West Africa

Two people are in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Bawjiase Polyclinic after they were caught with the body of a 10-year-old boy in the Awutu Senya West District, Ghana. The suspects exhumed the body of the deceased from the Adawukwa cemetery near Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya …

In an operation targeting illegal gold mining in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal, nearly 200 arrests were made and dangerous chemicals, explosives and drugs were seized. Interpol, which coordinated the West African police operation dubbed Sanu, made the announcement on Tuesday. The UK Home Office was also involved in …

A 25-year-old church secretary has been arrested for allegedly embezzling GHS 300,000 from church funds to sponsor his gay partner’s tertiary education in Ghana. The arrest was made following suspicions of financial irregularities within the church. Upon interrogation, the suspect, who is married with children, confessed to using the church’s …

A 26-year-old driver lost his life after being struck with a wheel spinner by his colleague at Agona Swedru in the Central Region, Ghana. The altercation occurred at their workplace escalating to a point where the suspect used the wheel spanner as a weapon, inflicting fatal injuries on the deceased. …

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was in Mauritania for a three-day visit that ended on Tuesday, January 14 as he announced the creation of a committee to complete the Rosso bridge linking the two countries by 2026. “This visit is part of the strengthening of exemplary bilateral relations between Senegal …

On January 11, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Benin provides details of the helicopter crash that occurred on the afternoon of January 10 in the commune of Zè, some 50 kilometers from Cotonou. According to reports, it was a forced landing due to partial mechanical failure of the aircraft. There …

The statue of former president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, located at the Effia-Nkwanta regional hospital, was destroyed by unknown assailants in Sekondi, Ghana. The incident reportedly occurred at about 1:30 am on January 13, 2025. According to the police,“they received information about the incident and promptly rushed to the scene. …

A 13-year-old girl narrowly escaped a suspected ritual murder after being abducted by four unidentified men in Aburi-Kitase, Akuapem South Municipality, in Ghana’s Eastern Region. “The teenager went missing around 8 pm while heading to buy food,” reports said. According to reports, “the abductors had bound the girl’s hands and …

Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected terrorists in northern Benin near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso. “The attack took place on Wednesday at the triple point, the name given to the border area between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso,” reports said. “We are continuing the …

A 26-year-old man has allegedly murdered an 18-year-old young lady at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, Ghana. The suspect, who is currently on the run, and the deceased are both believed to be illegal miners. According to Adom News, “the tragic incident occurred on …