West Africa

A man attacked his 39-year-old wife with a machete when she asked for divorce in Pankese, in the Birim North district of Ghana’s Eastern Region, according to reports. The suspect attacked his victim in the evening when she was fetching water. “The couple had been having some misunderstandings for some …

At least nine people died in Senegal in clashes between security forces and supporters of opponent Ousmane Sonko. It follows Sonko’s two-year prison sentence for “youth corruption” which calls into question his candidacy for the presidential election of 2024. “We noted with regret violence that led to the destruction of …

New Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised reforms to address insecurity in the country, in his first formal meeting with security and intelligence chiefs since becoming president, the BBC reported. Terrorism and an Islamist insurgency are entrenched in the north-east of the country, banditry and armed militias are common …

Six peoples were killed as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded two communities in the Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria. The rampaging cultists first killed one person in the Abarikpo community, Ahoada East, while five persons were killed in the Odiereke-Ubie community, …

The Senegalese opponent Ousman Sonko has been sentenced on Thursday June 1, 2023 to two years in prison for corruption of youth, according to reports. The verdict is in for Ousmane Sonko in his trial against Adji Sarr. In a highly tense political context, the Dakar criminal chamber sentenced opposition …

A doctor has been dismissed for prescribed chocolate ice cream and video game sessions to a 9-year-old child suffering from a sore throat and flu-like symptoms in Brazil. “A 37-year-old mother from Osasco, took her sick child to a state-owned clinic for a checkup”, reports said. “The doctor displayed unprofessional …

A middle-aged man has raped a 12-year-old as she was hawking snacks in Igbokoda, the headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The suspect lured the victim into an uncompleted building in the town where he perpetrated the act,” reports said. “My daughter told me to …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested a 67-year-old man for molesting his 25-year-old daughter in Dutse Local Government Area, Nigeria, according to reports. “The victim was locked in a room within the house for many years,” reports said. The room, she was living in served as her …

A court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has started calling witnesses as it considers a petition against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February elections, according to reports. The opposition Labour Party says it is presenting additional material to support its argument that the poll was rigged. Opposition lawyers are …

A 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being attacked by her stepfather at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim was impregnated by her stepfather and she confronted him to seek a safe abortion,” reports said “The …