West Africa

American rapper Meek Mill has apologized after sparking an uproar in Ghana over a music video filmed in the country’s presidential palace. Local media had reported that people were enraged over what they viewed as the “desecration” of the presidency by Meek Mill and the security issues regarding the filming …

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday new measures to fight road safety, including a ban on night bus travel and the import of used tires. These measures come after a road accident that killed at least 40 people on Sunday. “Public passenger transport vehicles will be banned from driving on …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

A man died after being shot dead in Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of Ghana’s Ahafo Region, following a chieftaincy dispute. The shooting occurred as a result of contention between two families in the town over who succeeds the late chief of the town resulting in others being injured …

A 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, was shot dead while trying to retrieve his phone from armed robbers in his pavilion in Nigeria. “The victim obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card as the robbers agreed …

A fire has engulfed a 14-room apartment in Odomase, in the municipal capital of Sunyani West, Ghana, according to reports. There were no casualties but everything in the apartment was burnt to ashes.   The fire has destroyed personal belongings and property running into thousands of Ghana cedis.  People around the …

A 10-year-old child was electrocuted while playing with his friends at Beppoh in the Western Region of Ghana, according to reports. “The victim came into contact with a live electrical wire on the ground and got electrocuted after inserting the live wire into his mouth,” according to Joy News. The …

Unknown assailants murdered a 46-year-old woman and her 28-year-old son in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. “Neighbors alerted the police due to a foul odor emanating from the deceased’s home,” according to Adom News. Police immediately proceeded to the scene, forced the door open …

Men armed with AK-47 rifles abducted around 30 people from a train station in Edo State, southern Nigeria, the governor’s office said on Sunday. This attack is a new illustration of the growing insecurity in Africa’s most populous country, a real challenge for the government in the run-up to the …

An eighty-year-old man has been burnt to death at Tano-Dumase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana, according to reports. The man was said to be in the his room when it gutted fire on Thursday, January 5, 2022, consuming the man to death. Ofori Kwaku, Assembly …