A lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr George Asekere, has impressed upon the President to heed the call of the people to reshuffle his ministers.
According to him, the people, w…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described the decision by the Ada Traditional Council to ban Radio Ada from providing coverage of the Asafotufiami Festival as an affront to press freedom.
It pointed out that the council's de…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked assertions that the usage of the Ghana Card as the sole identification document for the registration of new voters unto the national voters register will disenfranchise eligible voters.
The …
Satellite images appear to show major damage and a number of destroyed Russian warplanes at a Crimea airbase following explosions there this week.
The Saky base in the west of Russian-ruled Crimea was rocked by a string of b…
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has expressed serious concerns about the human rights situation in Rwanda after talks with President Paul Kagame in the capital, Kigali.
Mr Blinken said he had raised US concerns about the dete…
Four Africa-based election observer missions have been giving their preliminary report at a press briefing in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Voting day was "calm, peaceful and orderly," said former Tanzania president Jakaya Kiwete, who led t…
Sierra Leone's information minister, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, confirmed that the lives of security personnel "had been lost" amid mass protests that hit the country on Wednesday.
Demonstrations have taken place across parts of the capital…
Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that the Electoral Commission (EC) wants to change the existing law on elections in the country.
This follows proposed Constitutional Instrument…
Deepening the cordial relations and cooperation between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire is necessary to ensure sustainable development in the two neighbouring countries, the Ivorian Ambassador to Ghana, Tiemoko Moriko, has said.
He said solidif…
A Deputy Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Collins Augustine Ntim, has implored Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to support economic activities in their jurisdictions.
That, he …
In the midst of a global oil-and-gas crisis, Africa must take charge of its own energy destiny, and use its rich resource assets for the benefit of its own people.
This is the call from former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanj…
North Korea's Kim Jong-un suffered from "fever" during the Covid pandemic, his sister has said - in what appears to be the first suggestion he had the virus.
Kim Yo-jong also blamed South Korea for her country's outbreak - s…
Former US President Donald Trump has declined to answer questions as part of a New York state investigation into his family's business practices.
Mr Trump had sued in an effort to block the interview at the New York attorney…
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for more than 800 prisoners set free by armed rebels.
Army and other sources said two police officers and one rebel were killed in the assault on Kakwangura central priso…
Reports from Sierra Leone say people have been killed after police opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital, Freetown.
Clashes broke out when demonstrators set up roadblocks.
Police are reported to be among the dead.
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The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah, (retired) has reacted to report by the Special Prosecutor that stated that a member of the Council of State had used her position to get …
The General Secretary of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Citizen Ato Dadzie, has stated that the Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) agreed with the Electoral Commission (EC) on the use of Ghana Card for the continuous regis…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended its members for the smooth conduct of the branch elections of the party so far held in the northern and middle zones of the country.
The party said it had, however, observe…
The Odomna Family of former President Professor John Evans Atta Mills of Ekumfi Otuam and other parts of the Central Region have expressed appreciation to the President for refurbishing the Asomdwee Park, the burial ground of the late Pres…
The precarious situation of the cedi is not getting any better soon, as the local currency has recorded a -28.82 per cent depreciation to the dollar as of August 8, 2022, Bloomberg has said.
This still ranked the local currency as the…
The dramatic FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home on Monday marked a sudden escalation of investigations into the former president, and posed new legal questions that could - in theory - alter the course of the American presidency…
Scientists are tracking a new, animal-derived virus in eastern China that has infected at least several dozen people.
The novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found in 35 patients in the Shandong and Henan provinces. Many had…
Mali has received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia - a close ally in its fight against a jihadist insurgency.
At a ceremony for the handover, Defence Minister Sadio Camara paid tribute to what he called Mali's win-…
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has denied endorsing the presidential bid of Nigerian politician Peter Obi, following claims on social media in the two West African nations.
President Akufo-Addo termed the claims "completely false an…
The military-led government in Guinea has issued a decree dissolving the country's leading opposition movement which it accuses of using violence during what it calls banned demonstrations.
The National Front for the Defence of the Cons…
Parliament has paid glowing tribute to the memory of the late former Member of Parliament (MP) for the then Obuasi constituency in the Ashanti Region, Anthony Bright Boadi-Mensah.
The late Boadi-Mensah, aged 88, who died on June 11, 202…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Osei Adutwum, has advised constituents to avoid being swayed by ‘unscrupulous’ politicians who do not think about the success of the New Patriotic Party (NPP…
Former President John Mahama has bemoaned lack of credible remedial plans have been put forward by the government to salvage the economy.
“Unfortunately, no credible remedial plans have been put forward by the government to salvage the …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, King of Dagbon has commended Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region for his efforts towards the progress, growth a…
Provisional results suggest a tight presidential race in Kenya between Deputy President William Ruto and former prime minister Raila Odinga.
With more than 90% of results posted from thousands of individual districts, local…
The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine's president was speaking after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person.
…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Deputy Director of Communication at the Presidency, Kofi Baah Agyepong as the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
A letter dated August 9, 2022, and signe…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "fake", some media reports suggesting he was interfering in the upcoming Nigerian presidential elections and gone ahead to write to the APC leader, asking him to step aside.
In a tw…
The Nigerian military says security forces have made arrests in connection with a deadly attack on a Roman Catholic Church in the south-western city of Owo two months ago.
The suspects have not been named - and it's not clear how many h…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington is very concerned about what he called credible reports that Rwanda has provided support to rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mr Blinken, speaking in t…
The US secretary of state has said Washington will "not dictate" which choices Africa should make and "neither should anyone else".
"African nations have been treated as instruments of other nations' progress, rather than th…
At least 17 soldiers and four civilians were killed on Sunday, with nine others missing, after an attack attributed to Islamists in the town of Tessit in the area close to the borders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which is frequently th…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it has no knowledge of the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to use Ghana Card as the sole identification document for voter registration.
A statement issued by Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo,…
Assemblies have been implored to revive substructures to create effective and efficient governance at the community level.
They have been asked to ensure that the inauguration of such substructures should show dedication and determinati…
Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has described the reaction of Members of Parliament (MPs) regarding the ongoing SIM card registration as a manifestation of a segmented population.
“…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Kwadaso Constituency, Janet Awuah, has stated that building a vibrant and formidable Women’s Wing will break eight years of political parties’ rule of the Fourth Republic.
She caut…
Voters started queuing before dawn across Kenya on Tuesday, eager to have their say over who will run the country for the next five years.
Delays and logistical problems have been reported in some places, but in general the …
At least eight people have died and 14 others have been injured as flooding caused by torrential rain hit parts of South Korea's capital Seoul.
Heavy downpours on Monday night submerged roads, flooded metro stations and caus…
Former US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe.
Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was "occupied by a large group of FBI agents".
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The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will enforce to the letter, the Code of Conduct for the party's presidential and parliamentary primaries issued by the party’s National Council o…
The Electoral Commission (EC) is yet to lay before Parliament a draft Constitutional Instrument (C.I) titled: Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2021, expected to regulate continuous voter registration, the Ranking Memb…
Nigeria is threatening to withdraw from the regional group, Ecowas, following allegations that Nigerian candidates are being sidelined for jobs and promotions.
Some in Ecowas have also complained of nepotism - alleging that relatives an…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he has no immediate intention to reshuffle any of his ministers because their output meets his expectations.
He said many of the ministers who assisted him to steer the affairs of the count…
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what she said is his exemplary contribution to peace and security in West Africa, as well as Ghana’s role on the UN Secu…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a fresh global strategy to combat illegal drugs trafficking.
Speaking at his inauguration, the country's first ever left-wing leader declared the "war on drugs" a failure.
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