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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Jacob Zuma sings
South African President Jacob Zuma sings at the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
MANDELA’s final journey home….
Mandela's final journey home.... Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido On a final journey to his home village where he had wanted to spend his final days, the…
Grenade attack in Nairobi injures 15
At least 15 people have been injured in a grenade attack in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross said on its official Twitter account Saturday.
Mali car bomb blast injures Malian, U.N. soldiers
Two U.N. soldiers from Senegal and several Malian troops were injured in a car bomb attack Saturday morning in the city of Kidal, northern Mali, the United Nations' mission in…
Egypt constitution vote set for January
Egypt's referendum on a new constitution will be held January 14-15, the official state-run MENA news agency reported Saturday, citing interim president Adly Mansour.
Nelson Mandela’s remains flown to his rural home in Qunu
South Africa's first black president started his final journey to Qunu on Saturday, where he'll be buried at his rural home surrounded by lush green hills in the southeastern corner…
Young Africans optimistic for future
With the passing of Nelson Mandela it might be timely to put aside ill-informed views of Africa, and see it the way Africans seem to: With a high level of…
Space travel to fuel Kenya’s future
How space research, technology and innovation can shape Kenya's future.
NGO slams U.N.’s work in Central African Republic
Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed the United Nations Thursday for what it said was an "unacceptable" humanitarian response to the crisis in the Central African Republic.
‘Fake’ interpreter: I have schizophrenia
The sign language interpreter ridiculed for his performance at Nelson Mandela's memorial service asks for forgiveness -- and tells CNN he's "a champion" of his profession.
Mass killings largely ignored in 2 Nigerian states
Horrific ethnic and religious violence resulting in "mass murder" and other abuses in two central Nigerian states has largely gone ignored by the authorities, rights group Human Rights Watch said…
If you want it to, the camera can lie
David Burnett says it seems old fashioned to think a photo is the light of truth. Photos capture just a moment and can be manipulated, especially today.
‘Most abandoned people on earth’
The scale of violence and arbitrary targeting of people because of their religion is something new in the current fighting in the Central African Republic.
World’s most unstable countries
Growing levels of conflict, terrorism, and the toppling of regimes in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as political violence in East Africa, are driving a rise in…
Africa’s techies hit the road
There are many places where one can launch a tech startup. Some have hatched their pioneering ideas from their family's garage; others locked inside their college dorm room; most, these…
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