Africa

Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy battles raged in the early hours of Friday in the capital Bissau between members of the national guard, which is linked to the interior ministry, and the …

South African police have rescued 33 victims of suspected human trafficking after they were found cramped in a room in Benoni, Gauteng province. One suspect has been arrested in relation to the Sunday evening incident, the police said in a statement. It said KwaZulu-Natal detectives were investigating a trafficking syndicate, …

An elderly woman has been found dead after being accused of witchcraft in the community of Sagban, in the Yonyoo district of Ghana’s northeast region, according to reports. There are reports of tension over the death of a woman in the community. According to reports, “the woman was strangled to …

Kenyan police announced on Sunday the arrest of a woman accused of throwing her eight-month-old baby into the Indian Ocean. Witnesses told local media that the woman allegedly tossed the infant into the ocean from a ferry as it was docking in the coastal town of Mombasa. A video of …

Ethiopian Airlines has banned passengers from using Ghana-Must-Go on any of its flights from Nigeria, according to reports. The restriction was disclosed in a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the airline’s Manager of Airport Services, addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN). “The use …

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court on Friday declared incumbent President Andry Rajoelina as the winner of last month’s election, granting him a third term. Rajoelina got 58.96% of the votes cast, the court said after dismissing various challenges lodged against the provisional results announced by the electoral body. “Andry Rajoelina is …

Two persons were injured after a robbery incident on the Yeji Atebubu highway in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region, Ghana. “The victims were traveling on motorcycles when they noticed another motorcycle following them,” according to Adom News. “The suspect were robbers who shot one of the …

A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at a fertility centre in the capital, Kampala. Ms Namukwaya, who is is one of the oldest women to give …

The European Union announced that it had canceled its electoral observation mission for the December 20 general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It said it would not be able to deploy people across the country for security reasons. “Due to technical constraints beyond the control of the EU, …

A 30-year-old Mobile Money vendor has committed suicide over a GH₵15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was defrauded of the amount which his employer was demanding refund,” according to Adom News. “The employer engaged the deceassed on the …