West Africa

Russian paramilitary group, Wagner must continue its activities in Mali and the Central African Republic, despite its failed rebellion in Russia, the head of Russian diplomacy said. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov also affirms that the rebellion of this organization in Russia will not affect the relationship between …

An electrician was discovered dead while working on a rural electrification project in Jachie-pramso in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The deceased was part of a team of five individuals employed by Wilkwak Engineering Limited for the rural electrification extension project,” the assembly member for the area, Richard …

Security forces in Sierra Leone have surrounded the headquarters of the All People’s Congress (APC), the main opposition party, as votes are being counted for presidential elections, local media reported. According to APC leader Samura Kamara, live ammunition was fired into the building while he was holding a press conference. …

Cameroonian pastor Orock Henry Betang has urged the famous Nigerian singer Davido to sell his car, a Mercedes Maybach Virgil Abloh 2023, freshly purchased for 394 million naira. “God has blessed the singer, but the devil intends to bring him down, through the Mercedes-Maybach 2023,” according to the Pastor. The …

A 50-year-old farmer has been arrested for killing his wife in Apla, a rural community in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality in Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. “The suspect after the alleged murder, told the Dadematseme of the area that a side wall of their building collapsed over the …

An Assemblies of God Church pastor has been arrested for deflowering a 13-year-old domestic worker in the Aba area of Nigeria state, according to reports. “The suspect took the victim from her family members with a promise to sponsor her education,” according to information. “When I started leaving with the …

A group of irate youth killed 11 dogs after a stray dog bit 13 people at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East district of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. The incident caused concern and raised alarm among the local community. Among the victims, eight individuals are currently receiving treatment …

The US State Department has called for an “orderly and responsible” drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, following Bamako’s call for its departure “without delay”. “We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. …

A lifeless newborn baby has been discovered inside a box near a gutter at the dumping site close to the Tesano Cluster of Schools by pupils from the school in Accra, Ghana. The police have been informed by one of the boys that there was a baby here. “We investigated …

A retired teacher has been fined as he was caught in an attempt to have sex with his friend’s wife in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. The man was caught red-handed following a plot by his friend and wife to expose the sexual requests …