A leading activist in China's MeToo movement has gone on trial for subversion, according to campaigners.
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin appeared in court in the southern city of Guangzhou on Friday with her co-accused, labou…
Two people have been killed and five others injured after shells were fired on the historic northern Malian city of Timbuktu, the army says.
The military blamed what it called "terrorists" for the shelling.
Timbu…
The suspect had been granted top secret security clearance and access to the US classified systemsImage caption: The suspect had been granted top secret security clearance and access to the US classified systems
An Ethiopian-born US con…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has admonished Africans to desist from tying African stories to colonialism.
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), acknowledged that though colonialism has shaped African stories,…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has promised to construct ultra-modern hospitals in all districts across the country if it wins the 2024 general elections.
Addressing the media at an event held by the CPP to commemorate Kwame Nkruma…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has urged the citizenry to reflect on the developmental agenda of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and use his records as basis to hold the government to account.
The party said Dr Nkrumah’s strategic investments i…
Sudan's de facto leader has warned the UN that his country's war could spill over into neighbouring African nations.
In a speech, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also urged the international community to designate his opponen…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated that there are "credible reasons" to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
He first made the allegation on Monday, which I…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Canada for the first time since the Russian invasion.
Canadian TV showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting Mr Zelensky and the first lady on the runway in Ottawa.
…
The leadership of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration has vowed to continue their protest despite the arrest of some participants and alleged intimidation by the police.
The Ghana Police Service had earlier announced an injunction app…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has given a firm assurance that no eligible Ghanaian who is desirous of registering to vote in the 2024 general election will be disenfranchised.
She said the commiss…
A discussant at the launch of lessons to Africa from Africa, a research document, has said developmental policies implemented by post colonial African leaders are still appropriate presently to make the continent relevant in the scheme of …
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made a scheduled visit to the Enchi District voter registration centre in the Western North Region on Wednesday, September 20, 2022.
This visit took place as part of Dr. Bawumia's campaign tour in the…
Col Mamady Doumbouya defended military intervention in Africa's politicsImage caption: Col Mamady Doumbouya defended military intervention in Africa's politics
Guinea's junta leader, Col Mamady Doumbouya, has said the Western model of d…
Western ministers and officials will be working hard to try to ensure the diplomatic row between Canada and India does not bleed into other international relationships.
The last thing the United States and other western pow…
A judge has denied a request by President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, to appear remotely via video to face federal gun charges.
He will be arraigned in person at a Delaware federal court on 3 October on three criminal counts, o…
India has urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to "exercise utmost caution".
The advisory comes a day after tensions escalated between the countries with each expelling a diplomat from the other side.
…
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will run for a fourth term next year, which could extend his presidency to nearly three decades.
"I am happy with the confidence that Rwandans have in me," President Kagam…
Two losing presidential candidates, from Nigeria’s main opposition parties, have gone to the Supreme Court to challenge the dismissal of their cases against the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president in February's election.
An electi…
The state prosecutor in Gabon says the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption.
Noureddin Bongo Valentin, who's 31, was arrested shortly after…
The European Union has confirmed it's temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia.
A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary…
The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly will continue to initiate development projects to help improve the standard of living in the municipality, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Kofi Ofori, has said.
He mentioned some of the develop…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, “is the extraordinary candidate” that can lead the NPP to victory in the 2024 general election.
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The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, is optimistic about a resounding victory for his party in the 2024 general elections.
He is so certain of the party’s victory that …
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, has expressed his support for Adwoa Safo’s recent apology, emphasizing that it is a necessary step in her political journey.
Ntim highlighted that Adwoa Safo, as a me…
The return of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian funds frozen in South Korea as part of a controversial prisoner swap has provoked a backlash from critics who say the money will be used to promote terrorism and harm America's interests.
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Germany has outlawed Hammerskins, a neo-Nazi group known for its role in organising far-right concerts and selling racist music.
The move set "a clear signal against racism and antisemitism", Germany's interior minister said…
Amnesty International has urged the UN to renew the mandate of a team of human rights experts on Ethiopia, which is due to expire at the end of the year, following the release of its most recent report.
International Commission of Hum…
A minister in eastern Libya's government says all journalists have been asked to leave the devastated city of Derna.
The minister, Hisham Chkiouat, accused the media of hampering the work of rescue teams in the wake of last week's flood…
Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has announced his intention to vie for the Asante Bekwai parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region.
This announcement coincides with his official retirement from the Ghana Police Servic…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed deep concern over the increasing spate of coup d’états occurring on the African continent.
He attributes these military takeovers to the challenging economic conditions faced by nation…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied claims that it is seeking to disenfranchise voters in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had accused the commission of making it di…
Ukraine has filed lawsuits to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Slovakia, Poland and Hungary over their bans on food imports from Kyiv.
It said such restrictions were a violation of international obligations by Ukra…
It is called the United Nations - but right now it seems anything but united.
The 140 or so world leaders gathering in New York for their annual assembly have a lot on their plate: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a global cos…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it does not expect to cover all 1,350,000 persons targeted for registration in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.
The EC said its immediate focus was to register 52 per cent of the …
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Chairman of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament has said removing Dr George Akuffo Dampare as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) would signify one of the mistakes of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)…
The Minority in Parliament has reacted to the Minister of Finance's claim that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) left behind a derailed International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in 2017.
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in…
Six days into the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, the Electoral Commission has registered 182,831 new voters.
The 21-day exercise, which started on September 12, 2023 is meant to register some 1,350,000 persons who have tur…
Hundreds of residents of the eastern Libyan city of Derna on Monday protested against local authorities, more than a week after heavy floods killed thousands in the city.
The protesters criticised the leader of eastern Libya's parliamen…
The Malian military says it has deployed additional troops to an area of the country where Tuareg rebels have been attacking army bases.
A military statement did not give details of Sunday's fighting in the town of Léré in the Timbuktu …
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has taken the government to court after he was allegedly blocked from travelling to South Korea for a conference.
It is alleged that Mr Lungu was invited for a world peace conference but when he was…
The government in Congo-Brazzaville has denied reports of an attempted coup against President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 39 years.
It follows rumours on social media that the military had been trying to oust the 79-…
Seventeen people have been killed by a landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The disaster occurred overnight on Sunday near the banks of the Congo river, in the northern city of Lisala, the capital of Mongala province.
Seven…
The main liberal opposition political movement in Egypt has said it won't nominate a candidate in the presidential election due next year after one of its leaders was sentenced to six months in prison.
The Free Current coalition said th…
The NPP Member of Parliament for Dome–Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has announced her intentions to contest again in the 2024 election.
Adwoa Safo, who first entered Parliament in 2012, publicly apologized to the President, the Vice Presi…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged member states of the West African Monetary Zone to undertake meaningful reforms to achieve the convergence criteria to avoid the vicious cycle of endless postponements.
He also called…
An event to celebrate the Founding Father and the First President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah under the auspices of Hon Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Constituency in the We…
A flag bearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said his conviction to lead the NPP in the 2024 general election is not motivated by the pride of his heritage in the United Party (UP) tradition and hence…
They strolled side by side through the gleaming space centre - stopping to peer into the pit from where rockets blast into space.
At their lavish banquet, they drank Russian wines and toasted the embrace of their two pariah …
A young woman walks down a street in Tehran, her hair uncovered, her jeans ripped, a bit of midriff exposed to the hot Iranian sun. An unmarried couple walk hand in hand. A woman holds her head high when asked by Iran's once-feared mor…