West Africa

A man has taken his own life, leaving behind a heartbreaking letter detailing his anguish over his girlfriend’s decision to marry another man in kasoa, Ghana. The 29-year-old man expressed deep sorrow and regret over his failed relationship, detailing the love and care he had received from his beloved girlfriend. …

Two Nigerian soldiers will face trial over a drone bombing that killed dozens of civilians last year in the north-western Kaduna state, the defence headquarters has said. It said the soldiers will face “a court martial for acts of omission or commission with respect to the incident”, in which at …

Russian forces entered an air base in Niger where US troops still remain, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed, but said they were at a separate compound. He told a news conference in the US that it was not a significant issue as they did not have access to US …

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for killing her one-year-old son as she dumped her four month old in a well along the road in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. “The woman killed her son because she couldn’t care for the child again as the father rejected the …

A police inspector has been detained for cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand over N3000 in Nigeria, according to reports. The police man committed the act after his wife allegedly took the money out of his savings. “The Inspector left the money at home and when he came looking for …

A 70-year-old man has been found dead in a gutter at Kasoa-Opeikuma Junction in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the deceased was not a resident in the area and was earlier seen roaming the street.” “The deceased claimed to be looking for …

A nurse at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has been sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour for pouring boiling water on her husband in Ghana. “The mother of two had committed the crime over a misunderstanding that ensued between them,” reports said. The convict left the husband with severe …

A 30-year-old man committed suicide after receiving a notice to vacate his apartment for not paying his annual rent to N60,000 in the Igando area of Lagos State, in Nigeria. “The deceased died in the night after drinking a poisonous substance suspected to be an insecticide,” according to reports. He …

The United States and the UK on Monday called on Burkina Faso to thoroughly investigate the killings of 223 civilians in February that were detailed in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. They also called on authorities to hold those responsible to account. The HRW investigation alleged the Burkinabe …

The Sahel force, made up of troops from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, announced it had killed Abu Huzeifa, considered one of the main commanders of the Islamic State. His killing was part of an operation carried out in a tri-border area between the three Sahel countries, Malian state TV …