Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, deposed and remanded in custody, has made an official request for asylum in Mexico, which is consulting the Peruvian government, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Thursday. Prosecuted for “rebellion” and “conspiracy”, Pedro Castillo transmitted his request to the Mexican embassy in Lima on the …
Read More »Equatorial Guinea: President Obiang begins sixth term
The world’s longest-serving president, Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has just begun his controversial new sixth term. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is 80, took the presidential oath before inspecting a military parade. He declared he was – and always would be – the leader of all Equatorial Guineans. On …
Read More »Nigeria denies mass abortion program for Boko Haram victims
Nigerian authorities have denied allegations implicating the country’s military in a secret and illicit multi-year program to terminate the pregnancies of women abducted by jihadists. According to data collected by Reuters journalists, “at least 10,000 former Boko Haram hostages have undergone forced abortions after being rescued by the Nigerian military.” …
Read More »Nigerian MPs push to scrap cash withdrawal limits
Nigerian lawmakers have summoned the country’s central bank governor over the implementation of a recently introduced policy that restricts cash withdrawals. The policy seeks to promote cashless transactions in Africa’s biggest economy after it launched new banknotes. Last week the bank limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals at 100,000 naira ($225) …
Read More »US Congress passes law protecting same-sex marriage
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law protecting same-sex marriage across the United States, over fears of a backtracking by the Supreme Court on the matter. The text, which was approved by the Senate last week, must now be signed into law by President Biden. He pledged …
Read More »Farmers arrested for eating suspected human meat
Three farmers from the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region were arrested by the Sawla police for eating suspected human meat in Ghana. They were reported to have cooked the meat they thought was that of a chimpanzee, which was burnt by bush fires on their farm. The farmers then …
Read More »Nigeria: gunmen stole four babies in Anambra hospital
Gunmen raided a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria, stealing four newborn babies, local media reported. No one was injured, and no one was killed in the attack, reports said. The motive for the invasion of the hospital is not known to anyone. Some people …
Read More »Ghana: assailants killed security guard in gas station
A security guard was gunned down by unidentified assailants at the Mobik Energy Fuel Filling Station along the Tarkwa-Banso road in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The deceased was on his normal patrol duties when the suspects, dressed in jackets with hoods and caps stormed the premises and shot him to …
Read More »Man arrested for shooting motor rider in Ghana
A 27-year-old young man was arrested by the police at Sehwi, a farming community in the Akontombra district, for shooting a motorbike rider he boarded to transport him to the Bodi district, Ghana. The suspect allegedly diverted his route through a remote area explaining that he was receiving the prize …
Read More »Volodymyr Zelensky named personality of the year 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky succeeds billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, boss of SpaceX and Tesla, as Time magazine’s 2022 personality of the year. He succeeds Greta Thunberg, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris or even Elon Musk. By crowning the Ukrainian president, the US magazine also paid tribute to the “spirit of …
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