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A 29-year-old man has hacked his mother to death at Wurumrumso, a farming community in the Asutifi South district of the Ahafo region, Ghana. “The suspect has bucthered his mother with machete,” according to reports. “The exact motive behind this horrifying act, remains a mystery, ” according to the eigth …

The imposing ancient Greek site of Cyrene in Libya, classified since 2016 by UNESCO as world heritage in danger, is at risk of collapse after the devastating floods which hit the east of the country, according to testimonies and an archaeologist. “It is a gigantic site and the largest Greek …

In Kenya, a proposed anti-gay bill sees people found to be gay sentenced to 50 years in prison for non-consensual sex. Dubbed the Family Protection Bill 2023, the draft law sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, is recommending a ban on homosexuality, same-sex unions and any LGBTQ activities …

A 27-year-old electrician has been found dead with his eyes missing at Kasoa new market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, Ghana. According to eyewitnesses, “the assailants carried out the gruesome a²²ct approximately 1000 meters away from where the victim’s lifeless body was later discovered.” After …

The state prosecutor in Gabon says Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption. The former president’s son, 31, was arrested shortly after last month’s coup. National TV showed images of him …

A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to three years imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Kanga, in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, Ghana. The victim was at her father’s fuel station with her sibling, the accused person went there and sent her to buy …

An Islamic teacher has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for attempting to sexually assault his 15-year-old pupil in Nigeria. The convict was handed down the sentence by Justice Rahman Oshodi following his guilty plea to the two amended charges of attempted sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will seek a fourth term in next year’s presidential election, according to an interview with Jeune Afrique. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr Kagame told said on Tuesday. Asked about what the West would think about his decision to run again, Mr Kagame said, “I’m …

The European Union has confirmed it’s temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia. A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary measure to safeguard EU funds. A UN investigation has identified widespread theft of aid …

12-year-old boy has been electrocuted behind his house in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. “The victim cry for help from the back of the house, drew the attention of his parents who rushed to the scene only to find their young son lifeless,” according to …