The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie, has criticized the government’s decision to keep land borders closed, describing it as disappointing.
President Akufo-Addo in his latest address on measures taken to curb the…
"Planet Boris is the strangest place in the world - no rules apply," a cabinet minister told me a few days ago as they marvelled at the strangeness of the current political universe.
Events had been disastrous, they admitte…
EU leaders have warned Russia that action against Ukraine will result in "massive consequences" and a "severe cost" amid worries over the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border.
The message, which came after the …
A court in Paris has found a French-Rwandan man, Claude Muhayimana, guilty of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity during the massacres of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.
It sentenced him to 14 years in jail.
Claude Muhayiman…
The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared over.
Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani made the declaration after 42 days without any new infections,
Six people died out of the 11 people who w…
At least 27 people are feared to have died after a fire broke out in a building in downtown Osaka, Japan.
Police are investigating whether the blaze was started deliberately, public broadcaster NHK said.
The vict…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin says the first Deputy Speaker, Mr Joe Osei Owusu “misconducted” himself when he reversed the decision of the House that House that rejected the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of th…
Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo has expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to former President Jerry John Rawlings, before he passed away in November last year.
President Gbagbo who called…
The Minister of Finance is to go to Parliament with an amended statement of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government as part of efforts to help cure the confusion that has engulfed the "rejection" or "rescission" of …
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin says staging a walk-out in Parliament does not render the House incapable of continuing with its business.
To the Speaker, staging a walkout does not mean that decisions taken …
Russian president Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him one of the first major world leaders to indicate his attendance.
His remarks came in a video call with Chinese President…
Somalia's former deputy prime minister has been arrested in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.
Mohamed Omar Arte Qalib was arrested at Hargeisa airport and no reason was given.
Mr Qalib had been in the city for the past few mo…
The authorities in Kenya have confirmed an outbreak of the influenza virus in the country.
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) said four out of 36 samples had tested positive for influenza A.
Doctors had noted an influx of p…
South Africa was where the new Omicron variant was first identified, and cases there have taken off rapidly.
This is starting to be seen in other countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is "spreading at a…
France is tightening Covid restrictions for travellers arriving from the UK, as the government in Paris tries to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
The French prime minister's office said that from Saturday travellers w…
Parliament must focus on demanding accountability on how revenues from the proposed E-Levy will be utilised rather than opposing its introduction, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei- Mensah- Bonsu, has urged.
According t…
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region has said the Minority Caucus will not support government in it’s quest to acquire a new presidential jet.
The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, on Tuesda…
The Member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency, Sam George, has urged the Majority Leader to stop making divisive comments about Parliament and its Speaker.
Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. George chided th…
The Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, has by executive instrument, reviewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region.
The curfew, which was reviewed from 6pm to 6am will now be from 8pm t…
Parliament will adjourn sine die on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has indicated.
The House was originally scheduled to adjourn sine die on Friday, December 17, 2021 but the adjournme…
A right-wing Dutch MP has been ordered to delete social media posts comparing Covid restrictions to the Holocaust.
Thierry Baudet, leader of the Forum for Democracy party, had said on Twitter that unvaccinated people were "t…
The prime minister and England's chief medical officer have urged the public to be cautious if they socialise before Christmas, amid record UK Covid cases.
At Wednesday's news conference, Boris Johnson said he was not shutti…
Five children have died and four others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in Australia, police say.
The accident - caused by a wind gust - happened on Thursday at a primary school fun…
The Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi is getting ready to host the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Annual National Delegates Conference from December 18 to 20, 2021.
Fliers of the party have been laced through major roads in Greater Kumasi, …
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has urged Parliament to reject the imposition of the electronic transaction levy (E-Levy) in the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government.
“The PPP believes that the role of Parlia…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that getting vaccinated will not cause you to vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections.
The President said contrary to the mischief being peddled by some, "get…
Ghana's land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country.
President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a national address on Wednesday that his government was "monitoring the lev…
Lawmakers in Nigeria have rejected a bill seeking to empower women and promote gender equality.
Senator Biodun Olujimi from the south-western Ekiti State was forced to withdraw the draft law after her male colleagues objected citing “so…
Parliament on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, approved the sum of GH?921,843,000 for the services of the Ministry of Transport and its agencies to carry out its programmes and activities for the 2022 fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
…
Police in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina have dispersed protesters who had gathered in the state capital demanding the authorities to do more to end worsening insecurity in the country.
Katsina is the home state of President Muh…
Rwanda has confirmed six cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
It said the cases were detected in samples collected from travellers and their contacts, according to a statement from the health ministry.
It emphasised the need for…
Sudan’s armed forces have deployed more troops along the disputed border with Ethiopia, announcing that they have complete control of the region amid tensions with Addis Ababa.
The army sent a message of reassurance to the citizens, tel…
The Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has filed a petition at the country’s supreme court to challenge President Adama Barrow’s victory in the 4 December poll.
UDP, whose leader Ousainou Darboe came second in the electio…
More than 60 people have been killed after a fuel tanker exploded in northern Haiti, officials say.
Reports say the vehicle was involved in an accident in the city of Cap-Haïtien, and the victims had been trying to gather l…
Care for Free and Fair Elections Ghana (CARE GHANA), a voting right organisation, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to put in place measures to curb the surge in rejected ballots in national elections.
It said since the beginning …
Malta has become the first EU country to legalise the cultivation and personal use of cannabis.
Adults will be allowed to carry up to seven grams of cannabis, and grow no more than four plants at home.
But smokin…
A South African court has ruled that the country's former President Jacob Zuma should be returned to prison, saying his medical parole was "unlawful".
The time he has spent out of prison should not be counted in his 15-month…
Former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu on December 12, 2021, joined a host of dignitaries and well-wishers to celebrate the last Akwasidae of the year.
Akwasidae is a festival celebrated by the chiefs and people to mark the beginning of the…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has assured Members of Parliament (MPs) construction of their Constituency Offices which begins in 2022 will facilitate and enhance parliamentary democracy.
He explained that th…
Mozambican President Filipe Myusi, has urged people to comply with measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus variant.
He told everyone to get vaccinated against Covid-19, while threatening to introduce restrictions of servic…
The UN has said access to flooded areas in South Sudan has become a challenge in the quest to offer help to those affected.
The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says funding constraints have also affected …
The UK has removed all 11 African countries from its red list, which severely restricted travel between those states and the UK.
Only British or Irish nationals or those with residency in the UK could re-enter the country.
The restri…
More than 800,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus, the highest recorded national death toll from the global pandemic.
It comes as the US reached 50 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Monday.
Most…
The US House of Representatives has voted to hold ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress, paving the way for prosecution.
Last week, Mr Meadows said he would stop co-operating with a congressional pane…
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned
Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries.
…
The National Executive Committee of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Wednesday, December 15, 2021, meet to finalise proposals for a possible amendment to the party’s constitution.
The party has so far…
A Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare has disclosed that ongoing consultations regarding the Electronic Transaction Levy will influence the content of the final tax instrument that will be laid in Parliament before F…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed two applications filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, to appeal the High Court's decision prohibiting him from holding office …
The Minority in Parliament has stated that it will file another motion to challenge the decision by the First Deputy Speaker to dismiss the motion filed by the Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, challenging his ruling on the approval of t…
An aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, has pledged to work with the party to give Ghanaians a president of their choice.
“I am contesting to work towards the good of the country, and …