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An 82-year-old missionary was found lying dead on the ground in his room with two blood-stained machetes and a knife next to him in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Father Léopold Feyen is a member of the Salesian congregation of Don Bosco in the African vice-province of Congo-Congo (ACC). No …

Suspended by the World Bank since the coup d’état that ousted Ali Bongo from power, Gabon has announced the restoration of cooperation with the institution. According to the government, the resumption of cooperation between the World Bank and Gabon is contained in an official letter dated December 11. The letter …

Police have exhumed the remains of a 60-year-old woman allegedly killed by her son in Kyekyewere, a suburb of Nyamekrom in Ghana’s Eastern Region. “The remains were exhumed from an unfinished building,” according to reports. The suspect was arrested for iron rod theft but later confessed to the murder in …

A woman and her nine-day old were killed when a water reservoir fell on a building in Ayedun Area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, Ghana. “A water reservoir filled with water beside the building fell on it and killed the deceased who were sleeping in the room,” reports said. …

A 35-year-old fisherman has met his untimely death after he drowned at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was swimming ashore in a canoe when the incident occurred,” according to reports. “The fisherman park their canoes on the sea after work and …

Cameroonian troops have rescued eight abducted students of a government school in the country’s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, according to reports. “The students were kidnapped by armed terrorists from their school in Esu village in the Menchum division of the region,” reports said. The vice-principal and discipline master of …

A soldier has reportedly stabbed a bouncer to death at a nightclub in the Bonny Island area of Rivers State, Nigeria. “The bouncer proceeded to conduct a routine search on the soldier at the entrance of the club as he was on study,” according to reports. “Upoon searching, the bouncer …

All French soldiers present in Niger will have definitively left the country by December 22, the Nigerien army announced. “1,346 French troops and 80% of logistical equipment have been withdrawn from our borders. As of today, only 157 French soldiers remain on our territory, including 75 logisticians”, said Niger’s national …

A Facebook user took his own life by ingesting an insecticide allegedly for losing N2.5m to betting in Umuahia, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased had on his Facebook wall posted a message saying that it was his last day on earth and that he was going to meet his …

The Nigerian army will benefit from the support of the United States to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its fight against terrorism on its soil. This was stated by Paul Dean, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Office of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability, on Thursday December 7 in …