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The authorities in Equatorial Guinea on Monday said the country had reported its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family of viruses that cause Ebola. Nine people are suspected to have died from the viral haemorrhagic fever in the country’s western Kie Ntem …

Two people on a tricycle were killed in an accident involving an ambulance at Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana, reports said. “The tricycle rider attempted to overtake another vehicle and ended up in the lane occupied by the ambulance heading from Kumasi, resulting in …

The mission of Morocco’s ambassador to France ended without a successor being appointed, in a climate of diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Paris, local media reported on Friday. “In accordance with the High Royal Instructions, it has been decided to terminate the functions of Mr. Mohamed Benchaâboun as Ambassador of …

A baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their Syrian home during the earthquake has been named “Aya”, an Arabic name, meaning “miracle”. The name was given to the newborn by the manager of Afrin children’s hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Dr. Khalid Attiah, …

An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman residing in Royston, United Kingdom has been charged after a stabbing incident on the Dog Kennel Hill Estate, in South London, reports said. The suspect accused another woman of sleeping with her boyfriend, resulting in the stabbing, after which she poured hot water on the wounded …

The brother of a raped victim stabbed a man accused of raping his sister to death in the North Bank suburb of Markudi, Benue State, Nigeria, reports said. “The events that claimed the life of the suspected rapist started when the victim, who was said to be from the Tiv …

Ethiopia has limited access to social media and messaging platforms amid mounting tensions between the authorities and the Orthodox church, local media reported. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors freedom of access to the internet, said the restrictions impacted Facebook, Messenger, Telegram and TikTok. This comes after the church’s highest body, …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster to try to deal with an energy crisis. The president’s announcement on Thursday gives the government additional powers to tackle crippling electricity shortages that have worsened in recent months. He insisted South Africa would emerge with a more efficient …

The police have arrested a 28-year-old woman after her daughter wrote a story in her kindergarten class about her shooting at her father during a fight at home in Tennessee, USA, reports said. The story paints a vivid picture of the dispute. “Mother and father got into a fight. Mum …

Gunmen have reportedly attacked army troops and killed four officers in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to reports. The incident which happened Kwale road is currently creating tension as the army personnel was said to have invaded the community. The hoodlums ambushed the army …