Africa

Seven chefs from West Africa were competing in an African gastronomy competition held in the Senegalese capital as they were asked to create original dishes based on an imposed ingredient: fonio. Benin’s Jean Zinsou, who prepared a fonio rosti with a poultry roulade stuffed with a Senegalese fruit sauce, finally …

The British firm Henley & Partners has confirmed the power of the Togolese passport, ranking it as the second most advantageous travel document within the UEMOA zone. This ranking is based on the number of destinations accessible without a visa. In this respect, Togolese travellers can visit 61 destinations without …

Dozens of people, the majority of them women, died after the collapse of an illegal gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The victims had climbed into the open-pit left by industrial miners in the hope of finding small pieces of gold, reports said. Rescue operations continued …

A head-on collision between a bus and a truck killed 24 people near Beitbridge in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The bus was travelling from the capital, Harare, to Beitbridge with 65 passengers on board. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said, the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle when it collided …

WHO has released two million dollars to support the anti-Ebola response in Uganda, announced the World Health Organization’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on his X account. “Our teams are supporting surveillance, laboratories, logistics, infection prevention and control in hospitals, treatment centers and research,” he stressed. Uganda confirmed nine cases …

A jealous lover has allegedly set fire to the room of his girlfriend at Axim in the Western Region, Ghana, according to reports. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025, while the lady’s children were asleep in the room. The two children, identified as 16-year-old and …

As the world prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday February 14, voices are being raised in Nigeria calling for a ban on this festival of Hearts and Beautiful Colors. Indeed, Bishop Charles Ighele, Superintendent General of the Holy Spirit Mission in Lagos, has called for a ban on Valentine’s …

On the eve of Youth Day, celebrated in Cameroon every February 11, Cameroon’s Head of State made his customary address to his young compatriots. President Biya repeated his promises in terms of employment and training for young people, reaffirming his determination to continue to meet the challenges facing his people. …

The Agona Kwanyarko Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stabbing an Okada rider to death at Agona Okoto-Kwaa in the Agona East District of the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the suspects, who have been handed over to the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command, killed the rider after …

At least 52 people have been killed in a suspected attack by the militia group Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to reports. The militia group launched attacks on Monday evening in three localities in Dguju, in the northeastern …