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At least 34 people were exonerated last week by a resolution from the state of Connecticut, in the United States, nearly 376 years after their conviction for witchcraft. Last week, the state of Connecticut in the United States passed a resolution exonerating at least 34 people convicted or executed for …

The Zimbabwean government summoned the acting US ambassador to the country over election-related social media posts, which it said amounted to activism and meddling in internal affairs. Last week, the US embassy encouraged Zimbabweans to register to vote “and make sure your voice is heard”. In a statement on Tuesday, …

Thirteen people have died in a span of three days and four others are admitted in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia, local media reported. All are from a household of 22 people in Kayova village, in north-eastern Kavango region. The deceased, majority children, are said to …

The General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro said President Nana Akufo-Addo will go down in history as the worst president of Ghana in the 4th Republic. He said Nana Addo has only managed to bring untold hardship on ordinary Ghanaians since he came into office on January 7, …

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for presenting a five-year-old girl for money ritual at Pokuase in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The victim was kidnapped by the suspect at a public toilet in Accra. “He presented the minor to a herbalist at Pokuase for money …

A court in Libya sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015, Reuters reported. The Attorney General’s office …

A 40-year-old man has filed for divorce from his wife because of how stunning she looks, in the capital city of Lusaka, Zambia, according to reports. The man has taken the extraordinary step of seeking the dissolution of his marriage, citing that his wife is exceptionally beautiful. This surprising revelation …

Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has approved the Anti-Homosexuality Law which provides heavy penalties for same-sex relations and the “promotion” of homosexuality in the country, the presidency has announced. The announcement of the promulgation of the new law arouses indignation and concern from local NGOs to the White House. …

A woman and her two daughters were found dead in shop by the men of the Lagos State Police around PPL, Ijagun Okokomaiko area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased have locked themselves inside the shop for days before their corpses were recovered,” according to reports. People were worried as …

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men for stabbing a 13-year-old boy to death over rubber slippers ownership at Iganmu under the Bridge, Nigeria. “The suspects escaped from the scene after stabbing the boy.”“The victim was stabbed by two suspects over a minor issue concerning ownership …