Africa

A 40-year-old man deflowered to death a 10-year-old girl in Ohene Akura, Kwahu West Municipality, Eastern Region, Ghana. “The victim left home for school and did not return home till she was found dead in the suspect’s room,” according to Adom News. “The mother of the victim rushed to the …

Uganda police have banned political rallies organised by opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, citing public order breaches and defamation against the president, local media reported. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tumusiime Katsigazi on Wednesday said one person had died and 10 others seriously injured in the National …

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 …