By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Theghanareport
A collision involving a Shacman X3000 heavy goods vehicle, a Honda Civic and a Hyundai Sonata damaged all three vehicles in Awoshie Banyard, Accra. Firefighters from the Weija station attended the scene, according to the Ghana National Fire Service.
Ghana Water Company Limited is targeting three to four days of weekly supply in several Greater Accra areas facing persistent shortages. The company is reorganising its network and wants to restart the Teshie desalination plant, while residents are calling for better information, according to MyJoyOnline.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
A collision between a lorry and a minibus left several people dead on Friday 23 October 2026 at around 9pm on the road linking Ndande and Kébémer, Senegal. Initial information gathered at the scene indicated several victims, according to Senenews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
A collision between a lorry and a minibus killed six people and injured several others on Friday 23 October 2026 on the road linking Kébémer and Ndande, Senegal. Firefighters took the victims to Kébémer health centre and an investigation was opened, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Seven people have died and 11 others have been injured in a collision involving eight vehicles in Kumo, in Nigeria’s Gombe State. The Federal Road Safety Corps attributes the accident to a lorry’s brake failure, according to its intervention report.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Bagbin promises passage of Ghana anti-LGBTQ+ billGhanaian Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin pledges that the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill will be passed, despite errors that need correcting. MPs are to review the text again at their next session, according to The Ghana Report.
Nigeria’s first Ebola case is the Bundibugyo strainThe first Ebola case detected in Nigeria concerns a diplomat infected with the Bundibugyo strain, which was also behind a major outbreak in DR Congo. The information was announced on Wednesday at an emergency meeting devoted to the health response, according to participants at the meeting.The week in Africa
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