Some 205 people have been killed, including 18 civilians, and 913 wounded in two weeks of fighting near the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Shells slammed into a densely-populat…
The Electoral Commission's (EC) on Tuesday said internal investigations report has revealed that videos circulating on social media suggesting multiple voting in the December 27 referendum for the creation of six new regions are false.
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Over 50 Civil Society Actors were on Tuesday schooled on the Representation of the Peoples Amendment Act (ROPAA) whilst soliciting their input as strategic stakeholders towards the implementation of the Diaspora electoral law.
Dr Eric B…
A tribunal in Nigeria has ruled that the suspended chief justice was guilty of failing to declare his assets.
Walter Onnoghen was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari in January. The move led to accusations that Mr Buhari was meddlin…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared victory in Wednesday's election, even as his challenger continues to contest the result.
Former general Prabowo Subianto claimed he had won and that his camp had evidence of "widespread chea…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore into office the last set of ministers for the newly-created regions.
They are Kwasi Owusu Yeboah for the Oti Region and Mrs Ama Kumi Richardson for the Bono Region.
At a short ce…
A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Abraham Amaliba has said the party was considering filing a suit to stop the Electoral Commission (EC) from embarking on an exercise to compile a new voters register…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has indicated that the credibility of the commission matters more than shielding any official.
In line with this, she gave an assurance that the Commission is willing and…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is holding a two-day cabinet retreat at the Jubilee House in Accra, the Ministry of Information has explained.
The retreat, is taking place Wednesday, April 17, 2019 and Thursday, April 18.
There…
Former president John Dramani Mahama is visiting three main markets and lorry parks today to interact with drivers and traders ahead of the Easter festivities.
In a Facebook post, the former president said the tour is to “wish them we…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on the public to disregard videos on social media that purportedly portrayed multiple voting in the recent referendum on the creation of the six regions.
However, the commission stated that it ha…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appointed Mr Yaw Baah, a Senior Partner of Sterling Partnership law firm as chairman of the Research Committee of the party.
Mr Baah, a former Member of Parliament for Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, is a…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of using unconventional means to prosecute its National Chairman, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, and deputy National Communication Officer, Mr Kwaku Boahene, over a leak…
A founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, David Kankam Boadu has lauded President Akufo-Addo’s efforts at disbanding party vigilantism and the phenomenon of militias across the country, particularly within the political space.
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The government has reacted to the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) allegation that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was collapsing and described the allegation as full of “mischief.”
The NDC at a press conferenc…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands through its Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement (TREE) Project has automated revenue mobilisation in 16 MMDAs in the Central and Western regions of Ghana.
This was made known by the Central Regional Minis…
Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Disaster Response Team ends first deployment in Africa having processed nearly 800 tonnes of cargo
Three teams of 12 volunteers processed cargo from approximately 50 aircraft over 20 days at Beira Airport to su…
Mohamed Ibn Chambas concludes his visit to Côte d'Ivoire, calls on political actors to continue to uphold their commitment to consolidating democracy and preserving peace and stability
During his various meetings, Mohamed Ibn Chambas re…
With more than 3.6 million people displaced, a crumbling economy and an overstretched health care system, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen continues to get worse. To support communities affected by the conflict, the Government of Japan has…
IOM is working together with the Government social services to establish protection centres in four temporary accommodation sites in Beira
One month after Cyclone Idai made landfall through Mozambique and neighbouring countries, despite…
No other site represents France quite like Notre-Dame.
Its main rival as a national symbol, the Eiffel Tower, is little more than a century old. Notre-Dame has stood tall above Paris since the 1200s.
It has given its name to one of t…
The Accra High Court has granted bail to Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Anthony Kwaku Boahen, who are the respective Chairman and Deputy Communication Director of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Ampofo and Boahen were each …
Egypt's parliament is due to vote on Tuesday on constitutional changes that would lengthen President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's term in office, making it possible for him to stay in power until 2030.
The president would also be given more i…
The Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has stated that the outcome of Election 2020 would be decided by the political party with the best economic ideas and not the one with abundant resources…
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
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Most people in West Africa still don't have mobile phones, according to a report by mobile phone industry analysts GSMA.
The report says there are only 185 million unique mobile subscribers in West Africa - which it works out as 48% of …
Obrempong Kru Takyi, the Paramount Chief of Abease in the Pru District of the newly created Bono East Region, has appealed to the government for infrastructural development to enhance the socio-economic livelihoods of the people.
He exp…
Mrs Pearl Asomaning Kemajou, a former University of Ghana Students' Representative Council Secretary has denounced government's introduction of the Public Universities Bill for passage.
She said the introduction of the Bill in addition …
To create of a civil government capable of responding appropriately to the demands of society is of utmost importance
?The Spanish Government wishes to express its full support for the people and authorities of Sudan with regard to the …
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a cl…
The National Youth Authority (NYA) in the Upper West Region has inaugurated a Youth Parliament in the Wa West District to facilitate mobilisation of young men and women towards good governance and faster development.
The 30-member house…
A major challenge confronting the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly is lack of adequate office accommodation compounded by the posting of additional staff to complement the existing staff of the assembly.
The Municipal Chief Executive, …
As the world’s largest migrant and refugee-hosting country, Turkey hosts over four million migrants, seeking a different life from the instability, uncertainty and poverty they have left behind. Many struggle to integrate due to legal, fin…
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Chairman of the Afigya-Kwabre South constituency of the NPP, has called on assembly members and the political party leadership, to forge a united front to speed up the development of the area.
He urged them to work…
Ten thousand people separated by conflict and persecution have been reunited with their families in the United Kingdom under a British Red Cross (BRC) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) family reunification programme.
Si…
The Electoral Commission (EC) Representative of the Peoples' Amendment Act (ROPAA) Consultative and Implementation Committee on Monday engaged stakeholders from the Diaspora to brainstorm on the roadmap to operationalize the law.
Dr Akw…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the weekend said his government would facilitate infrastructural development at the shortest possible time for the smooth take-off of the new regions.
The President re-affirmed that development w…
Readout from Advisor to the President’s Meeting with African Union Deputy Chairperson Kwesi Quartey and Signing of Communique
Ms. Trump and Deputy Chairperson Kwesi Quartey signed a joint communique committing to a partnership to advanc…
On 14 March, Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, bringing devastation to the port City of Beira and surrounding areas. The following days, the weather system swept through the central region, causing massive flooding and leaving enti…
Malta said Saturday that four European Union nations would accept 64 migrants rescued at sea off Libya 10 days ago.
In a statement, Malta’s government said that the migrants will be sent to Germany, France, Portugal and Luxembourg. Th…
Hundreds of thousands of people are still in need of aid after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi in March.
More than 1,000 people have been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before …
Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said.
Lenin Moreno also said no other nation had influenced the decision to revoke the WikiLeaks founder's asylum after what he call…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday advised Ghanaians not to allow multi-party democracy to divide them as the country prepares for Election 2020.
He urged them to be bold, ignore and name and shame politicians and politic…
Dr Hafiz Bin-Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has promised heavy infrastructural investment that will see massive construction and rehabilitation of roads and completion of projects initiated by the previous administration to impro…
Confidently striding through the halls of a busy hospital with her stethoscope around her neck, Batool Albatat looks like any another doctor on rounds.
The 29-year-old has helped save lives since she started at The Northern Hospital i…
U.N. aid agencies are urgently appealing for the release of thousands of refugees and migrants held in Libyan detention centers near combat zones, where their lives are in peril.
Security in the Libyan capital Tripoli is worsening as fi…
The distribution will take place alongside food rations from the World Food Progamme (WFP), which will help to deter beneficiaries from consuming the seeds immediately rather than planting them
Farmers in areas left devastated b…
More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in north-east Nigeria since 2013
Marking five years since Chibok abduction, UNICEF urges protection of children’s rights
More than 3,500 children…
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has debated with an empty podium after his rival Volodymyr Zelensky - a TV star and comedian- failed to appear.
Mr Poroshenko spoke alone to thousands of people in the capital Kiev's Olympic Stadium.…
Organisers of mass protests in Sudan have told the BBC they want the full dismantling of the "deep state" left behind by ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.
A spokesman said leaders of the past regime should be put on trial.
Mr Bashir was …
