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On Monday November 4, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of all minors currently on trial for taking part in protests against the cost of living. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and ends weeks of public outrage. A total of 76 protesters have been …

An individual has used an unusual method to cope with his current financial difficulties in the Abomey-Calavi, Benin. According to reports, this father, suffering from financial difficulties and aware that the economic context no longer encourages solidarity, decided to use a trick to solve his financial problem. He told a …

Michel Ocelot, director of the famous animated film Kirikou and the Witch, released in 1998, was in Lome for the Festival International Gbaka Animation (FIGA). Ocelot’s ambition at this event, which put the spotlight on animated cinema and attracted an enthusiastic audience, was to encourage young Togolese creators to pursue …

At least six people died after a volcano erupted several times at Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia, officials said. “six fatalities have confirmed,” Abdul Muhari, the spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, said. Rescue teams were still searching for potential victims trapped under the ruble of collapsed homes. The …

At least 14 people were killed and 34 injured when lightning struck a church in the Palabek refugee camp in the Lamwo district of northern Uganda. “The victims were attending a church service prior to the incident,” reports said. Worshippers were gathered to pray when a thunderstorm broke out, followed …

At least 10 people were killed and 63 injured by gunfire in Mozambique during protests following disputed election results, acccording to reports. Demonstrations erupted after Mozambique’s electoral commission declared the ruling party Frelimo the winner of the Oct. 9 election, extending its 49-year rule. Opposition groups and observers claimed the …

The deputy mayor of Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking North-West region, has been kidnapped and killed by armed men, according to reports. “The elected representative was abducted from her home at 5:30 pm on October 26, and her lifeless body was discovered bathed in blood in the morning,” reports …

A 60-year-old man lost his life after falling from the Lower Volta bridge on the ECOWAS highway at Sokpoe in the South Tongu district of Ghana. According to eyewitnesses, “the deceased alighted at Sokpoe from a commercial motorcycle, walked back to climb the bridge, and jumped into the river.” Eyewitnesses …

Suspected cult members killed eight people, including a three-year-old child, in a brutal attack in the Kagadi district, about 250 kilometers west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. According to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, “the attackers believed to be members of a new, unidentified cult targeted relatives and community …

A police bus driver has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a motorcyclist in Abeka in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Ghana. The incident reportedly happened when the police bus driver attempted to bypass traffic by driving in the opposite lane, resulting in a fatal collision …