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Attackers with guns and machetes kill 25 people in Nigeria’s Plateau State
JOS, Nigeria: Attackers wielding guns and machetes killed at least two dozen people in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, survivors told AFP on Tuesday, the latest flare-up in a State plagued…
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Benson Okoronkwo, our Parliamentarian in Houston, turns 70. By Chido Nwangwu
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U.S State Department says its “unfortunate error” mislabeled countries on map of Africa
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at…
Gov. Alex Otti and an unfinished project. By Johnson Ihemeremadu | USAfrica
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Dressing, Addressing, and Redressing Nigeria’s Lawyers and Judges. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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Can Trump broker peace in DR Congo’s endless war as Kagame and Tshisekedi meet in Washington?
Washington, D.C. — Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi arrived in the U.S.…
Nigeria: Senate summons ministers over failed safe school initiative
The Nigerian Senate has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Minister…
Senegalese students clash with security forces over financial aid
Dakar, Senegal — Clashes between students and security forces at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar intensified on Wednesday,…
Sudanese forces accused of holding Darfur survivors for ransom
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan’s powerful paramilitary group, are allegedly detaining and extorting residents in and around al-Fashir, the…
Senate confirms Christopher Musa as Nigeria’s new defence minister
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, confirmed General Christopher Musa, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), as the…
Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes raise war crimes concerns
Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration’s strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels have come under intense scrutiny following reports that the…
Gabon detains tourism minister over alleged $18M embezzlement
Gabon’s tourism minister, Pascal Ogowé Siffon, has been placed under house arrest after being detained while attempting to leave Libreville.…
America’s needless Wars. By Chidi Amuta
Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica magazine Dr. Chidi Amuta is Executive Editor of USAfrica, since 1993 When a village madman spends…