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Former Lyon mayor Gérard Collomb, ex-Interior Minister in the first Macron government, passed away peacefully among his family after suffering from stomach cancer in Lyon, France, according to reports. Gérard Collomb had been an early supporter of Emmanuel Macron before his arrival at the Élysée. His health had deteriorated considerably …

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed two ministers and the state governor of Warrap state in the north. Mr Kiir dismissed the presidential affairs minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, as well as the minister of trade, Kuol Athian, in a decree read on state TV on Monday night. He also …

At least 120 people have died in the floods which are submerging many regions of Kenya, a government official announced on Tuesday, while a previous toll showed 76 victims. “More than 89,000 families have been displaced and are taking refuge in 112 camps,” Raymond Omollo, a senior official at the …

A man has been taken into custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Assin Nsuta, in the Assin South district of Ghana’s Central Region. “The deceased, a 22-year-old hairdressing apprentice died under mysterious circumstances in her boyfriend’s room at Assin Nsuta,” according to reports. “The deceased bled profusely and died …

At least 40 civilians were killed by armed Islamists in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, causing dismay at the United Nations. The UN said a large number of fighters, from a group known as JNIM, had attacked a military base, homes and camps for displaced people in the city of …

A 9-year-old boy has been electrocuted at Jei-Krodua in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The boy was playing with his friends when he came into contact with a faulty electricity pole,” according to reports. The boy was rushed to the Korle-bu Teaching …

A man was shot dead by an unknown assailant in Odomi, in the Nkwanta South municipality, in Ghana’s Oti region. “The deceased has gone to attend to nature’s call, a few meters from his home at Odomi, when the attackers ambushed and opened fire on him,” reports said. This adds …

South Africa has recorded a fall in the number of people living with HIV, according to a new survey released on Monday. The study, conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council, found that 12.7% of the country’s population are infected with the virus that leads to Aids. The number was …

Russian authorities on Sunday included Andy Stone, the spokesperson for the American social media giant Meta, parent company of Facebook and Whatsapp, in the list of people wanted, even though the company is classified as “extremist” in the country. Andy Stone’s name now appears in the Russian Interior Ministry’s database …

A 27-year-old illegal miner has been arrested for attempting to kill his friend for GH₵80,000, in Ayanfuri in Ghana’s Central Region. “The suspect asked the victim to accompany him to visit his sister only to be sent to a secret place where he was nearly killed,” according to the victim. …