West Africa

Eleven people have been arrested for illegal mining activities along the Bonsa River in Ghana’s western region. The suspects, consisting of seven Ghanaians and four Chinese nationals, were apprehended on March 31, 2025, as part of sustained intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing illegal mining. According to the police, five of …

Several footballers sustained injuries in a serious road accident after their vehicle collided with a fuel tanker at Tuba Junction on the Accra-Kasoa Highway, Ghana. The accident involved a Sprinter bus with registration number GW-7110-22 and a fuel tanker truck with registration number GN-9568-12. According to reports, the Sprinter bus …

A three-year-old girl has been found dead in an abandoned dam at Attakrom, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. The deceased was a kindergarten pupil who went missing on Saturday, March 29, 2025. According to her uncle, all efforts to …

Three Chinese nationals suspected of being kidnapped off Ghana’s coast are safe, China’s foreign ministry said, without giving details. Ghanaian authorities said they were investigating a suspected pirate attack on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel that left three Chinese crew members missing. According too reports, “seven armed individuals boarded the vessel …

At least 118 people have died from Lassa fever since the start of the year according to Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and prevention (NCDC). In a statement, it said that 3,465 suspected cases spread over 33 states were recorded in the same period, with 645 confirmed in laboratory tests. …

Muslims in Nigeria and around the world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and ushered in the festival of Eid al-Fitr on Sunday March 30, 2025 with prayers. Eid prayers are an important part of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr. These prayers are typically performed in …

Nigerian boxer Gabriel Aluwasegun Olanrewagu collapsed in the ring while taking on 22-year-old Ghanaian Jonathan Mbanugu at the Bukom BoxingArena as part of the Bel 7star Ghana Professional Boxing League. A heartbreaking event has shaken the boxing world as he was later declared dead at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital …

A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 62-year-old man by hitting him on the head with a stick in Sehwi Yawmatwa in the Bia West district of Ghana’s Western North region. According to eyewitnesses, the suspect, under the influence of drug, attacked the deceased without provocation. The …

Two individuals have lost their lives following the collapse of a galamsey pit in the Dadieso-Kwabenakrom area of the Suaman District in the Western North Region, Ghana. The victims, 20-year-old and 25-year-old were engaged in illegal mining when the pit suddenly caved in, trapping them beneath the rubble, reports said. …

A couple have been arrested for chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days in Gomoa Nkwantanan, in the Gomoa East district of Ghana’s Central Region. According to reports, the suspects admitted to the act, claiming the boy was stubborn and needed to be disciplined. The child was …