Africa

The price of cocoa hit a new record fuelled by climate change and adverse weather conditions – impacting a market that has already seen high Easter chocolate prices in Europe. In the latest price hike, the cocoa bean traded above $10,000 per tonne on world commodity markets, $2,000 more than …

A man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for defiling his nine-year-old daughter and only child in Anambra State, Nigeria. The judgment was delivered in a three-count brought against the defendant by the state government following compelling evidence proving him guilty as charged. Th suspect was consequently sentenced to …

The Ugandan government has ordered ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to institute weekly physical exercise sessions for their staff to tame the rising burden of lifestyle diseases, local media reported. The directive was shared in a letter to government agencies from the head of public service, Lucy Nakyobe, who said …

A 40-year-old man lost his life while trying to retrieve a sum of money from an abandoned well in Adugyama, a farming community in the Ashanti region of Ghana. “The teacher drowned immediately he risked his life and entered the deep well,” reports said. “The money belonged to a neighbour …

A South African court has rejected a request by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to prevent a newly formed party backed by former President Jacob Zuma from contesting May’s general election. The ANC had argued that uMKhonto weSizwe, known as MK, had not met the criteria for official registration. …

Senegal’s ruling coalition has admitted defeat and congratulated opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in the presidential election. Provisional results from Sunday’s poll showed Mr Faye had a strong lead over former Prime Minister Amadou Ba. Official results are expected later this week. The vote followed months of …

Gunmen killed 21 people in a random attack on a busy market in Niger State, northwest Nigeria, according to reports. More than a dozen gunmen stormed the Madaka market in Rafi local government area at the height of commercial activities, and opened fire at random, according to Ayuba Katako, head …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called on family, friends and associates to celebrate him in a different way as he turns 72 on Friday. In a statement released by his aide Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu said Nigeria is going through challenging times and he does not want people organising celebratory …

The anti-system opponent Bassirou Diomaye Faye, still in prison ten days ago, seems to have taken the lead in the presidential election in Senegal, but the power camp has assured that there will be a second round. After three years of agitation and crisis, Senegalese are still waiting to know …

Ninety-six returning Ivorian exiles have received a cheque for around 1,500 euros each from the authorities to help them reintegrate into Ivorian society. “The total amount allocated by the Ivorian government to 96 returning migrants, including 28 women, is over 150,000 euros (98 million CFA francs),” according to the Infomigrants …