West Africa

A birthday party turned sour when 60 guests fell victim to food poisoning in Adiopodoumé, in the commune of Songon, Ivory Coast. Severe symptoms, including severe diarrhoea, acute abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, appeared shortly after eating the food, with the birthday cake suspected to be the source of contamination. …

A man was violently beaten and killed by a group of people on suspicion of trying to steal a motorcycle helmet from a garage in Lomé, Togo. Police subsequently arrested five individuals for their involvement in the attack. The assailants tied the victim to a truck, inflicted abuse and then …

A 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death in an alleged brawl with unknown assailants at Tikrom Baroo, a community in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The deceased acted as an arbiter in a fight between a lady and a boy in the area,” reports said. However, …

In Ghana, former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the Ghanaian opposition, is well placed to win the presidential election. A recent poll puts him ahead of ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia. Mahama, 65, and Bawumia, 60, will vie for the presidency of Ghana on December 7 to succeed Nana …

The 9ᵉ edition of the Prix internationaux des musiques urbaines (Primud d’Or 2024) returned its verdict on the night of November 10-11, 2024, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. On the sidelines of the prestigious ceremony, Roseline Layo lifted the trophy, with a cool 20 million FCFA to her name. Organized by …

In Burkina Faso, while the death penalty was abolished in 2018, the ruling military regime is considering reinstating it in the Penal Code. This possible reintroduction was confirmed by the Minister of Justice, Rodrigue Bayala, who specified that the proposal would be submitted to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT), a …

21 people have died in an accident involving a coach, a public transport minicab and a motorcyclist on the Gagnoa-Soubré road in south-west Ivory Coast, the Ivorian Ministry of Transport announced. “A dozen injured were evacuated and treated in the emergency department of the Gagnoa Regional Hospital,” the reports said. …

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two women in Anloga, in the Oforikrom district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. The incident leading to the stabbing remains unclear. The deceased mother said, “she was almost done with preparations for her son to begin his SHS journey when he received news …

A 32-year-old woman has been electrocuted at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East Metropolitan Assembly of the Central region, Ghana. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday after staff from the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) reported disconnected power supply. “The ECG staff staffs disconnected the  light of the deceased but failed …

In Senegal, the government has decided to suspend peanut seed exports from November 15 for the 2024-2025 season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment announced on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The aim of this decision is to prevent any competition between exports and local marketing, the Ministry said. During …