A mass funeral has been held for 13 teenagers whose bodies were found off the coast of Ghana just over a week ago. Twenty teenagers are believed never to have returned after going swimming off Apam beach in southern Ghana. Seven bodies have not been found. Twelve out of the …
Read More »Two Malian soldiers killed in possible jihadist attack
Two Malian soldiers have been killed in an attack in a north-eastern region, AFP news agency quotes the army as saying. AFP added that the army statement said the assailants stormed a military post south-west of the town of Ansongo, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger, in an …
Read More »HRW calls for investigation into Jammeh’s role in murder of migrants
Human Rights Watch has called for a criminal investigation into the role of the former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, in the killing of dozens of migrants in 2005, BBC News reports. Recent testimony at the country’s truth commission implicated him in the summary execution of 59 people from …
Read More »Gambian president kicks off nationwide vaccinations
As the Gambia launches nationwide coronavirus vaccinations, President Adama Barrow has taken the lead in being the first to receive his jab. The Gambia, with its population of 2.1 million people, has received 36,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine under the Covax programme. Read also: Covid-19: a second wave and …
Read More »Guinea Bissau journalist severely beaten, tongue cut out
A freelance journalist based in Guinea Bissau suffered extreme physical harm when he was attacked and his tongue cut out by unknown people on Tuesday. António Aly Silva accused the element of power to be behind his kidnapping and aggression on Tuesday night. Antonio has maintained that he will continue …
Read More »“Spending a fortune on luxury cars is not my thing”, said Safarel Obiang
While celebrities are used to investing their wealth in luxury cars, overpriced items and other follies, Ivorian singer Safarel Obiang spends his money differently. “I’m not the club party type, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. Spending a fortune on luxury cars is not my thing, ” Safarel told Vibe …
Read More »Ivory Coast: Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is gone
Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is no longer. He died on Wednesday March 10, 2021, after two weeks of hospitalization abroad, according to LSi Africa. Emergency evacuated in France on February 18, 2021 for medical examinations, then transferred to Germany this week to continue his medical treatment, the Ivorian prime …
Read More »“Ivory Coast is the worst model of dictatorship”, said ex-PM Soro Guillaume
Ivorian opponent Soro Guillaume blames French President Emmanuel Macron for socio-political unrest in some countries in the West African sub-region. According to his analysis, this situation arises because “the French head of state endorses dictatorships in Africa by dubbing certain leaders, such as Alassane Ouattara who heads the worst dictatorship”, …
Read More »Number of victims of Equatorial Guinea’s blasts increases
The death toll from explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 105, the health ministry says. Some 133 people are still in hospital, the ministry said in a tweet. A total of 615 people were injured in the blasts. The death toll rose after seven more …
Read More »Ghanaians mourn as teenagers drown in swimming outing
Rescuers have retrieved 12 bodies of children who drowned near a popular beach in southern Ghana. They were part of a group aged between 14 and 17 who had gone for a swimming outing on Sunday at Apam town. Parents and locals have gathered at the shore to wait for …
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