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A 16-year-old student at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School has been arrested for possession of a locally manufactured firearm without legal authorization in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The SHS 2 student was arrested on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, by the Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command, according to reports. This …

In Chad, former Prime Minister and opposition politician Succes Masra was arrested at dawn on Friday May 16 at his home, no reason having been given for the arrest, according to reports. According to the worldwide radio station, the home of Succès Masra, president of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, …

At the Vatican, while popes’ funerals can cost several million euros, Pope Francis, who was nicknamed the pope of the poor, had expressed in his will his desire to have a much more modest burial. So, in the interests of sobriety and cost reduction, in 2024 the Argentine Jesuit changed …

Former Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda, having been released five days after the release of Ali Bongo’s wife and son. The announcement was made on Friday May 16 by the Angolan presidency, publishing photos on social networks. “Following the initiatives …

Two new cases of Mpox have been confirmed by the heealth authorities in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to …

US president Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday after having started his tour of several Gulf states on Tuesday. The American president touched down in Abu Dhabi, where he was greeted by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Trump was then given a tour of the …

A 45-year-old teacher at Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum, has been found dead in what police suspect was a case of suicide in Nigeria. The man’s lifeless body was discover in his residence in Bete, Takum Local Government Area. According to his family, “a rope was found tied …

A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition and receiving treatment at St. Gregory’s Hospital after a tree collapsed on her and two others in Buduburam, in the Central Region of Ghana. The incident occurred while the victims a pregnant woman and two children were resting under the tree within their …

Morocco is facing its worst measles epidemic in years, with thousands of cases reported across the country. Since late 2023, more than 25,000 suspected measles cases and at least 184 deaths have been recorded. The outbreak, which began in the Souss Massa region, has now spread to all 12 regions. …

The FIFA World Cup trophy took centre stage at an exhibition in Asunción as part of the 120th birthday celebrations of the world football body. Paraguay is to host the organisation’s annual congress which gets underway in the capital on Thursday. Representatives from FIFA and the South American confederation, Conmebol, …