The African Court on Human and People's Rights says in strategic or public interest human rights litigation, the media are critical before, during and after any successful justice process.
"Depending on how the stories are cast, present…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a stakeholders' workshop with community leaders of the Ablekuma South Municipality to protect peace and security in the area.
The workshop formed part of a national You…
The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has hailed the just concluded external session of the Court in Abidjan, during which 11 judgments were delivered and 38 cases heard and adjourned for continuation in Abuja, as one of the most pr…
Political Parties and stakeholders in Ekumfi Constituency have pledged to ensure peace and cohesion in the area.
They pledged at the Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) meeting, organized by the National Commission for Civic Education…
Mr John Boadu, National Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Party members to eschew complacency and concentrate on touting the remarkable achievements of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led-government to break…
The state-owned South African firm, Transnet, says it has shut down a petroleum pipeline in the coastal city of Durban after a fire.
In a statement the company said its initial assessment suggested the blaze was caused by an attempt to …
South Africans are voting in the sixth round of local government elections since the 1994 elections that ended white-minority rule.
People are electing local decision makers for their communities and not the political party to lead the …
Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida has declared victory for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
In a big win for Mr Kishida, who only became PM a month ago, his party secured more than 233 lower house seats - enough to govern w…
French President Emmanuel Macron has said Australia's PM Scott Morrison lied to him about a scrapped submarine deal.
Asked whether he thinks Mr Morrison was untruthful, the president replied: "I don't think, I know."
Mr Macron was fu…
Algeria has stopped gas exports through a pipeline that crosses neighbouring Morocco because of a dispute between the two countries, the presidency has said.
"Due to Morocco’s hostile acts towards Algeria undermining national, unity the…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the World Leaders' Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Summit, which is …
An Oct. 7 letter from the Commission marked "SENSITIVE", seen by Reuters, informed the WHO of the immediate suspension of financing for five WHO programmes, including its Ebola and COVID-19 operations.
The total amount is more than 20.7…
Brazil's authorities will not tolerate the dissemination of fake news in next year's elections, a Supreme Court justice said on Thursday after an electoral court acquitted far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of such a crime in the 2018 elec…
More than 160 former world leaders and global figures have called on Britain and other western powers to mount an immediate military airlift of surplus Covid vaccines to less developed countries.
They warned that unless action is taken …
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ofosu Ampofo has called for unity among members and supporters of the party and avoid utterances capable of causing disaffection in the party.
He said the goal of defeatin…
The Executives of the New Patriotic Party National Democratic Congress and other stakeholders in the Amenfi East Constituency of the Western Region have signed a communique that will commit them to peaceful and violent free Electoral acti…
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has urged richer countries to share their vaccines with poorer ones, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
Mr Widodo said it "shouldn't be just a few countries that get all the vaccines, and some othe…
The African Union mission in Somalia (Amisom) has denied it supported government troops in recent clashes with the Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a Sufi militia in the central town of Guriel.
In a statement, Amisom said the allegations were "false…
A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, has suggested an independent body to regulate political parties in the country to operate within the Political Parties Act.
This is because the Electoral Commission (EC) has not p…
Mrs Lucille Hewletts Annan, Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged the youth not to join vigilante activities as doing so could land them in jail up to 15 years.
Mrs Annan was s…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed that Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is a critical component of stirring the country's industrialisation agenda for decent employment for citizens.
He said, the Akufo-A…
Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose sanctions on British vessels in a deepening row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
The long-running dispute flared this week after France list…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned of attempted fraud related to a fake distribution of the newly launched e-Naira digital currency.
In a statement, the bank said criminals have been sending fraudulent messages to people claim…
The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), in collaboration with the Legal Resource Centre (LRC), has organised an external stakeholder consultation to solicit inputs into the draft Ghana Prisons Service Bill 2021.
The two-day consultative me…
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) who engage in acts of intimidation and brutalities to influence the election or approval of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to stop…
Parliament will conduct an open ballot to determine the decision of each of the 275 members of the House on the bill on the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, 2021".
An open ballot system is a voting …
Several political parties in Mali have condemned the arrest and detention of the fourth vice-president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), the country's interim parliament.
Issa Kaou N'Djim was arrested at his home in the capita…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the newly appointed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to be proactive in informing the people about the various projects and interventions rolled out by the Akufo-Ad…
Uganda’s president has announced that schools will be reopened in January, almost two years after they were closed because of the Covid pandemic.
President Yoweri Museveni said this would happen regardless of how many people were vaccin…
Democratic Republic of Congo's constitutional court on Tuesday swore in an electoral commission chief whose contested nomination threatens to weaken President Felix Tshisekedi's ruling coalition.
The country's religious groups, who are …
The West African regional bloc Ecowas says it regrets the "extreme decision" made by Malian authorities to expel its representative.
It says it "remains committed and will continue to deploy its efforts to support a successful and peace…
The UK could respond in turn if France goes ahead with threats amid a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, the environment secretary has said, warning that "two can play at that game".
France has said it could stop British boats from la…
President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe ahead of next week's key UN climate summit, with his signature climate policy yet to pass through the US Congress.
The president's $1.75 trillion (£1.2tn) Build Back Better social welfare packag…
In a message recorded exclusively for the BBC, Pope Francis has called on world leaders meeting next week at the UN Climate conference in Glasgow to provide "effective responses" to the environment emergency and offer "concrete hope" to fu…
The top US general has said China's suspected hypersonic missile test is close to a Sputnik moment, referring to the Soviet satellite launch that sparked a Cold War arms race.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in an…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says "neither rural-based insurgency nor urban terrorism" will succeed, following two separate bomb attacks this month.
In a televised national address, he referred to the perpetrators as opportunists …
The World Bank has suspended its aid to Sudan, after the military there staged a coup against the civilian government.
Political leaders were arrested on Monday, sparking nationwide protests and international condemnation.
The Africa…
The Central Regional Deputy Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Alhaji Aliu Mohammed, has called for an end to the use of insults and distasteful language in expressing political ideas.
He said the act only i…
A founding member of the New governing Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has said the next presidential candidate of the party must be truly democratic and not a pretender.
Though the NPP is yet to announce a date for its…
Popular support for governments to take tough action on climate change is growing around the world, according to a BBC World Service opinion poll.
The survey of over 30,000 people finds that 56% want their countries to play a leadership…
The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has presented the Citizenship Amendment Bill to Parliament.
He presented it on the floor of the house on Thursday, October 28, 2021,
The bill, if passed, will amend the c…
South Africa will deploy 10,000 soldiers to assist in security operations during the forthcoming municipal elections due to start next week.
The South African parliament on Wednesday noted that President Cyril Ramaphosa had authorised t…
The National Media Commission (NMC) has appealed to Parliament to review and amend Act 445 of 1993, so as to empower the commission to enforce its mandate.
The Commission is of the view that the current law that established it only allo…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has lauded the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin's efforts in addressing the issue of Climate Change.
"This initiative of the Okyenhene is a laudable one, which deserves the unstinting suppo…
The chances of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) winning the 2024 general elections is largely dependent on contesting with a united front, some leading members of the Party have stated.
They believe the Party remains the bes…
This year's National conference of Presiding Members will be held at Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Mr Joseph Korto, National Dean of Presiding members has said.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Korto said t…
Ms Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said the Commission would be streamlining its programmes to fuse in Ghanaian values teaching to ensure that children and the youth have a sense of …
Dozens of people have died in the past few weeks in Benin from flood related incidents, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC).
It says in a situation report that about half of the country has been affected by…
Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, has petitioned Parliament to cite two Police officers from the Adenta Divisional and Accra Reginal Command for contempt of Parliament for displaying unprofessional conduct.
H…
The United Nations' special envoy for the Horn of Africa has told the Security Council that Monday's military takeover was a tragic event for Sudan.
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga said the restoration of constitutional order in Sudan was critic…