West Africa

A father has been arrested for raping her 16-year-old girl in Solotan Estate, Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports . The victim alleged that her father had continuously been demanding and forcing her to have sex inside his room. According to the victim, the father began to demand sex immediately …

An 11-year-old girl was swept away by floodwaters at Awutu Kwo Bondzei in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident happened after a heavy downpour in the area,” according to reports. “The deceased and her sister left the house to buy vegetables for their mother,” …

New Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé has taken charge of the sports ministry as the country prepares to host the African Cup of Nations in January. His appointment comes amid concerns about the West African nation’s readiness for the continent’s premier football tournament. The previous sports minister was sacked …

The Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has announced that he has resumed a hunger strike. He was jailed several months ago on various charges including criminal association with a terrorist enterprise and undermining state security. He says the charges were instigated by President Macky Sall and aimed at preventing him …

A 60-year-old Belgian national died by suicide after jumping from the roof of his house in Runda, Nairobi, Kenya, according to reports. “The lifeless body of the deceased was found on the ground where it had landed in a thud,” report said. “A guard at the compound heard a thud …

Assailants have killed a doctor who is the proprietor of Lafia-Angbas Clinic in the Awe Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The assailants launched vicious and grievous machete attacks on the doctor, and the motorcyclist who was conveying the late doctor to the farm,” reports said. The doctor succumbed …

A 40-year-old mason has been arrested for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in the Ilogbo Adu area of Kemta in Ogun State, Nigeria. “The suspect stormed the church with weapons and met the victim sleeping,” according to reports. “He held the prophetess hostage while brandishing a knife in …

Five men have been jailed for 12 years each after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull in Nigeria, according to reports. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor, who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich. “The herbalist informed and promised …

At least 50 people, including women and children, were kidnapped and three others killed in an attack by gunmen in Bagega, a mining village in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, local media reported Tuesday, citing residents. Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in northwestern Nigeria in recent years where armed gangs, …

Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state, Nigeria, according to reports. “The vigilantes were killed in Gamji village forest while they were searching for bandits who have been killing and kidnapping innocent people for ransom,” reports …