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Two people have been killed, and several others injured in renewed violence following a chieftaincy-related gun battle in Bawku, Ghana. The longstanding chieftaincy conflict, which had recently appeared to calm, escalated after the return of a rival chief to the area. Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who had been in exile since …

Eight people were killed in cold blood after an attack on the village of Malgbangoun in northern Togo, according to reports. According to several residents, “armed men entered a compound and killed eight people in cold blood as the incident occurred on Friday night”. The owner of one house, who …

A well-known Tunisian lawyer and vocal critic of President Kais Saied has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting her country. The charges stem from comments Sonia Dahmani, the accused, made during a local radio interview earlier this year, where she referred to Tunisia as a racist country. …

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The convict pleaded guilty with explanation when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah …

A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned in a manhole in Tema Community One, Ghana, according to reports. The baby is currently receiving medical attention at the Tema General Hospital. According to Charles Amos, the Assemblyman for the Padmore Electoral Area, “he received a call from some residents about …

A togolese national has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal mining activities at Akyem Mouso in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. This verdict follows his arrest during a crackdown on illegal mining, a growing issue in Ghana’s fight …

King Mohammed VI received the head of government and members of the cabinet at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Wednesday October 23. They are : Mohamed Saad Berrada, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ahmed Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime …

Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …

Many Malian refugees have been brutally expelled into the desert, leaving children crying in distress in Algeria, according to some reports. The expelled Tuaregs, who had taken refuge in camps at Tin Zaouatine on the Algerian border, are now left to fend for themselves in the desert after fleeing terrorist …

A native doctor and father of a 26-year-old man who died during a botched fortification have been arrested at Ugbaike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the deceased had secured a visa to travel abroad and returned to his village to share the news …