The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is targeting 170 of the 275 parliamentary seats in the December 2024 general election, Mr. John Boadu, the General Secretary of the party, has said.
“There are many constituencies, and with proper managemen…
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has given an assurance that Parliament will not disappoint Ghanaians in the consideration and passage of the bill that seeks to criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, etc (LG…
Four political parties have expressed their support for the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 which seeks to criminalise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) activiti…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning all organisations, including private companies, from enforcing vaccinations in the state.
Mr Abbott, a Republican, has been one of the most vocal US leaders opposed to mak…
Three migrants have been killed and one seriously injured after a train struck them in south-western France.
A local mayor and police said the migrants were lying on the tracks when they were hit in a coastal town near Biarritz on Tuesd…
Algerian President Abelmadjid Tebboune said the return of the North African country's ambassador to Paris was conditional on France showing it fully respects Algeria, Ennahar TV reported on Sunday.
Algeria recalled its envoy to Paris la…
Dubai ports giant DP World and Britain's development finance agency CDC Group on Tuesday said they planned to jointly invest up to $1.72 billion in logistics infrastructure in Africa over the next several years, starting with modernising t…
Tunisia's president unveiled a new government on Monday, but gave no hint when he would relinquish his near total control after seizing most powers in July, or start reforms needed for a financial rescue package to avert economic disaster.…
Mr Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East, at the weekend attributed the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) poor performance in Election 2020 in the Bono Region to unnecessary infightings, altercations and unjustifi…
The Central Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended Mr Kwesi Dawood, the Regional Communications Officer for alleged misconduct.
Mr Dawood has been accused of alleged incest and abortion with his biologic…
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was once widely praised outside the country for his reforming zeal but that image was shattered after he launched a civil war in the north of the country in November 2020.
His journey from darling of…
The Ethiopian army has launched co-ordinated attacks on all fronts against forces from the northern Tigray region, the rebels say.
They said the government was using artillery, tanks, jets and drones in an attempt to "reinvade" the regi…
Kenya is set to disregard the judgement of The International Court of Justice on the maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia, due today at 13:00 GMT.
The two countries are both claiming a 62,000 sq miles (160,000 sq km) in the…
The head of the academy that awards the Nobel Prizes in science has said it will not introduce gender quotas.
Goran Hansson, head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, said they want people to win "because they made the most importa…
The UK's failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says.
The government approach - backed by its scientists - was to try to manage the situation an…
The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, will today, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, begin the third phase of his nationwide tour to thank Ghanaians for their support and votes in the Decem…
The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) under the leadership of its President Louisa Atta-Agyemang has conferred an honorary award for visionary leadership on the Malawian President, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his role in ensuring …
The Elections Committee of the Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has elected Louisa Atta-Agyemang as President of the organisation for a second term after members of the group unanimously voted for her to continue with her work.
She…
Pope Francis has met a Colombian nun who was freed on Saturday by Islamists in Mali after more than four years as a hostage, a Vatican spokesman has said.
After travelling to Rome, Gloria Cecilia Narváez met the Pope on Sunday before th…
Firefighters say they have extinguished a large blaze at an oil facility in southern Lebanon, which is in the grip of a severe energy crisis.
The fire erupted on Monday morning in a petrol tank belonging to the army at the Zahrani Oil I…
Thirty-four years, almost to the day, since the shocking killing of Burkina Faso's then President, Thomas Sankara, 14 men are going on trial, accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as "Africa's Che Guevara".
The charismati…
The UK is hosting a summit that is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control.
The meeting in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November could lead to major changes to our everyday lives.
What is COP26 and why is it h…
The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the country's Taliban rulers say.
The statement came at the end of their first direct talks, in Qatar, since US troops left Afghanistan in August.
Aside from aid, the talk…
About 120 school pupils have been hospitalised in South Sudan after a deworming exercise by public health officials led to them falling ill.
Local media reported that the children were allegedly given expired tablets or an overdose, but…
The old habits of secrecy haven't left Kim Kuk-song.
It has taken weeks of discussions to get an interview with him, and he's still worried about who might be listening. He wears dark glasses for the camera, and only two of our team kno…
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged potential Presidential Aspirants to emulate the tenacity, commitment and unwavering love of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for Ghana and the Party if they desi…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has touted the just-ended exercise to confirm President's Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCE) nominees in the Region as successful.
The process which saw the conduct of ballots …
Mr Alexander Frimpong, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante-Akim South, has been elected the Dean of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Ashanti Region.
He was unanimously elected by his co…
Mr John Boadu, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the the Party will capture at least 170 parliamentary seats in the 2024 Parliamentary Election.
He, however, condemned the 'skirt and blouse' voting that charac…
'All African Citizens Convening', one of the largest online Pan-African gatherings designed to enhance solidarity towards building the continent, has been slated for October 13 to 15, this year.
The programme, targeting African citize…
Members of the Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly demonstrated unalloyed support for the District Chief Executive, Mr Kwasi Karikari Achamfuor, who was retained by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, with a 100 per cent vote.
The …
The newly created Guan District has been inaugurated at a ceremony at Likpe Mate, the district capital, in the Oti Region to pave the way for the development of the area.
With the inauguration, Ghana now has 261 districts.
The histor…
The IMANI Centre for Policy and Education (“IMANI CPE”) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (“GIZ”) have held the fifth IMANI-GIZ Reform Dialogue in Accra.
It was on the theme “Business Registration, Reg…
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, has dropped all charges against Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, in connection with an alleged tax evasion over some purchase of vehicles.
Mr Agyebeng filed a nolle prosequi at the Accra Hi…
Poles backing EU membership have taken part in protests across the country, amid fears it could leave the bloc.
On Thursday Poland's top court ruled that key articles of EU law were "incompatible" with the constitution.
Organisers sa…
More than 1.76 million people have been affected by severe flooding in China's northern Shanxi province, according to local media.
Torrential rain last week led to houses collapsing and triggered landslides across more than 70 districts…
The Australian city of Sydney has emerged from lockdown after almost four months, with locals celebrating a range of new freedoms.
People queued for pubs and shops that opened at midnight on Monday specifically for the occasion.
Many…
Alhaji Hammed Abubakar Yussuf, the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) who was confirmed on 30th September, 2021 by the Assembly has expressed gratitude and appreciation to all and sundry for supporting him during his tenure of office in…
Twelve (12) out of the fifteen (15) Municipal and District Chief Executive nominees for the Upper East Region have been successfully confirmed and sworn into office.
Paul Abugre, the nominee for Tempane District was outrightly rejected,…
Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the arrest of three people following the dumping of thousands of unused doses of a coronavirus vaccine near the city of Minya, 200km (125 miles) south of Cairo.
Images posted on social media last week s…
The Algerian president says he demands "total respect" from France, in the latest escalation of a diplomatic row between the two countries over visas.
In his first public comments on the matter, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said France should f…
The head of the European Union in Liberia has apologised for saying that Liberia's capital Monrovia is a "disgusting" and "dirty" city, following a backlash.
Laurent Delahousse said that his comments were meant to be “a wake-up call” to…
The Member of Parliament for Buem, Kofi Adams, has said it is imperative that processes begin to get the people in the newly formed Guan District a representative in Parliament.
Mr. Adams, who said he has sometimes been offering support…
When the soldiers reached the end of the road, they descended from their trucks and motorbikes and partially deflated the tyres to make it easier going across the soft terrain of eastern Mali.
Then they rumbled onwards in the moonlight …
Journalists Maria Ressa, from the Philippines, and Dmitry Muratov, from Russia, have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression".
Why are the organisation's prizes so prestigious, and who are so…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says the government plans to borrow more than $10bn (£7.3bn) to help finance his 2022 budget of nearly $40bn.
There has been a public outcry about the government's frequent borrowing, but Mr Buhari -…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey-Korle in the Greater Accra Region,Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urgedleadership of political parties to realign their structures to encourage more women into parliament in ensuring quota for fe…
Mr Maxwell Lugudor, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) elect for Ketu South, has called on chiefs, assembly members and opinion leaders in the Municipality to leave out partisan politics and work together for the common good of all.
He sai…
The son of an Indian federal minister who was summoned by police for questioning has failed to turn up.
Ashish Mishra was called in six days after he was accused in an attack that left eight people dead.
A car linked to his father, j…
Sub-Saharan Africa's economy is expected to grow by 3.3% this year and 3.5% in 2022, buoyed by rising commodity prices, the lifting of some anti-coronavirus restrictions and a pick-up in global trade, a World Bank report said on Wednesday.…