The 1992 Constitution should be reviewed to grant quotas to women to considerably increase their political representation in the legislature and in all decision-making bodies, a former Head of the Department of Political Science, Universit…
The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has asked US President Joe Biden to “put pressure on Rwanda in order to stop its support to the M23 rebels".
The two presidents spoke at a bilateral meeting during the ongoin…
Norway has complained after Twitter mislablled its foreign ministry as an organisation representing Nigeria, after the social media site seemed to mix-up the two countries' names.
To be fair, they both begin with the letter 'N'. And the…
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi says he will cut short his trip to the US, where he is attending the US-Africa leaders summit, after floods killed more than 120 people in Kinshasa.
In a tweet, Mr Tshis…
At least four people have died after a boat carrying more than 40 migrants started sinking in the English Channel.
Record numbers have crossed the Channel in small vessels in 2022.
The government has announced a …
Jailed Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has vowed to go on hunger strike again after a court hearing into his jail term was postponed.
Saakashvili, 54, has been in a Georgian jail for more than a year, convicted of …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has once again cautioned the various aspirants vying for national executive positions in the Saturday’s National Delegates Congress of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to desist from us…
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Government to submit the nation’s Debt Restructuring Document to the House for scrutiny.
“Even the Debt Exchange, they must bring something and lay it here for the people of Ghana, the Mi…
The National Delegates Congress Planning Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made adequate security arrangements to ensure an incident-free congress on Saturday.
The committee said with the measures being put in pl…
More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, the authorities say.
Major roads in the city centre were submerged as heavy rains contin…
Ukrainian officials say they shot down over a dozen drones during a Russian attack on the capital city of Kyiv early on Wednesday morning.
BBC reporters heard loud blasts shortly after the air raid siren sounded.
…
Economist and Professor of Finance, Professor Godfred Bokpin says more is expected from government despite reaching a Staff Level Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He argues, it is now time for government to demonstr…
Six chiefs in the Ga State have been elevated to paramount status at a colourful ceremony where they swore allegiance to the Ga Mantse, King Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II.
The six chiefs of the elevated paramountcies comprise the Akanmadj…
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that African countries must wean themselves off "begging" the West to earn global respect and change poor perceptions about the continent.
"If we stop being beggars and spend African money insi…
South Africa’s parliament is expected to hold a special sitting on Tuesday to debate a report by a panel of legal experts which found that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have broken his oath of office.
This is in connection with the Phal…
The US has imposed financial sanctions on four Zimbabweans, including the son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to the businessman, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is already under US sanctio…
The health authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have commended the flow of medical supplies into the war-hit region following the peace agreement signed between the federal government and the rebel forces, the TPLF-run Tigray TV has rep…
Anti-government protesters blocked roads and stormed the international airport in Peru's second city Arequipa as deadly unrest intensified on Monday.
Supporters of leftist former President Pedro Castillo took to the streets …
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised for insulting a political rival in parliament.
The offensive comment was picked up by microphones following a question by David Seymour, leader of the opposition ACT …
The Presidential fortunes of Trade and Industry Minister, Mr Alan Kyerematen, received massive boost over the weekend with scores of Ghanaian youth calling on the New Patriotic Party to elect him as the presidential candidate.
The gr…
Former Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has praised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his keynote address at the International Democratic Union Conference held in Washington DC, describing it as “excellent”.
He also praised…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen popularly called ‘Alan Cash’ has promised to fund the entire cost involved in the printing of the albums for the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Congress.
The NPP’s Nationa…
Outspoken traditional ruler, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State Togbe Afede XIV is of the view that Ghana’s current 1992 constitution is no longer fit for purpose.
He simply puts it as “our constitution has outlived its usefulness”, a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional big year-end news conference, the Kremlin has said, for the first time in 10 years.
But spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "we hope the president will after all find a…
Belgian investigators searched offices at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday, in a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar.
It was the 20th search carried out since Friday and the parliament president,…
A former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Samuel Yaw Adusei, has said he is confident that after the ballots are counted at the end of voting on Saturday, December 17, 2022, he would emerge the new National Chairman of the National Democr…
The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has called for a review of some aspects of the 1992 Constitution to meet the country’s development aspirations.
He said the amendments should, among others, reduce the powers of the…
Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia are the only African countries that allow visitors from any other African nation to enter without needing a visa, the just-released 2022 edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index says.
In contrast Sudan,…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in the United States (US) to attend the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit scheduled to take place from today, December 13, to Thursday, December 15, 2022.
The summit, being hosted by US President, Joe Bi…
South Korea's parliament has passed a motion calling for the dismissal of the interior minister over the government's response to the Itaewon crush.
Lee Sang-min has been facing mounting pressure to step down following the …
Three women including a friend of Italy's new prime minister were killed when a man opened fire at a cafe in Rome, injuring four other people.
Those inside were meeting as part of a local block's residents' committee.
…
Nearly 40,000 people have been displaced from their homes following renewed fighting in South Sudan’s oil-rich Upper Nile State, an UN agency has said.
In its latest update, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen on Friday (December 9, 2022) engaged the national executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the party’s headquarters.
Mr Kyerematen who arrived at the party’s headquarters around 1…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, says he was one of the most vilified Presidents by worker unions in the country.
According to him, organised labour unions during his tenure consistently protested on the streets over their conditi…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for further engagements from the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of laying of the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole document for Election 2024 vo…
The US-Africa Leaders' Summit takes place in Washington, DC, from December 13 to 15 2022. With 49 African leaders invited, the meeting is due to cover multiple aspects of the relationship between the United States of America and Africa, in…
Ukrainian forces have struck a headquarters of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, says the governor-in-exile of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.
Serhiy Haidai said a hotel where the group met in Kadiivka, Luhansk, had been hit with…
Iran says it has carried out a second execution linked to the anti-government protests engulfing the country.
Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged "in public" early on Monday in the city of Mashhad, the judiciary announced.
…
Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Saturday voted to retain George Opare Addo and Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw as National Youth and Women’s Organisers respectively.
Mr Opare Addo, popularly known as Pablo, defeated his…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South Constituency, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has advised adolescents to allow adults and people who have been where they are to nurture and mentor them to be the best version of themselves.
She stated …
The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has called on members of the Regional Peace Council to strengthen collaboration with security agencies and other government institutions to ensure sustainable peace in the region.
Peac…
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has blamed former long-time leader Robert Mugabe for the country's severe power outages.
Mugabe was ousted in 2017 after nearly four decades in office.
Over the last fortnight Zimbabweans have been fac…
African leaders are heading to Washington ahead of the US-Africa summit that will be hosted by President Joe Biden.
The three-day summit begins on Tuesday and will aim to demonstrate the commitment of President Biden's administration to…
Incumbent politicians in India are among the most vulnerable in the world.
"Two out of three governments get thrown out in India. In America, the number is just the opposite - two out of the three get elected," Ruchir Sharm…
Madam Alijata Sulemana, an aspirant in the impending National Delegates Congress national election has called for the mobilization of women at all spheres of the party to wrestle power from the ruling NPP government in 2024.
Madam Alija…
The world's longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is 80, took the presidential oath before inspecting a military parade.
He…
South Africa's passenger rail agency (Prasa) has banned preaching, gambling and informal trading in its new trains, local media outlets report.
The move is among measures meant to ensure that "one particular behavioural system of any ot…
The Adentan Constituency is known for hosting a predominantly middle class population in the country’s capital, Accra.
The constituency also makes significant contributions to the national food basket.
It is located within the Aden…
France says it is increasing the number of rescue boats in the English Channel to deal with the growing number of migrants trying to reach the UK.
Two additional vessels are being deployed in what the French Coastguard descr…
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced her intention to leave the Democratic Party, four years after being elected.
But she emphasised that she will not sit with Republicans and said she would instead serve as an independen…
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