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Nigeria: Super Eagles withdraws from AFCON qualifier after airport ordeal in Libya
Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles, have withdrawn from their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against…
Comoros parliamentary elections set for January 2025 amid opposition boycott
The Comoros Islands are scheduled to hold elections for their 33-seat parliament on January 12, according to a…
Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s first black central bank governor, dies at 65
South Africa’s former finance minister, labor minister, and the first Black governor of the South African Reserve Bank,…
Zambia faces widespread power Shortages amid severe drought
Before the Kariba dam crisis, fewer than half of Zambia’s 20 million people had access to electricity. Now,…
Sudan: RSF leader Hemedti accuses Egypt of airstrikes in Sudan conflict
The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, has accused…
Cameroon government dismisses rumors on President Biya’s health
Cameroonian government officials have refuted widespread reports on social and mainstream media suggesting that the country’s 91-year-old president,…
Amnesty International calls for death penalty abolition in three African countries
Amnesty International has called on Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Gambia to officially abolish the death penalty, urging them to…
Nigerian man remanded in South Africa for R3 million romance scam
A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori, has been remanded in custody in South Africa after being charged with…
Qatar University opens applications for fully funded international scholarships
Qatar University has officially opened applications for its prestigious scholarship program, which offers financial support to international students…
Nigeria’s Presidency, Wike, Fubara and the crisis in Rivers State. 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…
U.S. raises concerns over Congolese cobalt and child labour
In September, the U.S. Department of Labor included cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on its…
Canadian woman arrested at Lagos airport
A 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, has been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…