AFRICA

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé has assaulted his chief of staff in public right after a meeting. It’s yet to be known what triggered the strenuous altercation. Adepanews.com got hold of the information after a video was sighted from a source. Alpha Condé who was elected 2010, have been …

A Jamaican national who was falsely imprisoned for more than nine years in The Bahamas is in a legal battle with the government, asking to be awarded $27 million in damages. Matthew Sewell was first detained at the age of 18 in 2006 after he was accused of raping a …

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo- Addo, says West African leaders hope to see a civilian- led government installed in Mali within days. He spoke after talks between regional leaders and the military junta that seized power in Mali last month. Mr Akufo- Addo said the regional bloc, Ecowas, would lift sanctions …

A Nigerian motorcyclist has become the toast of netizens after his rare demonstration of honesty filtered the four corners of social media. The unnamed man reportedly returned a missing N700,000 (almost ₵10,500 ) to a businesswoman in Oghara, Delta State. According to FocusNaija, the passenger had boarded the motorcycle to …

A three-year-old boy died after being mauled by a pitbull at a residence in Glenwood, Pietermaritzburg. According to Netcare911 paramedics, they responded to reports of a dog bite on Monday afternoon. “Reports from [the] scene indicate that a [three-year-old] male had sustained serious injuries after being mauled by a pitbull,” …

The former president of Mali, Moussa Traoré, has died at home in the capital, Bamako. He was 83. Mr Traoré took power in a coup in 1968 and remained president until he was ousted by the military in 1991. He has played the role of elder statesman in recent years, …

Police in Malawi has arrested two former Information officials for allegedly stealing computers and generators that were meant for a state-owned news agency.   The arrests are the latest since President Lazarus Chakwera came to power promising to eradicate corruption that flourished under former President Peter Mutharika. The arrest Monday of minister …

A South African woman has taken to twitter to narrate how her love burnt her baby alive over an argument they had. According to her, her lover locked ber and her little daughter in the room, poured petrol and ignited fire leaving them to burn to death. She narrated that …

Authorities are on the scene at a mining incident in Mokopane, Limpopo. Details are sketchy, but according to the family of a miner who lost his life on Monday, the event happened about 5pm at a platinum mine. Phillip Mankge, National Union of Mineworkers East regional secretary, said the union was not …

Ethiopian authorities on Thursday warned of a possible “terror attack” in the capital Addis Abba. The warning came as nearly 110 million citizens across the country began celebrations on the eve of Ethiopia’s New Year. Addis Ababa Police Commission said security agents have found pre-incident indicators of a terror attack …