West Africa

Senegal has stepped up its preventive measures against Covid-19 following a number of deaths during the pilgrimage to Mecca. At Diamniadio international airport, voluntary screening tests and the wearing of masks were re-imposed on the arrival of pilgrims. Health Minister Ibrahima Sy expressed concern about a possible link between the …

On June 22, Société nigérienne du pétrole (SONIDEP) began exploration and production in the east of the country, although the pipeline to Benin remains closed in Niamey. The initiative was launched by Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, at a ceremony in Haïdara, in the Diffa region. Despite this …

A 21-year-old teacher trainee has been found murdered in an uncompleted building at Mesidan, a farming community in the Techiman North municipality of the Bono East Region, Ghana. “Her body was discovered with stab wounds to the throat,” according to autopsy reports. According to her uncle,” the deceased was a …

Malian singer Rokia Traoré was arrested in Italy following a conviction in Belgium in a case of non-representation of a child, the Brussels prosecutor’s office announced on Sunday. Italian media reported that the musician was arrested Friday at Rome’s Fiumincino airport, where she had just landed to perform a concert …

The Nigerian Air Force has neutralized 80 terrorists during an air operation against terrorists in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. Edward Gabkwet, the army spokesman, announced in a written statement on Wednesday the neutralization of numerous terrorists as part of the Hadarin Daji operation carried out in the Faskare area on …

A 55-year-old woman has stabbed her 76-year-old mother to death in Abuakwa Asonomaso, Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, Ashanti Region, Ghana. This follows accusations by a pastor that the decesead was a witch. The Assembly member, Isaac Adu Boateng said, “the suspect attempted suicide by drinking weedicide after killing her mother.” …

The lifeless body of a recent graduate of the University of Benin was dropped close to her parent’s house in the Iyowa community area of Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria. “The deceased left home for the institution for her clearance on June 13, 2024, but returned lifeless,” according …

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for setting her boyfriend’s room ablaze after an argument in the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the 16-year-old visited her boyfriend at his corn mill shop to demand money.” “The boyfriend refused to give her money because she had allegedly been unfaithful at …

An alleged gay has been beaten mercilessly for allegedly attempting to have a sex with a young man at Assin Fosu in the Central region, Ghana. According to reports, “the gay has created a WhatsApp group and added a young man without his consent.” As days went by, the victim who …

An 18-year-old boy has been stabbed during a fight at Danchira Torklo in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. The incident occurred during a wake-keeping event in Toklo, a village near Danchira. Five individuals have been arrested by the Danchira Police in connection with the fatal …