US Vice-President Kamala Harris is expected to arrive in Tanzania shortly for a three-day official visit - the second stop on her three-nation tour of Africa.
She will first meet President Samia Suluhu Hassan, before going to the Tanzan…
Balloting for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential primaries have concluded with former president John Dramani Mahama picking the first slot on the ballot.
Former Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ku…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US.
The far-right politician is returning for the first time since supporters stormed the Supreme Court, Congress and presi…
Lesotho's parliament has debated a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbour, South Africa.
An opposition MP wants to declare Free State and parts of four other provinces "Lesotho's territory".…
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York to criticism from China, which warned the US of serious repercussions.
Ms Tsai is transiting through the US on her way to Central America, but she may meet with US Hous…
The Russian authorities may have shut down his newspaper, but journalist Dmitry Muratov refuses to be silenced.
When we meet in Moscow, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and Russia's Nobel Peace Prize laureate is worried …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his gratitude to businessman Ernest Kobea for withdrawing from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race and pledging his support to him.
Mr. Kobea was one of four members…
Italy's right-wing government has backed a bill that would ban laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic foods, highlighting Italian food heritage and health protection.
If the proposals go through, breaking the ban would…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans.
"They cannot continue down this road," Joe Biden told re…
Lesotho's parliament is expected on Wednesday to discuss a motion to reclaim some parts of South Africa.
An opposition MP wants legislators to "declare the whole of the Free State, parts of the Northern Cape, parts of the Eastern Cape, …
Zambia's government has warned the opposition against holding anti-gay rights protests during US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s visit in the country.
Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party plans to hold protests ahead of democracy summit…
The Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, is completely opposed to the idea of the state bearing some of the cost incurred by political parties during elections.
“I tot…
Dr Stephen Torkpo, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant of the Akatsi North Constituency, has promised to work hard to increase votes for the party in the Elections 2024 if given the nod.
Dr Torkpo was speaking …
Former President John Dramani Mahama will be the first name on the ballot in the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) presidential primaries, according to the party's Vetting Committee Chairman, Edward Doe Adjaho.
The balloting process f…
The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say.
Investigators say the suspect's parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapon…
At least 38 people people have died at a migrant processing centre in Mexico in a fire that officials say started during a protest against deportations.
Many of the victims had travelled from Central and South America trying…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has advised members of the House to endeavour to embark on regular medical check-ups in order not to cut short their lives.
His advice follows the death of the MP for Kumawu in t…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended its condolences to the family of Phillip Atta Basoah, Member of Parliament for Kumawu, and the people of Kumawu on the passing of the lawmaker.
The 54-year-old Basoah died on the dawn of March …
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has appealed to the Minority in Parliament to support the passage of the revenue bills currently before the house in order to help the government secure the $3 billion from the Internationa…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ wish to visit the house where she once lived with her grandfather in the 1960s has led to a search for the property, the UK's Times newspaper reports.
Ms Harris, who is on a nine-day trip to three Africa…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the peace deal signed between his government and fighters from the northern Tigray region “a positive step” and said his government would also sit down with other armed groups.
Mr Abiy was …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed shock at the death of Philip Basoah, the Member of Parliament for the Kumawu constituency.
The President stated in a post that the death of the late lawmaker is heartbreaking.
“I ha…
Some 93,000 people have attended the demonstration in Paris today, according to the capital's police force.
They also say some 23 arrests have been made during the protests as of 18:00 (17:00 BST).
Earlier, we reported that one of th…
At least 20 pilgrims have been killed and 29 others injured in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia, local media report.
The bus was transporting the pilgrims to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Monday when it hit a bridge in the so…
The US has woken up to news of another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Nashville. Earlier in the year, there were three shootings in California within a week. What do the stats tell us about their frequency?
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Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister.
The health secretary was endorsed by far more MSPs and MPs than his two rivals.
When the 37-year-old is confirmed as Scotland'…
Chadian President President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday pardoned 259 people out of the 262 jailed in December during deadly confrontations between police and protesters in the capital, N'Djamena.
They had been convicted for offen…
The African Union has appealed for calm and called for dialogue following opposition protests in Kenya that have turned violent and left three people dead since last week.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga called for demonstrations to prot…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has ended his three-day visit to the Western Region with a call on party executives to select skillful agents at the polls come 2024.
He reminded them that “elections are won at the polls,” which cal…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin says despite the challenges associated with the hung Parliament system, it is one of the best ways to hold the executive arm of government accountable.
Opinions on the effectiveness of the eighth…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said that, as an alternative political party to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), it would aggressively pursue an agenda of change that will bring development…
Presidential candidate hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, went through vetting yesterday expressing confidence in clinching the ticket to lead the party in the 2024 election.
Address…
A prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms.
Matiullah Wesa, 30, who has spent years travelling across Afghanistan trying…
The first shipment of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany has been sent to Ukraine, the German defence ministry says.
Eighteen cutting-edge main battle tanks were delivered after Ukrainian crews were trained to use them.
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News reaching Graphic Online indicates that the New Patriotic Party member of parliament for Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Philip Basoah has died at age 54.
Mr Basoah died on Monday, March 27 at the Korle Bu Teaching Ho…
Parliament will adjourn sine die on Friday, March 31, for the Easter break, with the Business Committee urging members to be devoted to disposing of all business pending before the House.
The Vice Chairman of the Business Committee of…
Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency in the Upper East Region, has said that he is not aware of any Minority MPs receiving money to approve President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial nomi…
Paul Rusesabagina is set to fly to Qatar, before joining his family in the US, as soon as his request to leave Rwanda is approved.
He was released from prison on Friday night after negotiations brokered by Doha and is believed to be hos…
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday said an anti-gay bill being debated in parliament has been "modified" following his government's intervention.
Speaking during a joint news conference with the visiting US Vice-President Kama…
One person has been shot dead in Kenya's western city of Kisumu as demonstrators turned out to protest against the high cost of living.
There have also been clashes between protesters and the police in informal settlements in Nairobi.
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More severe weather could be on its way to the US state of Mississippi following the tornadoes which killed 26 people, the governor has warned.
Governor Tate Reeves said significant risks remained in parts of the state.
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who has rarely been seen in public in the past three years, has resurfaced at a school in Hangzhou, a report says.
The 58-year-old has kept a low profile since criticising China's financial regulator…
Burkina Faso authorities have ordered France 24 broadcasts off air following an interview with the head of al-Qaeda militant group’s North Africa wing, Aqim.
"France 24 is not only acting as a mouthpiece for these terrorists, but worse,…
Kenya's riot police are on the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a bid to prevent protests called by the opposition over the high cost of living and alleged election malpractices.
There is also heavy police presence in Kibera and Math…
A migrant originally from Sierra Leone has told the BBC's Newsday programme that black people have no future in Tunisia due to escalating racial tensions with Arab people in the country.
"In Tunisia, black sub-Saharan Africans will not …
A flag bearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, last Friday (March 24), donated GH¢100,000 to traders whose shops were gutted by the recent fire at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional ca…
The Member of Parliament (MP), for Upper West Akim, Fredrick Obeng Adom, is organising a two-week football competition for his constituents.
The competition which is dubbed “Adom Easter GALA” started on Sunday, March 26 and will end on …
Israel's justice minister, Yariv Levin, says he will respect any decision Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes in regards to the judicial reforms.
In a statement, Levin says it is in the best interest of his party, Likud, to cooperat…
The pageantry of Myanmar's annual military parade did little to mask the sinister message - the country's armed forces won't stop fighting those opposing their rule, whatever the cost.
A civil war has engulfed the country si…
A Ukrainian drone has been shot down by Russian air defences, Moscow has said.
The drone came down in the town of Kireyevsk - some 400km (249 miles) from the Ukraine border - on Sunday, the defence ministry announced.
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