The Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute of Public Policy Options Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has lashed out at the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) for doing little or nothing in fighting for petroleum users in the wake of cons…
The decision by Nigeria’s Borno State to shut down its camps for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict has pushed over 200,000 people into deeper suffering and destitution; Borno State is harming hundreds of thousands of displaced pe…
With some young religious voters literally jumping for joy, the stand-out story of Israel's latest election was the big surge in popularity of the far-right.
"Things will be better now. When he's the public security minister…
North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) but it failed mid-flight, says the South Korean military.
The ICBM launch, the North's seventh this year, sparked an alert in Japan - but fell short, landing…
US President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump and his supporters of undermining democracy, ahead of next week's midterm elections.
"Make no mistake, democracy is on the ballot for all of us," Mr Biden, a De…
The Minority in Parliament has alleged that government is making super normal profit from the Russia-Ukraine war and not the case that the war is having a negative impact on the Ghanaian economy.
The Minority Spokesperson on Energy and…
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited, Mr Kenneth Thompson, has dramatically begged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take decisive actions and save the economy from total collapse.…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has temporarily suspended his campaign activities in the run-up to the party’s national conference, following the death of his mother.
Ofosu Ampofo’s m…
A court in Paris has sentenced a former Liberian rebel commander to life in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity during Liberia's civil war.
Kunti Kamara was a senior officer in the Ulimo armed militia, which oversaw a reign o…
The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have agreed on a permanent cessation of hostilities to end the war in the northern Tigrayan region.
The announcement was made by African Union chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo following talks…
Denmark's centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election widely seen as a confidence vote in the country's leader.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's "red bloc" of parties has secured the required 90 seats to f…
Gender-based violence and femicide cases continue to rise in South Africa as “violent" men in the country are targeting children and elderly women, the country's President Cyril Ramaphosa, said.
“We have in recent times seen a spate of …
Kenya is deploying the first contingent of a regional peacekeeping force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
President William Ruto will on Wednesday morning preside over a flagging-off ceremony in Nairobi for the Kenya Defence For…
Human Rights Watch is warning that more than 200,000 people in north-east Nigeria who have been displaced by an Islamist insurgency are struggling to meet their basic needs for food and shelter.
The rights group said the problem was exa…
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the brink of a dramatic comeback, after partial results showed he was on course to win a majority in parliament with the far right's help.
With 86% of votes from the gen…
The Minority in Parliament says government will announce a haircut on some investments within the next 14 days as part of its debt restructuring measures.
President Akufo-Addo in his economic recovery speech on Sunda…
A total of 77 aspirants have been cleared to contest in the elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bono and Upper West Regions.
In the Bono region, 37 persons filed to contest for the 15 regional executive positions …
The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) has succeeded in electing a Presiding Member (PM) after three unsuccessful attempts in March this year.
The PM-elect, Abubakari Issah, is the Assemblyman for the Bilpela Electoral Area.
He poll…
Conditions at an overcrowded migrant centre in Kent were akin to living in a prison or a zoo, a recent resident has told the BBC.
Ahmed - not his real name - said people at the Manston processing centre were treated like "a…
Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has broken the silence he had maintained since being defeated in Sunday's presidential election.
He thanked voters who had cast their ballots for him but did not acknowledge def…
North and South Korea have fired a number of missiles into waters near each other's coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities.
The North launched its most missiles in a single day - at least 23 - including one that lande…
The Director of Elections for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has picked forms to contest the position of General Secretary of the NDC in the upcoming National Elections.
Mr Ankrah is one of thre…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised the President for failing to accept responsibility for the “sorry and wrenched” state of the Ghanaian when he delivered his address on the state of the economy last Sunday.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has initiated moves in Parliament to halt the move by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) as the only evidence of citizenship for the compilation of a ne…
The US has sanctioned the Islamic State group (IS) in Somalia and several of its alleged members said to be smuggling arms in East Africa.
The IS mainly operates in the country’s north-east where it targets security forces and civilians…
The Gambia’s Justice Minister Dawda Jallow has held discussions with senior officials of the regional body, Ecowas, to establish a hybrid court to prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for alleged human rights abuses during his 22-year r…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Director of Elections, Daniel Amartey Mensah, has said the successful nature of the party’s recently held branch and constituency elections was an indication that people were ready to lead the …
Brazilian lorry drivers who support outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country, after his poll defeat to leftist rival Lula.
Blockages were reported in all but two states, causing considerable di…
About 1,000 people in Tehran have been charged in connection with the anti-government protests that have engulfed Iran, the city's chief prosecutor says.
Suspects accused of "acts of sabotage", including murdering security g…
Police in Nigeria have confirmed the death of the three-year old son of famous Nigerian popstar Davido.
The toddler is said to have drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s house in Banana Island in the city of Lagos.
The spokesper…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has left for the UK for a routine medical check-up, his special adviser said on Monday.
He is due to return to Nigeria in the second week of this month, Femi Adesina said in a statement on Twitter.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning of the catastrophic consequences of Russia suspending its participation in the UN-brokered grain deal. With the war in Ukraine altering the global patterns of food production and supply, …
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says there is “heavy foreign interference” in the continuing talks between the government and Tigray administration but remains hopeful a peace pact will be reached.
Speaking to the China Global Tele…
Nigerian authorities say the country is "at high risk" of importation of the Ebola virus following the outbreak of the disease in Uganda.
The West African country does not share a common border with Uganda.
However, the Nigerian Cent…
A man has been charged with attempting to kidnap senior US politician Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband.
The 42-year-old is accused of breaking into the couple's San Francisco home early on Friday and assaulting Paul P…
Some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Manhyia South Constituency are kicking against the use of the electoral album for the party’s internal elections.
The members insist the electoral album in its current form i…
A Sekondi High Court, has fined the 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Essikado-Ketan, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah GH¢20,000 after she filed a notice of discontinuance at the co…
The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill would be passed before the 2024 elections, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has assured.
“We will pass it before the next election. We will pass i…
South Korea's police chief has said their emergency response to the Itaewon crush was "inadequate" - the first acknowledgement from officials that they did not do enough to prevent it.
Amid growing calls for accountability, …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the town of Morbi in his home state of Gujarat to see for himself the scene of Sunday's bridge collapse, which left 135 people dead.
The 140-year-old bridge over the Machchu ri…
Three policy analysts have said the measures outlined by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to resolve the economic crisis are inadequate and failed to address some fundamental issues.
According to them, the measures did not show how…
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo has described as empty, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announced measures for economic recovery while alleging that the President has lost control of th…
A special court in the Central African Republic has issued its first conviction against three militiamen over war crimes committed in 2019 in the north-west of the country.
Rebels control two-thirds of the country, which is still reelin…
African leaders have joined other world leaders in congratulating Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was declared the winner of a presidential run-off.
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said that Lula's victory was …
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said he still does not understand the decision by the government to withdraw the military team to his office, the third highest in the country.
He said due to the baffling de…
A French-Australian national has been freed in Chad after being abducted on Friday.
Jérôme Hugonnot had been taken hostage by unknown individuals in the eastern Wadi-Fira province, near the Sudanese border.
On Sunday, Chadian Preside…
Rwanda’s president has said he’s had a "good discussion" with the UN secretary general about de-escalating the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Conflict has been raging in the region for months between the DR C…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries.
In a statement, the presidency said the me…
Russia has announced it is suspending its involvement in the internationally-brokered deal that allows Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports.
It comes after Russia accused Ukraine of a "massive" drone attack on th…
The government has been urged to open an investigation into claims former prime minister Liz Truss's phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary.
The Mail on Sunday reported private messages between Ms Truss and foreign of…
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