West Africa

Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa will face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year peak spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and prices high, United Nations humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. West and Central Africa has faced increasing risks caused by higher temperatures and erratic …

Prosecutors in Switzerland have charged a former Gambian interior minister with crimes against humanity and other offences. They accuse Ousman Sonko of involvement in and failure to prevent systematic attacks on opponents of the former president, Yahya Jammeh. Mr Sonko held several senior posts in the authoritarian administration of Mr …

A 33-year-old woman has sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset her bank loan in Sango in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “She borrowed money from a microfinance bank and was unable to pay back the money,” reports said. “The bank agents …

A 30-year-old man from Sabuwar Santa in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested after allegedly abducting and burying a three-year-old boy alive in Nigeria. “The suspect was have buried the abducted boy alive despite collecting N150,000 out of the N800,000 ransom he demanded from his father,” …

A court in Ikeja charged with sexual offenses and domestic violence has remanded a cleric accused of raping two members of his church in Nigeria. The Clergyman is the founder of “I Reign Christian Ministry” in Kirikiri Correctional Center pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions. Justice Ramon Oshodi admitted …

Armed robbers shot a 26-year-old man in the waist at Kasoa Akweley New Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. “The victim was escorting his sister when the incident occurred,” reports said. “The victim and his sister bumped into the suspects robbing passengers in a …

A recent study reports three cases of penile fracture related to strenuous sexual activity in men aged 31 to 60 years in Cape Cost, Ghana. The studies have linked doggy style to penis fracture. These studies are important to men’s health and it has been found that penile fracture can …

Three armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region of Ghana, reports said. “The three attempted to rob miners in the area but failed in their attempts and were subsequently arrested,” according to an eyewitness. The incident occurred on Saturday, April …

Seven people were rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building under construction that collapsed in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. “Construction workers were performing their daily tasks in the building that had been under construction for months when it suddenly caved,” reports said. Some of …

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed opposition’s request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October presidential and legislative elections. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listing voters without first demarcating constituencies according to the recent national census was unconstitutional. But in a unanimous verdict, the court said …