West Africa

Coming from Liberia, the plane landed without a permit at Freetown international airport in Sierra Leone on September 20, 2024. The Sierra Leonean authorities seized the aircraft and took into custody the four passengers on board: three Mexicans and a Spaniard. While there is some uncertainty surrounding this plane, which …

The former Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Senegalese Amadou Mahtar Mbow, died on Monday night at the age of 103 in Dakar, Senegal. Amadou Mahtar Mbow headed UNESCO for thirteen years, from 1974 to 1987. He is the first African to hold this position. …

Ivorian singer Kerozen lives a fulfilling life as he attended a stag party in the run-up to his wedding on September 28, 202. There will be various activities on the program, including a game of paintball with other Ivorian music and showbiz celebrities. Bachelor party: KEROZEN spends a day full …

A pirogue containing several bodies in an advanced state of decomposition has been discovered by fishermen near the Senegalese coast, according to the authorities. The authorities reacted immediately, dispatching navy units to assess the situation and secure the area. The operation is still underway, although the exact number of bodies …

The Ghanaian Electoral Commission has validated 13 candidacies for the presidential election scheduled for December 07, 2024. Of the 13 validated candidacies, nine were presented by political parties and four by independents, according to informations. The two front-runners, vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition …

Two morgue workers have been arrested for selling human body parts to suspected ritualists in Osun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The morgue employees, aged 43 and 42, were arrested along with the suspected ritualists following a tip-off from a concerned citizen. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the …

The head of security for former Senegalese President Macky Sall’s party (2012-2024) was arrested on the night of September 18, 2024 for investigation, acoording to reports. His name is said to have been mentioned several times in the testimonies of victims of the crackdown on opposition protests between March 2021 …

A 60-year-old man was found dead in his girlfriend’s bedroom in Akwanserem, in the Adansi Asokwa district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The deceased fell unconscious during a steamy session with his girlfriend,” aaccording to Adm News. He was rushed to the Fomena Government Hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. …

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said. “The flood brought down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the medium security custodial center Maiduguri (MSCC) as well as the staff quarters in the city,” the service …

Nigeria now consumes its own refined oil, and the first tankers loaded with petrol left billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote’s refinery on September 15. After eight years of work and months of negotiations an agreement has finally been reached between the Dangote refinery and Nigeria’s national oil company, reports said. The …