West Africa

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 …

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife in Bauchi, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspects strangled her co-wife, 60 years old, following a physical confrontation on January 1, 2023. The suspect, criminally used force on the victim by strangling …

A young man has been killed by his own senior brother in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect reportedly slit his brother’s throat with a razor blade following the alleged payment of proceeds of the victim Yahoo deal into the brother’s bank …

Keeping food in the refrigerator is a waste of space and can cause it to lose its flavor and texture can become much less pleasant. So, to save space and preserve the quality of your food, find out which ones don’t belong in the fridge! Potatoes Keeping potatoes in the …

Burkina Faso no longer benefits from the U.S. law allowing African countries to export to the United States without paying customs duties as a result of the country’s current socio-political situation. Burkina Faso has just been excluded from AGOA. Following the January 2022 coup, the United States had already terminated …

Spanish authorities have arrested members of this vast network, consisting of at least 43 people, for exporting electronic waste from the Canary Islands to West Africa, mainly Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana and Nigeria. They are accused of environmental crimes, falsification of documents and belonging to a criminal organization. This electronic waste, …

Assailants armed with guns and dangerous weapons, suspected to be cultists, shot dead a tricycle driver near the back gate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. The assailants accosted, shot him and left him in a pool of his blood as he was returning to his house. “Residents and students …