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Women and children have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to the authorities after years of being held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria. The 350 hostages were being held in the Sambisa forest, a hideout of the extremist group that launched an insurgency in …

Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui has been found dead after going missing on Everest, local media reported. Mr Kirui, 40, and his Nepali guide Nawang Sherpa, 44, disappeared on Wednesday while attempting to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen, reports said. The guide is yet to be found by the search …

Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra resigned, following the confirmation of Mahamat Idriss Deby’s victory by the constitutional council. “In accordance with the constitution, I have today presented… my resignation and that of the transitional government, which has become irrelevant with the end of the presidential election of May 6,” Masra …

Ivorian influencer Emma Lohoues has been named one of the 100 most influential personalities in Africa by The Business Executive Ghana. She will receive her award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday May 30 in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The Empire 17 company boss will now be cited …

A 50-year-old taxi driver has been found dead on a public toilet at Assin Juaso, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This follows the disappearance of the victim popularly called One Day. “Residents in a state of shock, suspect he was murdered,” accoording to Adom News. …

This Wednesday, May 22, several European states announced that they wanted to recognize the existence of a Palestinian state as of Tuesday, May 28. Initially, it was Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre who made the announcement, before being joined by the Irish and Spanish Prime Ministers, Simon Harris and …

A mother and her two daughters were found brutally murdered in their apartment at Kasoa in the Central region, Ghana. “The middle age woman and her daughters, were found with multiple stab wounds, leaving the community in shock and mourning”, according to reports. The tragic event did not spare two …

France’s sports minister has called for the “the strongest sanctions” to be taken against Mohamed Camara and Monaco after the midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. All Ligue 1 clubs wore the campaign logo on their kits at the weekend, while the competition’s emblem displayed rainbow colours as …

On Tuesday May 21, 2024, Prime Minister of Togo Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbé presented her resignation and that of her entire government to the President of the Republic, Faure Gnassingbé, who accepted it. This decision, in line with republican custom, marks a significant turning point in Togo’s political life. The President …

More than 1,000 patients have died in Mozambique as health workers went on strike, local media reported. “The patients died because of lack of care,” the BBC quotes a union leader Anselmo Muchave, as saying. The strike by 50,000 union members began three weeks ago after negotiations over working conditions …