Military leaders in Niger have demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly last month. The army officers who seized power in a coup in July did not have a representative …
Read More »Air France postpones resumption of its flights to Mali
Air France announced the postponement until further notice of the resumption of its flights to Mali, after the government of this country declared on Wednesday that it had not yet given authorization for their restart. Air France said on Tuesday it would resume flights to and from Mali’s capital Bamako …
Read More »Teen arrested for accusing a woman of losing his manhood
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a teenager for issuing a false alarm about his missing manhood in Asaba, Nigeria. “The 18-year-old suspect raised a false alarm that an old woman inside a tricycle touched him and his manhood (penis) disappeared,” according to reports. “Over 100 misguided touts gathered …
Read More »Suspected gumen shoot dead a mechanic
Gunmen shot dead an auto technician as he chatted with a woman in his car in Diobu Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The mechanic and his female company were still in the vehicle, about three gunmen arrived at the scene, shot him in the head and fled,” …
Read More »Two brothers arrested for killing their uncle
Two children of the same parents have been brought before a Kwara State Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of their uncle in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The two suspects conspired to attack their 54-year-old uncle who attempted to mediate in a misunderstanding between them and …
Read More »Boy arrested for killing grandmother
A 15-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his grandmother in Gbonasua, in the Jaman South municipality of Ghana’s Bono region. “The teenager hit the 70-year-old woman on the head with a club,” accoording to reports. “The boy single-handedly dragged the lifeless body of the grandmother into a backyard …
Read More »TotalEnergies sued in Mozambique for terrorist attack
Three survivors and four relatives of the victims of a terrorist attack in Mozambique have sued the French multinational oil company TotalEnergies. The survivors and relatives, who are British and South African, are accusing Total of involuntary manslaughter and negligence for failing to protect its subcontractors. Dozens of people including …
Read More »Cameroon media regulator lifts ban on channel promoting homosexuality
Cameroon’s media regulator has lifted its suspension on the TV channel Canal+ Elles, which it sanctioned in September for broadcasting “programmes conveying obscene practices with a homosexual tendency”. The National Communication Council said the channel – a subsidiary of the French media group Canal + International – was allowed to …
Read More »Ghana: a nurse found dead at Walewale
Unknown assailants have killed a nurse after a heated confrontation in the West Mamprusi Municipality in Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased has been beaten to pulp and dumped near the Walewale cemetery,” according to reports. “The deceased was found lying motionless around 7 pm,” an eyewitness said. His body …
Read More »Gabon: woman wanted for counterfeiting banknotes
A woman is actively sought in and around Libreville for complicity in the manufacture of counterfeit money, following the arrest of a Gabonese gravedigger and an Equato-Guinean. The facts date back to September 2023, when the Gabonese authorities caught a network of counterfeiters operating in the region. The new BEAC …
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