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Authorities in the Mozambican capital Maputo have announced that all beaches in the city will be closed between 19:00 and 05:00 local time in order to combat crime. Increasing acts of violence including rapes and murder in Maputo especially at night and often on beaches, have prompted the measure. Leonel …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old pregnant woman who stabbed her teenage maid for not washing her bag in Lagos, Nigeria. Policemen arrested the suspect following a video on the plight of the maid recorded by one of her neighbors which went viral. The state Police Public …

A 33-year-old man was arrested for causing a serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking him in Incheon, South Korea, according to reports. The man who is the father of the child is suspected of injuring his son at their home. He admitted to shaking the baby …

Ten fire incidents were recorded by the Ghana National Fire Service on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. …

A nine-year-old girl was burnt with a hot-pressing iron by her aunt with whom she lived for two years at Ho New Housing, Ghana, reports said. “The victim was asked to sell soya kebab on the street every morning before going to school,” reports said. “She was subjected to various …

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are talking about peace at the moment. On Twitter, the President of Brazil deplores the position of his Ukrainian counterpart. The latter would have refused to meet him on the sidelines …

Three officers of the Ghana Immigration Service have sustained serious injuries in an attack on the Aflao border in the Volta Region, Ghana, according to reports. The officers, who were patrolling Beat 6 of the Aflao border, were accosted by as yet unidentified persons who threw stones at them for …

A 12-year-old boy has drowned as he went with two other boys to fetch water in the Volta Lake at Jaklai, a suburb of Yeji, Ghana, according to reports. “The boys after filling their items, proceeded to play in a canoe onshore and were chased away by some residents,” reports …

The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng on Sunday announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths, Reuters agency reported. South Africa reported its first cholera death in February, after the virus arrived in the country from Malawi. It was unclear how many …

A Frenchman arrested two years ago in the Central African Republic and accused of espionage was evacuated to Paris for health reasons, his sister announced this Sunday to AFP, the Central African justice stating that he will have to return to Bangui for his trial . Juan Rémy Quignolot, 57, …