Africa

The state prosecutor in Gabon says Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption. The former president’s son, 31, was arrested shortly after last month’s coup. National TV showed images of him …

A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to three years imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Kanga, in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, Ghana. The victim was at her father’s fuel station with her sibling, the accused person went there and sent her to buy …

An Islamic teacher has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for attempting to sexually assault his 15-year-old pupil in Nigeria. The convict was handed down the sentence by Justice Rahman Oshodi following his guilty plea to the two amended charges of attempted sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will seek a fourth term in next year’s presidential election, according to an interview with Jeune Afrique. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr Kagame told said on Tuesday. Asked about what the West would think about his decision to run again, Mr Kagame said, “I’m …

The European Union has confirmed it’s temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia. A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary measure to safeguard EU funds. A UN investigation has identified widespread theft of aid …

12-year-old boy has been electrocuted behind his house in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. “The victim cry for help from the back of the house, drew the attention of his parents who rushed to the scene only to find their young son lifeless,” according to …

Gumen have killed eight security agents comprising soldiers, policemen and Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps in Imo State, Nigeria. The joint security taskforce team who were in two security trucks were ambushed and set ablaze by their attackers. “None of them survived as they were burnt inside their operational …

A military helicopter in Kenya crashed overnight while on patrol in the coastal county of Lamu, killing all crew on board, the BBC reported. It went down in the Boni forest, an area that straddles the border with Somalia and from where the Somali militant group al-Shabab has staged deadly …

A 43-year-old teacher was arrested for defiling a 13-year-old male pupil in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The suspect has been having carnal knowledge of the minor through the anus no fewer than six times at different times inside his room,” reports said. …

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has withdrawn the case in which he called for a judicial review of the government’s alleged decision to bar him from travelling abroad on Saturday. Mr Lungu was supposed to have travelled to South Korea for a conference, but shortly before his departure he was …