As the death toll from the Ebola outbreak spirals and cases recorded outside its West African epicentre increase, concern is growing over the measures in place to contain the deadly virus.
But with the battle to tackle Ebola taking a he…
Australia has given the final approval for construction to begin on a controversial coal mine to be built by Indian company Adani.
The mine, in Queensland's Galilee Basin, has been the subject of years of hold-ups over environmental app…
As the finance ministers from four East African countries prepare to announce their spending plans for the next year, the problem of how to raise more money for government spending will be on their minds.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwa…
The text messaging service in Ethiopia has been shut down, the BBC's Kalkidan Yibeltal reports from the capital Addis Ababa.
The news comes as the country experiences its third day in a row with a break in online access.
The shutdown…
Cameroon has set a target of 120 days to contain polio outbreak, with plans to vaccinate 122,225 children under five years old.
In May the Ministry of Health announced that a wild polio virus was found in Mada and Makari health district…
On-going violent conflicts in certain parts of Cameroon is hampering its efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, a study by the Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), has revealed.
Mada…
Dr Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has assured the Electoral Commission of his support in conducting electoral activities in the country.
"We will do our best to support your work. It borders on peace, which is ve…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the Limited Voters Registration Exercise to take place between Monday, 17th June to Sunday 7th July.
A statement signed by Mrs Jean Mensa, the EC Chairperson and copied to the Ghana News Age…
Engineers from Bangladesh, China, India, Thailand and South Korea have spent six months working intensively levelling and grading roads
Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have repaired more than 2500 kilome…
The UN Human Rights Council has unequivocally condemned measures to intentionally prevent or disrupt access to or dissemination of information online
Sudan’s ongoing internet shutdown is a gross violation of human rights and should be …
Queen's birthday celebration 2019 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Ambassador's speech
Speech delivered by British Ambassador to DRC, Dr John Murton, at the Queen's birthday celebration on 7 June 2019 at his residence
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Dozens of crew members have been rescued after abandoning two oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran said it rescued the 21 crew members on board the Kokuka Courageous and the 23 on the Front Altair, though the US said …
The head of a major medical research charity has called the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa "truly frightening".
Nearly 1,400 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dr Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Well…
The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings
Leaders from four African countries on Wednesday shared their vision for an integrated and borderless Africa t…
A government delegation led by the National Security Minister, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, has met with the diplomatic community on safety measures in Ghana.
The delegation briefed the diplomats on the successful national security operation t…
Over 100 leading African journalists, democracy and human rights advocates from 52 out of 54 African countries have signed an open letter written to Eritrea’s head of state, President Isaias Aferwerki.
The letter which was released on M…
Police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas in Hong Kong at demonstrators amid anger at a new bill to allow extradition to mainland China.
Protesters blocked key roads around government buildings and threw bricks and projectiles at po…
A five-year-old boy in Uganda has died from Ebola, health officials have said.
The death is the first in Uganda, amid a deadly outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials said his grandmother and younger brother als…
Protest and military leaders in Sudan have agreed to resume talks soon, an Ethiopian mediator says.
Separately, an opposition alliance agreed to suspend its campaign of civil disobedience and widespread strikes.
The army - which has …
About 49.5 per cent of Ghanaians will vote out their Members of Parliament (MPs) over poor performance if elections were held today, a new survey report has revealed.
The survey, conducted by the Political Science Department at the Un…
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo who was picked up by the police Tuesday afternoon on allegations of having a hand in recent kidnappings in Ghana has been granted a police e…
The Women's Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the United States of America (USA) has defended President Akufo-Addo's recent comments on gender advocacy in Ghana.
According to them, President Akufo-Addo was on point, when he said …
A study by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, has revealed that 50.8 per cent of Ghanaians know their Members of Parliament (MPs) as development advocates.
The opinion poll 2019 dubbed "Assessment of the 275 MP…
The National Democratic Congress has launched an ‘adopt a branch’ strategy as part of efforts to quickly recapture power in 2020.
Towards that end, the party has developed a manual to provide clarity on how a branch could be adopted.
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· Pupils from disadvantaged and remote areas to gain equitable access to digital learning in Kenya
· Successful piloting of the Accessible Digital Textbook to enable all children including those with disabilities to access…
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joins call for UN to continue scrutinizing human rights situation in Eritrea
Human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire, notwithstanding recent promising developments such as the rapprochement …
Red Cross has procured equipment for safe and dignified burials and has provided training and technical support to Ministry of Health
Red Cross teams are on high alert following the confirmation of the first Ebola case in Uganda.
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The Senior Minister has held consultations with Ghana's development partners on the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ policy of the Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo government.
Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo's had engaged the stakeholders to seek to their inputs t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Tuesday honoured with Guyana's highest national award- The Order of Excellence of Guyana.
The award was conferred on him at a state luncheon held in his honour by the President of the Co-oper…
Unidentified assailants killed 19 people and wounded 13 in an attack on and around the town of Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government said.
Hundreds of people have died in Islamist violence over the past months and m…
A South Sudanese court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign media after he was arrested on treason charges that were subsequently dropped.
The c…
Hong Kong braced for strikes, transport go-slows and another mass demonstration in protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, as the Chinese-ruled city’s leader vowed defiance.
Hong…
The Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Mr Edward Kwaku Asomani, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to strengthen its engagement with the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on issues relating to electoral processes .
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The Bawku Central Constituency Executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Monday expressed gratitude to Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for his support and contrib…
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has been picked up by the police, Graphic Online has gathered.
He was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Accra and has since been sent to his …
New International Rescue Committee Report: less than $2 of help for each woman or girl at risk of gender based violence
IRC President and CEO David Miliband says humanitarian efforts need a feminist approach
GBV services accounted fo…
FAO has distributed a bull each to 450 youth in Jere, Konduga, Mafa and Dikwa local government areas (LGAs)
In northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State, conflict-affected youth are being supported for employment and income generation through …
Mexico admits it has 45 days to reduce the number of US-bound migrants, in a deal agreed with the US that staved off the imposition of tariffs.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said if troop reinforcements on its southern borders did not…
Botswana's High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality in a landmark decision for campaigners.
The High Court rejected laws that impose up to seven years in prison for same-sex relationships, stating they were uncons…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the government to make public costs of their One Village, One dam projects.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, the NDC cla…
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is the best performing Minister in the Akufo-Addo-led administration, a survey by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana has revealed.
According to the study, D…
Three men have been jailed for life for the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Three police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence and sentenced to five years in prison.
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Nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack in a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, reports say.
The attack happened in Sobane-Kou, near Sanga town in the Mopti region.
The search for bodies is ongoing, …
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it has gathered the information that government was working to get its national chairman, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo arrested as part of a ploy aimed at lowering him in the esteem of Ghana…
Parliament is considering inviting the Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, to brief the House on the security situation in the country.
The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee and National Democratic Congress (NDC) …
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has filed an application challenging the capacity of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, to prosecute him for alleged procurement infractions.
Lawyers for Ayariga are arguing…
Whatever be the outcome of the ruling of the Court on the pending limited voter registration, the Electoral Commission (EC) will abide by it, Mr Samuel Tettey, the EC Deputy Chairman in-charge of Operations has said.
He said due to a c…
The President's new nominee for the post of District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo Hemang-Lower-Denkyira, Mr. Kennedy Sarpong, has been rejected in a confirmation poll.
He polled 12 out of the 24 expected votes with one absentee. The …
Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that provisions in the 1992 Constitution which bar political parties from participating in District Assemblies Elections were…
Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, General Secretary of th3e National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated that the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will eliminate the problem of Winner-Takes-All politi…
