Africa

A 24-year-old breastfeeding mother has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her child following her boyfriend’s infidelity in the Awutu Senya East municipality in Central Ghana. According to Adom News, the woman and her boyfriend live in Teshie, but he has abandoned her to join another woman in Kasoa. …

At least 50 people died when a gold mine collapsed in the Howaid desert in Nile State, Northeastern Sudan. The mine collapsed on Saturday June 28 in the Howaid desert in Nile State, reports said. According to witnesses, large quantities of sand and rock collapsed on miners working on a …

At least 38 people were killed and 28 injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a minibus and burst into flames in the Kilimanjaro region of northern Tanzania. The accident occurred, when a tire on the passenger bus burst, causing the vehicle to veer into the opposite lane before …

At least seven people have been killed and many more injured during recent anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé. The protests were over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure Gnassingbé’s long hold on power. Videos emerged showing apparent abuses by security forces. According to reports, police fired tear …

A 52-year-old man drowned in a well in Asante Akyem Morso, in the municipality of Asante Akyem South, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The Assemblyman for Morso, Ransford Asante, confirmed the incident to Adom News, stating it occurred around 6:30 am on Saturday. According to him, the deceased had …

The body of a 38-year-old Okada driver was recovered after drowning while helping travelers cross the swollen Bia River at Dadieso, in the Suaman district of Ghana’s North West region. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday morning after days of heavy rainfall caused the Bia River to overflow, rendering the …

In Kenya, thousands of people marched across the country on Wednesday, in memory of those killed, injured or missing during the June 25, 2024 demonstration, these people were denouncing the rising cost of living. According to reports, at least 16 people were killed during demonstrations in Kenya. The marches degenerated …

Kristy Coventry was sworn in as the new president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, to mark the organization’s 131st anniversary. She is the first woman and the first African to head the IOC. She replaces the German Thomas Bach. Thomas Bach, Olympic team fencing champion in 1976, is …

At least 29 students died in a Bangui high school, while 260 others were injured, in a stampede caused by the explosion of an electrical transformer in the Central African Republic. The incident occurred while over 5,000 students from six other schools in the Central African capital were taking their …

Four travellers were killed and 10 others injured following a bomb explosion at Komala village along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State, Nigeria. The incident involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had …