Africa

Two young men have shot a 60-year-old woman for trying to bewitch a resident in Janga, in the West Mamprusi Municipality, Ghana, according to reports. “The woman was killed by the men believed to be the sons of the man that the deceased was allegedly trying to bewitch,” according to eyewitnesses. The assailants came …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for deflowering his wife’s 15-year-old niece in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria. “The victim has been living with the suspect and aunty when she was 10 years old and always consider the man as her father,” …

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the return to Paris of the ambassador to Niamey and the withdrawal of French troops from Niger, but also the end of all military cooperation with the country. This comes as calls for the departure of the ambassador and French troops from this West …

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has condemned rumours of a coup against him while he was away for two weeks for meetings in Cuba and at the UN General Assembly in New York. Barely a week after the president left the country on 10 September, stories of a plot against him …

The phenomenon of celebrity poisoning, which is becoming commonplace, arouses suspicion and fear in Nigeria. Nigerian super-star Davido grilled out with his friends, and to say the least, fans were in attendance. After this outing, the Nigerian singer went to the Mohbad tribute and you’ll never guess what the crowd …

Zambia’s former President, Edgar Lungu, has been warned against his public jogging events, with police describing his workouts as “political activism”. The police in a statement said Mr Lungu’s exercise sessions while escorted by members of his Patriotic Front (PF) party and without his security officers amounted to “unlawful assembly”. …

The exiled former president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Francois Bozizé, has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in the country’s capital, Bangui. The 76-year-old, who now leads a rebel coalition, was convicted in his absence of charges including rebellion and undermining security. Handed down on …

A man stabbed to death his girlfriend, whom he accused of cheating on him, in the central region of Ghana, according to reports. The suspect told her family about their daughter’s conduct but no action was taken to address the matter. The issue became worse when the victim who had …

Men shot dead a housewife while she was taking a bath at her home in the Oke Akute area of Iba, Osun State, Nigeria. “The victim who was shot to death has a three-month-old baby,” according to reports. Immediately after the incident, she rushed to a private hospital in Iree, …

A veteran Nigerian radio journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, has been found dead in north-west Zamfara state three days after he was declared missing, local media reported. Danjibga worked with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) for many years, where he reported extensively on the widespread insecurity in Zamfara state. He was declared …