Eight people were killed in cold blood after an attack on the village of Malgbangoun in northern Togo, according to reports. According to several residents, “armed men entered a compound and killed eight people in cold blood as the incident occurred on Friday night”. The owner of one house, who …
Read More »Tunisian lawyer jailed for two years
A well-known Tunisian lawyer and vocal critic of President Kais Saied has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting her country. The charges stem from comments Sonia Dahmani, the accused, made during a local radio interview earlier this year, where she referred to Tunisia as a racist country. …
Read More »Man jailed 20 years for defiling 14-year-old girl
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The convict pleaded guilty with explanation when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah …
Read More »Ghana: a baby abandoned in a manhole
A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned in a manhole in Tema Community One, Ghana, according to reports. The baby is currently receiving medical attention at the Tema General Hospital. According to Charles Amos, the Assemblyman for the Padmore Electoral Area, “he received a call from some residents about …
Read More »Lebanon: three journalists killed in Israeli strike
Three journalists were killed by an Israeli strike carried out at dawn at a guesthouse in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported. “Cameraman Ghassan Najjar and technician Mohamed Reda, who worked for the Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen, as well as a cameraman from the Hezbollah TV channel Al-Manar, were killed …
Read More »Morocco: new ministers join the government
King Mohammed VI received the head of government and members of the cabinet at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Wednesday October 23. They are : Mohamed Saad Berrada, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ahmed Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime …
Read More »Niger: death of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou
Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …
Read More »Algeria: thousands of Malian refugees expelled
Many Malian refugees have been brutally expelled into the desert, leaving children crying in distress in Algeria, according to some reports. The expelled Tuaregs, who had taken refuge in camps at Tin Zaouatine on the Algerian border, are now left to fend for themselves in the desert after fleeing terrorist …
Read More »A man dies during a success ritual
A native doctor and father of a 26-year-old man who died during a botched fortification have been arrested at Ugbaike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the deceased had secured a visa to travel abroad and returned to his village to share the news …
Read More »Man arrested for murder of gay partner
A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his partner as the incident occurred in the deceased residence, in Takoradi, Ghana, according to reports. “The two men had a relationship and met regularly in Accra,” according to the suspect. “They had agreed on a payment of thirty thousand …
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