Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will establish a Governance Advisory Council, as part of his vision to improve political governance, help curb corruption and ensure the respect for human rights in the country.
Addressing Na…
Fifty-three National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirants have successfully gone through vetting to contest the party's primary in the Central Region.
Five parliamentary candidates, including the Minority Leader in Parlia…
Last Saturday, just hours after Xi Jinping sipped tea with Emmanuel Macron while calling for peace in Ukraine, fighter jets flew across the Taiwan Strait in a display of Chinese military might.
Aimed at intimidating Taiwan, …
West Africa's Guinea-Bissau was part of the Portuguese Empire for centuries.
Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest in the world.
The vital cashew nut crop…
Activists of the Bring Back Our Girls movement (BBOG) on Thursday commemorated the ninth anniversary of the abduction of scores of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants.
Ninety-eight of the 276 students kidnapped by the militants…
The Ahafo Regional Vetting Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cleared nine aspirants to contest in the party’s parliamentary primaries in the region.
The NDC parliamentary primaries are scheduled for May 13, 2023.
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Eight persons have so far picked nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Kumawu Constituency by-election in the Ashanti Region.
Nominations for the primary are expected to close today, Apri…
US President Joe Biden's aircraft has landed at Knock Airport as he returns to his roots in County Mayo.
Mr Biden has links to the county through his great grandfather Edward Blewitt.
The president is due to speak…
Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill banning most abortions after six weeks, paving the way for drastic changes in access to the procedure across the state.
Opponents argue six weeks is before many wo…
SpaceX has aborted the launch of Kenya’s first earth observation satellite due to bad weather.
The launch director stopped the Falcon 9 rocket just 29 seconds before it blasted into space from the Vandenberg Force base in California US.…
The Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA), a National Democratic Congress (NDC)-affiliated group in the Wa Central Constituency, is calling for the retention of Alhaji Dr. Rashid Alhassan Pelpuo as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the 20…
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has pledged to support communities that initiate self-help projects to ameliorate the plight of people in the Municipality.
It noted that it had put in place measures to sustain such initiatives and also en…
An aide to former President John Mahama, Dr Callistus Mahama, has entreated political parties to adopt and implement exclusive systems to select representatives for parliamentary elections.
Such a system, he explained, must be one wh…
A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues.
Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI at his …
Press freedom in Algeria has been further restricted following a law passed by the country’s parliament.
The measure tightens media ownership rules and empowers courts to force journalists to reveal their sources.
Domestic media outl…
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday denied allegations that he planned to replace his deputy Slumber Tsogwane.
This follows speculation that Mr Masisi would fire his deputy after the 2024 general elections.
Speaking af…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is to tour Oti Region from April 16 to interact with delegates, functionaries, activists, and supporters of the party.
During the visit,…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Shai-Osudoku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has implored delegates of the party to vote her back as their candidate to continue her good …
Former President John Mahama has touted himself as the best person to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its flagbearer into the 2024 presidential election.
He explained that his experience as a politician makes him the bes…
One month after the passage of Tropical Cyclone Freddy—which swept through 15 districts in southern Malawi, destroying lives, livelihoods and homes—communities ravaged by the storm still require urgent assistance and support as they strive…
A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in Chad facing hunger in the coming months, UN agencies said on Friday.
Speaking from Ndjamena, Pierre Honnorat, dire…
The Government will upscale investment in sustainable water-related infrastructure.
President William Ruto said this will ensure that the country is water secure.
“It will save lives and improve people’s health,” he said duri…
Nigerian authorities say they’re investigating the cause of the collapse of a seven storey building under construction in an upscale neighbourhood of Lagos.
Seven people have been rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital with minor…
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ruled out political negotiations with the M23 rebel group.
As part of an internationally brokered peace deal the group has been withdrawing from areas it had captured.
President F…
A top Tibetan leader has defended the Dalai Lama over a video that showed him asking a child to suck his tongue.
Penpa Tsering, head of Tibet's government-in-exile, has called the spiritual leader's actions "innocent" and sa…
North Korea says it tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile - its "most powerful" missile to date.
State media hailed Thursday's launch, which led to a brief evacuation order in Japan, a "miraculous succes…
AN aspiring flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has indicated that his "do-or-die" comment is not meant for violence or causing harm to people at the 2024 general election.
He said people within…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Naional Democratic Congress (NDC) have petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over alleged inciteful comments made by leading members of both parties.…
Political parties in Ghana, in the most part of the Fourth Republic, have adopted a controlled inclusive (delegate system), where the power to select parliamentary candidates is decentralised and consolidated in the hands of a body of elec…
A Peruvian ex-interior minister was complicit in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos, a journalist who investigated human rights abuses, a court has found.
The former minister, Daniel Urresti, has been sentenced to 12 years in …
Ex-US President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract.
He says Michael Cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests.
The lawsuit comes …
The Sudanese army has warned that the country's biggest paramilitary group is mobilising troops in cities across the country.
In a statement released in the early hours of Thursday, the military accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of…
Liberia's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the opposition's request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October's presidential and legislative elections.
The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listi…
A parliamentary aspirant for the Okaikoi Central constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu popularly known as Baba Sadiq in the creative arts space, has stated he is the best o…
Latest poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, says about 21% of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters are rooting for the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong to lead the party in the 2024 general elections.…
A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was issued and then retracted within 30 minutes.
Sirens blared across Hokkaido and residents were told to "evacuate immediately" …
The US believes the UN Secretary General is too willing to accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in classified documents leaked online.
The files suggest Washington has been closely monitoring Antonio…
Deputy spokesperson of the John Mahama campaign, Beatrice Annan, says former President Mahama will never endorse illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’.
She stated that former President Mahama holds the position that ‘galamsey’ is…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says any attempt by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rig the 2024 general elections would not be allowed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“The NPP should not even think of rigging…
Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed says president-elect Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on 29 May despite court cases challenging his victory.
Groups dissatisfied by the outcome of the 25 February presidential election are agitatin…
Syria is to reopen its diplomatic mission in Tunisia after more than a decade.
The decision follows an announcement by Tunisia’s President Kais Saied that his country would reopen its embassy in Damascus.
Syria’s relations with Arab …
Dozens of classified US documents have been leaked and are now circulating on the internet.
Images of the classified files have appeared on messaging app Discord since early March.
Complete with timelines and doz…
Italian ministers have called a six-month state of emergency in response to a rise in migrant numbers crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.
The decision frees up €5m (£4.4m) in funds and coincides with the arrival of…
The United Nations says it is deeply concerned by a video of a man publicly calling for the killing of its representative in Sudan, Volker Perthes.
In an outburst, the man accuses Mr Perthes of interfering in the country’s politics.
…
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accepted an invitation to attend King Charles III's coronation which will take place on 6 May at Westminster Abbey in London.
The UK ambassador in Zimbabwe met the president on Tuesday in the …
Kenyan authorities have penalised an online lender $3,700 (£3,400) over allegations of intruding and sharing customers’ personal data.
It followed complaints lodged against it by users over breach of personal data.
The Office of Data…
The Western North Regional Communication Bureau of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed all delegates within the Region to vote for former President John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming Presidential primaries slated for 13th …
Dr Senanu Djokoto, a parliamentary aspirant in the upcoming Keta NDC primary, has petitioned the appeals committee in relation to the clearance of Dr Emmanuel Jones Mensah, another aspirant, to contest.
Dr Djokoto said he considered it …
The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yammin has taken a swipe at Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia describing him as a laughable character who is out of touch with the economic conditions and general s…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next NDC government will take inventory of all uncompleted projects and ensure their completion.
The former president said the decision by the current government to abandon projec…
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