A 19-year-old thief was sentenced on June 5, 2025 by the Wa Circut Court to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor in Ghana. In a statement, the police explained that in February 2025, the convict and a masked accomplice robbed a victim of a blue Honda motorcycle valued at GH¢20,000, …
Read More »Deadly Floods Devastate South Africa’s Eastern Cape
At least 49 people have died in devastating floods that swept through South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, with officials warning the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue. The severe weather hit early Tuesday, bringing torrential rain, strong winds, and even snowfall to some areas. The town …
Read More »Pope Leo receives the head of the United Nations
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV received UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with whom he discussed world peace and current international crises. The Pope expressed his support for the UN’s commitment to world peace, the Vatican said in a written statement. “Attention then turned to various ongoing processes and upcoming summits organized …
Read More »Ghana: 19-year-old Nigerian artiste beaten to death
A 19-year-old upcoming Nigerian artiste has been beaten to death in the Volta Region area of Ghana, according to reports. According to reports, a yet-to-be-identified Nigerian based in Ghana accused him of failing to remit funds related to a business venture they introduced him to. The male adult, who was …
Read More »South Africa: pilot and two passengers die in plane crash
The bodies of a pilot and two passengers have been found after a plane crashed in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, according to reports. The light aircraft disappeared from radar on Sunday shortly after taking off from Durban’s Virginia airport, at around 3 p.m. local time (1 …
Read More »Ghana: unknown assailant kills woman
An unknown assailant has murdered a female adult during a power outage at Abompekrom in the Obuasi West Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana, according to reports. Frederick Addo, the Assemblyman for Abompekrom Electoral Area, told Adom News that neighbours heard a scream for help coming from the deceased’s house. …
Read More »Ocean Conference: Africa calls for seabed restoration
The Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans opened on June 9 in the port of Nice, France and over 120 countries are represented at this UN event, co-chaired by France and Costa Rica. At a time when global warming is causing coastal erosion, the world’s oceans play a major …
Read More »Monkeypox: 5 new countries on the WHO list
The World Health Organization is maintaining its alert in the face of the mpox epidemic, considered to be a public health emergency of international concern. This disease, caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, has been reported since February in five African countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, South …
Read More »Congo, Chad, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia hit by US travel ban
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the …
Read More »Ghana: man lynched for stealing a cell phone
A young man in his twenties was reportedly lynched after being accused of stealing a cell phone in Agbozume-Adawukorfe, Ghana. According to reports, the incident occurred on Sunday night, and his lifeless body was discovered on Monday, June 2, lying under a mango tree in the area. The Agbozume Police …
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