Somalia's deputy speaker Abdiweli Mudey says he has been barred from travelling to Barawe town to seek a seat in the country's next parliament.
Mr Mudey, a long-time ally of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, told local media he was s…
The Mauritian flag has been raised for the very first time on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The Mauritian ambassador to the United Nations led a ceremony on the island of Peros Banhos, where a pre-recorded message from the Mau…
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have expressed worry about the “growing use of the state prosecutorial and judicial power” to punish speech that allegedly injures or damages the reputation of others and state institutions.
“We n…
Young women including the youth have been advised to be politically conscious and contribute to the progress, growth and development of the country.
They have been asked to focus on helping in women’s participation in decision-making an…
Embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency in the Central Region, James Gyakye Quayson, says he is unperturbed by the actions of the government.
He is being pursued by the state for alleged misrepresentation on hi…
A Sudanese politician who had been a member of the dissolved joint civilian-military government has been arrested.
Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman was picked up near his home in the capital Khartoum, relatives say.
This follows the arrest o…
Two Malian soldiers have been killed in an attack blamed on jihadists.
The attack was on the Niafunké post in central Mali on Sunday morning.
Five of the militants were killed during the attack.
The Malian army, which has been str…
Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain th…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has eulogised the deceased former Member of Parliament for Navrongo, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, for his service to the nation and his native community.
In a tribute to the former MP, who held ministerial …
Parliament has approved €350 million contractual agreements for the construction of a bridge over the Afram River and the construction of 124km of roads from Adawso-Bunso, Ekye–Amanfrom and other specified roads within the Afram Plains are…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, appears to have gone missing.
How many days has she been absent from parliamentary sittings? Has she done so with or without written permission f…
Contrary to the high expectation that the controversial Electronic Transfer Bill, 2021 well known as E-Levy will take centre stage in Parliament this week, the business in the House saw less deliberations on the bill.
The Minister of Fi…
Tanzanian MPs say the use of emergency contraceptives, known as P2, is on the rise among to prevent pregnancies among girls and women aged between 14 and 24.
A recent report by members of a parliamentary health committee into the rise i…
Guinea-Bissau’s president says the masterminds of last week's coup attempt served time in US jails for drug trafficking.
Umaro Sissoko Embaló said a former navy admiral and two of his aides were involved in a well-funded plot to assassi…
An International Labour Organization committee has expressed "deep concern" about China's policies in its far western region of Xinjiang, calling them discriminatory and asking Beijing to bring its employment practices into line with globa…
The Yendi Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr. Osman Kassim, has called for the consolidation of the prevailing peace in the municipality and the northern region as a whole.
He urged both the sta…
Russia is massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month's Winter Olympics, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
Moscow, for its part, ramped up its tr…
In the same week the European Union (EU) lifted its sanctions on Burundi, the US says it it doing the same, thanks to "significantly decreased violence" and reforms by President Évariste Ndayishimiye.
However, Burundian opposition figur…
The UN is warning that South Sudan could spiral back into civil war because of delays in implementing the 2018 peace deal that brought nearly six years of conflict to an end.
UN commissioners visiting the country said key elements of th…
Habib Iddrisu, the Deputy Majority Chief Whip, has debunked the Minority’s claim that the legal action against the disputed Member of Parliament (MP) forAssin NorthConstituency in the Central Region is to ensure a numerical advantage in th…
Dear President Nana Akufo-Addo,
I am appalled at the growing criminalisation of speech and journalism in Ghana, under your watch, in this 21st century.
An investigative journalist was murdered, under very troubling ci…
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly in the Upper East Region has inaugurated a 22-member committee to spearhead activities that would accelerate growth and development in the municipality.
Known as the ‘special initiatives committee’, its…
The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reverse what it says is the calculated onslaught on media freedom and free speech by the government.
According to the NDC in a statemen…
The suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for Sekondi-Takoradi, Mr Abdul-Mumin Issah, has stated that the truth surrounding his arrest, detention and prosecution is yet to come out.
“I am convinced that in the fullness of time, t…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson says he is innocent of the accusation of assault made against him by a court bailiff.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament House on Fr…
French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Russian Covid test ahead of his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has confirmed.
The test required a health protocol that was unacceptable and did not fit with the F…
Western powers have condemned the recent arrests of several high-profile political figures in Sudan as anti-military protests continued on Thursday.
The UK, US, the European Union and others said the detentions were alarming and called …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's annual state of the nation address lasted longer than usual - perhaps because it was packed full of "something to appease everyone".
With good reason. President Ramaphosa has many fires to put o…
Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, former Member of Parliament for Kpone-Katamanso Constituency, has admonished members and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to unite ahead of the 2024 general election.
He explained that members…
The Youth-Wing of the People’s National Congress (PNC), has appealed to the government to reduce the controversial E-Levy rate from 1.75% to 1% to limit the anticipated hardship on Ghanaians.
“PNC believes that a reducti…
At least 50 officials are missing from an area recently recaptured by Ethiopian forces from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group.
Gidami district, in a remote area of Oromia region that borders South Sudan, was under rebel contro…
Zimbabwe's education ministry has suspended staff who did not turn up for the start of the school term on Monday.
A large number of government-employed teachers are on strike over poor wages.
The absent teachers were suspended withou…
US officials have urged Canada's government to use its federal powers to end a blockade by truckers protesting against Covid restrictions.
President Joe Biden is being briefed regularly on the protests, which have hit Ottaw…
US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action.
Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue American…
The National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare-Addo, has given indications that the party will replicate Thursday’s street protest against the E-levy in other regions of the country.
Acco…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, has filed a review application at the Supreme Court challenging the court’s decision to hear his case today, Thursday, February 10, 2022.…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told the international community that no reason whatsoever is good enough to justify the overthrow of any democratically elected government in West Africa.
He argued that lessons from various co…
Hong Kong has recorded more than 1,000 Covid infections for the first time since the pandemic began - a worrying milestone for officials who are aggressively pushing for zero-Covid.
The city has some of the toughest virus re…
Spain's King Felipe tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Wednesday after displaying mild symptoms overnight and will remain in isolation for seven days, the Royal Palace said in a statement.
"His Majesty's general state of health is …
Britain's national terrorism threat level has been reduced from severe to substantial, interior minister Priti Patel said in a written statement to parliament.
The change means an attack is considered likely rather than highly likely.
…
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who has accused the authorities of torturing him while he was in detention, has fled the country, his lawyer has confirmed to the BBC.
The lawyer did not reveal where the award-winning writer, who…
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has survived an apparent assassination attempt by unknown assailants.
Several rounds struck his car as it was being driven through the capital, Tripoli, early on Thursday.
The gunmen fled t…
The government in Zimbabwe has warned that six cyclones may hit the country during the current rainy season.
July Moyo, the local government minister, said measures had been put in place to warn and protect lives and property.
Lesson…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged Ghanaians to rally its support behind the Electronic-Levy (E-Levy) on mobile money transactions to help alleviate challenges imposed on the country by the COVID-19 disease.
According to the pa…
Alex Mould,a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), has urged the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) early in order to recover over time.
“We have to go to the IMF, so th…
The government will not shield officials when they put up unsavory conduct however, it will have no other option than to penalise them,”Dan Botwe, the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, has warned.
He …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana, on Thursday, February 10, 2022, to begin a ten-day working visit to France, Guyana, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.
President Akufo-Addo’s first port of call will be Brest, Fra…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says a future NDC government will abolish the Electronic Transaction levy (E-levy) should the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government succeeds in passi…
Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border with Ukraine.
France called the drills …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the motive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in resisting the passage of the E-Levy is a continuation of its game plan to undermine the ability of the government to raise revenue for development.
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