Ekeomah Atuonwu A popular Ghanaian social activist who spearheaded protests against President Nana Akufo-government Addo’s has been arrested after making comments on social media about staging a coup. This was disclosed by Ghanaian police. On Friday, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the leader of the pressure organization #FixTheCountry, which has championed protests in the West African country over […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Separatist rebels from Senegal’s southern Casamance region turned over seven Senegalese troops kidnapped three weeks ago on Monday, asking for nothing in exchange. The soldiers were transported across the border to a location near the Gambian settlement of Bajagar, where they were handed up to authorities from the Gambian administration and the ECOWAS regional […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On Monday, a cargo train collided with a truck at a railway crossing north of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, killing two persons. The train’s operators were killed in the accident, according to Donald Mwandila, the police chief for Zambia’s Central Province. The vehicle was driving from Lusaka and failed to halt at a railway crossing […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu France may pull out its troops from Mali, France’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-Yves Ledrian has said following a virtual conference with France’s European peers on Monday While fighting Islamist terrorists in Western Africa, the leaders debated their countries’ destiny. Increased tensions between the French and Malian governments prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to ask […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Centuries-old manuscripts and scrolls are being sold for a few hundred dollars on the internet, raising questions about the conditions of their acquisition. The country’s rich antiques are the newest casualties of Ethiopia’s year-long battle in Tigray. According to accounts, a torrent of historic Ethiopian artifacts have appeared for sale on platforms such as […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria’s deputy commissioner of police, suspended last year after being implicated in fraud in the United States, is now wanted by the Nigerian judiciary for his alleged role in international drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Monday that it had issued an arrest warrant for the commissioner, Abba Kyari. The deputy commissioner of police, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Nigerian parliament has declared a national emergency over ritual killings. Toby Okechukwu, a minority leader, blamed the vice on Nollywood films with ‘juju’ (magic) plots. All works with ritual killings as part of the plot have been ordered to be banned by the film licensing board. The move comes after the murder […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The government of Benin republic has confirmed that at least eight people have been killed in attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Benin, including army soldiers, park rangers and a French instructor. According to Benin government spokesman Wilfried Leandre Houngbedji, six persons were killed and a dozen others injured in an attack on a patrol of park […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Teachers in Zimbabwe have gone on strike just days after schools re-opened after a prolonged closure during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the capital, Harare, some schools were opened on Thursday but not all teachers were working according to the teachers’ unions. The government and unions are locked in a dispute over salaries. The government […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Somali capital was hit by a deadly suicide bombing on Thursday with records confirming that six people have died and at least 10 are injured. There is a widespread speculation that the presidential palace was the target since the blast happened at a restaurant that borders the clinic and security checkpoint leading to […]
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