U.S. Immigration: USCIS cuts reuse of photos to 36 months
Special to USAfricanonline.com The U.S. immigration agency has revised its biometric policy, limiting reuse of photographs to 3 years and ending acceptance of self-submitted images. The White House characterizes the…
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Report: Egypt’s government resigns
Egypt's army-backed government resigned Monday, state-run Nile TV said.
Giant robot cops tackle city traffic
How do you solve the problem of choking road traffic in one of the world's bustling megacities? You bring in the robot cops.
Ugandan pres. seeks homosexuality advice
Uganda's President has said he's seeking advice from American scientists before he decides whether to sign a bill that criminalizes homosexuality.
Egypt: Morsy’s team wants new judges
Lawyers representing Muslim Brotherhood members in a jailbreak case that includes former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy called Saturday for the judges to be changed.
Official: Drugs, needles found with dead officers on Maersk
Traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles found with the bodies of two American security officers on the container ship Maersk Alabama suggested the deaths resulted from drug overdoses, a Seychelles…
Former U.S. Rep. Melvin Reynolds convicted in Zimbabwe
A court in Zimbabwe sentenced former U.S. Rep. Melvin Reynolds to a $100 fine or five days in prison, coupled with immediate deportation, after he was found guilty Friday of…
7 music festivals you have to see
The "Fest Gurus" are on a mission to visit every major festival in Africa - here they pick the continent's best music festivals.
Return of Egypt’s ‘virginity tests’?
The apparent resumption of forced "virginity tests" by security forces in Egypt has dashed activists' hopes for democratic reforms and fueled fears of a return to police brutality and abuse…
Drug traces found with two dead on ‘Captain Phillips’ ship
Traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles found with the bodies of two American security officers on the Maersk Alabama container ship suggested the deaths resulted from drug overdoses, a Seychelles…
Militants attack Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu
Militants attacked Somalia's presidential palace on Friday, security sources and eyewitnesses said.
Report: 11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia
A Libyan military plane crashed in Tunisia's Nabeul province Friday, killing all 11 people on board, according to Tunisia's state news agency TAP.
Sanusi challenges Jonathan: you can suspend me, you cannot suspend the truth….
Sanusi challenges Jonathan: you can suspend me, you cannot suspend the truth… •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido …
Flooding kills nearly 70 in Burundi
At least 69 people, including children, have been killed in the central Africa nation of Burundi because of torrential rains, an aid group said Thursday.
Detained journalists appear in court
Three Al Jazeera journalists appeared in a Cairo prison court Thursday, accused along with 17 other defendants of having links to a terrorist organization and of spreading "false news."
Do camel bones discredit the bible?
In the Old Testament, camels made for a very useful literary device. Primarily, they represent great wealth; When Abraham journeys to Egypt, the Pharaoh offers him a huge bounty, including…
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