West Africa

The former head of the Islamic police, Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in Timbutu, Mali. Prosecutors accused Al-Hassan, 47, of leading a reign of terror after the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg smuggled from Ghana into their country in a major anti-drug trafficking operation. The pills were concealed in the body compartments of a Toyota Hummer bus allegedly belonging to GUO Transport Company, reports said. The vehicle, driven …

A 28-year-old banker has been discovered dead in his bedroom under mysterious circumstances at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, Ghana. His lifeless body was discovered after friends broke into his room when repeated calls to his phone went unanswered, something they said was very unlike him. Their growing concern led …

A 23-year-old man has been stabbed to death with scissors at Bepoh near Appiatse in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, Ghana. The incident occurred during a school gala competition grand finale between Ehyireso Methodist JHS and Bepoh D/A JHS at the Ehyireso Junction Park. A misunderstanding …

The Ivorian showbiz world is reeling from the death of comedian and web artist Dan Marcel from the group 2Boys. The sad news broke on Saturday November 16. As for the cause of his death, while some have suggested a possible poisoning, others have mentioned spells or mystical attacks aimed …

A gas cylinder explosion at a filling station has caused damage to six vehicles in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, according to reports. A loud explosion was heard by police operatives attached to Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters prompting the Divisional Police Officer to lead a team to …

The Asokwa District Court has remanded two juveniles following their involvement in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at Anloga, in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The victim, a recent Basic Education Certificate Exam­ination (BECE) graduate set to start Senior High School, after an argument led to the …

Called the Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative, this government program will enable eligible women to benefit from free caesarean sections in public hospitals in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has taken this initiative to combat the alarming rate of maternal mortality. The country records an average of 1,047 maternal deaths per 100,000 …

Nigeria has secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revitalize its agricultural sector, at a time when food security is a major concern in Africa’s most populous country. The funding is aimed at increasing seed and cereal production in the country in order to ensure …

Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana and two other former ministers of the Alpha Condé regime have been under arrest since April 2022. They are charged with embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, money laundering and complicity. As part of an investigation, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana is due to be …