Africa

A court in Kenya has acquitted Gilbert Deya, a controversial self-styled preacher who was accused of abducting five children, the BBC reported. Prosecutors had accused Gilbert Deya of using the children to back up his claim that he could help infertile couples conceive babies through prayer. The magistrate said the …

A 23-year-old Senior High School has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old Class Six pupil, Ghana. “The victim was asleep in her room alone when suddenly she felt someone covering her mouth, holding her neck, and having sexual intercourse with her,” reports said. …

An abandoned newborn was discovered with a note in front of the New Covenant Apostolic Church in Somanya, Ghana, according to reports. The baby was found when congregants were engaged in a clean-up exercise ahead of service. “The runaway mother left behind a note, pleading with the pastor and his …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has signed an agreement with the European Union aimed at combating human trafficking, local media reported. Tunisia has become the main departure point for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Announcing the deal in Tunis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised increased …

Police in the Sheema district of western Uganda have arrested a 40-year-old man who assaulted his son to death for stealing coffee beans from his garden. “The suspect assaulted his son using a big stick,” reports said. The boy managed to escape to a neighbor’s house for refuge. He stayed …

Ten prison guards at a correctional facility in Reggio Emilia, a city in northern Italy, were charged with torturing and beating a detainee of Tunisian origin in April, local justice said on Thursday. “The guards were relieved of their duties after being charged with torture, bodily harm to a detainee, …

Gunmen shot dead a businessman living in Balele village, Ningi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The gunmen stormed the village and started shooting indiscriminately,” according to a resident. “The gunmen went to the house of the late 37-year-old businessman and shot him many times in his stomach and head,” …

Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has challenged in court his detention by the country’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS). The 61-year-old, who was taken into custody on 10 June – a day after his suspension by newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu, has not been formally …

A police sergeant has been found dead in a bizarre state while on duty at a checkpoint at the Bia-Tano Forest in the Ahafo region, Ghana. “The lifeless body was found with blood all over him,” reports said. “A timber truck driver who was driving on the Kasapin-Bediako highway found …

A 72-year-old man has been found dead in his room in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. “A foul smell started emanating from his two-bedroom apartment, which he had occupied alone for the past three years,” according to reports. Residents broke into his room only to …