Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has instructed officials to speed up the release of all the commodities at its ports, as the country continues to grapple with a dollar crunch.
In a meeting with the country's prime minister and m…
The rebel group M23 has announced its withdrawal from a strategic military base that it captured in October 2022 in the Rumangabo area in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
In a statement, the group said it would hand over the camp o…
Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended the country’s move to import genetically modified (GM) food, assuring Kenyans that it was safe,
The president criticised those who were against the lifting of the ban on such products, saying …
The Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Makafui Woanya, has said the revival and remarkable progress of some key infrastructural development projects in the region bear ample testimony to the party’s commitment to giv…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has absolved Akonta Mining from any wrongdoing, saying that the company was not involved in any illegal mining activities anywhere in the country.
The President was addressing the Catholic Bishops…
Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been urged to embark on a massive grassroot mobilisation campaign to get more people on board as the party prepares to annex power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2024.
A…
Two days of voting are in the books, and the US House of Representatives isn't any closer to electing a Speaker.
In fact, the chamber may be farther away. Kevin McCarthy, who has served as the party's House minority leader f…
The Nkosuohene (Development Chief) of the Zongo Community in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Abdullahi Ali Barry has heaped praises on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his role in the peace and stability of the kingdom and Ghana.
He said…
Kenya's President William Ruto has defended his daughter Charlene Ruto over claims of the existence of the "Office of the First Daughter".
Since her father's inauguration in September, Charlene Ruto has held several high-profile events …
The Kenyan president says the country will not default on its debt in the face of severe economic challenges.
William Ruto told journalists Kenya had "applied the brakes" on any more borrowing.
He made the remarks at State House, Nai…
Police prosecutors in The Gambia have charged two civilians and a police officer in connection with last month's alleged coup plot.
The three men were charged with concealment of treason and conspiracy to commit a felony. They deny the …
Puzzled Ugandans are still commenting on the government's New Year's post on Facebook celebrating 50,000 followers.
The authorities banned Facebook in January 2021 accusing the social media platform of meddling in the country's affairs.…
At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in twin car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, the AFP news agency reports quoting a local security official.
The official said the attackers used vehicles…
The Chinese government has suggested that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on Chinese arrivals are politically motivated - and has warned that it may retaliate.
The US, India and the UK are among the nations…
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in the Volta Region, Mr. Makafui Kofi Woanya has called on the press in Ghana to help guard the peace being enjoyed in Ghana in their reportage.
Mr. woanya in an address to the press at a soirée in Ho…
There are calls for greater safeguards in Taiwan after at least one device used by the military for its missiles was sent for repair in China.
An optical instrument used for launch measurements for Taiwan's Hsiung-Feng III a…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has replaced all stolen and vandalized transformers in the Tema enclave.
This follows reports of the stealing of transformers in the Prampram and Afienya Districts which caused an erratic s…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, Madam Joycelene Tetteh has created employment for some 80 girls trained mostly in sewing and hairdressing.
These girls drawn from seven of the nine traditional areas in the constituency were…
The Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Joseph Kofi Teye, has bemoaned the excessive politicisation of national issues.
He said it had been the bane of the country's sluggish socioeconomic deve…
On a day of high political drama, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed in his bid to be elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
The House adjourned without a speaker on Tuesday night - the first ti…
Russia has said a New Year's Day missile attack which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones.
Use of banned phones allowed the enemy to locate its target, officials said. A…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweura Abudu, and her Deputy, Francisca Oteng Mensah, to work in the supreme interest of the country with humility and dete…
The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published its half year report ending December 2022, naming cases it was currently investigating or prosecuting and related to corruption.
The half-year report is in pursuant to section 3(3) of…
The Democratic Republic of Congo's last surviving World War Two veteran, Corporal Albert Kunyuku, will be buried next Friday, according to the producer of the film about his life José Adolphe Voto
Corporal Kunyuku died on 25 November la…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a ban after six years on opposition political rallies outside of election campaigns.
It was imposed by her predecessor, the late President John Magufuli, who argued that in between ele…
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said mistakes were made on all sides in the way Brexit was negotiated.
Mr Varadkar said he would be "flexible and reasonable" when attempting to solve issues with the Northern Ireland pr…
The authorities in Burkina Faso have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of 28 people whose bodies were found in the north-western town of Nouna.
In a statement, the government said the killings were discovere…
Burkina Faso has repeated its commitment to restoring constitutional rule within 18 months following a decision by the US to drop it from its preferential trade programme.
The American Trade Representative's office said the country had …
Investigations have started into the circumstances in which a Uganda soldier under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) shot three of his colleagues dead in Mogadishu on Monday morning.
The shooting took place at the …
Mr Richard Ahiagbah, National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the media to shield the nation from negative speculation and fear mongering, which inhibits the development progress.
He therefore urge…
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia is trusting God to turn the country’s fortunes around.
Dr. Bawumia is seeking the face of God to address the current economic challenges.
Speaking at the Dr. Thomas Wyatt Temple of The Church …
Ukraine's president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received intelligence reports suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks…
A former Minister of State, Joyce Aryee wants Ghanaians to pay their taxes in order for government to expedite development in the country.
She believes the borrowing of funds for developing the nation is not the best.
“Personally, wh…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed optimistism that Ghana will continue on the path of economic emancipation and accelerated development this year.
He has, therefore, stressed the need for Ghanaians to reposition thei…
Public transport in the Tunisian capital ground to a halt after employees of the state transport company went on strike on Monday over delays to salary payments.
Hundreds of workers staged a protest outside the prime minister's office.
…
Burkina Faso has asked France to recall its ambassador, Luc Hallade, after several tense exchanges with the military junta that have strained relations between the two countries, Paris-based pan-African publication Jeune Afrique reported o…
The EU's disease agency has said the screening of travellers from China for Covid-19 would be "unjustified".
On Thursday, Italy urged the rest of the EU to follow its lead and ensure Chinese arrivals were tested, and quarant…
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo appear to have eased following a decision to remove barricades blocking the main border crossing.
Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo began erecting the blocks on 10 December in protest at an ex-police …
Mr Collins Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has advised the constituency executives in the region to be guided by the Party’s constitution in preparation for the polls to elect a presidential candi…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi has been cremated after she died in the early hours of the morning.
She was 99 years old, and had been in hospital in western Gujarat state - where she lived - since…
A court in Botswana has issued an arrest warrant for former President Ian Khama for the possession of illegal firearms.
The judge issued orders that Mr Khama should be arrested on sight.
The 69-year-old left the c…
Indigenes of Ajumako Ochiso in the Central Region have raised more than 125,000 Ghana Cedis to support development projects in the town.
The initiative by the Ajumako Ochisoman Development Association forms part of activities to mark th…
A leading Catholic bishop in Eritrea has been freed from detention after being held without trial since October, reliable sources have told the BBC.
Bishop Fikremariam Hagos was released along with a parish priest, Abba Mihr…
The Catholic Church has strict protocols in place following the death of its leader, but as ex-Pope Benedict's health wanes it is unclear whether those same protocols will apply to a retired pope, known as Emeritus.
When Ben…
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is seeking the face of God as the party readies to organise primaries to elect its presidential candidate and parliamentary candidates across the 275 constituencies.
General Secretary of the NPP, …
Following a possible incidents of criminal activities and attacks during December 31st night activities to mark the New Year, Mad. Justina Owusu Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister, who is also the Chairman of the Bono Regional Security …
Nigeria's police chief has ordered the suspension of an officer who allegedly shot dead a female lawyer in the main city Lagos on Christmas Day.
Drambi Vandi is reported to have hit Bolanle Raheem as she and several family …
Belarus has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador, saying it had shot down a Ukrainian air defence missile in Belarusian territory.
It happened during one of Russia's heaviest aerial onslaughts against Ukraine so far.
…
A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years.
The country's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a mil…
In his address at a thanksgiving service organised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra on Thursday, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said the current government has created more jobs than any other government.
"We have built mor…
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