Africa

Arab diplomats announced on Tuesday, June 18 that at least 550 pilgrims had died during the hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, the majority Egyptians due to the heat. This annual pilgrimage, from Friday to Sunday, took place this year again in the middle of summer in …

A fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena triggered a series of blasts on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said, with witnesses saying at least one person was killed and several wounded. A resident of a neighbourhood near the depot said he saw three wounded …

The lifeless body of a recent graduate of the University of Benin was dropped close to her parent’s house in the Iyowa community area of Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria. “The deceased left home for the institution for her clearance on June 13, 2024, but returned lifeless,” according …

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for setting her boyfriend’s room ablaze after an argument in the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the 16-year-old visited her boyfriend at his corn mill shop to demand money.” “The boyfriend refused to give her money because she had allegedly been unfaithful at …

Zimbabwe security forces have on Sunday arrested opposition leader Jameson Timba and 80 youths, for holding a political gathering which authorities said was unauthorized, Reuters agency reported, citing their lawyer. Timba took over as interim leader of Citizens Coalition for Change after former leader Nelson Chamisa quit the party in …

An alleged gay has been beaten mercilessly for allegedly attempting to have a sex with a young man at Assin Fosu in the Central region, Ghana. According to reports, “the gay has created a WhatsApp group and added a young man without his consent.” As days went by, the victim who …

Four peopledied, twelve others were injured after a vehicle in the convoy carrying the body of the late Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima hit mourners, police say. It followed clashes between local people, the police and soldiers escorting the late vice-president’s funeral convoy from the capital, Lilongwe, to his home village …

An 18-year-old boy has been stabbed during a fight at Danchira Torklo in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. The incident occurred during a wake-keeping event in Toklo, a village near Danchira. Five individuals have been arrested by the Danchira Police in connection with the fatal …

The state court in Niamey, Niger’s capital, has lifted the immunity of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, his lawyers said. One of the former president’s lawyers, Moussa Coulibaly, announced the court’s decision in a statement and said it paved the way for the court to prosecute Bazoum for treason and conspiracy …

A man and his girlfriend have been found dead in their room in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. “They were found dead in the man’s apartment as they was stuck in a sexual position,” according to reports. “The descead relatives found the bodies when they checked …