Five political parties have expressed varied opinions on the Electoral Commission’s (EC) proposed new Constitutional Instrument (C.I) that seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole identification document for continuous voter registration in t…
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Georgia's capital for the second day after parliament backed a draft law which critics say limits press freedom and civil liberties.
On Tuesday, demonstrators clashed with…
The Member of Parliament for Tolon and Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu has been adjudged the Most Influential Personality in the five regions of the north.
The award was conferred on him by the Northern Excellence Awards Schem…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the outgoing envoys of Rwanda and Turkiye for their relentless efforts in strengthening the relations and trade cooperation between their countries and Ghana.
He gave the assurance t…
The government's proposed asylum law is "very concerning" and would block even those with a compelling claim, the United Nations refugee agency has said.
The UNHCR's representative to the UK, Vicky Tennant, told the BBC the meas…
Senate Republicans and Capitol police have criticised Fox News after one of its hosts aired previously unseen clips of the riot two years ago at Congress, and played down the violent disorder.
Host Tucker Carlson showed the vide…
Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall again in Mozambique later this week after it struck Madagascar for a second time on Monday.
Madagascar's government says eight people were killed and more than 1,000 homes were des…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says former President John Dramani Mahama is just making excuses for his absence at Monday’s Independence Day Celebrations and previous ones.
Ghana celebrated its 66th Independence Anniversary in Adaklu in …
The Minority in Parliament says the shortage of vaccines in the country is a clear indication of government’s ineptitude.
The group says despite the allocation of about GH¢72 million for the procurement of vaccines, the country has …
The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expressed outrage over President Felix Tshisekedi's "attempt" to postpone the 20 December general elections over persistent insecurity in the east.
"The situation in the east of the…
Ghana's Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwa-Manu has apologised for military excesses after soldiers were deployed early Tuesday in Ashaiman, a suburb of capital Accra.
The deployment followed the killing of a young soldier allegedly s…
Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, the antiquities ministry says.
The artefacts were found near the Hathor Temple, one of Egypt's best-preserved…
Mexican officials have found more than 340 people in an abandoned truck trailer in the state of Veracruz, including 103 unaccompanied minors.
The migrants were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Ecuador. It is one of …
The UN mission in South Sudan says it's following the recent sacking of the defence minister - urging “parties to exercise restraint and engage in a collegial spirit in order to resolve such sensitive national issues”.
President Salva K…
A spokesperson for the winner of last month’s Nigerian presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accused the main opposition candidate of “staging a theatre of the absurd” after he led supporters in protest against the results of the v…
Eritrea's government has described a UN report on the human rights situation in the Horn of Africa nation as part of "unrelenting harassment" and "weaponisation of human rights in its crudest form against a developing country".
It came …
Hundreds of supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bolgatanga East Constituency of the Upper East Region have embarked on a unity walk geared towards closing ranks in the party.
The walk, one of the massive ones in…
Mr Samuel Bouri Poyari, a tax administrator at the Ghana Revenue Authority, has expressed his preparedness to win back the Yunyoo Constituency Parliamentary Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) if given the opportunity in …
Aid workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say clashes are continuing between the army and M23 rebels despite a ceasefire agreement.
They said there was fighting on at least two fronts.
The M23 said it was committed to a pea…
Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, Political Scientist, University of Ghana, has urged political leaders to extend their vision beyond their parties for Ghana’s growth.
He said Ghana would achieve enormous progress if leaders thought of the country …
South Africa's president has appointed the country's first electricity minister in an effort to address the unprecedented power shortages there.
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's most pressing task will be to end the daily blackouts, …
The World Bank has suspended talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following President Kais Saied's recent criticism of sub-Saharan migrants.
The outgoing head of the bank, David Malpass, said Mr Saied's remarks had triggered ra…
The Tanzanian government has banned boarding at nursery and lower years at primary schools, saying their aim is to give children the opportunity to bond with their families - understanding the traditions, cultures and values of the country…
Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday, setting back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Its space agency had to send a self-destruct command to the H3 rocket when its s…
China's foreign minister says China-US relations have "seriously deviated" while warning of potential conflict.
"Containment and suppression will not make America great. It will not stop the rejuvenation of China," said Qin …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the New Patriotic Party of turning Independence Day celebrations into a jamboree.
Speaking at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professional Forum Dinner and Awards Night in Accra on…
The Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimpongmaa-Sarpong Kumankumah, has urged the youth to take up their destiny and change the economic situation of the country.
“It is only the youth that can make the e…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, yesterday led a delegation of former Speakers of Parliament and other dignitaries to commiserate with the immediate past Speaker,
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, on the passing o…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is scheduled to deliver his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution.
Article 67 of the 1992 …
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for the need to celebrate illustrious citizens who lived exemplary lives when they depart to eternity.
He said instead of mourning them as it was usually done, such gr…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on Ghanaians to jealously guard the country’s reputation as a haven of peace and religious tolerance.
He said unlike most countries in West Africa and parts of the world, Christians …
The Deputy Director of the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR), a pan-African think tank and research centre headquartered in Accra – Ghana, has picked nomination forms to contest the Kintampo South Parliamentary race on th…
The General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah wants the 66th Independence anniversary celebration to be boycotted by Ghanaians.
According to her at 66 years, Ghana is unable to buy vaccines for childre…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained why he has refused to attend Ghana's 66th Independence Day celebration at Ho in the Volta Region.
He explained that the Independence Day celebration is a national event in the country…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will conduct probes into alleged corrupt deals and misappropriations under the New Patriotic Party-led government and prosecute those foun…
Nineteen-year-old Manisha works as a full-time maid at a house on the outskirts of the Indian capital, Delhi.
Back home in Jharkhand, she dropped out of school as public transport was irregular and sexual harassment on the …
Former Deputy Communications Minister and spokesperson for John Mahama’s 2024 presidential campaign, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has stated that the former president is the right candidate to rescue Ghana from all the problems brought on by the…
Mr Samuel Benedict Nugblega, a Parliamentary Primary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Akatsi South, has called for politics of decency ahead of the Presidential and Parliamentary Primaries.
“I call on all my follower…
The top US commander in Africa has downplayed the recent joint naval exercise by Russia, China and South Africa in the Indian Ocean.
General Michael Langley said America offered much more valuable security partnerships to African countr…
The Tunisian authorities have banned an opposition rally that was due to take place on Sunday.
Members of the opposition coalition that called it are suspected of crimes against the state.
A Tunisian official said the coalition’s req…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has launched his presidential campaign towards Election 2024.
He served from 2012 to Jan 7, 2017 and is seeking another term in office and says Ghana needs a leader who has a heart for compassion.
…
A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison.
He was convicted of smuggling and financing "actions grossly violating public order", the Viasna human rights group said.
…
Kenya’s President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga have united in their criticism of last week’s Supreme Court ruling which allows the LGBT community to register lobby groups in Kenya.
President Ruto has sworn that he wil…
Residents of Teshie in the Ledzokuku Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are full of praise for their member of parliament Hon. Benjamin Ayiku for his efforts in bringing developments to all electoral areas in the constituency. Althou…
Ukraine has ordered some residents to leave Kupiansk, as Russia seeks to re-take the city it left last year.
Kharkiv's regional authorities said families with children and people "with limited mobility" must leave due to "co…
The United States is offering a reward of up to $5m (£4.1m) for information that helps capture the leader of a rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo which has ties to the Islamic State group.
The US State Departmen…
The UN has condemned the presence of South Sudanese soldiers in the southern part of Abyei, an oil-rich border area being contested by Sudan and South Sudan.
The UN peacekeeping force, called the United Nations Interim Security Force fo…
The majority of the youth in the Korley Klottey constituency want Dr Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings, Member of Parliament (MP) of the area, to be retained.
A random interview during a ‘Unity Walk’ organised by the National Democratic Congres…
Though Ghana’s struggle for independence was not a walk in the park, a walk in the Nationalism Park at Osu, Accra, leads visitors to three busts mounted in remembrance of Sergeant Peter Adjetey, Corporal Otam Attipoe, and Private Odartey …
Nigeria's Supreme Court has ruled that old banknotes remain legal tender until the end of the year, bringing relief to millions affected by a chaotic redesign of the naira notes.
The justices said that not enough notice was …