Africa

A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “A social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere, while on her way to a destination, heard the sound of a crying baby emanating from the …

A student of the University of Energy and Natural Resources(UNER) has been killed in a robbery attack at Boffourkrom in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region, Ghana. The incident occurred while a group of students were returning from a filed trip to the Bui Power Authority. A statement …

The body of a woman of a 30-year-old woman was found at the beach at Ekumfi Ekumpoano in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was found with her head, vagina and intestines removed”, according too reports. Residents believe that she was killed and thrown into the …

The Gauteng Department of Health has cautioned the public about the spike in food poisoning cases, especially among children in the province in South Africa. A shocking incident saw 41 children, aged 3 to 5, rushed to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital after mistakenly consuming rat poison, thinking it was candy. …

Namibian police are on a hunt for 11 prisoners who broke out of a police cell in the northeastern Zambezi region. The escapees, awaiting trial for serious offenses, managed to cut through the roof of the Katima Mulilo police station and flee. Items believed to have aided the escape, such …

A 20-year-old welder apprentice has tragically been electrocuted at an electric welding shop at Akwadum along the Koforidua-Suhum road, Ghana. “The incident occurred while the victim was operating a welding machine,” according too reports. Officers of the Ghana Police Service at the Akwadum Police Station under the Effiduase Office Command …

A man has been apprehended for inflicting cutlass wounds on a 14-year-old boy at Fetentaa in the Berekum West District of the Bono region, Ghana. The unfortunate incident occurred while the victim was working with his sister on their cashew farm. “The suspect came to the farm to ask them …

Fifty-eight people have been killed by flooding in Tanzania, as heavy rains continue in the East African country, according to government reports. “The coastal region was hit hardest, with 126,831 people affected,” according to the government. “Essential supplies including food had been distributed to those affected”, the government spokesperson Mobhare …

A 19-year-old student at Dormaa Senior High School has died in distressing circumstances related to a suspected abortion in Jericho, a suburb of Dormaa Ahenkro, Ghana. “The vcitm had complained of severe abdominal pains earlier in the day”, according to her mother. The deceased later revealed that she was given …

Ghana’s vice-president, who is also the presidential candidate of the ruling party, has opposed LGBTQ+ practices, saying they go against his religious faith and the country’s cultural norms. It is the first time Mahamudu Bawumia has publicly disclosed his stance on LGBTQ+ issues, which are currently dividing the West African …