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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 …

American billionaire Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, which is in charge of the Starlink satellite Internet access system, has confirmed that Kyiv can no longer use this network for the control of combat drones. Already icy, relations between Elon Musk and the Ukrainian government are likely to strain a little …

Students at Dabokpa Technical and Vocational Institute in Tamale have innovated by creating their own version of the “Yellow Yellow” Tricycle in Ghana. From design to finished product, they assembled their own working three-wheeled vehicles piece by piece. The manufactured tricycles were posted on the Facebook page of Ibrahim Mustapha …