Africa

30-year-old suspected thief, Nana Kwadwo Duah, was beaten to death in front of his mother in Takoradi, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. According to local news platforms, eyewitnesses said the suspect was beaten by their…

Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, has been sentenced to life imprisonment over the 1987 assassination of foremost revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Compaore, who lived in exile in Ivory Coast after being toppled by public…

Suellen Tennyson, an 83-year-old American nun, was abducted in northern Burkina Faso by unidentified gunmen, according to the bishop of the local diocese on Tuesday. The kidnapping was the country's latest targeting Westerners. The…

The Government of Kenya has stated that it will pay subsidy arrears to petrol retailers this week to avert fuel shortages. According to the principal secretary in the petroleum and mining industry, Andrew Kamau, the government owes the…

36-year-old South African woman, identified as Andile Aalivirah, has been arrested by the police after the body of a missing 16-year-old boy, Neo Mahlangu, was found buried in her backyard three weeks after she reported him missing. Neo…

The senior pastor of Evangelical Church in Tana River County, Kenya, has demolished his church in anger after he caught his wife kissing the assistant pastor after a prayer vigil in the church. According to Nairobi News, a member of the…

28-year-old Kenyan man identified as Sebastian Kamande has been arrested for poisoning his wife, Rahab Gathoni and her friend Abigael Gathoni, before fleeing their home on Tuesday, March 29. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has stated that the outstanding support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is enough to consider welcoming the country as a member of the bank. The bank via a statement…

45-year-old Harrison Mutisya, has been arrested by detectives for allegedly killing his wife by hacking her into pieces with a machete over suspicion of infidelity in Kenya. Mutisya, was said to have killed his wife, Ms Faith Mueni, 35,…

One-third of the world's population has yet to get a single dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine, including an astounding 83 percent of Africans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "This is not acceptable to me, and it should…

Mohammed Bazoum, Niger Republic President has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the $1.96 billion Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway project. The commendation was made by the Nigerien leader after a closed-door bilateral talks…

Niger Republic president, Mohammed Bazoum has stated that African countries battling terrorism need to come up with new strategies for dealing with the challenges. This was stated on Thursday by Bazoum while speaking with state house…

For attempting to rape his mother, a 36-year-old man has been apprehended and arraigned in a Kisumu court in Kenya, The occurrence took place at Karao village, Kombewa division Seme Sub-county within Kisumu county. Caleb Okuom who is…

A Kenyan couple, Phyllis Njeri and Jockson Ngui, has been arrested by the detectives for the brutal murder of a 3-year-old boy, David Ndung'u. Phyllis Njeri, who allegedly tortured the boy to death, was arrested at her hideout in IIIasit…

Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday announced the re-opening of land and sea borders as the country eased most of its COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, Akufo-Addo announced this in a statewide address. The decision was made…

40-year-old Judith Anyago was attacked by her husband with a machete for denying him conjugal rights at Misaro village in Siaya county, Kenya. Judith, who is nursing injuries at the Busia County Referral Hospital, said that she was…

The leader of an anti-migrant protest movement in South Africa, Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini has been arrested by the police. According to the police, the 30-year-old Lux Dlamini was arrested on Thursday. Lux Dlamini was taken to…

A West African Court has ordered the suspension of some punitive sanctions imposed on Mali by the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union with the French acronym UEMOA, ahead of the ECOWAS Extraordinary summit…

Some commercial sex workers in Accra region of Ghana have announced an increase in their charges which they blamed on economic hardship. According to JoyNews, the sex workers revealed that the increment in fuel prices coupled with…

A 40-year-old Nigerian woman, Omotese Ebor, has been arrested by the South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) for allegedly swindling unnamed woman of almost R2 million (N53m) in online “romance scam”. It is…

A Kenyan serial fraudster who has been swindling Kenya citizens and foreigners by posing as a government procurement officer, has been captured by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The fraudster named Mr…

Drama, shock and disbelief as 38 physically challenged street beggars ran for their dear lives before they were arrested by the police during a mop-up exercise in Thika town, Kenya. The police had raided the town on Saturday and arrested…

Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, has passed away after suffering an undisclosed illness. Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, who was arrested over corruption allegations last year, died on Monday, March 21, according to one of…

The World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, said  More than 80 million doses of polio vaccines will be administered to more than 23 million children under 5 years in the four-round vaccination drive in five southern African countries…

Commercial sex workers in Tana River County, Kenya, have elected to digitize their business by forming WhatsApp groups to sustain their trade. According to Nairobi News, the sex workers said they are yet to recover from the effects of…