The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has expressed concern about the current state of affairs in Togo. Protests against the regime of Faure Gnassingbé that involved a violent police response and saw at least 7 people die shook the country from 26 to 28 June. After refraining …
Read More »Over 57,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s genocidal war
At least 57,012 Palestinians have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, the Ministry of Health said. “142 people killed and 487 wounded were transported to hospitals in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza …
Read More »Shop owner stabbed to death with scissors
A 33-year-old Ghanaian man has been stabbed to death at Mile 11 in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Monday, June 30, during a heated argument between the victim and his Nigerian co-tenant. According to reports, during the confrontation, …
Read More »Libya: army nabs Ghanaian for human trafficking
A Ghanaian national involved in human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been arrested in Libya, the elite Libyan 4444 Combat Brigade has confirmed. The suspect was apprehended during a Sunday evening military operation in Libya. Authorities revealed that the suspect had transformed a large compound, originally meant to accommodate migrant …
Read More »Israeli air strike on a popular café in Gaza City
Three Israeli air strikes in Gaza City have killed 39 people and wounded dozens more, health officials said on Monday. One of the strikes hit Al-Baqa Café, a beachside spot in central Gaza where journalists often gathered, killing at least 30 people, according to Fares Awad, head of the Health …
Read More »Thailand: Prime Minister suspended following audio leak
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, following the leak of an audio recording relating to the border dispute with Cambodia. The court accepted the charges against Paetongtarn for her phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen and suspended her from her duties as prime minister, reports …
Read More »Mother arrested for attempting to poison her child
A 24-year-old breastfeeding mother has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her child following her boyfriend’s infidelity in the Awutu Senya East municipality in Central Ghana. According to Adom News, the woman and her boyfriend live in Teshie, but he has abandoned her to join another woman in Kasoa. …
Read More »Sudan: 50 dead after the collapse of a gold mine
At least 50 people died when a gold mine collapsed in the Howaid desert in Nile State, Northeastern Sudan. The mine collapsed on Saturday June 28 in the Howaid desert in Nile State, reports said. According to witnesses, large quantities of sand and rock collapsed on miners working on a …
Read More »38 dead and 28 injured after two buses collide
At least 38 people were killed and 28 injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a minibus and burst into flames in the Kilimanjaro region of northern Tanzania. The accident occurred, when a tire on the passenger bus burst, causing the vehicle to veer into the opposite lane before …
Read More »Togo: 7 people killed during recent anti-government protests
At least seven people have been killed and many more injured during recent anti-government protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé. The protests were over recent constitutional reforms that could cement President Faure Gnassingbé’s long hold on power. Videos emerged showing apparent abuses by security forces. According to reports, police fired tear …
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