New Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema says he will start appointing members of his cabinet from Thursday.
The president has tweeted that his first appointment will be the minister of finance:
https://twitter.com/HHichilema/status/…
All foreign forces in Afghanistan are aiming to evacuate their citizens and embassy employees by 30 Aug, a Nato diplomat told news agency Reuters.
The latest statement comes as the US and its allies earlier said they were hurrying to ev…
The US has been facing criticism over its decision to rely on the Taliban to secure the perimeter of Kabul airport.
"It’s not a matter of trust, it’s a matter of mutual self-interest...but there is no evidence thus far that I’ve been gi…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has welcomed proposals by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reform the country’s elections.
“It is a welcoming one and we believe it is a fulfillment of one of the objectives of a political…
Mr Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister on Thursday reiterated that his "Let's make Accra Agenda was not only geared towards sanitation in the capital, but also towards health, education, security and indiscipline.
He said: "L…
Mr Henry Nana Boakye, National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the rank and file of the Party to channel their energies towards promoting Party peace, unity, and harmony.
He also urged them to desi…
Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema will not move from his private residence to State House, reports the state-owned Zambia Daily Mail newspaper.
This is despite his predecessor Edgar Lungu vacating the premises this week.
The …
Authorities in Nigeria’s central Plateau state have imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state capital Jos after gunmen killed at least 18 people during a raid on Tuesday night on a mainly Christian community.
Some reports suggest the death …
South Africa's decision to extradite former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country has been blocked pending a court hearing after a civil society organisation objected, Reuters news agency reports, quoting court docum…
Research in West Africa has shown that combining a malaria vaccine with a preventative drug can lower hospital admissions and deaths by more than 70%.
But the medical cocktail must be taken in the run-up to the rainy season.
Malaria …
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) said the party has never promised free cars to Okada Riders during the 2020 campaign .
He said it was interesting to state the facts and diffuse the propaganda from Ghanaian…
Mr Andrews Teddy Ofori, Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government had performed creditably in all developmental spheres in the Hohoe Constituency since 2017.
"When we are talking about…
A US intelligence report requested by President Biden into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is inconclusive, US media reports say.
Agencies are reportedly divided on whether the virus - first seen in China - was the result of a n…
A staff of Japan"s supermarket group Aeon receives a dose of the Moderna vaccineimage sourceReuters
Japan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine due to contamination.
The health ministry said "foreig…
The minority in parliament says it will summon the Minister for Local Government and Regional Reorganisation, Mr. Dan Botwe over the delay in the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country.…
Former Chadian president Hissène Habré is due to be buried on Thursday.
The former president died on Tuesday from Covid complications while serving a life sentence in Senegal for crimes against humanity.
His family said on Wednesday …
The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for mass demonstrations next month to demand for a consensus in electoral laws.
The opposition has challenged the law governing the National Independent Electoral Commission …
Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", according to the United Nations, which says tens of thousands of people are already suffering "catastrophic" levels of hunger and food insecurity after f…
The first group of 51 evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Uganda.
The group landed at Entebbe International Airport aboard a private chartered flight on Wednesday morning, Uganda’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
The minis…
The death of a 24-year-old Indian woman, who had set herself on fire last week after alleging harassment by police and judiciary at the behest of an MP she had accused of rape, has once again put the spotlight on the shameful treatment of …
US Vice-President Kamala Harris's flight to Vietnam was delayed by several hours due to an "anomalous health incident" with similarities to so-called Havana syndrome, reports say.
The mysterious syndrome first affected people at the US …
Ivory Coast's first person to test positive for Ebola since 1994 has now recovered, the health ministry says.
The 18-year-old woman from Guinea had travelled to Abidjan by bus two weeks ago and then tested positive for the haemorrhagic …
Members of the Ningo Prampram Youth Parliament have been empowered to manage activities within the cyber space especially on social media.
At a seminar on the theme: "Digital resilience, the role of the Ghanaian youth today and the fu…
Chad's ex-ruler Hissène Habré has died at the age of 79 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.
He was being treated for a coronavirus infection, reports say.
Habré was found guilty in 2016 of crimes committed whil…
Mr Salifu Issifu Kanton, the Executive Director of the Community Development Alliance (CDA), an NGO operating in the Upper West Region, has revived the debate for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE…
Members of the New Edubiase constituency of the NPP have been urged to unite and work together for the party to maintain political power in the 2024 elections.
Mr. Akwasi Kyei, Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the party, w…
Fifteen people are confirmed to have died in landslides in Venezuela's western Mérida state.
Streets in mountain villages were converted into raging torrents after torrential rains hit the area in the Andes.
Footage taken by locals s…
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) agenda of breaking the eight-year election cycle is attainable but required extra hard work by all members and supporters of the party.
He has therefore…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the only way the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can account to the people of Ghana is when they leave government.
Addressing party supporters in Wa during his "Thank yo…
A government-licensed recruiting agency based in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is conducting interviews for doctors to leave Nigeria and work in Saudi Arabia.
Meed Consultants’ recruitment drive comes at a time resident doctors in Nigeria a…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency, Mr Alfred Obeng-Boateng, has expressed commitment to undertaking projects to boost economic development and create jobs to improve the livelihoods of the people in the…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has proposed for a split of the Electoral Commission (EC) into two separate and distinct bodies.
This will comprise an Office of the Regulator of Political Parties (ORPP) responsible for the regi…
The police in Ghana have notified the public that they will be conducting a mass burial for 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies
It is to start "by close of work this week", according to a statement released by Ghana's Police Service.
…
Zimbabwe has extended by two weeks a strict lockdown put in place to contain a deadly third wave of coronavirus.
The lockdown has been in place since June to control the spread of the virus.
A dusk-to-dawn curfew will remain in place…
Britain has suffered another defeat in its fight to hold onto a cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean.
A meeting of the world’s postal unions in Cote D’Ivoire has voted, overwhelmingly, to block the use of British stamps from the Chago…
China will introduce the political ideology of the Chinese President in its national curriculum.
"Xi Jinping thought" will help "teenagers establish Marxist beliefs", said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in new guidelines.
The ideolo…
The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
It cited concerns over how the Taliban's takeover will impact "the country's development prospects, especially for women".
…
Germany is prepared to talk to the Taliban to “safeguard” the gains of the past 20 years, but will not offer the militants any unconditional agreements, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Addressing the German parliament on Wednesday, s…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is holding stakeholder engagements with identifiable groups and institutions on its proposals for electoral reforms in Ghana.
So far, the party has met with ten different groups.
They…
The Minority in Parliament has indicated that it will summon the Minister for Local Government and Regional Reorganisation, Mr. Dan Botwe over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s delay in appointing Metropolitan, Municipal and District…
Eritrea's foreign ministry has rejected the US sanctions on its army chief, describing them as "utterly baseless".
Filipos Woldeyohannes was accused of being in command of the forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region that carried out human ri…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma is asking the public to donate funds to support his legal battles - he is facing trial for corruption linked to a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal.
A post on his foundation’s official Twitter page asks Sou…
Pfizer's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - the first jab to be licensed in the nation.
The vaccine had initially been given emergency use authorisation. Its two jabs, t…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the suspension of parliament and parliamentary immunity until further notice.
He said he would address the nation in the coming days, without giving more details.
The president assumed execu…
US Vice President Kamala Harris has hit out at China during a speech made in Singapore on the first leg of a South East Asian tour.
Ms Harris accused Beijing of coercion and intimidation in the South China Sea, which has been a regional…
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, has appealed to the youth to have faith in the NPP government, since it is on course to develop and transform the country.
He said the government since assumption of office in 20…
A civil society organisation and pressure group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Ghana, has criticised the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for discontinuing investigations into th…
The son of Mozambique's ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) "tuna bonds" affair.
Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money …
Zambia's veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as president in front of a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka.
His election has raised the hopes of his counterparts in other African states that they too can ov…
The heavy rainfall behind deadly flooding in Europe in July was made more likely by climate change, scientists say.
The floods in Germany, Belgium and other parts killed at least 220 people as towns and villages were swamped.
Researc…