Africa

Algeria has announced the suspension of its efforts to mediate the political crisis in Niger following the coup in July. Its foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday that declarations from the Nigerien authorities had raised “legitimate questions about their real willingness to follow through on their acceptance …

General Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of the coup d’état in Gabon, has appointed the members of a new national assembly and senate for a transitional period before elections promised for an unknown date. Army and police chiefs joined forces on August 30 to stage a bloodless coup, widely supported by …

The death toll from Sunday’s landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé has risen to 30, with 17 others injured, says the country’s interior minister, who was on site to assess the damage, local media reported. Several homes in Mbankolo, an impoverished neighbourhood, were reduced to rubble following heavy rains. There are …

Men from the Edo State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly deflowering his seven-year-old daughter in Idokpa community, Nigeria. The suspect was arrested after the men of Egba Division got credible information about the crime in the in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. The suspect confessed …

Ugandan police and military officers have blocked the main office of the National Unity Platform (NUP), the party led by opposition politician Bobi Wine. “There is heavy military deployment at our secretariat in Kamwokya, and they are currently off limits,” the NUP party shared in a post on X on …

Six students have been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a friend who was romantically involved with the boyfriend of one of them in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Francis Tamanja told the court that the complainant received a phone call from one of the accused persons and was asked …

Many people are feared dead and others missing in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, after landslides destroyed several homes in Mbankolo area, local media reported. It followed heavy rainfall across the city on Sunday evening. State media are reporting that at least 13 people have died from the disaster, with the figure …

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 …