Africa

A woman has been arrested after inflicting cane wounds on her seven-year-old son in Lapaz community, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim is severely bruised on his back as a result of the assault,” reports said. The injured child was taken to Lapaz Community Hospital and later transferred to Christian …

A father and two of his children were killed after a three-storey building collapsed in Otolo Nnewi community, Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The building collapsed while the workers were getting ready to start plastering work on the structure,” according to reports. The victims were among those …

Floods caused by torrential rains which fell on Saturday in western Algeria left at least eight dead, according to a report from the Algerian Civil Protection published this Sunday. “In Tlemcen, the bodies of two women and two men, aged between 22 and 73, were recovered on Sunday,” Civil Protection …

The lawyers of Sylvia Bongo, Franco-Gabonese wife of deposed Gabonese president Ali Bongo, filed a complaint in France on Friday for arbitrary detention, Me François Zimeray and Jessica Finelle announced to AFP. Since the military seized power in Gabon last Wednesday, deposed President Ali Bongo and his wife Sylvia Bongo …

European Union foreign ministers ruled out a military solution as they met to discuss the political situation in Niger. As tensions between the putschists in Niger and Ecowas escalate, the European Union reiterates its support for the decisions taken by the sub-regional organization. For the head of European diplomacy, Josep …

A 16-year-old girl was crushed to death by a tanker as she was trying to cross the road in Minna, the state capital, Nigeria, according to reports. “A Mercedes Benz vehicle with number plate SUL 140 AJ driven by a 35-year-old man was coming from Mandela Road heading to Shiroro …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man for killing his girlfriend with a sledgehammer in Lagos, Nigeria. “The suspect was consumed by emotions and smashed the head of his girlfriend, and killed her with the sledgehammer,” according to reports. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa,” …

At least 48 civilians and a policeman died Wednesday in Goma in a military operation intended to prevent a demonstration against the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an internal document of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) consulted on Thursday. According to this document authenticated by military …

A 30-year-old man was headbutted to death by a cow in the abattoir located in Agege Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The incident happened after the cow broke loose from the abattoir,” according to reports. “All efforts by the police who stormed the abattoir to arrest the fiery cow proved …

The African Union announced the suspension of Gabon from all its activities, following Wednesday’s military takeover, which it strongly condemned. The decision followed a meeting on Thursday of the bloc’s Peace and Security Council. Earlier, the Gabonese junta said it would phase in what it is calling transitional institutions after …