Tunisia is the only country which overthrew an authoritarian ruler during the 2011 Arab Spring and went on to build a democracy.
However, the raiding of the headquarters of the opposition Ennadha party and arrest of its lea…
Police are investigating a massive gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a location often used to ship gold mined in the province of Ontario.
Canadian officials say more than C$20m ($15m, £12m) of gold and val…
As two generals slug it out in Sudan with little thought to the devastation they are causing, there is a whole grassroots network of people tirelessly helping those caught in the crossfire.
"Anyone know a family in need of f…
The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has proposed that all who intend to seek election to any political office during the 2024 general election should be made to declare their stance on the controversial LGBTQI+ phenome…
Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) angry supporters in Sunyani West have implored the Party’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) to announce the verdict in the petition against Mrs. Evelyn Akantoa, an aspiring Parliamentary candidat…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his Administration is focused on providing the requisite logistical support and housing infrastructure to enhance the work of the Ghana Police Service.
This, he said, was necessary to build the…
I'm about to climb into the first "narco-sub" known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe.
It's 20 metres (65 ft) long, built out of fibreglass and - remarkably - homemade.
After clambering on top,…
Residents of Sudan's capital say parts of Khartoum feel like a ghost town, in stark contrast to the joyful mood usually seen during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
After a week of fighting between two factions of the coun…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has denied reports that the Ethiopian army had attacked Sudanese forces in the border area, and warned those spreading such reports to stop.
Mr Abiy said some people "were disseminating allegations to…
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard AntwiBosiako, has stated that the party is ready to hold its internal elections for the Kumawu Constituency scheduled for April 23, 2023.
He also expressed confiden…
Nana Nyarko Dabo, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant in the Akan Constituency, says drawing of an attainable development plan for Kadjebi District for holistic and consistent development remained his topmost priority…
A Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet has accidentally bombed the Russian city of Belgorod, around 40km (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine.
The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion so large it blew a car on t…
A US tax special agent has information about how a criminal investigation into the son of US President Joe Biden has been hampered by "political considerations", says his lawyer.
The attorney for the unnamed agent says his c…
A Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr Samuel Kofi Darkwa, has called on political parties, particularly the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), to ensure t…
THE Volta Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mawutor Agbavitor, has assured party suporters that the upcoming primary to elect parliamentary candidates will be peacefully held in all the constituencies in the regi…
The UN has warned that between 10,000 and 20,000 people have fled Sudan amid bitter fighting there, to seek safety in neighbouring Chad.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it was "greatly alarmed by the escalating violence in Sudan" and…
The US military is preparing for a possible evacuation of American embassy staff from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
US media reports say troops are being moved to a military base in Djibouti.
The Pentagon gave no details. Attempts …
The explosion of violence in Sudan has the potential to plunge millions more into hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to call a temporary halt to operations providing life-saving food and cash assistance i…
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is due to meet MPs from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on Thursday to discuss the controversial anti-homosexuality bill passed by parliament last month.
The meeting will take place at St…
Rached Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was arrested on MondayImage caption: Rached Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was arrested on Monday
The US government ha…
The Libyan National Army (LNA), a group of armed forces loyal to Gen Khalifa Haftar, has denied providing support to a rival party in Sudan amid the deadly fighting.
Gen Haftar heads Libya's parallel government in control in the east of…
A US judge has sentenced the nurse of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to 15 years in jail.
Claudia Díaz, who Chávez named as Venezuela's national treasurer, is the latest in a series of Venezuelan ex-top officials…
At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity event for Ramadan, officials say.
The incident began after hundreds crowded into a narrow street in the Bab al…
The Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu Constituency in the North East Region, Dr. Abed Bandim who is seeking reelection has picked the number two spot on the ballot paper which will be used during the party’s parliamentary primaries on Ma…
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has directed management of the Suaman District Assembly to refund an amount of GH?65,000 expended without authorization from the MP’s common fund.
The 2020 Auditor General’s report on th…
The First Vice-Chairman of the Kumawu Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Appiah-Kubi, says he is the best person to lead the party to contest the by-election following the demise of the Member of Parliament (MP), Philip B…
“Five days of intense hostilities in Sudan, and four failed ceasefires, have already taken a devastating toll on the country’s children. If the violence does not stop, this toll will only increase.
“At least 9 children have repo…
Marking Israel’s national Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), the annual International March of the Living (https://www.MOTL.org) took place on Tuesday, between Auschwitz 1 and Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. The an…
A mysterious flash which lit up skies over Ukraine's capital on Wednesday night generated much speculation.
Officials in Kyiv initially suspected it was a Nasa satellite falling to Earth but the US space agency told the BBC…
Kenya’s President William Ruto has said he is deeply alarmed by what he called a "misunderstanding" over the timing of the integration of Sudan’s paramilitary force into the main army could have degenerated into such violent conflict.
H…
Around 3,000 Indians are estimated to be stranded in Sudan amid fierce fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary force.
This number includes around 100 people from the Hakki-Pikki tribe - a nomadic tribe from th…
An Indian court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
The decision extends the uncertainty over whether he can contest in national elections due …
The main opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has requested that the Council of State review the appointments of two members of the Electoral Commission's governing board.
The NDC has expressed concerns abo…
The former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has criticized the current government for increasing the tax burden on Ghanaians, going against its promise to prioritize production over taxation.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add…
With less than a month to the internal elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), one of the dark horses of the flagbearership, Kojo Bonsu, is sure of causing a major upset with his "acceptability message" in the Central region.
…
Representatives of some political parties have urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to return to the Inter-Party Advisory Committee’s (IPAC) engagements which the party boycotted in 2020.
The party representatives at a closed-…
Aspiring Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has said his leadership will ensure the party works closely with government in order to further strengthen the grassroots of the party in a sust…
India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows.
India's population is expected to reach 1.4286 billion - 2.9 million more…
Even a traditional sing-song with a group of young Parisians is fraught with risk for a president attempting to persuade France to accept an unpopular increase in the pension age.
Emmanuel Macron had given a TV address on Tu…
The head of the Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said that the private military company has not had a presence in Sudan for more than two years.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty, with absolute accuracy, and…
Eight Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by gunmen in northern Kaduna state two weeks ago have escaped from their captors.
The students were seized by an armed gang on their way home from a government secondary school in Awon in the area of…
Germany has halted a mission to evacuate around 150 citizens from Sudan because of the fighting in the capital, Khartoum, Der Spiegel news magazine reports.
It said the Luftwaffe air force had dispatched three planes for the mission ear…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to the citizenry to ensure that the Amendment of the 1992 Constitution should eradicate the ills of society.
It cautioned that a new Constitution or amendment of the Consti…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential hopeful, has advised the voting public to be wary of politicians who make extravagant promises during campaigns as they would not fulfil those promises.
He said the…
Twelve people have been detained by police for questioning after a hospital fire in Beijing killed at least 29, most of them patients.
The fire, among the deadliest in recent years, broke out in Changfeng Hospital at about 1…
Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election.
In a last-minute settlement before trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£634m) …
Prioritising agriculture is the panacea for the country weaning itself off the clutches of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the immediate past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has stated.
“I’m saying tha…
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Salam Mustapha, has encouraged young members of the party to put themselves forward for elected positions when they become available.
He emphasized that the party has a strong cul…
Regional leaders say they are heading to Sudan on Wednesday to try and broker a ceasefire, amid continuing clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Heavy gunfire and explosions could still be heard in th…
A Sudanese doctors' union has said that 39 out of 59 hospitals in Khartoum and nearby states are "out of service", highlighting the worsening humanitarian situation in the country.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said i…
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