Africa

An Assemblies of God Church pastor has been arrested for deflowering a 13-year-old domestic worker in the Aba area of Nigeria state, according to reports. “The suspect took the victim from her family members with a promise to sponsor her education,” according to information. “When I started leaving with the …

A group of irate youth killed 11 dogs after a stray dog bit 13 people at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East district of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. The incident caused concern and raised alarm among the local community. Among the victims, eight individuals are currently receiving treatment …

The US State Department has called for an “orderly and responsible” drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, following Bamako’s call for its departure “without delay”. “We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. …

Nowadays, automation plays a huge part in most industries and companies, no matter the size. In fact,  investments in automation are constantly growing, with the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market projected to blow up to a worth of £1.5 billion by 2025 (PR Newswire). Investments in automation are constantly growing, …

Thousands of Egyptian migrants have been deported on foot back to Egypt, Libyan media reported. A Libyan security source says that 4,000 migrants have been found during raids on people traffickers in the east of Libya. An Egyptian security source has said that only about half of those rounded up …

A lifeless newborn baby has been discovered inside a box near a gutter at the dumping site close to the Tesano Cluster of Schools by pupils from the school in Accra, Ghana. The police have been informed by one of the boys that there was a baby here. “We investigated …

Malawi’s high court has ordered the former ruling party to return the money it received as gifts from state bodies within the next 30 days. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was ordered to pay back 14m Malawian kwacha ($1,400; £1,117) given to the party by public bodies during a fundraising …

A retired teacher has been fined as he was caught in an attempt to have sex with his friend’s wife in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. The man was caught red-handed following a plot by his friend and wife to expose the sexual requests …

Tanzanian health authorities have declared the end of first-ever outbreak of Marburg, a deadly Ebola-like virus with a fatality rate of up to 88%, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the WHO, nine cases, including six deaths, were recorded in the outbreak. While there …

A man attacked his 39-year-old wife with a machete when she asked for divorce in Pankese, in the Birim North district of Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. The suspect attacked his victim in the evening when she was fetching water. “The couple had been having some misunderstandings for some …