Ethiopia launched the offensive in Tigray in November 2020Image caption: Ethiopia launched the offensive in Tigray in November 2020
Ethiopia’s warring parties are set to start talks on Monday in a bid to find an end to a brutal civil wa…
At least 23,000 people have fled their homes since Thursday following fresh clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between government soldiers and the M23 rebels, the UN says.
Among those displaced recently, about 2,500 people …
The US and the UK have issued a stark warning over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, with the US embassy in Abuja telling people to “avoid all non-essential travel or movement”.
The US embassy said there was a long list of potentia…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), over the weekend, held constituency elections across the country to elect executives to lead the party at the constituency level for the next four years.
The exercise, although largely successfu…
Independent Presidential Candidate in Election 2020, Jacob Osei Yeboah, has stated that multiparty democracy is not the best form of governance and described it as a worldwide scam.
“Multiparty democracy is not the best form of governan…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has urged the winners and victors of the NDC’s constituency elections to ensure the interest of the party remains supreme and remain focus for the 2024 elections.
He noted that the decision of the …
Police in Kenya have confirmed the shooting of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif on Sunday night in Kajiado county, which neighbours the capital Nairobi.
Police spokesperson Bruno Shioso says they are investigating the circums…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the nation detailing the steps his government will be taking in implementing a commission’s report on state capture.
The six-part report sought to uncover corruption, fraud and the w…
King Charles III is selling off some of the racehorses he inherited from his mother the Queen.
Her late Majesty was a keen breeder of racehorses as well as an avid racegoer and rider.
Tattersalls auction house in…
A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him.
Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two offi…
Member of Parliament for Asawase, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, says there is a need for a deep reflection on the outcome of the National Democratic Congress’ constituency elections.
The Asawase MP said, “although he wished a…
The National Democratic Congress has suspended its internal election in the Tamale Central constituency following the absence of Electoral Commission officials to facilitate the process.
The absence of EC officials, according to inf…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear that he will not under any circumstances reverse the free senior high school(SHS) policy.
He said those advocating a review were those who initially opposed it.
He explained tha…
A court in Uganda’s capital Kampala has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison.
Pascal Ochiba was arrested in January this year with two pieces of ivory weighing nearly 10kg.
The magistrate said that Mr Ochiba was a repeat offen…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of preparing to blow up a dam at a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine, which would lead to a "large-scale disaster".
In his overnight address he said the Kakhovk…
The constituency borders on the main Accra-Cape Coast-Takoradi trunk road, including every community along the stretch from the Aggrey Memorial School to the bridge before Elmina.
By estimation, the Cape Coast North constituency has abo…
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria's president, has said "we must apologise to Nigerians" as her time as first lady draws to an end.
Speaking to BBC News Pidgin, she said:
Quote Message: People expected so much from us. And maybe, aft…
The military-led government in Chad says 50 people have been killed and more than 300 others wounded in a day of protest demanding a transition to democracy.
Newly appointed Prime-Minister Saleh Kebzabo says some of the protesters were …
Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her coalition allies have met President Sergio Mattarella and say they are ready to form a government "as quickly as possible".
He is set to ask Ms Meloni in the coming hours to be…
A General Secretary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has rejected suggestions that the current economic circumstances will inure to the benefit of the NDC in the next general election.
“It is a very dangerous posture f…
There’s been international condemnation of the recent violence in Chad, where at least 50 protesters were killed and 300 others wounded in pro-democracy protests.
The UN, the EU, and the United States have called for all parties to de-e…
Fighting resumed between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and the M23 rebels on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in the Rutshuru territory of North Kivu province.
A local journalist, Alain Mirova, has told the BBC that “many…
Liz Truss came to power promising a new economic and political era. It is 45 days since she became PM - the shortest premiership in British history.
Yet that period saw an historic economic gamble, an almost unthinkable numb…
Boris Johnson, the man ousted as UK prime minister by his own government just three months ago, has emerged as an early front-runner to be the next prime minister.
His replacement Liz Truss crashed and burned after 45 days …
Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been urged to vote massively for women contesting in the various portfolios in the upcoming constituency and regional elections.
They have also been implored to elect women for …
Former President John Mahama has commiserated with the citizenry on the current dire hardships brought on by an economic crunch.
“Despite the historic hardships that Ghanaians are facing, unprecedented in 30 years, there is the need to …
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that the war in the northern Tigray region “will end and peace will prevail”.
He made the remarks on Thursday when he inaugurated a talent development centre in Oromia regional state.
“The…
At least 150 people have reportedly been killed in ethnic clashes in the last two days in Sudan’s Blue Nile state in the south.
The fighting Is said to be the worst in recent months.
The violence broke out last week over land dispute…
Conservative MPs hoping to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister are racing to find backers before a Monday deadline.
Ms Truss resigned on Thursday just six weeks into the job, making her tumultuous premiership the shortest in…
Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her coalition allies hold talks on forming a government on Friday with President Sergio Mattarella.
If the parties agree terms, a Meloni-led coalition could be sworn in this weeken…
The prime minister has been speaking outside Downing Street to announce her resignation.
Having spent just 45 days in office, Liz Truss announced she is stepping down with a Conservative Party leadership election to take pl…
The Dagbon traditional council has adopted a new constitution to replace the 90-year-old constitution, which was seen by stakeholders as outmoded.
The old constitution was subjected to rigorous review to amend outmoded …
The High Court in Nkawkaw on Thursday placed an injunction on the constituency elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kwahu Afram Plains North constituency of the Eastern Region.
Accordingly, the cour…
As Russia scrambles to pull its civilian staff out of the city of Kherson ahead of a Ukrainian counter-offensive, Ukrainian father Dmytro Bahnenko reflects on the months he and his family lived there under occupation and secretly filme…
Two World War Two veterans who travelled from the Caribbean to join the RAF have been recognised at a special ceremony.
Ralph Ottey, 98, and Alford Gardner, 96, were presented with their campaign medals at RAF Marham, Norfo…
Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has suspended campaigns to visit victims of recent flooding in the country that has displaced 1.3 million people and destroyed more than 200,000 homes.
More than 600 people have died in the wors…
The African Union has announced a new date for peace talks between Ethiopia’s warring factions that will be held in South Africa, according to the Ethiopian prime minister's national security adviser, Redwan Hussien.
The talks were init…
The decision by Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to contest the Party’s current National Chairman, Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, will not affect the Party, according to Mr. Elvis Afriyi…
A poll by Global Info Analytics has again said former President John Mahama is heading towards victory in the 2024 general elections.
Among voters who are likely to vote in the 2024 elections, the poll said Mr. Mahama leads Dr. Mahamudu…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutoum in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has underscored the need for improved access to medical supplies, to fight non-communicable diseases (NC…
The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia “the attention it deserves”.
Highlighting that there is no other situation globally …
A protester says he was not trying to enter Manchester's Chinese consulate during a pro-democracy demonstration that saw violent scenes on Sunday.
Bob Chan told a news conference he was dragged on to the consulate grounds an…
The devastation of the plague pandemic left such an incredible genetic mark on humanity that it's still affecting our health nearly 700 years later.
Up to half of people died when the Black Death swept through Europe in the …
A man walks past closed shops in the central business area of Accra, Ghana, on October 19, 2022.
Ghana’s annual inflation has climbed to 37%.Image caption: Ghana’s annual inflation has climbed to 37%.
Traders in the Ghanaian capital,…
Two Somali officials have been killed in a suicide bombing in the the central town of Jalalaqsi in the Hiiraan region.
District Commissioner Mohamed Omar Dabashe and the city mayor Adan Mohamed Isse were named as victims.
The governm…
The third meeting of the second session of the Eighth Parliament will commence on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
In all, 66 bills are expected to be presented before the House.
They include the Affirmation Action Bill, 2022, the Minerals…
Political Parties Outside Parliament (PPOP), a coalition of parties without representation in the legislature, has urged the public to desist from attacks on the Electoral Commission (EC).
It called on the citizenry to exercise decorum …
A Supreme Court nominee, Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that he is no longer a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said he resigned from the party on September 16, 2020, and, therefor…
The internal elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gathering momentum with a total of 11, 825 candidates filing to compete for constituency executive positions on Saturday and Sunday.
Today and tomorrow, stalwarts of th…
Germany's cybersecurity chief has been fired after allegations of being excessively close to Russia through an association he helped set up.
Arne Schönbohm had led the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) - charged with pr…
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