West Africa

A 24-year-old breastfeeding mother has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her child following her boyfriend’s infidelity in the Awutu Senya East municipality in Central Ghana. According to Adom News, the woman and her boyfriend live in Teshie, but he has abandoned her to join another woman in Kasoa. …

At least seven people have been killed and many more injured during recent anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé. The protests were over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure Gnassingbé’s long hold on power. Videos emerged showing apparent abuses by security forces. According to reports, police fired tear …

A 52-year-old man drowned in a well in Asante Akyem Morso, in the municipality of Asante Akyem South, in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The Assemblyman for Morso, Ransford Asante, confirmed the incident to Adom News, stating it occurred around 6:30 am on Saturday. According to him, the deceased had …

The body of a 38-year-old Okada driver was recovered after drowning while helping travelers cross the swollen Bia River at Dadieso, in the Suaman district of Ghana’s North West region. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday morning after days of heavy rainfall caused the Bia River to overflow, rendering the …

Four travellers were killed and 10 others injured following a bomb explosion at Komala village along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State, Nigeria. The incident involved a Suzuki pick-up truck that ran over an improvised explosive device Borno State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, said the injured victims had …

Two people were shot dead and several others injured on Wednesday as fresh protests erupted in Nairobi and across major Kenyan cities, marking the anniversary of last year’s deadly anti-tax demonstrations that left over 60 people dead. Protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse …

One person has tragically died and another is being treated after a residential building collapsed on them in Ayidan Amissah Ekyir, in the metropolis of Cape Coast, in Ghana’s Central Region. The incident occurred at dawn on Tuesday, June 25, 2025, just days after a similar collapse on Saturday, June …

The Head of State of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, takes over the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States following a vote organized during the 67th summit of Heads of State heldin Abuja, Nigeria. For one year, he will have the onerous task of leading the …

A man believed to be in his 30s was found with his head completely crushed in the Savannah Region, Ghana, according to reports. Tension has gripped the town of Buipe in the Savannah Region following the discovery of the man’s lifeless body along the Buipe-Kintampo highway. Residents who came across …

A teenage girl was found dead in a stream in Tomefa, Ga South municipality, after leaving school to visit her grandmother in Agbozome, Ghana. The deceased has been identified asa student of Keta Business Senior High School (SHS). She went to Kasoa to visit her boyfriend instead of her grandmother …