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The remains of five government workers who were kidnapped in Cameroon’s restive South-West region in 2021 have been exhumed in a remote village, after a former separatist fighter who recently surrendered to authorities revealed that they had been killed and buried. He then led security forces to the burial site …

The Ghana Immigration Service announced the suspension of 27 employees, for allegedly committing several offences including running fake recruitment drives and visa fraud, local media reported. The employees – three senior officers and 24 junior officers have been asked to stop work temporarily to pave the way for further investigations. …

Five Ugandan marine officers on a mission to recover bodies from last week’s accident in Lake Victoria were rescued on Sunday after their rescue boat capsized, police have said. At least 20 people died in the accident last Tuesday involving an overloaded boat believed to have been carrying 34 people. …

The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that six white Mississippi state police officers finally admitted to torturing two African Americans for two hours with a dildo, tasers and a sword, going so far as to shoot them in the mouth of one of the victims. “This case is …

An opposition supporter in Zimbabwe has been killed while travelling to an election rally, according to the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), local media reported. The death comes during an increasingly contentious and violent campaign period. CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said Tinashe Chitsunge was among a group of …

Former US President Donald Trump denounced an “unprecedented instrumentalization of justice”, before his appearance Thursday in court in Washington. The Republican will be notified of the charges against him after his third indictment for trying to reverse the results of the 2020 election. On his Truth Social network, the billionaire …

An African-American got married to ten different women on the same day and the video continues to arouse curiosity among Internet users. In the item, the groom is seen posing for photos with the ten brides after the ceremony. He knelt down and one of his wives sat on his …

More than 100,000 unaware individuals in Ghana are carrying HIV virus, according to a statement from the Ghana Aids Commission. Shockingly, these carriers are completely unaware of their status, contributing to the inadvertent spread of the disease. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the Commission, disclosed this alarming information …

South African former President Jacob Zuma has returned from Russia where he has been receiving medical treatment. “The check-up and observations went well,” his foundation said in a statement. His trip came after he lost a case last month at the Constitutional Court, where he had tried to overturn a …

Meta Group began blocking Canadians’ access to media content on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday (August 1) in response to a new law forcing digital giants to pay publishers. Links and content posted by Canadian and foreign media “will no longer be visible to people in Canada,” Meta said, stressing …