Four men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which is more used to protecting larger creatures, such as lions and elephants, has …
The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House.
The White House sent a list of demands to…
Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has strongly criticized the Parliamentary Appointments Committee, accusing it of focusing on the wrong priorities during his recent vetting.
The Mini…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist who was arrested for allegedly spreading false information about the Vice-President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has been hauled before the Achimota Court in Accra.
Mohammed Zakou, who is s…
The Oti Regional Minister, Mr. John Kwadjo Gyapong, has committed to addressing the water crisis in various communities across the region.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after his familiarization tour during which Mr Gyapong wi…
The Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated all confirmed Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) across the region, emphasising their critical role in steering political and administr…
Algeria has asked 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, France's foreign minister has said.
Jean-Noël Barrot added that it was linked to the indictment of three Algerians in France on Friday, one of whom is a c…
Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness, has downplayed concerns over recent agitations surrounding the nomination of some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Ch…
Devastating attacks on a camp hosting hundreds of thousands of people who had fled Sudan's civil war have continued for a third day, residents have told the BBC.
One person in the Zamzam camp described the situation as "catastrophic" …
The Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Mr James Agalga, says Members of Parliament who make unproven allegations involving serious crimes such as drug trafficking cannot shield themselves from scrutiny by invoking p…
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Divine Otoo Agorhom, has called for a grassroots-led approach in selecting Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), stressing…
Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for calm and unity in the wake of renewed violence in Bawku and its surrounding areas, which has led to multiple fatalities and injuries.
In a statement rel…
All nine municipal and district assemblies in the Oti Region have confirmed the President's Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCE) nominees.
Seven of the nominees were confirmed by the assembly members of their respective areas…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency Executive Committee of Tema Central has appealed for calm and unity following growing tensions over the appointment of a new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema M…
A former Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has urged the government to avoid using its planned anti-disinformation legislation to suppress free expression, cautioning that such a law must deal stric…
Gabon's military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema - who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty - has won Saturday's presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show.
Ahead of the vote, critics…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit his country ahead of any deal with Russia to end the war.
"Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians…
A concerned youth group of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Okaikwei North Constituency has vowed to be apathetic towards the party should their preferred candidate, Abdul-Rashid Issah be denied the Okaikwe…
In response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn't have to.
China's leaders would say that they are not inclined to cave in to a bully – something its government has repeatedly lab…
It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut's southern suburb. Then, a single warning, posted in Arabic on X by a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), triggered panic and chaos in the densely populated area known as Dahieh.
…
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country.
The charge is connected to his nationwide campaign pushing for electoral reform …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has noted that it is waiting on the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to provide adequate security for Electoral Commission (EC) officials to declare the outcome o…
DR Archibald Yao Letsa, the immediate past Volta Regional Minister, has described the hostile political atmosphere of the Region as a thing of the past.
He said people were getting used to others expressing interest in different polit…
It will be totally unacceptable for any assembly member or group of assembly members to express their disapproval of a President’s nominee publicly, a local governance expert, Dr Richard Fiadomor, has said.
Rather, he said any dissati…
The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark.
The US military's Space Operations Command said Col Susannah Meyer…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being "complicit in the genocide" during the current civil war.
The two-year conflict, which has pitted Sudan's arm…
Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has criticised the Mahama-led administration for its perceived failure to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking on Citi FM’s E…
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to enhance the welfare and working conditions of both active military personnel and civilian staff within the armed forces.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of officer cad…
Vincent Antwi Agyei, the president’s nominee for the Sunyani Municipal Assembly in the Bono Region, received unanimous support yesterday, achieving a 100 per cent endorsement from the assembly for his confirmation as the Municipal Chief E…
Every day, 40-year-old Landry Obame-Mezui drives a taxi in Gabon's capital Libreville.
But it's not just any taxi. It's a sparkling, brand-new white car with the inscription "Taxi Gab+".
For Mr Obame-Mezui, it is a shining symbol o…
The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has disclosed that the Oti River Bridge will be one of 12 major road projects expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025 under the government’s $10 billion Big Push Agenda.
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Salaga North in the Savannah Region, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni, has reaffirmed his commitment to prioritising girls’ education in his constituency.
Describing himself as a feminist, he emphasised the need…
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and a key member of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has responded to the ongoing standoff between Rev. Ntim Fordjour, the Minority spoke…
The former Deputy Minister for Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has claimed that under the eight-year leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, no opposition Member of Parliament (MP) was ever harassed by state securi…
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has issued a condemnation of the recent violent confrontations between youth groups and security forces in Bawku, describing the situation as deeply troublin…
An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found.
The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the…
The Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic which rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said.
Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, in the western city…
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has condemned recent violent clashes between police and the youth in Bawku, which have reportedly led to fatalities and injuries, as well as an attack on his private residence…
A former Chief Psychiatrist, Prof. J.B. Asare, has raised concern about the alarming abuse of opioids among the youth, saying that failure to crack down on the influx of the substance can lead to many wasted lives in some years to come.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla have had a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican where he wished them a happy 20th wedding anniversary.
In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, the King and Queen said they were "delight…
The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of some parts of the north-eastern state.
Babagana Zulum called for …
The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, says the government will not release any funds to contractors or other claimants until the Auditor-General completes a full audit of arrears owed by the state, which now exceed GH¢67 billi…
The Member of Parliament for Salaga South in the Savannah Region, Hajia Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has extended support to three communities in the Kulaw Ward affected by a recent rainstorm.
The storm, which struck on Tuesday, 25 Marc…
The Jomoro Youth Association, a youth advocacy group, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to appoint Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey as the Board Chairman for the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).
It said Dr Yankey's vast experie…
Dr Sam Suraj Issaka, Kadjebi District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee has received overwhelming endorsement from 51-Assembly members present and voting.
He secured 50 “Yes” votes, representing 98 per cent, with one “No” vote, representing t…
Nikyema Billa Alamzy, Member of Parliament for Chiana-Paga, has drawn attention to the pressing infrastructure challenges in his constituency, emphasising the absence of a single tarred road.
Speakin…
The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has reiterated the party’s commitment to liberating Ghana from the threat of drug trafficking and abuse.
His commen…
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila will return to the central African nation to help find a solution to the crisis in the war-ravaged east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized swathes of territory, he told Reuters late on Tues…
Six Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Bono Region have successfully confirmed their respective Chief Executives, nominated by President John Dramani Mahama.
They are the Dormaa Municipal, Dormaa West District, Dormaa Eas…
The Chiefs and people of the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region have expressed their appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government for the honour done the traditional a…
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