The national executive, the Council of Elders and the Minority Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have resolved to put behind all differences that arose following the change in the party’s leadership in Parliament.
By a …
Doctors in the self-declared republic of Somaliland say heavy fighting has killed at least 30 people.
Residents of Las Anod say they heard gunfire for more than six hours.
Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not been i…
The remains of late Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara are to be buried where a memorial to him already stands, but his family is boycotting the ceremony and says the site is "inadequate for all the burden it contains".
"We believed …
The Attorney-General (A-G) will soon lay a bill before Parliament for passage into law to help reduce the menace of unjustified delays in criminal trials in the country.
Among other things, the bill will seek an amendment of the rules o…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday led a government delegation to attend the funeral (Adua) of Lepowura, Alhaji Mohammed Nuru Deen Jawula, at Kpembe in the East Gonja District of the Savanah Region.
The Jawula Family of…
The failure of the Nigerian authorities to address accountability for past elections-related abuses and widespread insecurity across the country threaten the safe conduct of the upcoming 2023 general elections, Human Rights Watch said toda…
Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79.
The former leader - who was president between 2001 and 2008 - died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from t…
The Chinese government has admitted a balloon spotted over Latin America on Friday is from China - but claimed it is intended for civilian use.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the aircraft had deviated from its r…
Millions of voters in southern Ethiopia are casting their ballots on Monday in a referendum to establish a new regional state.
This is the third such referendum - all in the country’s south - held in the past four years.
Previous vot…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to arrive in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Monday for his second trip to Africa in two weeks.
Mali’s foreign ministry said Mr Lavrov will hold a meeting with junta leader, Col Assimi Goïta…
South Sudan's leaders have been urged to act on Pope Francis' plea for peace in the war-torn country.
The Pope made a "peace pilgrimage" to the country over the weekend with the heads of the churches in England and Scotland.
In his s…
The Reverend Kofi Antwi Boasiako, Santasi District Pastor, Church of Pentecost, has reminded Ghanaians to thread cautiously as the elections drew closer.
He said the nation needed peace and unity to bring progress, development and total…
Some 1,000 voters are expected to vote to elect 40 Ward Coordinators for the Akan Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) kickstarting Saturday.
The election is expected to end on Tuesday, February 7.
Mr Emmanuel Klu, …
Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, a Presidential Aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has underscored the relevance of the media in development, saying any government or politician that sidelines or neglects the media could never suc…
The Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Afo Toffey and residents of Jomoro have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, over the death of Shadrach Aloo at the West Hills Mall.
Aloo, an Nzema native from Jo…
Ukraine's outgoing defence minister has said the country is anticipating a new Russian offensive later this month.
At a news conference, Oleksiy Reznikov said not all Western weaponry will have arrived by then, but Ukraine h…
Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Alan Kyerematen, has admitted that the worsening economy is making it difficult for the party to come up with a campaign message for the 2024 general elections.
Speaking during a visit to t…
The 2020 running mate of former President John Mahama, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has ended a 10-day working visit to the Central Region.
The visit took her to the Agona East Constituency, where she held a meeting with the Regiona…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his deputy, David Mabuza, to remain in his position until a transition is finalised.
Mr Mabuza is reported to have told a funeral gathering on Saturday that the president had “accepted” his resignatio…
Mali's military government has given the head of the UN peacekeeping mission's human rights division 48 hours to leave the country.
In a statement read out on national television, a government spokesman said Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko And…
The Third Session of the Eighth Parliament will commence tomorrow with proceedings mostly being dominated by how Parliament will urgently help deal with the current economic crisis plaguing the country.
With such a task, parliamentary…
A government minister in the Republic of Ireland has called for more buildings to be made available for refugees coming into the country.
In a letter to his colleagues, Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said the buildings could …
Nigeria is holding general elections on 25 February. Here is a list of all 18 presidential candidates:
Kola Abiola (PRP)
Kola Abiola is the son of the late Nigerian business tycoon and politician Moshood Abiola, the presumed …
Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta has had his security detail significantly cut back, as relations with his successor William Ruto sour over calls for tax scrutiny on the Kenyatta family's vast wealth.
The head of police told jour…
A founding father of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamkaloe, on Wednesday, attended the campaign launch of Francis Addai-Nimoh, who has officially declared his intention to contest for the NPP flagbearer position ahead of…
Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has appealed to members of the party in the Adaklu Constituency to allow Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, the incumbent Member of Parliament of the area, to c…
Low immunity against Covid-19 and a growing population of frail elderly is driving a surge in coronavirus deaths in Japan which had, for a long time, upheld some of the strictest pandemic restrictions.
Japan once boasted one…
Israel and Sudan will sign an "historic peace agreement" in Washington in a few months' time, Israel's foreign minister announced following talks in Khartoum.
Eli Cohen said the text of the agreement was finalised during his…
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has disowned two letters making the rounds among social media users in Nigeria on the alleged activities of presidential candidate Bola Tinubu.
The agency said the two letters were forgeries.
The …
A presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged delegates preparing for the party’s presidential primary to elect a candidate Ghanaians will prefer to lead the nation.
Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen said the interest…
More than 600 delegates from the Krachi East Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have declared their unflinching support to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the presidential race.
The executives include Electoral Area Coordinators, P…
A university professor in Afghanistan who is an outspoken critic of the Taliban's ban on education for women and girls has been arrested in Kabul.
Prof Ismail Mashal was detained on Thursday while handing out free books.
…
Member of Parliament for the people of Assin Central in the Central Region of Ghana and Flagbearer Hopeful for the ruling New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has asked party faithful and Ghanaians to grow some confi…
The hierarchy of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved the meeting with its Members in Parliament following the change in leadership on the Minority side in parliament.
The meeting was earlier slated for January 31, 2023, but…
Children were injured on Thursday when railing collapsed at a stadium in Sierra Leone where the president and first lady were distributing free sanitary pads, news agencies report.
Videos on social media show crowds rushing out of a sta…
The only woman running to be president of Nigeria in this month's elections has told the BBC’s Peter Okwoche that women “are not respected” in the country.
Chichi Ojei from the Allied Peoples Movement said people have told her she must …
The United States has called for the immediate re-arrest of a Sudanese man convicted of the killing of an American diplomat 15 years ago.
The US State Department has also summoned Sudan’s ambassador to Washington over the controversial …
Pope Francis will on Friday travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Sudan as he continues what the Roman Catholic Church is calling a pilgrimage for peace in Africa.
It's the first visit by a pontiff since South Sudan gain…
The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days.
Defence officials said they were confident the "high-altitude surveillance balloon" belonged to Ch…
With barely two years before the country heads into another general election, one major political issue dominating the media landscape of Ghana is the question of who leads the New Patriotic Party into the 2024 general election.
As …
The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has endorsed the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to engage in broad stakeholder consultation before announcing a date for its Presidential and Parliamentary primaries…
Ukraine's hopes of quickly joining the EU are being rebuffed, ahead of a historic meeting in Kyiv.
An EU-Ukraine summit takes place on Friday, and top officials have begun arriving in the Ukrainian capital.
Ahead …
Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and two-term governor of South Carolina, is reportedly poised to announce she is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
With a campaign kick-off plann…
The United States has called on Tunisia to show greater democratic inclusion amid a low turnout at recent parliamentary elections.
Just 11% of voters took part in a second round of elections that ended on Sunday.
"The low voter turno…
Chad will on Thursday open its embassy in Israel after the two countries renewed diplomatic ties in 2019.
President Mahamat Deby is on a visit to Israel and met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem.
Cha…
New Patriotic Party Presidential hopeful Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has vowed to modernize the party if given the mandate by delegates at the presidential primaries later in the year.
The former Trade and Industry Minister hinted at establi…
Mr George Adu, the Dormaa Central Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the change in the leadership of the Minority in Parliament as laudable and in the right direction.
He said the reshuffled by…
The Managing Editor of The Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has described as reckless the removal of the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu by the leadership of the National Democratic Congress.
He said the NDC has created room for specu…
The Catholic church in South Sudan is planning to hold special prayers on Thursday for the safe arrival of Pope Francis who is scheduled to be in the country on Friday.
Pope Francis is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo where…
Tanzania has formed a commission to investigate claims that most of the money collected for plea-bargain agreements by the public prosecutor are missing, with some allegedly banked outside the country.
“Most of the money is missing. If …
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