Africa

Zimbabwean government has introduced restrictions to control a cholera outbreak that is suspected to have killed more than 100 people. The measures include suspending some social gatherings and restricting the number of people allowed to attend funerals in areas affected by the outbreak, which include many districts across the country …

A 17-year-old boy is battling for his life at Salamkrom in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East region, Ghana. “The victim was brutalised by some men alleged to be Fire Service personnel and Unit Committee members,” according to Adom News. “The victim has sold a bowl of maize …

A 20-year-old man has been found dead in the Densu river around Togah, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region, Ghana. “The lifeless body was found and is yet to be identified,“ according to Adom News. “A hooks and a tape measure were found in the deceased’s …

A 65-year-old man has been arrested for chaining and starving his wife for one year in Potiskum, Nigeria, according to reports. Images of the chained 40-year-old woman, who is a mother of four, went viral in the state, prompting residents and civil society groups to demand the immediate arrest of …

American authorities have announced the resumption of the delivery of food aid to refugees in Ethiopia, after a five-month interruption. This comes after the authorities in Addis Ababa agreed to step away from distributing the supplies. Washington suspended aid in May – following a similar move by the UN – …

A level 300 ICT student at the University of Education,Winneba, was found dead in her room with a sponge hung around her neck and tied to the hook of her ceiling fan in Ghana. “The deceased showed no signs of depression and had the needed support,” according to the family. …

A senior police officer has died by suicide after shooting himself in the chin in Utawala, Nairobi, according to reports. “The deceased shot himself in his house after he had called his friend who is also a police officer and told her he would die by suicide,” according to reports. …

A 28-year-old Tanzanian woman was found dead, with no apparent injuries, on her bed in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased, her roommate and other friends have taking drinks at the house before they retired,” according to the police. The following day the deceased failed to wake up …

A 19-year-old mother was found dead in Assin Dompim, in the Assin Fosu municipality, in Ghana’s Central Region. “The victim has been at the receiving end of an overwhelming humiliation and emotional trauma stemming from allegations of infidelity,” according to reports. According to a police, the husband of the deceased …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for cutting off his mother’s hands with a machete in Akibo village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “Neighbours were forced to storm out of their houses as they heard a noise from the woman’s house,” according to reports. “She was found …