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A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at a fertility centre in the capital, Kampala. Ms Namukwaya, who is is one of the oldest women to give …

A 30-year-old Mobile Money vendor has committed suicide over a GH₵15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was defrauded of the amount which his employer was demanding refund,” according to Adom News. “The employer engaged the deceassed on the …

The bosses of the main social networks, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will be heard at the end of January in the US Senate on their efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation on their platforms, elected officials announced on Wednesday. This hearing, scheduled for January 31, is the …

A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, according to reports. “The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district,” …

Nepal has recognized the marriage of a first LGBT+ couple in the country, the Nepalese authorities announced this Thursday, November 30. The newlyweds, now officially united, congratulate each other on a victory “for all”. Maya Gurung, a 41-year-old transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, a 27-year-old man, who were married in …

Four Moroccan migrants died off Spain’s southern coast of Cadiz with four others being taken to hospital for severe hypothermia. The bodies of the four who apparently drowned were found on Wednesday near their boat that had been carrying 32 other migrants. Twenty-seven of the occupants were reportedly forced to …

Nigerian music star Rema announced he has cancelled all his shows in December to focus on his health. In an Instagram post, the Afrobeats star said he had neglected his health due to constant tours. The star, who had shows lined up across Nigeria and in South Africa later this …

A four-year-old boy has drowned in a canal on his way back from church at Awori Street, Dopemu, Agege in Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was swept away by the flood that accompanied the heavy rain,” according to reports. “The deceased followed a neighbour to church as he was unable …

A Senegalese navy patrol boat has announced the seizure of nearly 3 tonnes of pure cocaine from a vessel it intercepted 150 km (93.21 miles) off the coast on Tuesday, the navy said in statement. It said the boat and its cargo had been escorted to the Admiral Faye Gassama …

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 …