A conference in Mali charged with recommending a timetable for democratic elections following a military coup said on Thursday that polls scheduled for February should be delayed by between six months and five years in part because of secu…
South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.
A government statement said the Omicron variant, while highly transmissibl…
Political Communications lecturer, Dr Kobby Mensah, says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) should focus on delivering its election mandate instead of thinking about how to win the next election.
The unofficial slogan of the NPP ah…
Mourners have been filing past the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as his body lies in state at St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, …
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as wildfires spread through the US state of Colorado.
The fast-moving fires are burning in Boulder County, north of Denver, and offici…
Former Emir of Kano and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, HRH Mohammed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has commended Ghana's Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts at spearheading Ghana's acclaimed digitization drive.
The reno…
The Agona West Constituency Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Emmanuel Korley, passed on Wednesday morning at age 45.
According to information gathered by Graphic Online, the late NDC scribe, who was pop…
Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra was briefly set alight on Thursday by protesters during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty, police said.
No-one was injured in the fire, which engulfed t…
Gambia's Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to President Adama Barrow's recent election victory on Tuesday, ruling that the petition had not followed proper procedure, court documents showed.
Barrow won the Dec. 4 poll with 53% o…
Security analyst, Adam Bonaa has suggested to the government to make Bawku the 19th police region to ensure there is an immediate response to conflict issues in the area.
This comes after the government through Executive Instrument plac…
The newly installed Leshie Mantse, Nii Tettey Ofro Osro I, has called for unity among the people of La and the Ga state.
He stressed that with unity of purpose, the people of La can achieve anything in this world.
"I want all the cit…
The first woman to hold the title of "first lady" in Malawi has died at the age of 69.
Anne Chidzira Muluzi, who was highly regarded in Malawi, died of cancer at a private hospital in Kenya.
She became first lady …
Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The 60-year-old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced - i…
US President Joe Biden is set to hold talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin for the second time this month, in a bid to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine.
The two leaders will speak by phone on Thursday.
They will d…
Members of Ghana’s Parliament are being impressed upon to accept the new reality and the paradigm change brought unto Ghana’s democratic dispensation by the current composition of the House and make amends by adjusting.
Assessing the Pe…
In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring an end to more than a year of fighting in the Tigray region.
Mr. Gu…
The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga has expressed disappointment in the country’s security agencies over renewed clashes in Bawku.
This follows sporadic shootings in parts of the …
A South African court has halted oil giant Shell's seismic testing for oil and gas along the country's eastern coastline, pending a final ruling.
The decision has been hailed by environmentalists who fear that the sound bla…
When I visited Mauritius as a child on family holidays I would see plenty of seashells on the beaches.
But on my return to the archipelago to cover stories about the effects of climate change, the stretches of soft sand alo…
The US and several European countries have reported their highest daily rises in Covid cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant spreads.
More than 440,000 new cases were recorded in the US on Monday, health off…
The founder of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Christian Kwabena Andrews has stated that Ghanaians have been made worse-off by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration since they won power five years ago.
According to him, amidst wo…
Italy has tightened restrictions to curb surging COVID-19 infections, including banning all public New Year's Eve celebrations, as daily infections hit a record high, the government said on Thursday.
Health Minister Roberto Speranza sai…
At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Thursday after several explosions near an air force base in Nigeria's Maiduguri town, ahead of a visit by President Muhammadu Buhari, residents and a hospital source said.
…
An Assistant Professor of Global Media at the University of Georgia, Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed has joined calls for the banning of Venus Film’s Savannah.
The film which was written by Jemilla Sulleman and directed by Kobi Rana has been …
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says government will continue to engage relevant stakeholders on the controversial E. Levy Bill before Parliament. The House failed to pass the Bill before adjourning for the Christmas and New Year br…
A former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency in the Central Region, says he is not perturbed about the financial loss suit brought against him and two …
Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead.
In…
Canada met its target of granting 401,000 foreigners permanent residency in 2021 by focusing its efforts on temporary residents already in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday.
Canada, which depends on immigrat…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, will lose the 2024 general elections if it manages to get the controversial electronic transfer levy bill passed.
According to him, the NPP is voting …
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has questioned the motives of the Speaker of Parliament in relation to the impasse that has characterized business in parliament during the just-ended budget meeting.
Accordi…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has eulogised the former Member of Parliament for Wa Central, M. A. Seidu
Mr. Mahama in a Facebook post said the late M. A. Seidu was one of the stabilising forces in Parliament for President Rawli…
At a crowded market in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, 27-year-old Blessing Abah negotiates the price of a turkey and other food items as she goes about her Christmas shopping, which she complains now costs more than ever before.
Sh…
The United States will allow its consular officers to waive in-person interviews for H-1B and other certain non-immigrant visa applicants through next year to help reduce visa wait times, the State Department said on Thursday.
"The COVI…
The Chief Executive of the Yendi Municipal Assembly, Alhaji Hammed Abubakar Yussuf, has urged the people to report persons who engage in acts that have the tendency to disturb the peace of the region.
He said development projects in the…
Parliament will from next year initiate new set of programmes to help strengthen its oversight responsibility to deepen the democratic culture and values of the country.
The set of reforms that would be pursued would also help the legis…
The Tano South Municipal Assembly has inaugurated 11 separate boards and committees to significantly improve upon its performance and facilitate the development of the municipality.
The committees are Spatial Planning, Technical Subcomm…
A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the charge of allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state brought against himself and two others yesterday is a "frivolous and politically motivated attempt…
A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says he will address the charge of allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state today at a press briefing.
The former Minister of state and two others have bee…
A palace official in Benin has announced the death of the King of Abomey, Kêfa Sagbadjou Glèlè.
His predecessors ruled Dahomey, which was one of the most powerful kingdoms in West Africa before the colonial era.
T…
Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand have registered a case after a meeting of Hindu leaders called for violence against Muslims.
Videos from the meeting showing provocative speeches by Hindu religious leaders…
At least 37 people have been killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, local officials say.
The blaze on the three-decked vessel started mid-river near the town of Jhalakath…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South in the Eastern Region, Mr Michael Okyere Baafi, has asked residents of his constituency to voluntarily donate blood to reduce blood shortage at the Eastern Region…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has taken on the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, over what he calls attempts to throw mud at the Speaker, Alban Bagbin.
Accord…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has absolved himself of any blame in relation to the recent brawl in the house over the imposition of the 1.75 percent electronic transfer levy.
According to him, as Speaker, he h…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has explained why he could not preside over the voting on the controversial e-levy bill on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.
The Speaker of Parliament on Monday, December 20, 2021, duri…
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the West Akyem Assemby, Mr Seth Oduro-Boadu, has advised assembly members not to involve themselves in the renewed chieftaincy dispute at Asamankese.
He said the dispute had the potential of under…
A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others have been dragged to court for allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in a deal to purchase some 200 ambulances for the country between 2014…
Nigeria on Wednesday destroyed more than a million doses of expired AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccines in a bid to assure a wary public that they have been taken out of circulation.
The destruction came more than a week after health authoriti…
A Tunisian court on Wednesday issued a verdict in absentia sentencing former president Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison after he criticised President Kais Saied and called for protests.
The court found against Marzouki on charges…
Zambia expects to agree a debt restructuring plan with creditors around the middle of next year after reaching a preliminary understanding for a programme with the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on…