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A lifeless male body has been discovered floating on the Volta Lake at Asutuare in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra region, Ghana. “The man went fishing on the lake or went to work on his tilapia farm and got drowned due to the heavy spillage of the Akosombo …

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday called on Hamas to release all Israeli “civilian hostages”, while declaring himself “very concerned” about Israeli bombings against “Palestinian civilians” in the Gaza strip. “Innocent civilians and children are paying the price,” he warned from Manila, at the …

A pastor and three other people were arrested in possession of a human skull in the Saje district of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Nigeria. “The suspects claimed they had intended to use the skull for rituals,” according to reports. “The arrest was made following a tip-off from members …

At least four children have died in Burundi after a church collapsed during a storm, state media reported. According to state media, 15 others were injured in the incident early on Sunday. The south of the country – where the church is located – had been hit by strong winds …

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to mutually abolish visa requirements to allow visa-free travel between each country, local media reported. The agreement is aimed at easing the movement of people and strengthening trade between the two countries. The agreement follows recent talks between the two countries’ …

Two South Africans have been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has announced. Dirco announced the news on Friday, but did not reveal the identity of those who had died. “The Department of International Relations and Cooperation can …

Al-Qaeda’s West African branch has announced the death of a Malian hostage in its custody, naming him as Idriss Sanogo, and saying he died of an unspecified illness. The Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group extended its condolences to the man’s family. JNIM also laid the blame on the Malian …

A security guard has been remanded in custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend at the University of Lagos in Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect and the deceased had a disagreement on the pregnancy which he instructed her to abort,” according to reports. The deceased decided to walk out on …

Seven people were killed and several others injured overnight from Thursday to Friday in Bavaria, Germany, during the accident of a minibus suspected of transporting migrants and which wanted to flee a road check, according to local police. The minibus, a Mercedes Vito carrying more than 20 people and registered …

Eight armed robbers attacked the SP gas filling station and made away with an unspecified amount of cash at Trom in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region, Ghana. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. According to reports, “the armed men subjected the pump …