Moroccan King Mohammed VI, sporting the red star with the green star and the national flag, was seen aboard a white sedan circulating in the middle of the crowd in Rabat, shortly after the victory of Morocco against Spain. It was total joy in the streets of Morocco on Tuesday. …
Read More »Nigeria: 11-year-old girl rapped by several men
Five men were arraigned by the police before a Magistrate Court for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Buguma in the Asari Toru local government area of the state, Nigeria. Before the matter went to court, the victim told newsmen that the suspects included her stepfather, her school class teacher, …
Read More »Cocoa farmer killed by a fallen tree in her farm
A 65-year-old cocoa farmer was found dead under a tree in a bush at Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Some of her family members thronged to the farm in search of her after she spent more than the usual time in the …
Read More »Ghana: 35-year-old woman shot by armed robbers
A 35-year-old woman was shot by armed men at Awutu Edahadaha, in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. She sustained gunshot injuries to her waist after armed men shot sporadically through the windows of every house after residents failed to open their doors. According to some …
Read More »One-year-old boy drowned in a bucket of water in Nigeria
A one-year-old boy was found dead after falling into a bucket of water as he was left under care of his siblings in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. The child walked towards buckets of water outside and fell into one of them while the siblings were playing. Meanwhile he was left …
Read More »Nigeria: gunmen abduct Benue State commissioner
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development Ekpe Ogbu and two fellow passengers, police say. They had been travelling back from church when it happened, Benue state official Terver Akase tells BBC News Pidgin. According to local reports the kidnapping took place at the Adankari …
Read More »Mozambique: at least five dead after lightning in Cabo Delgado
The authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado say lightning strikes killed five people and injured seven others at the weekend. According to district administrator Matias Constantino, who confirmed the fact today, people were hit while watching a recreational football match in Nangande disctrict. Speaking to state radio …
Read More »Morocco: large demonstration against cost of living and political repression
Between 1,200 and 3,000 Moroccans demonstrated in Rabat on Sunday against “high cost of living and political repression”, at the call of left-wing organizations, against a backdrop of accelerating inflation and rising social discontent. This national march, one of the largest in recent months, brought together between 1,200 and 1,500 …
Read More »Nigeria: thirteen kidnapped after attack on a mosque
Armed men abducted thirteen men after attacking the mosque where they were gathered to pray in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday. Late on Saturday evening, “armed men attacked the mosque in the village of Maigamji and abducted 19 worshipers after shooting and wounding the imam and another …
Read More »Sudan: military to sign deal on return to civilian rule
Sudan’s former civilian ruling coalition and the military junta are expected to sign a framework agreement aimed at restoring a civilian-led democratic transition, local media reported. The Forces for Freedom and Change – Central Council (FFC-CC) says the agreement will end the military coup and establish a new constitution that …
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