West Africa

The International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted a Malian Islamist on Wednesday of war crimes and crimes against humanity for being a central figure in the Islamic police of Timbuktu during a 2012 rebel takeover. In a summary of their verdict, the judges said Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz played an …

An officer died in a robbery incident in Ahodwo, a suburb of Kumasi in Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to reports. In a statement, the Service said the incident occurred around 1 am Thursday, June 27. The death of the officer has been announced by the Ghana Police Service. The identity …

Six teenagers drowned in the Mbang river while returning from a Junior WAEC exam in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The victims were students of Government Secondary School Fadan Chawai writing the West African Junior School Examination. The National Public Relations Officer of Ribang Development …

A 39-year-old woman passed away shortly after receiving an injection in the Ita Baale area of Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased woman had been receiving treatment at the house of someone, who claimed to be a native doctor, following a brief illness. Suspecting that he could …

A 37-year-old man is battling for his life over his swollen testicles after having sex in a bush with an ex-girlfriend at Gomoa Dawurampong in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident happened while his wife had given birth to a newborn baby,” Adom News said. …

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 …