thursday urged the Parliament speaker to reinstate 15 of his party’s lawmakers, saying they were…
Kenyan cabinet to send police for a peace mission in Haiti
Kenya’s Cabinet on Friday (Oct. 13, 2023) approved the deployment of 1,000 police to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to…
Tinubu’s Politics of Identity Wars. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Dr. Chidi Amuta is…