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A 34-year-old man is on the run after allegedly killing his younger brother’s pregnant wife in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. “The deceased was found with multiple cutlass wounds on her throat, neck, hand, and back but it is not clear what triggered the …

The Minister of Health in Congo-Brazaville, Gilbert Mokoki, relaunched on Monday the free cesarean section and other major obstetric interventions program with the delivery of more than 2,000 operating kits intended for public health structures in the country. According to the director of health care and services Germain Monabeka, the …

A 30-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for sodomizing a 12-year-old boy at Kasoa Adade in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. “The suspect lives in the same vicinity with the victim and is well-known to his family,” according to reports. “The suspect lures the boy with …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced the lifting of sanctions imposed on the Republic of Guinea, following the overthrow of President Alpha Condé. The decision was taken at an extraordinary summit of Ecowas heads of state in Abuja, Nigeria. The organisation had imposed sanctions on Niger, Guinea, …

A 30-year-old man was caught red-handed with a donkey in a remote area of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe, according to reports. “The man was seen in a compromising position with the donkey,” according to eyewitnesses. “Horrified by what they saw, they quickly alerted the authorities,” eyewitness stated. Officers immediately took the man …

The Catholic Church in Malawi has expressed disappointment with the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera, saying the country’s situation has deteriorated during his four years in office. In a scathing attack that appears to be directed at the president, the church, through its bishops, said “we have witnessed a glaring …

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the continent’s largest mosque, which is also the third largest in the world. The Great Mosque of Algiers is now the third largest mosque in the world, after the mosques in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. This mosque has …

A 30-year-old man has been found dead by the Nsawam District Police at Dobro, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, Ghana. “The decomposing body was found under a high tension pole in the bush,” according to reports. “The deceased have been electrocuted while attempting to steal a copper cable connecting …

Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a traffic accident on February 11, smashed the men’s world record of 2 hours 35 seconds in the Chicago Marathon six months ago. His death plunged an entire continent into an unprecedented distance. The tragedy also claimed the life of his Rwandan coach. On …

The Nigerian currency collapsed on official and unofficial markets on Monday, with shares recording their biggest one-day fall in over a year. Nigeria’s naira is experiencing a collapse that is worrying investors, who have been selling local assets. Last Monday, the currency fell to 1,712 units to the dollar at …