Africa

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba has suspended learning countrywide for 10 days, in a show of solidarity with Libyans affected by the 11 September floods. Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Unity, which is based in the capital, Tripoli, made the announcement late on Wednesday. Libya’s two rival governments, the …

Heavy rain has caused the loss of a five-year-old girl in Moshie Zongo, Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. “The lifeless body of the girl was discovered floating in a drain, still wearing her school uniform,” according to reports. “Residents and the police worked together to retrieve the girl’s …

A two-week-old baby was found wrapped in a cloth and placed in a black polythene bag in the Gomoa Central district of the Central region, Ghana. Residents have been thrown into a state of shock following the discovery of the two-week-old baby abandoned by its mother on a heap of …

Gunmen have killed three person during an attack in Opi-Agu community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. “The herders had arrived in the farms of the villagers but were asked to leave, they left and returned later to attack and kill the villagers,” reports said. “They actually …

A 40-year-old man has been arrested for killing two casual laborers for ritual purposes in Taranka village, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The suspect suspected to have come to the village for charcoal business, and in the course of his stay, the two persons went missing,” according …

Three volunteers have died while helping victims of raging floods in eastern Libya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. Volunteers Hamdi Belaid, Khaled Adwal and Abadi Al-Kharm died while helping some residents of Derna town trapped by floods, said Jagan Chapagain, IFRC secretary general. …

The police have apprehended a 24-year-old illegal miner for defiling a little girl at Akrokere in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The woman had requested the suspect to provide a place for the little girl to sleep in his room whenever her boyfriend or fiancé visited …

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday appointed his son as the deputy finance minister and retained Mthuli Ncube as the finance minister as he battles to rescue the country’s ailing economy. The 80-year-old leader is under pressure to rebuild an economy hit by lack of foreign investment, unemployment, high inflation …

Around 10,000 people are thought to be missing following major floods in Libya according to an official from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). “We can confirm from our independent sources of information that the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 so far,” …

Some twelve Nigerian suspects including a heavily pregnant woman have escape from police custody in Ghana, according to reports. “They have been arrested separately, but have since gone missing after they were sent to the National Operations Department (JOC) at Police Headquarters in Accra for an interrogation,” reports said. They …