Ukraine's president invoked the horror of the 2001 terror attacks on the US as he pleaded for more military aid in a historic address to the US Congress.
Volodymyr Zelensky said via video link that Ukraine was enduring a 9/11 every day …
More than 10 Kenyan soldiers have been killed by a roadside explosive in southern Somalia.
Five others were seriously injured when their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device in the Gedo region, near the Kenya-Somalia border.
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The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the peacekeeping force in South Sudan for a year, amid ongoing rebel violence in parts of Africa’s youngest nation.
AP news agency reported that Russia and China abstained from the vot…
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is on the spotlight again, after hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) disappeared from its warehouse.
The lost medicines are believe…
The plaintiff, who sought the Supreme Court’s interpretation on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers of Parliament when presiding, has stated that he is working on a review application for the consideration of the Supreme Court.
Mr Just…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to take bold and pragmatic action to clean the Ghana Police Service of all miscre…
Member of Parliament for Buem, Kofi Adams, is confident the government’s proposal to conduct a new parliamentary election in the constituency to include residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) will amount t…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to open Ghana’s land borders to allow for the free movement of persons and goods.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 22, 2020 announced the closure of the count…
Israel has imposed restrictions on Ethiopian pilgrims travelling to the country for the upcoming Easter holiday.
The Israeli authorities said that because of the war in the north of Ethiopia they were worried that many of the visitors w…
Two journalists working for Fox News have been killed in Ukraine, staff at the US network say.
Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Oleksandra Kuvshinova, 24, were killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Hor…
The First Vice-Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, has challenged the chairmanship of current Convention People’s Party chairperson, Nana Frimpongmaa Kumankuma.
He maintains that when Mrs. Kumankuma s…
An aspiring Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (popularly known as COKA), has stated that the party requires a new direction and leadership to restore it to its status as a formidable force.
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Ukraine has praised the courage of three European leaders who made a long, hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Kyiv in a show of support as the city came under further Russian attack.
The prime ministers of Poland, Slov…
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, clashed with Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi over the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) during the Committee’s public he…
The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has warned that Russia's war against Ukraine could lead to what he called "a hurricane of hunger" and food insecurity worldwide.
He said many African and poorer countries relied he…
A high court in India's Karnataka state has ruled that the hijab is not "essential" to Islam in a landmark case that could have implications across the country.
The court also upheld a state government order that had banned …
With Russia's war in Ukraine raging on its doorstep, Poland is holding its breath.
It feels vulnerable on two fronts as the number of refugees coming into the country swells and a military base near its border with Ukraine w…
At a briefing in their war room on Monday, the two Ukrainian generals responsible for the defence of Kyiv told the BBC how their forces were fighting hard to keep Russian artillery out of range, and explained why they believe the city …
The security forces in Sudan have fired tear gas at people protesting against sharp rises in the cost of bread and fuel.
Marches have been held across the country. Demonstrators said live bullets were used against them in the south-east…
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has described as ‘a constitutionally correct decision’ the Supreme Court Judgement affirming the right of Deputy Speakers of Parliament to vote.…
Political think tank, the Danquah Institute, is asking politicians to uphold the country’s constitution, institutions and the rule of law devoid of partisanship.
It made the comments following the Supreme Court’s recent …
Some Traders in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi say they are filled with joy over the announcement by Odeneho Kwaku Appiah to contest as the Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party(NPP).
The traders ha…
Ugandan police have arrested a suspected prominent recruiter and coordinator of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group.
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said Abdallah Kabanda Musa, alias Mogo, was arrested in central Uganda while alleg…
Goodwill and philanthropic institution, the Black Impact Foundation, in association with the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org), the voice of Africa's energy industry have denounced all hostile activities in Ukraine following R…
For the second day running, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv awoke to residential buildings on fire. It feels like this could become the new normal. There is a clear sense that the conflict is coming ever closer to city.
A 15-story block in t…
Ghana’s Second Lady, Samira Bawumia says the achievements of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration are dotted across the country.
Samira Bawumia says through the Ministry of Special Development Initiative, every constit…
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda during the week of 20th June.
"As the world works to recover fro…
The jailing of a prominent lawyer on March 2, 2022, for arguing with police officers is an alarming new step in the confiscation of civil liberties since President Kais Saied seized extraordinary powers on July 25, 2021, Human Rights Watch…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Russian soldiers to surrender.
In his nightly TV address, he said Russian forces had suffered worse losses during their invasion of his country than in the Chechnya confli…
Senegal has launched an offensive against separatist rebels in the southern region of Casamance.
The military is bombarding the bases of Salif Sadio, who leads an MFDC faction.
Local media say civilians are fleeing the area. Four Sen…
South Africa's aviation regulator has indefinitely grounded a fleet owned by Comair, a British Airways franchise, following a series of safety incidents.
It comes a day after the airline was suspended after it failed to convince the Sou…
A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Irene-Charity Larbi, has entreated parties in litigation to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to help decongest the courts.
“The regular court system, being a right-based process, tho…
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Yendi constituency in the Northern Region says it will not be able to organise the Electoral Area Coordinators election following its inability to organise its polling station electio…
One of Kyiv's negotiators has shared an image of the talks between Ukraine and Russia, which have now entered their fourth round and are taking place via video call.
Ukrainian official Mykhailo Podolyak says both sides have now laid out…
The number of people who have died since Cyclone Gombe made landfall in Mozambique has risen to 12.
The number is expected to rise because some areas in the most severely affected coastal districts of Nampula province such as Mogincual …
India is considering taking up a Russian offer to buy its crude oil and other commodities at discounted prices, Reuters reports two Indian officials as saying.
Russia is facing heavy Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, inclu…
A Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border yesterday was a attempt to "threaten" Nato, Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz has told the BBC.
At least 35 people died in the strike on the Yav…
Cameroon has banned the smoking of shisha pipes, saying it poses a health risk to the mostly young people who use it in bars and at home.
About 46% of young Cameroonians smoke the substance according to the health ministry - which is ty…
The Supreme Court has held that the 1992 Constitution does not place any restriction on a Deputy Speaker from being part of the quorum for decision-making and to vote on matters for determination.
It is the considered view of the apex c…
Nominations for electoral area co-ordinators of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is scheduled for March 14 to March 15, 2022.
The party has also fixed March 18 - 20, 2022 to hold its Electoral Area Coordinators elections.
As part of mea…
Professor Aaron Oquaye, the former Speaker of Parliament, has cautioned the citizenry to exercise their rights to criticise the government rather than touting coups d’états.
He asked such persons to also reserve their coup comments and …
A senior Nigerian police officer is being investigated over the assault of a female colleague in Enugu state.
Oluseyi Okenla, who is the assistant commissioner in the state, faces possible sanctions if found culpable.
He is accused o…
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency has said.
The commodities include sugar, oil, pasta, semolina and wheat derivatives.
A source is quoted by t…
A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say.
Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist and filmmaker who was working in the region for Time.
Kyiv's police chief An…
China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says.
Unnamed US officials reportedly told multiple news outlets that Russia had asked China to provide military assistance a…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the applicant in the case on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers presiding over parliamentary proceedings to seek for review of the Supreme Court judgment.
Mr. Mahama in a …
Justice Abdulai, a private legal practitioner and plaintiff in the case that sought for the Supreme Court’s interpretation on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers of Parliament when presiding, says he will go for a review.
He claimed th…
African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) said on Friday.
“The war in Ukraine could significantly worsen the…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to North Korea's evolving military threat.
Kishida told r…
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since Feb. 24, including 41 children.
The real toll is thought to be considerably higher since it has not yet been able to corro…