Africa

A woman claiming to be close to the mother of the transitional president promised a trip to Saudi Arabia to 416 people, who fell into the trap of a well-structured scam network in Guinea. This pilgrimage to Mecca scam has caused a great deal of controversy in the country, as …

A convoy of some fifteen World Food Program and Unicef trucks delivering food and medical aid from Port Sudan was bombed near the town of El Fasher on June 2, killing five people. The inhabitants of this town, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, no longer have access to …

A high-tension cable has felt on three school pupils at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. Three school pupils are in critical condition and receiving treatment at St. Joe’s Clinic and the Kasoa Polyclinic. The unfortunate incident happened on Monday behind the Kasoa …

The war between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, and the army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, has entered its third year. “The crisis in Sudan is currently the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world and is extremely worrying,” said David Lammy, head …

Forty-three people, including children, have died in armed attacks in Benue state, central Nigeria, according to reports. “Herdsmen from the Fulani tribe, who make their living from livestock, attacked the Gwer West and Edikwu Akpali areas of the state,” reports said. Some houses were burnt down during these attacks, which …

Dr Titus Beyuo, a member of the parliamentary health committee, warned parents and guardians against bleaching their children’s skin to make them fairer and more beautiful. He outlined numerous health complications associated with the practice, warning that affected children are likely to suffer severe medical consequences. His caution follows a …

Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry and reduce dependence on exports of unprocessed resources. The government announced the move as part of efforts to transform its economy. Manganese, alongside oil and timber, is one of Gabon’s …

A 35-year-old mentally handicapped man murdered a 56-year-old man on the railroad tracks at the main port of Tema, Ghana. According to reports, the suspect beheaded the victim, who is a caretaker at the yard in the afternoon on Friday, May 30, 2025. According to Adom News, “the suspect severed …

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen galumphing along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea. The two-ton seal, which an animal welfare group said was a young male, …

According to the World Food Program, nearly 28 million people are now facing acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly in the east of the country. “More than 10 million people in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika are facing acute food insecurity”, says …