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A 55-year-old Italian fugitive, suspected of being linked to the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia and wanted for major cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe, was arrested in Colombia, Interpol announced this Thursday 1st December. Massimo Gigliotti was the subject of a red notice, an international wanted notice issued by the …

Ethiopian Airlines has banned passengers from using Ghana-Must-Go on any of its flights from Nigeria, according to reports. The restriction was disclosed in a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the airline’s Manager of Airport Services, addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN). “The use …

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court on Friday declared incumbent President Andry Rajoelina as the winner of last month’s election, granting him a third term. Rajoelina got 58.96% of the votes cast, the court said after dismissing various challenges lodged against the provisional results announced by the electoral body. “Andry Rajoelina is …

Two persons were injured after a robbery incident on the Yeji Atebubu highway in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region, Ghana. “The victims were traveling on motorcycles when they noticed another motorcycle following them,” according to Adom News. “The suspect were robbers who shot one of the …

A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at a fertility centre in the capital, Kampala. Ms Namukwaya, who is is one of the oldest women to give …

The European Union announced that it had canceled its electoral observation mission for the December 20 general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It said it would not be able to deploy people across the country for security reasons. “Due to technical constraints beyond the control of the EU, …

A 30-year-old Mobile Money vendor has committed suicide over a GH₵15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was defrauded of the amount which his employer was demanding refund,” according to Adom News. “The employer engaged the deceassed on the …

The bosses of the main social networks, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will be heard at the end of January in the US Senate on their efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation on their platforms, elected officials announced on Wednesday. This hearing, scheduled for January 31, is the …

A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, according to reports. “The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district,” …

Nepal has recognized the marriage of a first LGBT+ couple in the country, the Nepalese authorities announced this Thursday, November 30. The newlyweds, now officially united, congratulate each other on a victory “for all”. Maya Gurung, a 41-year-old transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, a 27-year-old man, who were married in …