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A togolese national has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal mining activities at Akyem Mouso in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. This verdict follows his arrest during a crackdown on illegal mining, a growing issue in Ghana’s fight …

King Mohammed VI received the head of government and members of the cabinet at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Wednesday October 23. They are : Mohamed Saad Berrada, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ahmed Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime …

Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …

Many Malian refugees have been brutally expelled into the desert, leaving children crying in distress in Algeria, according to some reports. The expelled Tuaregs, who had taken refuge in camps at Tin Zaouatine on the Algerian border, are now left to fend for themselves in the desert after fleeing terrorist …

A native doctor and father of a 26-year-old man who died during a botched fortification have been arrested at Ugbaike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the deceased had secured a visa to travel abroad and returned to his village to share the news …

A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his partner as the incident occurred in the deceased residence, in Takoradi, Ghana, according to reports. “The two men had a relationship and met regularly in Accra,” according to the suspect. “They had agreed on a payment of thirty thousand …

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a case of possession of human parts, particularly tongues, in Lagos, Nigeria. The operatives from the Rapid Response Squad intercepted the suspects who are 30 and 32 years, respectively were arrested during a routine stop-and-search operation on the Otedola Bridge. The Police …

Eleven (11) people including 2 minors have been killed after a truck overturned and exploded in Kigaogwa Town, Uganda, according to reports. The bodies of victims of a fuel truck explosion near Uganda’s capital Kampala were retrieved as Investigators collected evidence at the scene in Kigogwa Town. “It was a …

A military air strike on a mosque killed 31 peple in Sudan’s central city of Wad Madani, according to reports. The attack took place on Sunday evening, after prayers, in the city, which is the capital of Al-Jazira state, located just south of Khartoum. The Wad Madani Resistance Committee, one …

In the first round, the Cameroonian managed to knock out renowned Brazilian fighter Renan Ferreira in just three minutes, then made a triumphant return to MMA last Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “My opponent was superior. He managed to impose the game where I couldn’t defend takedowns, which led to …