Africa

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed John Setor Dumelo as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Ghana, according to reports. The appointment of the MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon confirms his political commitment to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his victory speech at the December 2024 legislative elections, the now …

A 30-year-old barber sentenced to nine years imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Nigeria. Justice Rahman Oshodi handed down the jail term after the convict pleaded guilty to the amended two counts of indecent treatment of a child and …

A 33 year-old man has been arrested for the killing of a 74-year-old woman in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. The Anambra State Police Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect was arrested after he was tracked to a location where he fled. According to reports, “the …

A 25-year-old man has been shot dead by an unknown assailant while returning from his farm in Akyem Dokyi-Tetekasom, near Akyem Takyiman in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. Information gathered by Adom News indicates that the deceased left home on Monday morning to collect palm fruits for …

A five-year-old boy and two girls aged seven and nine have been killed by unknown attackers in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the killers entered their home while the children were eating, murdered them and placed their bodies inside a deep freezer …

The decomposing body of a young man has been found at the Berekum main lorry station in the Bono region, Ghana. Drivers and food vendors at the lorry station have raised concerns over the foul smell emanating from the body. The lifeless body was discovered on Sunday evening, but all …

Nigeria’s main trade union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has rejected the government-approved 50% increase in telecoms tariffs and announced a nationwide protest on February 4. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved the first tariff adjustment in over a decade, citing inflation and naira depreciation. However, the increase remains …

On the morning of Thursday January 30, the French flag was lowered and the key to the Adji Kosseï base in Ndjamena returned to the Chadian military authorities. The transfer protocols were signed by General Daoud, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, and General Pascal Ianni, head of the …

Ugandan health authorities issued an alert this Thursday, January 30, following the confirmation by several laboratories of a first case of the disease in the capital, Kampala. “An outbreak caused by the Ebola-Sudan viral disease has been confirmed in Kampala, following confirmation by three national reference laboratories,” announced the permanent …

The French hydrocarbon giant has sold its activities to Coly Energy Mali, an entity run by the Beninese company Bénin Petro, reports said. Malian authorities welcome resumption of all service stations. Bénin Petro and its Swiss-based sister company, Neutron, are taking over the more than 1,100 employees of TotalEnergies, as …