Israeli air strikes killed at least 21 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the country's health ministry and media.
Twelve of them, including three children and three women, were killed in a single attack that hi…
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Mamman wa…
The opposition New Patriotic Party has appealed to the diplomatic community and international partners to closely monitor what it describes as a deteriorating human rights and democratic governance situation in Ghana.
The appeal was…
People living close to the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak have told the BBC of their fear, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned cases may be spreading faster than originally thought.
One man in the Democratic Repu…
The National Youth Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has issued a strong warning that the party could take actions that would make the country “extremely ungovernable” if what he described as contin…
Hours after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week, Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Taiwan against pursuing independence.
"I'm not looking to have somebody go independent. And, you know, we're supposed …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for the sale and submission of nomination forms for its ongoing branch executive elections to Monday, May 25, 2026.
The party said the decision followed a further review…
Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has clarified that the party’s employment agenda is not centred on the mass issuance of government appointment letters, but rather the creation of sustainable j…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tamale Central Constituency, Prof. Seidu Mahama Alidu, has initiated measures to address persistent water shortages in parts of the constituency with the constructi…
Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged party supporters in the Zabzugu Constituency to remain loyal and patient, insisting that internal frustrations must not translate into actions that w…
As they strolled through Tiananmen Square in Beijing last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to muse over the possibility that organ transplants could dramatically extend human lif…
In a proactive move to safeguard domestic public health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a temporary, time-limited emergency order designed to systematically shield the United States from an emergent Ebo…
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 19 to 20, a fresh demonstration of the close high-level exchanges that have become a distinctive feature of China-…
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
In a post on Truth Social, he said he had been aske…
At least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said.
A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being re…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, from the Bure…
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, have been re-arraigned before the High Court on fresh charges as the Attor…
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents have told the BBC.
Most of those missing are aged between two and five years old.
Eyewitnesses who…
At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the out…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has reiterated that the power entrusted to the party by Ghanaians is meant to improve lives, not to enrich individuals or entrench personal interests.
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on Judiciary has raised alarm over the financial difficulties confronting lower courts across the country.
It warned that the inadequate funding was affecting the smooth administration of justice.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially launched activities marking its annual ‘NDC Month’ for June 2026, with a series of nationwide events aimed at reflecting on the party’s historical roots, ideological foundations, and …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
The agency said the outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province, which …
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the "clock is ticking" as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled.
"They better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them," he wrote on his Truth Social platform. "TIME IS …
The Ministry of the Interior has declared Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a statutory public holiday in commemoration of Eid-Ul-Adha.
According to a statement issued by the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, the day marks the…
Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration) at the Office of the President, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, has presented Ghana’s Accra Reset agenda to more than 250 international development leaders at a high-…
Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province.
Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said th…
CIA director John Ratcliffe has met his Cuban counterpart at the interior ministry in Havana, after the US renewed an offer of $100m (£74m) of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.
A Cuban statement said the meeting was an attemp…
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress administration of undermining democracy and free speech through what he described as the intimidation and harassme…
The Oti Regional House of Chiefs (ORHC) has initiated processes to find a lasting and peaceful solution to renewed ethnic conflict in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Oti Region.
In a release signed by the Registrar of the ORHC, Di…
The Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu and Minister for Energy, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has appealed to supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to exercise patience with the government, assuring them that effort…
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has defended the Mahama administration’s handling of the economy, arguing that the opposition New Patriotic Party has failed to acknowledge signs of economic stability despite concerns over the Bank of Gha…
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.
In an interview with state-run media, de la O Levy said there were limited amounts of gas available, but that Cuba's …
Jake Rosmarin made an egg sandwich for breakfast on Wednesday in his quarantine room in Omaha using ingredients ordered from a numbered menu provided by staff at the medical facility he and 15 others expect to call home for the nex…
The Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has urged the media to exercise caution in reporting on the detention of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North in the Netherlands.
Sp…
The Kwabenya Youth Association (KYA) has presented a petition to the Ga East Municipal Assembly, demanding urgent action to address poor roads, sanitation challenges in schools, stalled projects, and safety concerns in the community.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against him over the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm.
A …
Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as "garb…
Policy and governance think tanks have applauded the opposition New Patriotic Party following the party’s decision to establish policy committees aimed at developing alternative governance proposals ahead of the 2028 general elections.
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Five persons have been arrested and remanded into police custody over the alleged destruction of a National Democratic Congress (NDC) office building under construction in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.
The destructi…
Parliament has urged legislators across Africa to strengthen partnerships with anti-corruption bodies, including Transparency International and national audit institutions, to improve accountability, governance oversight, and monitoring …
Accused of neo-colonial meddling in many African countries where it has traditionally had close ties, France is broadening its horizons by co-hosting a summit of African leaders in English-speaking Kenya for the first time.
Spea…
This morning, Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on.
Clearly, a cabinet split on th…
Political historians may one day mark this moment as the turning point in how Ghanaian opposition parties are expected to operate.
With the formal launch of its 23-sector policy committee framework, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), un…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to Indians to revive working from home, buy less gold and limit foreign travel to deal with a surge in global energy ?prices because of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.
Modi sai…
More than 30 African leaders kicked off a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Kenya on Monday, as Paris sought new deals and partnerships amid signs of fading influence in some of its former colonies on the continent.
The Afri…
Residents of the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region have been urged to support government efforts to accelerate development in the area and its surrounding communities.
The call is aimed at ensuring the successful implement…
Founder and President of the MILLS Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has reiterated his commitment to supporting Ghana’s development, insisting that he remains ready to contribute to national progress as long as it does not compromise his prin…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has urged the government to stop the politicisation of the crisis confronting the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and take steps to save the BoG.
It has, therefore, requested a transparent central bank recapital…
The Jaman South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Siata Watara, has defended the government’s record, citing what she described as “unprecedented” financial inflows, expanded social interventions and accelerated infrastructure delivery.
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