President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday named a new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), a new Army Chief and in an unexpected move retained the current Air force and Navy Chiefs.
The Military Chiefs will act in their various capa…
Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador, has re-affirmed France readiness to support the deepening of the country’s decentralisation agenda.
He observed that decentralisation was critical for the growth of any democracy and that his …
A special meeting held to swear in new government appointees of the Asante-Akim Central Municipal Assembly ended abruptly following strong protest by a group of supporters of the governing party.
The Presiding Member, Mr. Robert Yaw …
Mogadishu (AFP) - Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who holds joint American citizenship, was elected president on Wednesday, vowing to crack down on corruption and Al-Shabaab militants.
The 55-year-old former pr…
The Minister-designate for Special Development Initiatives, Ms. Mavis Hawa Koomson, has apologised to former President John Mahama and asked for forgiveness for making unsavory comments against him during the 2016 electioneering campaign.
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Bamako (AFP) - Mali's security forces on Wednesday arrested two suspects in their search for a Colombian nun kidnapped the night before from a church in the southern part of the country.
The woman, identified by Colombia's foreign minis…
Two Members of Parliament (MP) have filed a writ at the Supreme Court to revoke the appointment of Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba as the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
The MPs who are from the minority side are prayin…
Dr Nosratollah Maliki, Iranian Ambassador, said his country is ready to support Ghana to develop its oil and petrochemical industry. He said Iran was prepared to share its expertise in that sector with Ghana for the mutual benefits of the …
Mrs Theodosia Jackson, a seasoned educationist has admonished women ministers to rise to the occasion and do their utmost best in the performance of their duties to prove that they had all it took to effectively handle the arduous tasks as…
The Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr. Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, has disclosed that there are 352 unresolved chieftaincy disputes in the country.He therefore gave the assurance that if given the nod, the Ministry woul…
Alhaji Abubakar Saddique Boniface, the Minister-designate of Inner Cities and Zongo Development, has assured Ghanaians that the Ministry would not discriminate in the distribution of resources within the Zongo Communities.
The socio-eco…
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47.
The confirmation follows a series of divisive hearings during which Democrats attacked Mr Sessio…
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court dismissed a case against President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday lodged by an activist who accused the aging leader of violating the southern African country's supreme law during protests last year.
The case…
A West African military operation that pressured Gambia's long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, to step down and flee into exile has had its mandate extended by three months, the office of new President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday.
Barrow …
A document that seeks to lay the foundation for the funding of political parties, especially during elections, is currently being put together by the Financial Accountability Transparency-Africa (FAT- Africa), a civil society organisatio…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, Mr Richard Quashigah, has criticised the government for amending of the Local Governance Act (Amendment Bill 2017), which restored the power of the President to revoke the appointment of government …
The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world.
A directive to shut the Dadaab camp and forcibly repatriate about 260,000 Somali refugees living there was issued last year.
The…
The Sudanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Babikir Elsiddig Mohamed Elamin, has commended Ghana as a model of democracy and stability in Africa.
At a ceremony to mark the 61st independence day of Sudan and how Sudan fared in 2016 in attaining…
The Ghana Writers Awards (GWA), has expressed gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for appointing Ms Catherine Ablema Afeku to Head the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts (MOTCCA).
A statement signed by Mr Zadok Kwame …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for a re-definition of the relationship between the central government and traditional authorities to ensure that the crucial roles played by traditional rulers in national development are …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for a re-definition of the relationship between the central government and traditional authorities to ensure that the crucial roles played by traditional rulers in national development are …
The Minority in Parliament yesterday had its say but the Majority caucus had its way in the controversy that surrounded the approval of Ms. Otiko Afisa Djaba as Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister.
The fate of Ms. Otiko Djab…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday restated his government’s intent at making the chieftaincy institution an integral part of both national and local governance.
“If we will succeed in our undertaking of bringing progress a…
Mr Sam Okudzeto, a legal luminary, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from raiding and vandalising state assets. He said the NPP must take up the responsibility of educating its supporters to desist f…
Nigeria's absentee president is in good health and is expected to return home soon, his deputy said on Monday, after mounting unease about the leader's well-being spilled over into street protests.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been in…
The implementation of Marine Drive Investment Project in Accra, promotion of domestic tourism and the use of technology to create a single automation platform to market tourism related activities would be the drive to expand the size and c…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has called off the swearing-in of newly appointed government appointees of the assembly by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
These 44-assembly members will make up the constitutional 30 per cent go…
Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, killing four guards, a senior official and an Islamic State agency said.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in Bosasso, accordin…
A daily opinion poll publication continued to show far-right leader Marine Le Pen losing the French presidential runoff on May 7.
The Opinionway poll, published on its website shortly before 1100 GMT (6.00 a.m. ET), showed Le Pen scorin…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of al-Bab and Raqqa, both controlled by the militants, Turkish presidency sources sa…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday administered the oath of office to 12 ministers of state, saying theirs was a huge mandate to engineer the transformation of the economy for the betterment of lives and the prosperity of the na…
A 44-year-old accountant of the Ghana Health Service, John Equan Sampson Davis has been elected as the Presiding Member of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA).
Mr. Davis, a sole candidate, pulled 65 votes cast, representin…
A former majority leader in Parliament, Togbe Kantamanto C.C. Fitih, has put himself forward to compete in the Council of State election in the Volta Region.
He is among 21 people in the region who have picked forms to contest in the el…
The government and the country’s largest opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have crossed swords over retrieval of state assets from appointees of the Mahama administration.
While the Chief of Staff issued a statement th…
There was a hold-up during the swearing in of government appointees at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) on Monday after the loyalty of some of the candidates was questioned.
The Tema East Constituency executives of New Patriotic Par…
A group of New Patriotic Party members have protested against the mode of selection of the new government Appointees on to the Agona West Municipal Assembly. Some members of the party alleged that the rightful people were not selected and…
Ten government appointees of the Shai Osudoku District Assembly were yesterday sworn into office.
The move was to get the full complement of members of the assembly, so that it could nominate two persons to represent the area in the upc…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the Council of State election from Thursday February 9, to Thursday, February 16. “EC hereby informs the candidates, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and the public that …
Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathisers from the Odododiodoo and Ablekuma South constituencies have protested against the swearing in of some government appointees.
Upon receiving a hint of the names of the nominees, they storme…
The 13-member committee put together by the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to investigate and establish the cause of the party’s defeat in the December 7 general election has begun its work.
It has, therefore, …
A French judge has ordered ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case.
Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros (£15m; $20m) of campaign spending in 2…
The Speaker Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has promised Ghanaians a more responsive legislature that will focus on the needs of the people.
Speaking to journalist in Accra yesterday, the Speaker spelt out a new vision of cooperatio…
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Afua Akuffo, has prayed the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, to uphold Ghana’s position on the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Co…
The Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Daniel Bugre Naabu, has appealed to youth activists of the party to remain calm as they await the appointment of the metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives …
Mr Francis Ganyaglo, former Deputy Volta Regional Minister, has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was only on holidays and not dead. He said the Party’s seemingly calmness meant it was organising to re-launch itself after th…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday laid a wreath to mark the 52 anniversary of the death of Dr JB Danquah at a ceremony at the Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Kyebi in the Eastern Region.
An emotional President Akufo-Add…
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) is going through a consolidation process and establishing itself as an organisation that is driven by vision rather than merely projects.
Mr Chukuemeka B. Eze, the Executive Director of…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disputed the allegation made by Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the ex-President John Dramani Mahama, approved 13.9 million dollars for an official residence for Vice President.
…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns that his health may be worse than officials are publicly saying.
The 74-year-old leader, who has been out of the country …
Mr Emmanuel H. Bombande, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to keep doing good works for the benefit of humanity.
He explained that CSOs, which perform their …
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