Alex Otti APGA’s Abia Governorship candidate warns “desperate opponents” for destroying banners

APGA's Abia Governorship candidate warns "desperate opponents" for destroying banners Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine,  and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 Fresh from being officially recognized by Nigeria's elections commission INEC as the flagbearer…

Gambia coup: 2 charged

Two Americans are charged in what the U.S. is calling an attempted coup in Gambia, though the African President says it was a terrorist attack.

El-Sisi calls for a ‘religious revolution’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called for a "religious revolution," asking Muslim leaders to help in the fight against extremism.

Blindness no barrier to ambitious Egyptians

Photojournalist Mostafa Darwish documents the achievements of Egypt's blind community in a series of inspiring images.

Blindness no barrier to ambitious Egyptians

Photojournalist Mostafa Darwish documents the achievements of Egypt's blind community in a series of inspiring images.

Photographer who unmasks women

Jenevieve Aken has created a photography series focusing on the independent professional woman in Nigeria. CNN's Soni Methu reports.

Photographer who unmasks women

Jenevieve Aken has created a photography series focusing on the independent professional woman in Nigeria. CNN's Soni Methu reports.

Stringer Bell, Luther, Mandela… the album?

Stringer Bell, Luther, Mandela… the album?

Boko Harm attack on bus in Cameroon kills at least 11

At least 11 people were killed and six others were injured in Cameroon when Boko Haram militants opened fire on a bus late Thursday, local time, residents said.

On the starting line at Maasai Olympics

With a fall in the lion population and a rise in people, locals had to find a way to save the cats, as well as their customs.

Dealing with the ‘weed from hell’

Along the Niger Delta, an abundance of vivid purple flowers are blooming gently on the surface of the water, adding a touch of color to the inland waterways.

Healthy food to healthy business

Harvesting papayas is Lemeul Mantey's livelihood. He's determined to get the best out of his trees, which grow in the farming community of Nsawam, west of the Ghanaian capital of…

2 suicide bombers attempt New Year attacks

Several people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a church in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on New Year's Day, residents and a rescue worker…

Can Nigeria beat the fall in oil?

Tony Elumelu, one of Africa's richest entrepreneurs, says Nigeria's economy has help up, even as oil prices have fallen.