South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said the death of at least four patients can be “attributed directly” to an ongoing nationwide strike action by health workers.
He has warned that this number may grow, as his team continues…
Police in Malawi say at least 11 people have died and 16 others are missing as a result of the destruction caused by tropical storm Freddy.
With communication links cut we don't yet know the full extent of the damage and the number of c…
China's new Premier Li Qiang has sought to restore confidence in the country's economy in his first public address since taking up the role.
He said that a growth target set last week - 5% - would "not be easy" to meet, but…
Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer aspirant in the governing New Patriotic Party, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has slammed the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to use the Ghana Card as the sole document fo…
Aspiring Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has promised to institute investigations into the killing of eight (8) persons during the 2020 elections.
He has therefore assured the famili…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his call on executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all levels of the party to work hard between now and December 2024 to ensure that the NDC’s victory in the polls is…
In the face of rolling blackouts, rampant corruption, climate change and a gloomy global geopolitical outlook, it can be hard to stay optimistic. But optimism, especially at leadership level, could be a defining feature of a businesses’ su…
Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Saturday named Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the sole candidate for the ruling Swapo party in next year's elections.
In remarks to the party's top organ, the president called on party members to support M…
Suspected rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces have killed at least 17 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the second mass killings in less than a week.
They also set fire to buildings during the dawn raid on Kirind…
Saudi Arabia has executed a Jordanian man whose family say he was tortured into confessing to drugs charges.
Hussein Abu al-Khair, 57, had eight children and was a driver for a wealthy Saudi.
He was arrested in 20…
At least 28 people were killed by the Myanmar army at a monastery in southern Shan State, an insurgent group said.
Troops shelled the Nan Nein village on Saturday, the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) said.
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Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has stated that when offered the needed impetus, agriculture has the biggest potential than any other resource to turn around the fortunes of the country.
He explained t…
A contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership race, Kennedy Agyapong has threatened to reveal secrets that will lead to the end of the party if attempts are made to collapse his businesses.
In an interview with Sompa FM i…
The First Deputy Majority Chief Whip of Parliament, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, is calling for a deliberate action plan by state actors that will ultimately improve the lot of women in Ghana.
She said the action plan should focus on making w…
China's leader Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as president from the country's rubber-stamp parliament.
It follows a consolidation of power that has made Mr Xi, 69, China's most dominant leader in generations.
…
Heartbroken first-time voters in Nigeria are being urged not to give up after the candidate that many of them backed came third in the presidential race two weeks ago.
This is because crucial state elections are being held l…
Ethiopia's Somali regional state has issued a statement denying claims by the self-declared republic of Somaliland that it had sent troops to support clan militias in restive Las Anod town.
"We are telling the Somaliland administration …
Mr Seth Agyapong-Mensah, an aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Twifo-Hemang- Lower-Denkyira (THLD) Constituency, has promised to recapture the seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in electio…
Mr Fred Agbenyo, Deputy Director of International Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says he is confident of emerging victorious in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the party.
He is also hopeful that he would bec…
Cameroon is often known as "Africa in miniature" because of its geographical and cultural diversity.
The country has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa but its economic progress has been hampered by corruption and deca…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines.
Local media said the carrier last Friday threatened to call po…
After a very successful campaign launch and tour of the Volta Region, John Dramani Mahama will begin a tour of the Bono East Region today, Friday March 10, 2023.
Former President Mahama will visit all eleven constituenci…
New York prosecutors have invited ex-US president Donald Trump to testify to a grand jury over the Stormy Daniels case, his lawyer has confirmed.
The Manhattan district attorney has investigated Mr Trump for five years over …
Far-right groups are increasingly talking about attacking the US power grid to cause chaos and advance their cause, terrorism experts say.
The warnings come as the founder of a neo-Nazi group and a woman he met in prison ar…
Italy's prime minster has outlined plans which could see people smugglers responsible for deaths and serious injuries receive extended prison terms.
Giorgia Meloni unveiled the proposals which could see smugglers receive ter…
Extremist violence in Nigeria since 2009 has left more than 350,000 people deadImage caption: Extremist violence in Nigeria since 2009 has left more than 350,000 people dead
Police in Nigeria say at least 25 people have been killed in a…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his first deputy, Riek Machar, are expected to meet on Friday at the State House in the capital, Juba, to discuss the recent dismissal of Defence Minister Angelina Teny.
Mr Kiir also swapped the mi…
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central in the Upper East Region, Isaac Adongo, has stated that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led administration has destroyed the country’s economy beyond repairs.
He said Ghanaians in 2016 v…
Four political parties have expressed conflicting positions on the proposed new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) that seeks to make the Ghana Card the sole identification document for continuous voters’ registration.
Theyare the New P…
Reports from the Mexican border city of Matamoros say a splinter group of the Gulf Cartel, called the Scorpions Group, has apologised for kidnapping four US citizens last week, killing two of them, and has turned over the men it says a…
Seven people have been killed and several more injured in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg, police say.
They say the gunman acted alone in Thursday's attack, and is also thought to…
Senegal’s former prime minister, Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare, was taken into police custody on Thursday after questioning President Macky Sall if he had financed a French politician.
His lawyer told the media that Mr Soumare was summoned by…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned about the ongoing wage strike by public workers that is affecting essential services in the country.
The strike by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) started …
Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, a former Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region has shifted his constituency to Nima in the Greater Accra Region.
He has initiated moves to contest the Ayawaso East constituency National Democr…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed its Members of Parliament (MPs) to ensure that they attend all parliamentary sittings and not to embark on any travel that will affect their attendance in Parliament.
This directives, …
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province has been killed in an explosion in his office.
Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is the most senior official to be killed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
…
The UN Security Council has extended sanctions and an arms embargo against Sudan by a year.
The 15-member council voted to renew the mandate of the panel of experts charged with monitoring and implementing the sanctions and embargo unti…
Tanzania's president has said her country's East African neighbours are facing a foreign currency reserve crisis.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania had received requests to offer guarantees for their fuel imports.
She made …
Georgia's ruling party has said it will withdraw a controversial draft law, in the face of mass protests and widespread international criticism.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Tbilisi this week in anger…
Kenya's Trade Minister Moses Kuria has said the dollar shortage in the country is beyond the government's control.
Mr Kuria told MPs that the shortage was a global issue but also blamed Kenya's culture of importing things that can be ma…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has dispelled rumours that he has preferred candidates in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary elections.
It was rumoured that Mr. Mahama is supporting a candidate against the incumbe…
Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has asked flagbearer contenders to devise better campaign pledges to win the votes of the electorates in Election 2024 instead of attacking the promises by the former president.
He exp…
The Agbogbomefia of Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV, has expressed confidence Ghana can be transformed into a paradise despite the current challenges confronting the nation.
“It is true that Ghana is going through difficulties, with inflation…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has absolved his government of any malfeasance in the expenditure of funds raised for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commenting on the controversial matter for the first time when he deli…
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has directed members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament to suspend their parliamentary primaries campaign activities from March 7 to March 31, 2023.
…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rallied Ghanaians to believe in themselves and their capacity to overcome the current economic problems bedeviling the country.
He said when dark clouds created shadows that momentarily shield…
Thousands of Turkish women have defied a ban on protests on International Women's Day and rallied in the city of Istanbul for what they called a "feminist night march".
Police prevented them from reaching Taksim Square in th…
At least nine people have been killed and power at Europe's largest nuclear plant has been lost after Russia launched missiles across Ukraine.
The attacks hit cities from Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytom…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to ensure that the military refrain from meting out extra-judicial justice.
Commenting on the Ashaiman incident following the killing of a soldier - Sherrif Imo…
Fighting is continuing between the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels in violation of Tuesday's ceasefire.
Local media said there were clashes on several fronts in the eastern province of North Kivu.
The rebels a…
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