Somali security forces have re-arrested Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the secretary-general of the country's journalists union.
He was re-arrested following an arrest warrant issued by the Somali police commissioner, privately-owned Radio Risala…
South Africa is "unapologetic" in its support of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
He is hosting Brahim Ghali, the visiting leader of Polisario Front - the republic's pro-…
A rare one-man protest against Xi Jinping in Beijing has inspired solidarity protests around the world as China's party congress sits this week.
Last Thursday, a man strung banners across a bridge in China's capital that acc…
A court in New York has sentenced an infamous Colombian paramilitary leader and drug kingpin to 35 years in jail.
Daniel Rendón Herrera, better known as Don Mario, led the right-wing paramilitary group United Self-Defence Fo…
One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.
"What we saw was the Chinese consul-general then ripping down posters and peaceful…
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says he plans to invite French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on how to resolve the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
“I’m going to write to [Mr] Macron and invite him here to…
Forces in the embattled northern Ethiopian region of Tigray say government forces and their allies have entered the strategic city of Shire, one of the biggest in the region, adding that they continue to engage in a “life and death struggl…
Nana Yaw Basoa, the Ahafo Regional Council of State Representative, has called for peace, unity and harmony among Ahafo residents to spur progress, growth and development.
“Our region can progress, grow and develop as expected to improv…
Naa Puowele Karbo IV, the Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area, has commended the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts in supporting and assisting the president in steering the affairs of the nation.
He expresse…
Former Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Kojo Bonsu, has said his desire to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its flagbearer into the 2024 general election remains an achievable ambition as he led …
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, will no longer comment on government affairs on Twitter.
It follows a social media storm a fortnight ago when Gen Kainerugaba, 48, tweeted about invading …
At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk, officials say.
The two pilots of the Su-34 jet, on a training flight, ejected befor…
China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously expected, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Beijing had decided the status quo was no longer acceptable, he said.
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The Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has denied claims by the Electoral Commission (EC) that the party has no national and regional offices.
He insisted that the party has a national office l…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle in the Western Region, Kwesi Bonzoh, has reaffirmed his commitment to the fight against illegal mining in the area.
He said even though the war against illegal mining in the district came…
UN Secretary General António Guterres has said the "situation in Ethiopia is spiralling out of control" and has called for an urgent resumption of peace talks.
In a stark statement on the 23-month civil war he added:
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he will not reshuffle some of his best-performing Ministers just because their critics believe they have served for too long at their posts.
According to the President, he retained some of the …
More than seven million Venezuelans have left their homeland since 2015 amid an ongoing economic and political crisis, according to new UN data.
More than half of them face challenges accessing food, housing, and stable employme…
Japan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the Unification Church, a religious group that has come under the spotlight after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.
The man accused of killing him said the chur…
A United States senator has blocked the payment of $75m (£66m) in aid to Egypt over human rights concerns.
The money, which is subject to a waiver if required reforms are not carried out, was to have been paid by President Joe Biden’s a…
A Catholic bishop was arrested by Eritrean security agents on Saturday morning at Asmara international airport after arriving from Europe, sources in and outside the country have told the BBC.
The government has not publicly commented o…
Mr Yaw Frimpong Addo, the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Manso-Adubia, has called for the strengthening of the grass-root party structures to help retain power in the 2024 general elections.
He said building the cap…
The National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region has complained of suffering in the Ashanti Region as President Akufo-Addo begins a four-day tour of the Ashanti Region.
In a statement, the opposition party said the Ashanti Region,…
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has renewed the longstanding relations between the Dombo family in Duori in the Jirapa Municipality of the Upper West Region, and the Bawumia family in Wale Wale in the North East Region.
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Aspirants vying for various positions in the upcoming National Democratic Congress Regional elections have begun filling their nominations across the country.
The elections are expected to be held on the 12th and 13th of November 2022.
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A bill signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 13 October to severely restrict freedom of expression online will be weaponized against critics, including political opponents, and must be immediately reversed, Amnesty Intern…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to fast-track many billions of pounds worth of tax and spending measures from his debt plan, announcing them a fortnight earlier than expected.
The Treasury will outline details of the plans later o…
Russia has hit Ukraine with a wave of attacks, including Iranian-made "kamikaze" drones on the capital, Kyiv.
The strikes hit critical infrastructure in three regions, cutting off electricity in hundreds of villages across …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commenced a four-day tour of the Ashanti Region, where he will commission projects and inspect ongoing ones and confer with traditional leaders of the area.
Beginning on Sunday,…
Despite recent widespread criticisms by a cross-section of Ghanaians over the government’s handling of the illegal mining menace in the country, President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his resolve in fighting the canker.
…
The Director of Elections for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has said he will, if mandated as General Secretary, give the party a new face and a fresh breath of life.
He declared his intentions …
Kenya's President William Ruto has disbanded an elite police unit which has allegedly been linked to extrajudicial killings in the country in recent years.
The president, who came to office in September, said the move was part of effort…
The acting head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, has returned to Kenya after allegedly being mistreated over the weekend by immigration officials at Frankfurt airport in Germany.
He said the immigrati…
The prospect of Ghana securing an expedited deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been given another boost, as the United Kingdom (UK), Germany and France have pledged to support the country to deal with its current economic …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been assured that the US$330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project, popularly referred to as the Boankra Inland Port Project, which has been on the drawing board for some eighteen…
President Nana Addo DankwaAkufo-Addo, says his government, since 2017, has embarked on the construction and completion of some thirty-two (32) hospital projects in the Ashanti Region.
Speaking at the commissioning of the 60-bed Asante A…
Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has apologised to Kenya's President William Ruto over tweeted threats about invading the neighbouring country and capturing its capital in two weeks.
Gen Kainerugaba's tweets drew angry reactions from…
The Democratic Republic of Congo's representative at the UN, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, has accused Rwanda, without presenting facts, of taking gorillas from Congolese forests to Rwanda.
Mr Nzongola-Ntajala said this during the 11th emer…
The legal battles before Donald Trump are expansive and varied.
The former president is under investigation for everything from his handling of top secret documents to the price tag placed on his New York penthouse, and faci…
Nigeria's Appeal Court has dropped all charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu after ruling that he had been illegally arrested abroad.
The court also ruled that his extradition was illegal.
The ruling by a…
The 2020 Running-mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has observed that the NDC launching a book on its administrative history is about telling its own story to avoid distortions.
“When you tel…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) aspirant for Suaman Constituency in the Western North Region, Frederick Addy, has pledged to provide laudable projects to improve livelihoods of his constituents and transform the con…
The aid agency, Oxfam, says one person is likely to die every 36 seconds between now and the end of the year in the Horn of Africa as drought ravages the region.
Large parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are bracing for a fifth failed …
Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding.
Parts of the country have received up to four times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours.
A…
Professor Alexander Bilson-Darku, a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), has suggested that the decentralisation of the One District One Factory (1D1F) policy will ensure full participation of people at the rural l…
The political parties without Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rescind its decision to not consent to the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) which seeks to introduce the Ghana Card as t…
Video footage has emerged showing what appears to be Iranian security forces shooting at fleeing people with a gun mounted on the back of a pick-up truck.
In the clip, which has been verified by the BBC Persian service, bang…
Lecturers in Nigeria’s universities have suspended which began eight months ago.
They were demanding better funding for universities, more facilities and an improved pay system among other issues.
Several rounds of talks with the gov…
Tunisia's coastguard says the bodies of 15 migrants have washed up off the coast of Mahdia.
They said they were badly decomposed, suggesting they had been in the water for a long time.
The authorities said they were trying to identif…
The Kenyan authorities will disconnect about 12.5 million Sim cards this weekend as the registration window draws to a close.
Kenyans who have not verified their Sim card details will see services suspended from Sunday. They will not be…
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