Africa Archive

Since Tuesday, the nation has been mourning the death of Captain Maxwell Mahama of the Ghana Armed Forces who was callously lynched by a group of persons at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central region. I first read the story of the young

Some Ghanaians have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in

The District Chief Executive for Denkyira-Boase in the Central region Daniel Appianim has been relieved of his post. It is unclear the reason for his dismissal, but Starr News sources say it is linked to his comments following the killing of

Rescue workers are searching for the body of a Catholic bishop in a river in Cameroon after he went missding two days ago. The death of the Bishop of Bafia, Jean Marie Benoit Balla, has been confirmed by the Archbishop of

Ethiopia’s authorities shutdown the internet on Tuesday to avoid people leaking exam papers during national exam week, the Addis Standard newspaper has tweeted It is not clear how the Addis Standard managed to send that tweet but it has not posted

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 41-year-old woman who allegedly contracted a man to kill her business partner in Kumasi. The suspect, Joyce Antwi, who is a trader and a resident of Buokrom Estate, and her intended victim are

A soldier has been killed at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central region. The officer whose name has been given us Captain Maxwell Mahama was lynched by residents on suspicion of being an armed robber. The late

The Asokwa Divisional Police Command has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Aputuogya, a suburb of Kumasi. The suspects Mohammed Sulley (18) Abu, Abubakar Sadiq Awudu (19) and Ibrahim Issah (19) went to Aputougya and it’s sorrounding