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 …
The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines - a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.
With the deal, Washin…
Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.
Oleksii Reznikov said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and could "try something" to …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has chided the Akufo-Addo government over the alleged mismanagement of funds meant for the country’s fight against COVID-19.
This comes on the back of a recent report of the Auditor-General on a Sp…
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations has been given additional responsibilities to handle pensions.
This is after President Akufo-Addo moved pensions away from the Ministry of Finance.
The Labour sector Minister, Ignatius …
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has reduced the size of his cabinet in a reshuffle that also saw the appointment of seven new faces including an opposition lawmaker.
The list of ministers and deputy ministers has been reduced from 33 …
One person was killed on Monday during a shooting that targeted a group of Chinese nationals in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region, the country’s embassy has said.
The gunmen opened fire on nine Chinese nationals, killing one of them, dur…
Kenya's former electoral commission boss has threatened to take legal action against the opposition leader after the politician alleged that the poll team, including the chairman, visited his home during last year's closely fought election…
Mr Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central has called on Ghanaians to show interest and support the delivery of quality healthcare services to the people.
He said it was important that well-to-do individuals and co…
Thousands of supporters of Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), thronged the Kumasi Airport to welcome him to the Ashanti Region.
Alan Kyeremanteng visited the region on Monday to seek the …
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has organised the maiden coordination meeting with Policy, Planning, Budgets, Monitoring, and Evaluation Directorates (PPBMEDs) of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
The day…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given government 30 days to compensate victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) by-election violence, four clear years after the incident.
More concerning for the opposition party is…
Czech President-elect Petr Pavel has told the BBC that Ukraine should be allowed to join Nato "as soon as the war is over".
Mr Pavel, a retired Nato general, said Ukraine would be "morally and practically ready" to join the…
Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule which went missing last month.
Emergency services had "literally found the needle in the haystack", they said.
A huge search was trig…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called for a reduction in the number of presidential staffers, ministers of state, and other government appointees to reduce public expenditure.
That, the party said, would be an indication that …
One of the leading opposition candidates in next month’s presidential elections in Nigeria has dismissed a recent attempt to get him disqualified over corruption allegations.
Atiku Abubakar has told the BBC that there was “nothing new” …