Africa

In Ivory Coast, more than ten bars are threatened with closure for violating the ban on smoking in public places. On the evenings of Friday 4 and Saturday 5 October, the health police carried out operations that led to the seizure of 250 chichas in 11 bars. According to the …

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for torturing two small children in her care in Yola South Local Government Area, Nigeria. The state police spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, said, “the suspect subjected the children to abuse because they urinated and defecated inside the house”. The police took her into custody after …

Ten miners died and five others survived despite their injuries after the mine where they were extracting gold collapsed in the Mumbwa district, around 150 kilometers west of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. “An unspecified number of people had gone to carry out mining activities in the mine and in …

Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has passed away at the age of 26 due to renal and hepatic failure. Bett first gained recognition as a champion at the U20 World Championships in 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, …

9.7 million Tunisian voters were called to the polls on Sunday October 6 to elect their president from the three candidates in the running, according to reports. Incumbent President Kaïs Saïed faces two challengers, Zouhaïr Maghzaoui, a former member of parliament who headed an Arab nationalist party, and Ayachi Zammel, …

A Church of the Brethren (EYN) pastor collapsed and died during a child dedication in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. According to reports, the deceased was in the midst of the ceremony when he collapsed and lost consciousness. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Lagos State police for stabbing his young wife to death during an altercation at their home in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a statement from the Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, “the suspect allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife multiple times before locking …

A baker has been sentenced t 25 years imprisonment with hard labourfor defiling an 11-year-old pupil atPrestea in the Western Region, Ghana. The suspect was found guilty and sentenced accordingly by the court presided over by Hathia Ama Manu. According to the prosecutor, Police Superintendent Juliana Essel- Dadzie, the suspect and …

A case of Mpox disease has been reported for the first time this year in the Bia region of Ghana’s North West Province, according to the Ghana Health Service. “The patient is 15 years old and that his prognosis is not life-threatening,” reports said. “The country has 230 suspected cases …

At least 50 people have died after a boat carrying many passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, reports said. According to witnesses “Rescue services recover at least 50 bodies from the water, 10 people survived and were taken to the local hospital.” The boat, overloaded with passengers, sank …