Africa

Authorities in Japan are planning to send a military aircraft to evacuate the country’s citizens from Sudan amid the deadly fighting. Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said that as of Wednesday, there were 60 Japanese nationals stuck in Sudan. He said the government would do “its utmost to ensure the …

A 33-year-old woman has sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset her bank loan in Sango in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “She borrowed money from a microfinance bank and was unable to pay back the money,” reports said. “The bank agents …

A 30-year-old man from Sabuwar Santa in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested after allegedly abducting and burying a three-year-old boy alive in Nigeria. “The suspect was have buried the abducted boy alive despite collecting N150,000 out of the N800,000 ransom he demanded from his father,” …

A British man from Bournemouth has been jailed for 10 years in Morocco for possessing and distributing counterfeit money while on holiday in Marrakech with his friend. The 29-year-old and his friend went to a nightclub on the last night of their holiday and were arrested by the Moroccan police …

A US diplomatic convoy to Sudan came under fire on Monday, but no one was injured, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. According to the diplomat who spoke separately with the two rival generals struggling for power, the convoy was attacked but no one was injured. “I …

The opposition Ennahda party in Tunisia said its headquarters were raided by police hours after its leader, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested. Mr Ghannouchi is the latest critic of the authoritarian Tunisian president, Kais Saied, to be detained. There’s been no news from him since his arrest in Tunis on Monday. …

A court in Ikeja charged with sexual offenses and domestic violence has remanded a cleric accused of raping two members of his church in Nigeria. The Clergyman is the founder of “I Reign Christian Ministry” in Kirikiri Correctional Center pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions. Justice Ramon Oshodi admitted …

Armed robbers shot a 26-year-old man in the waist at Kasoa Akweley New Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. “The victim was escorting his sister when the incident occurred,” reports said. “The victim and his sister bumped into the suspects robbing passengers in a …

A recent study reports three cases of penile fracture related to strenuous sexual activity in men aged 31 to 60 years in Cape Cost, Ghana. The studies have linked doggy style to penis fracture. These studies are important to men’s health and it has been found that penile fracture can …

Three armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region of Ghana, reports said. “The three attempted to rob miners in the area but failed in their attempts and were subsequently arrested,” according to an eyewitness. The incident occurred on Saturday, April …