Israel's justice minister, Yariv Levin, says he will respect any decision Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes in regards to the judicial reforms.
In a statement, Levin says it is in the best interest of his party, Likud, to cooperat…
The pageantry of Myanmar's annual military parade did little to mask the sinister message - the country's armed forces won't stop fighting those opposing their rule, whatever the cost.
A civil war has engulfed the country si…
A Ukrainian drone has been shot down by Russian air defences, Moscow has said.
The drone came down in the town of Kireyevsk - some 400km (249 miles) from the Ukraine border - on Sunday, the defence ministry announced.
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The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated its Members of Parliament (MPs) for ensuring that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's ministerial and Supreme Court nominees were passed.
The party also expressed the nation'…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reiterated the call for President Akufo-Addo to downsize the government by merging some of the ministries.
The NDC had asked members of Parliament from the minority side not to su…
A 2020 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate hopeful for Adansi Asokwa, Sammy Binfoh Dakwa, has called on Ghanaians, particularly residents of Adansi Asokwa, to support the Member of Parliament for the area, Kobina Tahir Hammon…
Military and civilian political leaders in Sudan have begun talks in Khartoum on bringing the government-backed militia, the RSF, under the control of the army.
This, and placing the military under civilian authority, were key demands o…
The Codeco militia group on Sunday executed 17 people it had captured in the Djugu territory, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The victims were passengers aboard four vehicles heading to Mungwalu, in Ituri province, UN-sponsored…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street as the Israeli leader faces domestic turmoil over judicial reforms.
Mr Sunak greeted Mr Netanyahu outside No 10 before talks over security and the threa…
North Korea says it has tested an underwater drone that can unleash a "radioactive tsunami".
The "secret weapon" was put in the waters off South Hamgyong province on Tuesday, state news agency KCNA says.
It cruise…
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has ordered a probe into reports of abuses by the police units deployed to disperse peaceful protests in the capital Maputo on Saturday.
He ordered the interior ministry to "investigate the reasons that…
Dr. Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North constituency, has inspected the progress of work on the construction of a new Fire Service Training School at Duayaw-Nkwanta, Tano North Municipality of Ahafo Region.
The p…
Dr Titus Beyuo, a former National Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, has promised to work assiduously with the grassroots to win back the Lambussie Parliamentary seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Election 2024…
Mr Felix Odartey Lamptey, a former Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has vowed to win the Weija-Gbawe seat for the party if elected in the upcoming primaries for the 2024 parliamentary elections.
He pledg…
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is calling on the government to demonstrate political commitment towards running of Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to curb delays in the disbursement of student loans.
The student group additi…
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has appointed a former militia leader, once convicted of war crimes, as his new defence minister.
Jean Pierre Bemba, a former Congolese vice-president, was cleared on …
Zambia’s main opposition party, Patriotic Front (PF), has expressed concern that the US is "pushing homosexuality agenda" in the southern African country.
PF leader Given Lubinda on Wednesday cited an executive order and a presidential …
A total of 75 aspirants have successfully filed nominations to contest the upcoming NDC parliamentary primaries across the 18 constituencies in the Volta Region, the party said in a statement on Thursday.
“Submission of nomination forms…
Dr Kwabena Duffour, a former Finance Minister, who is aspiring to be the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 presidential election, says he will empower the grassroots for the Party’s victory at the polls.
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Former Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said he has the expertise to help the country cease going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support.
” . . .Our Finance Minister is now in China, the country i…
Parliament on Friday approved six ministerial nominees submitted to the House by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on February 9, 2023, for approval.
The Majority caucus battled through a secret vote in almost split decisions afte…
King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.
The president said "we would not be sensible and would lack common sense" to go ahead after union…
South African opposition minority party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcome to visit Pretoria despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him.
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Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta has said that the country is concerned about an imminent "genocide" against Kinyarwanda-speaking civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Addressing the National Consultative Fo…
Former Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South Constituency in the Northern Region, Haruna Iddrisu, on Sunday filed his nomination to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress(N…
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen, has touted his visionary leadership to keep the economy afloat as Minister of Trade and Industry and promised to revive the economy if elected as President of Ghana.
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Some parliamentary aspirants and members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Chaina-Paga constituency in the Upper East Region are cautioning delegates to eschew voting buying and elect a parliamentary candidate cap…
Aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama begins a three-day campaign tour of the Western Region on Friday.
He will be interacting with branch and constituency executives from all seventeen (…
The US and Canada have reached a deal to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings, officials say.
Large numbers of migrants have been making unsanctioned crossings via Roxham Road at the US-Canada border.
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Bordeaux town hall has been set on fire as French protests continued over plans to raise the pension age.
More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday, with 119,000 in Paris, according to figures…
A former Finance Minister and Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, yesterday filed his nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer race at the party's headquarters in Accra.
Dr Duffuor wa…
Security sources in Burkina Faso say jihadist insurgents have killed 14 people, including four soldiers, near the northern city of Kaya.
The attack coincided with a visit by interim leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
It targeted a unit o…
Nigerians have been reacting to the news that a senior politician has been convicted of organ trafficking in a court in London.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, had served as the deputy president of Nigeria's senate.
He was found guilty of offeri…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin last night directed that the house debates the report of the Appointments Committee on the new Ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, while the fates of the new appointe…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is to undertake a nationwide youth engagement project to attract and register more of the youth for Election 2024, the Bono Regional Chairman of the party, Kwame Baffoe, has hinted.
Dubbed “first time voter…
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case.
Mr Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surn…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike for public workers over fuel and cash scarcity in the country.
Speaking on Wednesday, Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, said workers could not access cash to pay fares to g…
Senegal President Macky Sall on Wednesday urged police to take all appropriate measures to ensure security following deadly protests over the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
At least one person died in the clashes between Mr S…
Algerian media say the authorities have dismantled a network involved in smuggling migrants from Syria to Europe.
Fifteen suspects have reportedly been arrested - nine of them Syrians and six Algerians.
A five-month investigation is …
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed a senior member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Getachew Reda as the head of the newly established interim administration in the northern region of Tigray.
The TPLF, whic…
Mr Gabriel Kwamigah-Atokple Tanko, an aspirant in the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries in the Ketu North constituency, has officially filed his nomination for the contest.
He said he would renew hope w…
Mr Benjamin Narteh Ayiku, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku Constituency, has urged branch and constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to continue working towards the socio-economic development of the co…
Dr. Donald Senanu Agumenu has filed nomination to contest the parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu North Constituency.
The NDC has picked May 13, this year, to elect Presidential and Parliamentar…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) is to hold its flag bearer election in June, 2023.
This is in accordance with the Constitution of the CPP which states that when the party is in opposition it would elect its flag bearer two years bef…
Donald Trump's prediction that he will be arrested this week has yet to come true - but as the waiting game for criminal charges goes on, the former president is plotting a strategy designed to both keep him out of jail and turbo-boost…
There's an old adage in politics, coined by the former American President Ronald Reagan: "If you're explaining, you're losing."
Boris Johnson has had to do one heck of a lot of explaining.
Explaining his record i…
Canada's population grew by over a million people for the first time ever last year, the government has said.
The country's population increased from 38,516,138 to 39,566,248 people, Statistics Canada said.
It al…
South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said her government will have to discuss the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian President Vladimir Putin before considering any action.
Mr Pu…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda's parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it.
The hastily passed bill says …
The Somalia water crisis is "far from over" and tens of thousands more people are projected to die from drought there, Victor Chinyama from Unicef told the BBC’s Newsday radio programme.
A new report from Somalia's government and the UN…