Africa

Two individuals have lost their lives following the collapse of a galamsey pit in the Dadieso-Kwabenakrom area of the Suaman District in the Western North Region, Ghana. The victims, 20-year-old and 25-year-old were engaged in illegal mining when the pit suddenly caved in, trapping them beneath the rubble, reports said. …

A couple have been arrested for chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days in Gomoa Nkwantanan, in the Gomoa East district of Ghana’s Central Region. According to reports, the suspects admitted to the act, claiming the boy was stubborn and needed to be disciplined. The child was …

At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack by terrorists on the border with Nigeria, according to a communiqué from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. “The attack in the Lake Chad region, near the town of Wulgo, also left more than a dozen soldiers wounded,” reports said. The …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday,March 25, 2025 appointed the country’s army chief as sports minister. A statement from the presidency said Anselem Sanyatwe had been retired and reassigned to head the sports docket. The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee. …

A 40-year-old man has been found dead in his room after being missing for four days at Assin Atonsu in the Central Region, Ghana. Accoridng to Adom News, the deceased has not been seen for the past four days, leading relatives to assume he had traveled without informing them. However, …

Built by the Nachtigal Power Company (NHPC) since 2018, the Nachtigal dam will be inaugurated on April 3, 2025. In a context where energy needs are becoming increasingly pressing, this dam, which has been managing all of its 420 MW in the Southern interconnected grid since March 18, 2025, is …

Pan-African banking group Ecobank today (Monday March 24) appointed Estelle Fafa Akue Komlan and Salamata Diallo as Managing Director of Ecobank Togo and Managing Director of its subsidiary in Liberia respectively. These two women of impact will take up their positions on April 7. “These management appointments not only reinforce …

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for killing an elderly woman and inflicting deep cutlass wounds on his father and three others in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central region, Ghana. The Kwame Alex community in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been …

Ghana and Morocco have agreed to take steps toward waiving visa requirements for all travellers between the two countries, a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced that the agreement will be submitted to both parliaments for ratification in the coming …

A man suspected to be mentally unstable has arrested been arrested for stabbing a 25-year-old man to death in the Kwangila area of Minna, Nigeria. According to reports, “the suspect engaged in a fierce struggle with the deceased, during which he allegedly stabbed him in the chest.” He was rushed …