Sudan's army has denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy taking aid to a famine-hit area in the country's Darfur region.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blamed the army for Wednesday's air strike in the town…
Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing "firmly opposes" Washington's steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China.
Xu likened the US to a "bully", saying that it had long ben…
Mrs Christiana Agyapong, has called on the youth of the opposition, New Patriotic Party (NPP), to support the presidential bid of her husband, Mr Ken Ohene Agyapong, describing him as the leader with the capacity to create jobs for the…
Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have called for timely releases of funds from the Ministry of Finance to complete critical road projects in the country, particularly the Pokuase-Nsawam stretch and the Anyinam…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced Tuesday, September 30, 2025, as the date for the parliamentary by-election in the Tamale Central Constituency.
This follows the unfortunate passing of the Member of Parliament for the area, …
Jennifer Nadel, co-founder of Compassion in Politics and co-author with Gillian Anderson of We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere, joins Dominic Wilhelm on the recently released Closing Distance podcast to show why compassion and tr…
The US is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders to assess if they have broken conditions for entry or stay in the country.
People with US visas will be under "continuous vetting", a state department spokesperso…
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, police have said.
He faces three charges related to trips he took abroad while serving as president.
Wickremesinghe…
THE newly appointed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCES) and Coordinating Directors in the Northern and Oti Regions have ended a three -day training workshop to deepen their knowledge on the implementation of …
President John Dramani Mahama and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, have resolved to deepen significantly the longstanding partnership between Ghana and Japan, with a focus on increased investment and international cooperation…
Member of Parliament for Binduri, Issifu Mahmoud, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Ghana Police Service to maintain peace and order during the upcoming Akwatia by-election.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on the Cha…
The rising xenophobic violence and exclusion towards African nationals from outside of South Africa is increasingly becoming an emotive issue that is impossible to engage and unpack. In the social-media, “Trumpification” age we live in tod…
Incumbent General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, is leading the race to retain his position, according to a new poll released by Global Info Analytics on August 21, 2025.
The poll shows Frimpong w…
Popular Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale was detained in an investigation linked to his purchase of a luxury car and has been granted bail, the Ghanaian authorities have said.
Wale's yellow Lamborghini was seized earlier this month at th…
At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in two separate attacks in Colombia, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades.
Six people died and more than 60 were injured after a car bomb exploded on a …
Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has announced plans to appeal the cost of GHC60,000 imposed on him by the Obuasi High Court.
The court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by KT Hammond, which …
More than 5,000 personnel from the Ghana Police Service are set to be deployed for the upcoming by-election in Akwatia, scheduled for September 2 this year.
Out of this number, 600 officers have completed a five-day intensive training…
Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has hinted at a possible return to contest the constituency’s parliamentary seat in the 2028 elections.
According to him, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) d…
President Xi Jinping urged unity on a surprise visit to Tibet, appearing before 20,000 people to mark 60 years since China created the autonomous region after annexing it.
In what is only his second presidential visit to the tightly-c…
-South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the position since 2020.
Kiir gave no reason for firing Marial Dongrin Ater, who had held the post since…
Gunmen in north-west Nigeria have stormed a mosque, killing Muslim worshippers in what the local government has called a "reprisal attack".
Police in Katsina state said 17 worshippers were shot dead by the assailants - known locally a…
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has expressed confidence in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) ability to conduct a credible by-election in Akwatia, scheduled for September 2, 2025, following th…
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Alhaji Mohammed Nasiru, has refuted claims that social media activist Ralph St. William, who has been named as the perpetrator of the assault on health work…
The Deputy Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mohammed Adam Sukparu, has urged African marketers to reshape the continent's image from one of challenges to opportunities and potential.
In line with that, he…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has reiterated its readiness to deliver a credible and transparent by-election in Akwatia on September 2, following the passing of the constituency’s Member of Parliament, Ernest Kumi.
Deputy Director o…
Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say.
One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, while 15 others were rep…
A prominent South African MP fired his gun to fend off a violent attack by a gang on him and two of his colleagues in Cape Town.
Ian Cameron - along with two other members of parliament's police committee, Lisa Schickerling and Nichol…
US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said.
Over a 40-year career in Rhode Island, he famously used compassion and humour to make judgements that took into consideration the personal ci…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has urged police officers to treat journalists assigned to cover the Akwatia by-election with moderation and respect.
This follows an assault on a journalist by a polic…
The Member of Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains, Nasira Afrah, has launched the Nasira Green Initiative, a landmark tree-crop planting project designed to restore degraded lands, combat deforestation and promote environmental sustainab…
Ambassador Edward Boateng on Tuesday led a high-powered New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegation to Akwatia to campaign for the party’s parliamentary candidate, Mr Solomon Asumadu, ahead of the December elections.
The delegation included …
Heavy rainfall in India's financial capital Mumbai has disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations.
Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has stressed that it will ensure value for money for every cedi Parliament authorised for public spending in 2024.
This, the committee said, was to deepen citizens’ confidence in t…
Burkina Faso's junta has expelled the UN's top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict.
Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared "persona non grata" because of her role in drafti…
The Ghana Police Service has invited political parties to a high-level meeting to deliberate on election-related violence and preparations for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in the Akwatia Constituency.
In a letter signed by…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed full confidence in the security arrangements ahead of the upcoming Akwatia by-election, urging calm and adherence to the laid-down processes.
Speaking in an interview on the Chann…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that a by-election will be held in the Tamale Central Constituency on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
This follows the death of the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muham…
A Parliamentary Immunisation Caucus is to be set up to offer backing for immunisation programmes in the country.
The caucus, which will be launched when the Legislature resumes from recess, aims to source domestic funding for immunis…
The Sanitation and Water Resources Committee of Parliament has urged the government to decouple the 10-pesewa sanitation levy from the Energy Sector Levy and increase it to 50 pesewas to effectively address the country’s sanitation cha…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that its extensive probe into former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, involving parallel investigations by the United States Federal Bureau of Investig…
The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS.
Uganda has agreed to take an unclear number of Afr…
The High Court judgement granting a temporary court injunction to prevent asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping will be a political and practical headache for the government.
Practically, the Home Office has less than …
The Kremlin has played down talk of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as Donald Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
The p…
The Project Director, Democracy Project, Dr John Osae-Kwapong, has asked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reconsider its decision to make members who forfeited their membership of the party to submit a formal application to the national …
High on a hill in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, behind a steel gate topped with barbed wire, lies a place few locals speak of, and even fewer visit.
The women's wing of a mental health centre run by the Afghan Red Crescent So…
The main rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the M23, has walked away from peace talks with the government, saying it will not return unless the authorities adhere to a previous ceasefire deal.
Fighting between the tw…
The Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, has appealed to religious leaders to step up their spiritual and community engagements to help restore peace in conflict-prone Bawku.
He stressed that the Church and other f…
A former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has called on the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to shift its attention from Deputy Health Minister Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah and inst…
The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has expressed deep sadness over the death of two Ghanaian ministers and other officials in a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.
In a condolence message to President John Dramani…
More than 100 political party representatives across Africa have signed onto the “Accra Declaration”, a landmark commitment to deepen democratic governance and foster inclusive development on the continent.
The 10-point communique, a…
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