West Africa

In Senegal, the Ministry of Education published a decree on October 6 on respect for religious beliefs, according to reports. This text requires all schools, whether public or private, to accept the wearing of religious symbols such as the veil, the cross or sacred beads, as long as they do …

At least nine local security guards were killed in an ambush by a group of armed men in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, Governor Dauda Lawal announced. The civilian guards, part of the state’s Protection of Communities program, were targeted at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Tsafe, a town …

In Togo, an Armed Forces helicopter was involved in an accident on Sunday afternoon at the Nioukpourma military camp. After suffering a terrorist attack on October 2, the Togolese army lost one of its combat aircraft. On Sunday October 6, a Russian-made MI-23 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from …

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 …

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 …

A 24-year-old welder has been confirmed dead after he was electrocuted at Nnamdi Azikiwe Street on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was working on the site of a two-storey building under renovation when the incident happened,” reports said. “While working on the second floor, he …