Society

Three African films and another partly produced by Namibia are in official competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, which runs from February 15 to 25, 2024. Africa is also taking part in this year’s Berlinale, with a total of 20 works by authors from the four corners of …

A 29-year-old man has been found dead in a cocoa farm near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of Ashanti, Ghana. “The circumstances surrounding his death is pointing to a possible case of suicide,” according to Adom News. “The deceased had lost GH¢1500 meant for safekeeping and that might …

A one year toddler has died after falling into a bucket of water at Oversees in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North region, Ghana. “The victim died while playing with a bucket of water,” according to reports. “The water in the bucket was initially meant for the …

A 21-year-old father has been arrested for the death of his three-weeks old baby at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central, Ghana. “The suspect has killed the baby for suspected money rituals,” according to him. “The unfortunate incident occurred when he came to visit the baby …

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby in RSS River, Sagamu, Nigeria. “A man was around the river rescued the baby after her mother threw her into the water,” according to reports. “The baby has been rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, …

A Pennsylvania man was stabbed to death by his neighbor for snoring loudly in Upper Moreland Township in Australia. “The victim went over to the suspect’s home that night and stepped onto his porch to detach a screen from one of the windows,” according to reports. The duo had gotten …

A cholera epidemic has killed 412 people according to the latest count from the Zambia Institute of Public Health. This situation, which began last October, led the authorities to order schools across the country to remain closed after the end-of-year vacations. A large soccer stadium in the capital has been …

Two people have been confirmed dead after a fire swept through a household in the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region, Ghana. Several properties, running into thousands of Ghana Cedis, were also destroyed. The Sunyani Municipal Fire Public Relations Officer, ADO1 Isaac Opoku said, “the bodies of the two …

A driver crushed a teacher to death as he drove from Ibadan to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, Nigeria. “After the accident the driver of the car fled the scene, as angry residents razed down the car he drove,” according to reports. “The deceased had gone to the market …

An explosion shook more than a dozen buildings, killing 2 and injuring 77 in one of Nigeria’s largest cities, according to reports. Rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in search of people who may have been trapped. The provisional death toll stands at two, with a further 77 …