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A painter has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter in Lagos, Nigeria. “The convict was a sexual pervert who entered the room of his neighbour while she had gone to work at night and sexually assaulted the girl,” according to Justice Abiola Soladoye. “The convict …

A 65-year-old blind woman was raped and killed in her home in Ghana’s Kwahu East district, according to reports. “The woman lives alone in her residence, as a result, she sought assistance from children in the area to provide her with water for domestic use due to her sight impairment, …

Morocco will host the next Africa Cup of Nations in July-August 2025, so as not to interfere with the organization of the first 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for June 2025. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has just given its agreement in principle on the date of the next …

A 36-year-old man has been accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in the Bia West District of the Western North Region, Ghana. “The suspect attacked the victim on her way to church at Sehwi Yerepemso,” according to reports. “The suspect ambushed the victim and allegedly stabbed her multiple times, resulting in …

The song Hama Tsimegneha is a big hit, but it also divides opinion in this predominantly Muslim country , as it evokes alcohol and debauchery in the Comoros. Hama Tsimegneha, which could be translated as “I seem to be taken by vice” or “Looks like I’ve been slumming it”, is …

Chadian trade unions have called a six-day strike, starting this Tuesday February 20, 2024, in protest against rising fuel prices, according to reports. “Following the announcement of a 40% increase in the price of gasoline, now reaching 730 CFA francs per liter, and an 18% increase for diesel, to 828 …

At least fifteen people were killed and forty-six injured in a traffic accident on the road linking Kessedougou and Ouan on national route number six, in the San region of central Mali. “A bus belonging to the DIARRA Transports company, travelling from Mopti to Bamako, collided with a ten (10) …

A clergyman has been arrested for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The clergyman lured the minor into his apartment at some point and had carnal knowledge of her,” according to reports. The state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola confirmed the …

Suspected armed robbers stabbed a man to death near the Goodness gas station at Ashaiman main station in Ghana’s Greater Accra region.  “The victim was found lifeless with stab wounds and blood-soaked clothes,” according to reports. “The victim was holding a bag with money and a  phone when he  was approached …

The Mexican-Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, is the first black president of the Berlin Film Festival jury, which opens this Thursday evening February 15, 2024 in the German capital. Lupita Nyong’o follows in the footsteps of Spike Lee, who in 2021 will become the first black filmmaker to chair the Cannes …