In Burkina Faso, while the death penalty was abolished in 2018, the ruling military regime is considering reinstating it in the Penal Code. This possible reintroduction was confirmed by the Minister of Justice, Rodrigue Bayala, who specified that the proposal would be submitted to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT), a …
Read More »Ivory Coast: 21 dead in a road accident
21 people have died in an accident involving a coach, a public transport minicab and a motorcyclist on the Gagnoa-Soubré road in south-west Ivory Coast, the Ivorian Ministry of Transport announced. “A dozen injured were evacuated and treated in the emergency department of the Gagnoa Regional Hospital,” the reports said. …
Read More »3-month suspended prison sentence for Miss Rwanda 2022
Miss Rwanda 2022 has been sentenced to a three-month suspended prison by the Kicukir District Court after she was found guilty of drunk driving in Rwanda, according to reports. According to prosecutors, “the suspect was caused by drunk driving and was also charged with driving without a license, damaging public …
Read More »Chadian soldiers killed in clashes with Boko Haram
Several Chadian soldiers, including senior officers, were killed and many others wounded in clashes with the Boko Haram terrorist group in the Lake Chad region, according to reports. The incident comes just weeks after President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno launched an operation against the terrorist group, following a deadly attack …
Read More »16-year-old boy stabbed to death
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two women in Anloga, in the Oforikrom district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. The incident leading to the stabbing remains unclear. The deceased mother said, “she was almost done with preparations for her son to begin his SHS journey when he received news …
Read More »Woman died electrocuted at Fetteh Kakraba
A 32-year-old woman has been electrocuted at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East Metropolitan Assembly of the Central region, Ghana. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday after staff from the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) reported disconnected power supply. “The ECG staff staffs disconnected the light of the deceased but failed …
Read More »Mpox: the spread of the virus declines in Africa
In Africa, the rate of spread of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is slowing slightly, although the epidemic continues to progress. The information was revealed by the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), an autonomous continental health agency of the African Union. These are the latest figures …
Read More »Equatorial Guinea: Baltasar Ebang Engonga sacked
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, at the heart of a scandal following the release of intimate videos, has been dismissed from his position as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) by a presidential decree signed on November 4, 2024 by Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Decree no. …
Read More »South Africa closes its border with Mozambique again
South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday, as post-election violence in the neighboring country intensified, leading to clashes between protesters and police, according to reports. Authorities have also advised South Africans to postpone any non-essential visits to Mozambique, reports stated. “At least 20 people …
Read More »Senegal: government suspends peanut seed exports
In Senegal, the government has decided to suspend peanut seed exports from November 15 for the 2024-2025 season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment announced on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The aim of this decision is to prevent any competition between exports and local marketing, the Ministry said. During …
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