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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 …

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwandan authorities to “halt support” for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint press conference with DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who is on a visit to Paris, Mr Macron said: “Rwanda must halt its support for …

A court in the Central African Republic has issued an arrest warrant for the former president, Francois Bozizé, in connection with alleged crimes against humanity. The court said the warrant was for atrocities committed by military personnel under Mr Bozizé‘s command between 2009 and 2013. He was overthrown more than …

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Anita Among, speaker of Uganda’s parliament, and two MPs for alleged corruption. A statement said they stole from the country’s poorest communities and would be subject to travel bans and asset freezes. The British Foreign Office said the two former ministers, Mary Goretti …

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 …

Three women were diagnosed as HIV positive, that is to say infected with HIV, in the United States, after having undergone a “vampire lift” or “vampire facial”, cosmetic injections to the face which would make the skin younger and more smooth. According to a report from the Centers for Disease …

Zimbabweans will start using fresh banknotes and coins on Tuesday as the country rolls out its third currency in a decade. The currency, of which a digital version was launched earlier this month, is the latest attempt to control soaring inflation in the country. But there are signs the Zimbabwe …

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 …

At least 45 people have died after a dam collapsed and dozens more are still missing after a wall of water swept away homes and cut off a main road in Western Kenya. “The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that …

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 …