Four major crime stories this Wednesday, November 4, 2026

In Kita, Mali, two-year-old Bourama Ly was killed on November 1 in front of his mother, and a suspect has been arrested. In Yaoundé, Afanda Patrick died after being struck with a baseball bat during a dispute at a snack bar in the Obili neighborhood; the implicated bouncer fled. In Dimako, a restaurateur was arrested after human remains were discovered, and she says she was waiting for meat sellers for her restaurant. In Bobo-Dioulasso, a 52-year-old carpenter was arrested after a man died following an argument over a shared meal.