Africa

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has accused Western countries of reprehensible double standards when it comes to commitments to stop climate change. In a post on social media, Mr Museveni highlighted the partial dismantling of a wind farm in Germany to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. He …

The head of Nigeria’s electoral commission, Mahmood Yakuba, said he is worried about attacks “intensifying” as the country prepares for February’s upcoming presidential elections. There are concerns that next year’s tightly contested race could be more turbulent than usual, with Mr Yakuba adding that the commission had already tracked 50 …

An old Benz school car carrying about 25 pupils on Terchire-Adrobaa Street in the Tano North district of Bono Region, Ghana was involved in an accident which left four dead and several others injured. Eyewitnesses narrated that the driver slid off the slippery road upon getting to a sharp curve, …

Market vendors in Essam-Debiso, Ghana are in shock after discovering a jar containing objects believed to be used for ritual purposes at the heart of the market. The pot concoction was discovered when the traders went to the market for business. The pot containing a live snake, a headless vulture, …

A 25-year-old man was arrested by Nigeria’s Bauchi State police, for the kidnapping and horrible murder of a five-year-old child. Investigation revealed that the suspect lured the victim into his room with sweets. Later, he called the victim’s father on phone and threatened him to bring the sum of 5 …

A woman reportedly left a taxi, walked to the third continental bridge in Nigeria, climbed it and jumped into a lagoon, after a stormy argument with her fiancé, local media reported. The cab driver said she was having a heated conversation with her fiancé before she got out of the …

There has been an increase in snake bites in Nigeria, due to serious floods faced by many parts of the country, said Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. According to Mr Gwarzo, snakes are jostling with humans for shelter in most cities experiencing floods. “After the …

Parliamentarians in Ghana set up an eight-member committee to investigate allegations of conflict of interest and incompetence against the minister in charge of finance, Ken Ofori Atta. Speaker Alban Bagbin ruled that the committee will also provide Mr Atta and his lawyers an opportunity to respond to the allegations. The …

A woman, HIV positive has confessed in a radio programme that she mixed her blood in the zobo drink and sells it to get other people infected in Nigeria. The show host had asked listeners to call in and confess what they do in the market that people are not …

A 43-year-old Zimbabwean church treasurer has been sentenced to three years in prison on 128 counts of theft by the Pretoria Specialist Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa. As a treasurer, her responsibilities was to transfer tithe and offering money deposited to the church account, to the Northern Conference of …