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Portable sentenced for assault, and resisting arrest
Habeeb Okikiola, the Nigerian street-hop singer widely known as Portable, has been handed a three-month prison sentence with…
Workers’ Day 2025: Wage Demands, civic calls in times of economic strain
Workers across Nigeria are commemorating this year’s May Day under the theme “Reclaiming the Civic Space in the…
Fubara hails workers, reaffirms commitment amid crisis
Amid ongoing political tensions in Rivers State, suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara has paid tribute to the resilience and…
USAfrica: 100 days of Trump. By Chido Nwangwu
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. By Chido Nwangwu. Follow on X…
Kenyan MP fatally shot in suspected targeted attack in Nairobi
In what authorities are treating as a calculated assassination, Kenyan opposition lawmaker Charles Ong'ondo Were was gunned down…
U.S. special adviser to attend Gabonese inauguration, Address Regional Security Issues
As part of renewed diplomatic engagement in Central Africa, Massad Boulos, the United States President’s Special Adviser on…
Mass rally in Ouagadougou shows strong support for President Traoré amid foreign criticism
A massive demonstration took place in Ouagadougou on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, as thousands of Burkinabè citizens gathered…
Amnesty international condemns Mali’s proposal to dissolve political parties
A recent recommendation emerging from political consultations in Mali has drawn strong condemnation from Amnesty International, following a…
No extradition: Finland and Nigeria deny plans to transfer Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa
Claims circulating on social media suggesting that Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist figure, will be extradited to Nigeria…
Farewell Kenneth Walker, pan-Africanist, tv journalist. By Charles Chidi Achodo
Achodo, USAfrica projects adviser, is a specialist on international development and former banker. Kenneth Walker, known especially for…
USAfrica: Nigeria and the road to “One-Party Participatory Democracy”. By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Prof. Odinkalu, a lawyer and a teacher, is a contributing analyst to the platforms of USAfrica and USAfricaLive.com…
Mali dialogue proposes five-year presidency for junta leader Goita
Mali’s transitional authorities have taken a significant step toward reshaping the country’s political future, as a national forum…