Israel's military has killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) rocket launching force in a pre-dawn air strike on an apartment in Gaza.
Two other people, who the military said were also militants, died in the a…
The authorities in Guinea have released three civil society activists who had spent between four and 10 months in prison.
The men, from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution, were freed after a day of protests against t…
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk has said both groups in the conflict in Sudan have trampled upon international humanitarian law.
Opening an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr Türk urged countrie…
The South African Reserve Bank is standing by its decision to change the spelling of Xitsonga text on banknotes, amid complaints by speakers of the language that it is wrong.
The bank said the Pan South African Language Board was the “s…
“I am committed to serving you. Give me the nod, vote for me on Saturday, May 13, and allow me to implement projects and programmes to make Adentan a great constituency,” Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has remarked.
On party development, Nana Oye…
A total of 1,675 delegates are expected to vote in the May 13, 2023, National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ningo Prampram Constituency to either retain the incumbent or vote for a new parliamentary candidate.
The contest is between …
Tension is rising in the Shai-Osudoku Constituency over the venue for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress.
An executive who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on anonymity, said th…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) is to open and close filing of nominations for the party’s parliamentary candidates from May 15 to July 31, 2023.
The General Secretary of the party, Jerry Owusu Appauh, who disclosed this in an intervie…
Fifteen constituencies will not take part in Saturday’s parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the party works to resolve issues of dispute on various fronts.
The affected constituencies include Akwatia, …
Ever since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, he has stayed in a cocoon of friendly right-wing media and his rally crowds of devoted supporters.
But the former president, who is running again in 2024, ventured outside…
A record number of migrants were recently apprehended at the US-Mexico border in a single day, fuelling fears over what will happen in a few hours when a controversial immigration policy expires.
The rule, known as Title 42,…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as the military awaits the delivery of promised aid.
The expected attack coul…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South in the Eastern Region, Michael Okyere Baafi, has donated 150 tablets and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment to three basic schools wi…
The campaign team of one of the flagbearer aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Bonsu says the team will do all within its power to ensure the concerns raised about some discrepancies in the party’s voter register are …
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says despite a court injunction on its May 13 presidential and parliamentary primaries, it is still hopeful the elections will be held as planned.
The NDC internal exercise is in limbo a…
Ferocious fighting between paramilitary fighters and the military is taking place in the northern suburbs of Sudan’s capital, residents say.
The battles in Bahri echo those that took place in central Khartoum in the first days of the co…
Riot police in Guinea have clashed with anti-junta protesters, firing tear gas in the capital, Conakry.
Groups of young people were hurling stones at officers and burning barricades, footage filmed by the Reuters news agency shows.
A…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has withdrawn from Saturday's presidential and parliamentary internal elections of the National Democratic Congress following a court injunction.
The EC wants the NDC to resolve its internal disagreements…
A 32-year-old French journalist has been killed while reporting from the war zone in eastern Ukraine.
Arman Soldin, who worked for AFP news agency, died on Tuesday after being hit by rocket fire near Chasiv Yar, just west o…
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges a day after his arrest sparked nationwide protests.
Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested, police say, and eight people have died nati…
Former president John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the 2024 campaign of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be championed by the party’s branch executives.
He says the decision is to allow for expanded grassroots participat…
The leader of a Kenyan cult is expected back in court on Wednesday as police continue to investigate the deaths of more than 130 of his followers.
They want to continue to hold Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who was arrested last month and is …
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have accused the Sudanese Armed Forces of launching airstrikes against the country's old presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum.
Residents of the city reported heavy bombing of the area …
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has said the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) will be pulled out from the country's east if it fails to fulfil its peace-making mandate by June.
“We will decide to e…
Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Ketu South, has been projected to win the NDC’s parliamentary primary scheduled for Saturday, May 13.
According to an opinion poll conducted by Scorpion Research, a poll …
Uniting for Victory: Bono NPP Chairman Calls to Break the Eight in 2024!
Mr. Kwame Baffoe Abronye, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is calling on party members, supporters, and sympathizers to rally together …
Mr. Isaac Ashai Odamtten, the Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, has promised to retain the seat for the National Democratic Congress if elected at the constituency level.
The incumbent MP is being contested by two others;…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is proposing a review of sections of the District Assembly Elections Act to address the problem of low voter turnout.
In 2019, the government begun processes to amend articles 243 (1) …
In a bunker just outside the city limits of Bakhmut, Ukraine's 77th Brigade direct artillery fire to support their infantry - their last line of defence on the western edge of the city.
Ukraine is still clinging to the last…
The number of people displaced inside Sudan by fighting between rival military factions has more than doubled in the past week to around 700,000, a UN agency has said.
The increase in displacements has raised fears of an esc…
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s.
But Mr Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing roo…
A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is banking his hopes on farmers to win the party’s presidential primaries.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said majority of NPP delegates who are farmers benefited…
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande says the party will not postpone its primaries on Saturday despite calls from Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, one of the flagbearer aspirants.
Mr. Gbande said …
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has emphasised the resolve of the government to use the YouStart Ghana Jobs and Skills Project to establish a solid entrepreneurship regime that can support and accelerate the deve…
John Dramani Mahama, the former President of Ghana, has pledged to create a favourable environment for anti-corruption institutions to clamp down on corrupt officials if he wins the upcoming presidential election.
Mr. Mahama has stat…
The Tunisian authorities have recovered 14 bodies of migrants off the coast of the country in the last 24 hours.
The migrants were from sub-Saharan countries attempting to reach the shores of Italy, according to local media. They did no…
There is no election fever in the ancient city of Antakya in southern Turkey - just rubble and torment.
"What I want from the ballot box is his dead body and nothing else," says Fethiye Keklik. "Our souls have been ripped aw…
Israeli forces have killed at least 20 journalists since 2001 in cases showing a pattern of "inadequate responses that evade accountability", a watchdog says.
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) describes…
Little information continues to be released publicly on the progress of the Saudi-US mediated talks in Jeddah between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began on 6 May.
But SAF leader Gen Abdel Fattah a…
Mr Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the members, supporters and sympathisers of the Party to avoid voter apathy to enable them to “break the eight” in Election 2024.
He said many P…
Mr Abdul Samad Nurudeen, the Bono Regional Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), says the leadership of the party needs total overhaul to enhance its fortunes in Election 2024.
He said with a more proactive leadership, th…
Mr Jim Yao Morti, aspiring parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency, has appealed to delegates to endorse his candidature, promising to make Ketu South an industrial hub.
The entre…
Mr Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) said unity remained the most important element that the Party needs towards Election 2024.
He said with a united front, the Party was assured of a resoundi…
Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to delegates to vote massively for the former President John Dramani Mahama to brighten the chances of the party winning back power.
Mr Spio-G…
The head of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Elections Commission, Kakra Essamuah, said concerns raised about the accuracy of the party’s voter data ahead of Saturday’s flag bearer and parliamentary primaries were being addressed to …
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised concerns about discrepancies in the party's voter register ahead of the presidential and parliamentary primaries scheduled for May 13, 2023.
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New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Joe Ghartey's meeting with the Greater Accra Regional Executives of the party on Thursday, May 4, 2023, was marked with an air of jubilation.
The gathering began with a medley of songs, c…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has held bilateral talks with the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, to strengthen diplomatic relations between Ghana and Canada.
Canada is among the first countries to recognise Ghana’s indep…
The Government is committed to making Kenya an attractive investment destination.
President William Ruto said the government has put in place incentives to attract foreign businesses.
He said the Government is improving its o…
Ukrainian officials say air defences downed 15 Russian cruise missiles which were launched overnight against the capital, Kyiv.
Ukraine's military said it destroyed 23 of 25 cruise missiles launched across the country.
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