Aspiring Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has said his leadership will ensure the party works closely with government in order to further strengthen the grassroots of the party in a sust…
India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows.
India's population is expected to reach 1.4286 billion - 2.9 million more…
Even a traditional sing-song with a group of young Parisians is fraught with risk for a president attempting to persuade France to accept an unpopular increase in the pension age.
Emmanuel Macron had given a TV address on Tu…
The head of the Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said that the private military company has not had a presence in Sudan for more than two years.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty, with absolute accuracy, and…
Eight Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by gunmen in northern Kaduna state two weeks ago have escaped from their captors.
The students were seized by an armed gang on their way home from a government secondary school in Awon in the area of…
Germany has halted a mission to evacuate around 150 citizens from Sudan because of the fighting in the capital, Khartoum, Der Spiegel news magazine reports.
It said the Luftwaffe air force had dispatched three planes for the mission ear…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to the citizenry to ensure that the Amendment of the 1992 Constitution should eradicate the ills of society.
It cautioned that a new Constitution or amendment of the Consti…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential hopeful, has advised the voting public to be wary of politicians who make extravagant promises during campaigns as they would not fulfil those promises.
He said the…
Twelve people have been detained by police for questioning after a hospital fire in Beijing killed at least 29, most of them patients.
The fire, among the deadliest in recent years, broke out in Changfeng Hospital at about 1…
Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election.
In a last-minute settlement before trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£634m) …
Prioritising agriculture is the panacea for the country weaning itself off the clutches of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the immediate past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has stated.
“I’m saying tha…
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Salam Mustapha, has encouraged young members of the party to put themselves forward for elected positions when they become available.
He emphasized that the party has a strong cul…
Regional leaders say they are heading to Sudan on Wednesday to try and broker a ceasefire, amid continuing clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Heavy gunfire and explosions could still be heard in th…
A Sudanese doctors' union has said that 39 out of 59 hospitals in Khartoum and nearby states are "out of service", highlighting the worsening humanitarian situation in the country.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said i…
The opposition Ennahda party in Tunisia said its headquarters were raided by police hours after its leader, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested.
There's been no word from the former speaker of the National Assembly since he was taken from h…
A soundtrack of explosions, a skyline dominated by bitter, black smoke, a daily existence of fear and uncertainty as bullets, rockets and rumours fly.
Life in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and in many other parts of the countr…
Security dangers amid ongoing fighting mean Sudan's already frail healthcare system is failing to care for the many hundreds of people in need of life-saving treatment.
The World Health Organization's Sudan representative, Dr Nima Saeed…
Chinese surveillance technology giant Hikvision has denied it is illegally disguising its products sold to the US government to enable Chinese espionage.
It was responding to BBC queries about allegations revealed in a recen…
Former President John Dramani Mahama Monday called on the Government to take full responsibility for the economic hardship Ghanaians are facing and focus on expenditure reduction.
“Ghana is currently on her knees for a bailout with the …
Mr John Mahama, aspiring Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has tasked supporters of the party to protect the ballot box and stop any moves to disrupt the polls on December 7, 2024.
Addressing branch and co…
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has insisted that there has never been an instance where the size of the government has been cited as a factor for the increased government expenditure.
“In having conversations with our…
Former President Mahama has promised to wage a sustained the fight against corruption and poor governance when elected in 2024 by establishing a Governance Advisory Council.
He explained that the functions of the Council will include t…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, has admonished the youth not to venture into politics to transform society instead of material gains.
“Politics is about hard work because it is a difficult ventu…
Clashes intensified across Sudan on Monday, as top UN officials urged rival military factions to protect civilians and respect the country’s international obligations.
“I strongly condemn the outbreak of fighting that is taking …
A US diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan on Monday but nobody was hurt, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
"This action was reckless, it was irresponsible and of course unsafe," he told reporters in Japan …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited occupied parts of the Ukrainian region of Kherson.
He attended a military meeting to hear reports from commanders, according to the Kremlin.
Mr Putin is also thought t…
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown neighbourhood.
Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents, face ch…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set May 23, 2023, as the date to conduct the Kumawu By-Election in the Ashanti Region.
The by-election follows the death of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Philip B…
The Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo-Dampare, on Monday, met with the leadership of the New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress over recent happenings on the political front.
The meeting which was c…
Nigeria has approved a new malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University.
The move comes days after Ghana became the first country in the world to approve the (R21) vaccine.
The head of Nigeria's National Agency for Fo…
The leader of Sudan's RSF paramilitary force is urging the international community to interveneImage caption: The leader of Sudan's RSF paramilitary force is urging the international community to intervene
We've had a fresh comment from o…
Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has begun a two-day visit to Ethiopia, where she has announced plans for an African energy cooperation deal starting in October.
She says the "Mattei plan" will transform Italy into a majo…
Sudan's history goes back to the pharaonic period. It was the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, until its split into two countries in 2011 after southern Sudan voted for independence.
This …
A regional African grouping, Igad, on Sunday said it planned to send three presidents to Sudan at the earliest possible time to reconcile the fighting rival military groups.
The group in a virtual meeting agreed to send the presidents o…
Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine.
He was found guilty of treason, spreading "false" information about the Russ…
The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership.
There are clashes at strategic places acr…
Mr William Kpormatsi, a Parliamentary primaries aspirant in the Akatsi South Constituency of the Volta Region is to facilitate the establishment of a welfare fund, business support programmes to members of the National Democratic Congress …
Deputy Ashanti Regional Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaa Boahemaa Agyeman, has stated that politics is another avenue for women to be assertive to take up leadership roles.
“The time has come for women t…
Mr Yohane Amarh Ashietey, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, said the Assembly’s achievements in 2022 were exemplary, placing it first on the District League Table, with 90 per cent implementation of the Memo Tracker.
Speaking at th…
Kenya's first earth observation satellite has been launched into orbit by a SpaceX rocket.
Elon Musk's company confirmed the separation of the Taifa-1 satellite about an hour after take off from California.
It was developed by a team…
Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.
Violence between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued overnight into i…
At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in the US state of Alabama.
Twenty-eight people were injured, some critically, after shots were fired at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio…
The European Commission has rejected bans introduced by Poland and Hungary on Ukrainian grain imports.
The two countries said the measures were necessary to protect their farming sectors from cheap imports.
The b…
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.
…
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…
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