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Nicholas Mbir, a Ghanaian resident of Dubai, made headlines after marrying three women on the same day—Saturday, April 26, 2025—in the Effutu Municipal District, located in Ghana’s Central Region. The three brides, Angelina Prah, Grace Agyarko, and Esther Abass, were each engaged in separate ceremonies before a joint wedding celebration. According to those close to […]
Significant service interruptions are scheduled across several transport lines in the Île-de-France region over the weekend of May 3 and 4, 2025, due to modernization and maintenance works. Commuters are advised to plan ahead. Metro RER Transilien Travel recommendations Passengers are encouraged to check the official websites of RATP and Transilien SNCF for up-to-date information […]
On April 29, 2025, thousands of medical students, interns, and young practitioners took to the streets of Paris and several other cities across France to protest a proposed law aimed at regulating where doctors can set up their practices. The movement, backed by the main unions in the profession, denounces what they see as a […]
Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture, Mac-Albert Hengari, was arrested on Sunday April 27, 2025 for rape of a minor, a crime which is believed to date back to 2019. His arrest followed a complaint lodged in November 2024. On Tuesday, the Namibian presidency issued a statement announcing the dismissal of Mac-Albert Hengari, retroactive to April 23, […]
Francis Ngannou, former UFC heavyweight champion, has been involved in a tragic motorcycle accident that occurred earlier this month in the Omnisports neighborhood of Yaoundé, Cameroon. The accident claimed the life of Ntsama Brigitte Manuella, a 17-year-old girl. The incident took place while Ngannou, 38, was riding a motorcycle and allegedly collided with the young […]
An employee at Access Bank in Lagos was caught in the act of illegally recording footage inside the women’s restroom of the company’s premises. More than 400 videos—allegedly showing nude or partially dressed colleagues—were recovered from his devices, with some reportedly shared on platforms such as OnlyFans. The suspect, Stephen Ifeanyichukwu Ejezie, a former quality […]
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth remains one of the most reliable indicators of a country’s economic health. In Africa, where structural, social, and political challenges are still numerous, strong and sustained GDP growth is seen as a crucial driver of development, prosperity, and improved living conditions. According to the latest Africa’s Pulse report published by […]
As part of efforts to curb the supply of fuel to terrorist groups, the governor of Niamey announced on Monday, April 28, 2025, that all gas stations must be equipped with surveillance cameras within one month. Addressing more than fifty station operators, and accompanied by the five deputy administrators of the city’s districts, the governor […]
In Ivory Coast, tragedy struck the educational community of Songon on Monday, April 28, 2025, when a senior-year student (Terminale A2) at Lycée Moderne tragically lost his life on school grounds. According to eyewitness accounts, the young boy had ingested a substance suspected to be a drug shortly before collapsing. The incident occurred during the […]
A TikTok content creator known as “Disturbing” has died after suffering an epileptic seizure while live streaming from his home in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday and quickly went viral, with footage capturing the artist’s final moments as he appeared visibly distressed before collapsing. Disturbing, who was also a cobbler […]
On Monday, April 28, late in the morning, a major power outage struck Spain and Portugal, the French high-voltage grid operator RTE announced, noting that the cause of the incident “remains to be determined.” It was an exceptionally large-scale blackout. Numerous traffic lights went out, forcing drivers to slow down, while metros and trains came […]
In the United States, a private boat collided with a ferry on Sunday evening in the state of Florida, resulting in one fatality and twelve injuries. Clearwater police confirmed that one person aboard the ferry, which was carrying over 40 passengers at the time of the accident, lost their life. “All the injured were aboard […]
The public prosecutor at the Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorist Offenses (Criet) has requested a two-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of one million CFA francs against Beninese TikToker Florent Mahougnon, also known as “El Professor.” The final verdict is expected on July 3, 2025. Released on bail nearly a month […]
At least twelve people have been taken hostage by pirates who attacked a boat off the coast of Nigeria, according to the newspaper Leadership. Nigerian police spokesperson Irene Ugbo reported that the Heavenly Grace was attacked off the port of Calabar in Cross River State. The passengers had boarded in Calabar en route to Oron, […]
At least eight people were killed and six others injured when an SUV drove into a crowd during a Philippine community festival in Vancouver, Canada, Global News reported, citing sources. According to initial information, a child is believed to be among the victims. Authorities have yet to officially confirm the death toll. Canadian Prime Minister […]
Before his death, Pope Francis made the decision to bequeath almost all of his personal savings to a juvenile detention center in Rome, according to sources close to the Vatican. The facility, located in the Casal del Marmo district, had long been close to the pontiff’s heart. It was there that, just days after his […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte visited St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025, to pay their respects before the remains of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88. On the eve of the funeral scheduled for Saturday, April 26, the presidential couple joined numerous faithful in […]
Cynderila Patrick, a Nigerian graduate of Youngstown State University (YSU) in Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump following the revocation of her student visa. Patrick’s lawyer, Rhys Cartwright-Jones, filed the complaint against the Trump administration on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, arguing that the revocation of his client’s student visa poses a […]
The trial of the former Departmental Director of Living Environment for the Atlantique region and a businesswoman, both implicated in a public procurement scandal in Benin, resumed this Tuesday, April 22, 2025, before the Court for the Repression of Economic Offenses and Terrorism (CRIET). Charged with abuse of office, the former administrative official is accused […]
The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, officially inaugurated a new electrical substation in Bissau on Friday, built as part of the energy project led by the Organization for the Development of the Gambia River Basin. Thanks to this new infrastructure, combined with the energy generated by two existing dams, more than half of Guinea-Bissau’s […]
