Africa

The outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo and President-elect John Mahama met in the capital on Wednesday December 11, 2004 in Ghana. This face-to-face meeting took place two days after the announcement of the presidential election results. Nana Akufo-Addo congratulated his successor John Mahama: “It was important to hold this meeting with …

Ten soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, the army confirmed. The attack occurred Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in the village of Petel Kole, where hundreds of militants on motorcycles targeted a military position. The army reported that 26 attackers …

A man has been sentenced too 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her anus and caressing her breasts with his hands in Lagos, Nigeria. Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict convicted the suspect of two amended counts preferred against him …

At least 175 people have died and dozens injured after a series of airstrikes hit Sudan’s capital on Monday and Tuesday, according to reports. The attack has been linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who have been waging a war with the Sudanese army in the 20-month conflict. The …

A 56-year-old farmer has died following an attack by a swarm of bees at Nkwasiatan, a farming community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the deceased had gone to his farmland on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 but did not return after several hours”. …

A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for posing as a fake lesbian on Tiktok to extort money from Internet users in Benin. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a fine of one million FCFA. According to reports, the accused lured his victims to the …

A man has been arrested by the police for beating his wife to death in the Ipaja area of the state, Lagos, Nigeria. “The victim had suffered domestic violence from her husband on several occasions before she eventually succumbed to death,” according to reports. According to the victim’s brother, he …

The Nigerian Police Force, Kebbi State Command has rescued 36 victims of kidnappers in the Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. On December 8, 2024, gunmen in their large numbers barricaded and kidnapped 36 people who were coming back from their respective farms, the spokesman of the command, SP …

A trigger-happy policeman allegedly shot dead a 17-year-old in Ozoro community, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. The incident occurred when police officers stormed the neighborhood after finding firecrackers in the victim’s possession. According to reports,“efforts by the security operatives to arrest the boy were resisted and while …

At least twenty-one Niger civilians were killed in an attack near the Burkina Faso border, the Niger army announced. “On Thursday, December 5, 2024, a public transport vehicle, linking Téra to Bankilaré, was intercepted by armed bandits on motorcycles,” said the Nigerien armed forces (FAN). “These lawless criminals savagely murdered …