Africa

Three farmers were found dead after assailants attacked them in their farm in Panyam community, Mangu Local Government of the state, Nigeria. “The victims were working on their farms in the community when they were attacked by assailants which led to their death,” according to reports. The corpses of the …

Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of forgery. Public prosecutor Andre Patrick Roponat announced on Friday that Sylvia Bongo‘s case had been brought before an investigating judge the day before. He also said …

A 37-year-old man has been found dead after going missing during a downpour in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Ghana. “The deceased went missing after embarking on a fishing expedition in the Okwe River,” according to his brother. “Residents supported family members to launch a search operation along the riverside …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has remanded a man in custody for allegedly deflowering his lover’s four-year-old daughter in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The defendant is facing a charge of defilement of a child preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. “The defendant …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.3bn (£1bn) loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters, three weeks after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the country. Some Moroccans criticised the government for its handling of the 8 September earthquake in the High Atlas mountains, …

Nigeria’s Sports Minister John Owan Enoh has said his country is pursuing diplomatic avenues with Italy over the mocking of Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen by Italian football club Napoli. Mr Enoh on Thursday said that he was “saddened” by the news of Napoli ridiculing the 24-year-old striker, who also plays …

A number of civil servants are in the crosshairs of the law as the government is determined to combat counterfeiters in the civil service in Burkina Faso. The judicial authorities took matters into their own hands, and the result was positive, after a denuciation and thorough investigations. In fact, the …

The United States has announced it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who undermines elections in Liberia next month. It said the move targeted those “undermining democracy in Liberia, including through manipulation or rigging of the electoral process, use of violence… or engagement in any other activity designed to improperly …

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Wednesday his “support” for President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup in Niger this summer, at a time when the French ambassador, expelled by the ruling military, has left Niger . According to the Élysée, Emmanuel Macron spoke with Hassoumi Massaoudou, Minister of Foreign …

A woman has been arrested for hitting her 67-year-old husband with a pestlwhile he was asleep, at the Government Reserved Area of the community, Ghana. The son of the deceased who witnessed the incident confirmed that his mother hit the head of his father while he was sleeping and ran …