A former Miss France, Sonia Rolland has been indicted in a corruption enquiry involving former Gabonese president Omar Bongo. The French portal, Le Parisien, reports that Sonia is being held over the case of the “ill-gotten gains” of the Gabonese presidency. Ms Rolland is a Rwandan-French actress and was Miss …

Europe is becoming a hub in the cocaine trade, according to an analysis by the European policing agency Europol, More cocaine is being shipped to Europe from South America and is also being transported onwards, Europol spokesperson Jan Op Gen Oorth told dpa in The Hague. Record quantities of drugs …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the former head of the …

A former head of South African intelligence agency has sued President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes that include “kidnapping” and bribing robbers who stole millions of dollars from one of his properties. Arthur Fraser accuses the president of concealing a theft incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr Ramaphosa’s property …

A US jury has found Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse. Jurors awarded Mr Depp – who denied abusing Ms Heard – $15m (£12m) in compensatory and punitive damages. Ms Heard, 36, won one of three …

The youth of Wa in the Upper West Region on Wednesday evening clashed with the police over the arrest of three persons who allegedly instigated the public flogging of two lovers whose sex tape leaked on social media. Eighteen of the rampaging youth were arrested after they besieged the Upper West Regional Police headquarters …

The head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church, Samuel Kanu has said a ransom of 100m naira ( $240,000, £193,000) was paid to secure his freedom and two other priests who were kidnapped with him. Dr Kanu was kidnapped on Sunday on a highway while returning from a church event in the south-eastern part …

The Attorney-General and the Ministry of Justice has told the Supreme Court that, “the quorum requirement as provided in Article 104(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana was satisfied” when the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) was passed. The AG also argued that, all minority members of Parliament were present in …

Only two out of the many sachet water producers in the Tamale Metropolis are registered and certified with the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) – a situation authorities say pose health risks to consumers. According to the GSA, most producers use filters and other machines that are not approved, hence, the …

News emerged late Wednesday evening that hundreds of young people had thronged a local Police station demanding the release of three persons arrested in connection with the flogging of two persons captured on a leaked sex tape. A Citi News reporter reported that the police contingent comprised about 200 men …