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A Sukhoi SU-25 aircraft of the Malian armed forces crashed on Tuesday in the airport area of Gao, in the north of the country, while providing support to the civilian populations of the region, the general staff of the army announced. Without giving any assessment, the general staff of the …

Thunder struck a 12-year-old boy, a pupil of Redeem M/A Basic School, during a heavy downpour in Nkwanta township in the southern Oti region of Ghana on Monday. The deceased, identified as Philip Ajoyi, was struck while in the company of others running for their lives during a communal clash. …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday sexual harassment had reached alarming levels at the country’s universities, with “sex for grades” also part of corrupt practices that are being investigated by authorities. In 2019, the BBC used an undercover reporter to expose sexual harassment at two universities in Nigeria and …

Australia on Tuesday listed fifteen new endangered species, including a small wallaby, vowing to prevent the total disappearance of animal and plant species. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government has announced a new ten-year plan to try to stem the extinction of 110 “priority species” and protect 20 “priority places” from …

A woman cut off her husband’s s3x after catching him in bed with another woman in the Cité Cicam neighborhood in the 5th arrondissement of Douala, the Cameroonian capital. According to several testimonies, the husband took advantage of his wife’s absence to have extramarital relations with another woman in their …

A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour, a 49-year-old man, died of a heart attack, local media reported. The victim’s father spoke about the tragedy and demanded justice. “I was not at home, that fateful day. Her mother while bathing Khadijah noticed blood dripping from her body, …

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least 12 people and stolen dozens of cattle in the northeastern state of Taraba, local authorities said. Residents said some of the attackers were disguised as security guards during the raid of the remote village of Mubizen. They pretended to be searching for fleeing …

Thirteen young women who were abducted by unknown people in Zambia have been rescued months after they disappeared, local media reported. The women between the ages of 17 and 28 were abducted by people demanding a ransom. Police had launched a manhunt which yielded nothing. But on Monday, one of …

There has been sparse media coverage in Senegal following a visit to Dakar by Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who is embarking on an African tour. The Ukrainian diplomat met Senegal’s Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall and they signed several bilateral co-operation deals. Mr Kuleba is on an apparent …

Youths in Nigerian Benue State mobbed to death two suspected witches to death for allegedly killing people by sorcery. They were reportedly dragged with a rope around the village and subsequently beaten to death. According to locals, who did not want to be mentioned, what sparked the accusation was the …