Africa

A devastating fire has ravaged through a house, reducing it to ashes at Appia Nkwanta in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti region, Ghana. “The intense inferno lasted over four hours and properties worth millions of cedis completely destroyed,” reports said. When personnel from the Fomena Fire Station arrived …

Fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured the town of Nyanzale from the military in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “We are now in Nyanzale, the enemy has fled,” rebel spokesperson Willy Ngoma told the BBC Great Lakes service. Army commander Jerome Chico Tshitambwe confirmed to the Reuters …

Popular Tanzanian singer Zuchu has apologized after authorities in the Zanzibar archipelago suspended her. She was suspended from all artistic activities on the archipelago for six months over a performance they deemed inappropriate. Zuchu’s performance on Zanzibar’s Kendwa island last month featured sexually explicit language and gestures. The Zanzibar Arts, …

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reacted after the killing of one of its staff in the country. In fact, it has severely condemned the killing of Charles Kiir Gone. Charles Kiir Gone was serving with the peacekeeping mission in Wau, in the north-west of the country. …

On March 6, 2024, Ghana will celebrate the 67th anniversary of its independence, a day that marks the declaration of independence from the United Kingdom by then Prime Minister Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957. In 2017, President Akufo-Addo announced that the celebration would alternate and be held each …

Somalia has become a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after completing all the steps required to gain complete membership of the regional bloc. The EAC secretariat on Monday shared on X, formerly Twitter, that Somalia had gained full membership “after depositing her Instrument of Ratification with the …

A man drowned in a public well while trying to rescue his 15-year-old son who had fallen into the well in Oju town of Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. “The man sent his son to fetch water from the well which was meant for use in his …

In Ivory Coast, a man of God has prophesied that Josey and Serey Dié will part very soon as it’s a prophecy that won’t please those concerned. This is a recurring theme in Africa, as men of God often make prophecies about celebrities from the world of music and sport. …

Ghana’s Finance Ministry has recommended that President Nana Akufo-Addo not sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by Parliament last week. The ministry advises the president not to sign the bill until the country’s Supreme Court rules on whether it complies with Ghana’s constitution. It said signing the bill could cause …

A suspected human trafficker has been arrested after trafficking five children in Katari, Kachia Local Government Area, Nigeria. “The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a woman of Katari who resides in the area,” the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed. Operatives of attached to the Kaduna State …