The chiefs and elders of the Hiowe and Hiome Divisions of the Shai Traditional Area has disputed media publications that the lands in the Shai Traditional Area are stool lands under the Lekpedze Division headed by the President of the coun…
The Ashanti Regional office of the United Progressive Party (UPP) was on Monday afternoon attacked by some armed men who shot and smashed vehicles belonging to the founder, Akwasi Addai, popularly known as Odike.
The incident was said t…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Amenfi West, Eric Afful, has called for full-scale investigation into the issuance of a mining licence to Akonto Mines to undertake small-scale mining in the Tano Nimiri Fores…
Mali has appointed a new interim prime minister, as reports swirl that civilian politician Choguel Maiga has been admitted to hospital.
New Prime Minister, Col Abdoulaye Maiga, no relation, was previously minister of territorial adminis…
The UN has expressed "deep concern" about the state of human rights in Guinea after the country's ruling junta dissolved an opposition group and clamped down on recent protests, the AFP news agency reports.
UN Rights Commissioner Michel…
Raila Odinga, who came second in Kenya's presidential election, has gone to court to challenge the result, describing it as "fraudulent".
In a scathing 70-page legal argument, he alleges there was a pre-planned effort to alt…
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative for drugs, the government says, after she was seen dancing, singing and drinking at a recent party.
Ms Marin, 36, agreed to take the test on Friday to allay concerns abo…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he has no preference in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates conference to elect a new presidential candidate for the 2024 elections.
The president said he …
Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department's investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home.
In a lawsuit, his legal team asked that an independent lawyer be appointed to over…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received a rousing welcome at Wa in the Upper West Region from government officials, heads of departments, and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members.
The President arrived last Sunday at the Wa …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the security agencies to collaborate effectively with civilians to help safeguard Ghana’s borders.
"If we are going to prevent any implantation of terrorist activity in Ghana, you cann…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the economic challenges facing the country will not deter the government from accelerating investment in road infrastructure.
He noted that good roads played a critical role in accelerating…
Rescuers looking for survivors after a Shia Muslim shrine in Iraq partially collapsed have found three more bodies, bringing the number of dead to seven.
Four women and a child were among those killed when a landslide struck…
Millions of students across the Philippines have returned to the classroom on Monday, after one of the world's longest school closures.
Almost half the country's schools resumed in-person classes after more than two years o…
Eight environmental organisations based in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are facing threats because of their campaign against the auctioning of oil and gas blocks.
The organisations that include Greenpeace Africa say campaig…
Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has pledged to hold accountable officials who failed to prevent the deadly al-Shabab attack on Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu.
Mr Barre made the remarks on state-owned Somali National TV after the securi…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and Presiding Members (PMs) have been advised to be bold and communicate the challenges facing the nation to the citizenry.
That will enable them appreciate the government’s…
A lecturer at the Ghana institute of Journalism (GIJ) has recommended that the government consider making District Assembly elections partisan just like national elections.
Dr Paul Herzuah also proposed that the Local Government Act, …
Pakistan's police have charged the country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws.
Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing a close aide.
Mr K…
Britain, France, Germany and the US have stressed the need to ensure the safety of nuclear installations threatened by the conflict in Ukraine.
In a phone call on Sunday, the four leaders also reiterated their support for Uk…
The final funeral service of the late Northern Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Chief Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, was held on Sunday in Tamale with a call on party members to work as a united front to win the 20…
The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing.
Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia's investigative committee said.
…
Angolans will vote on Wednesday to determine whether or not President João Lourenço wins a second and final five-year term in office.
He is running on a ticket of the ruling MPLA party - with a total of eight candidates vying for the to…
The son of Uganda's president is in Ethiopia on a working visit, Uganda's foreign affairs ministry has confirmed.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has in the past tweeted in support of Tigrayan rebels, but the Ugandan army told the BBC in Ju…
Former Presdent John Dramani Mahama on Saturday visited the Kumasi Sofoline Mosque and made a cash donation of GH¢110,000.00 to the Mosque project.
The donation follows an appeal from the leadership of the Mosque to enable them secure t…
The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has hailed the service’s new records management manual saying it will help transform local governance in the country.
The manual was developed with the support of the J…
The Agbogbomefia of Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV, has urged Ghanaians to stop glorifying wealth from dubious sources.
That, he said, would help significantly in the fight against corruption.
Speaking at an anti-corruption forum at the for…
"I grew up speaking Russian, I am Russian by blood, but I don't associate myself with Russia or the Russian world," says Anatoly Deryugin, a major in the Latvian army.
Anatoly, 43, is one of more than one in three Latvians w…
A Chinese-Canadian billionaire has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China and his company fined more than $8bn (£6.7bn).
Xiao Jianhua and his company Tomorrow Holdings were charged with embezzlement and bribery, a court i…
The UN says South Sudan continues to be the "most violent context" for aid workers in the world followed by Afghanistan and Syria.
Five aid workers have been killed in the line of duty since the beginning of this year
It has prompted…
The People’s National Convention (PNC), has described as unambiguous the draft Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) which is expected to regulate the upcoming continuous voter registration exercise.
It has thrown its support for the Ghana C…
The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Opare Addo, has asserted that the NDC is battle ready to win Election 2024 to uplift the crest fallen spirit of the citizenry.
“We are within our time frame, in t…
The ongoing public dispute between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Labianca Company Limited raises a number of troubling questions about the state of governance in Ghana today, the Co-founder and former Executive Director of…
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both plan to attend the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November, Indonesian president Joko Widodo says.
"Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come," Mr …
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio says the nature of last week's protests against his government caught the police force by surprise.
The protests resulted in 25 deaths including five police officers.
"We have had challenges …
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and Presiding Members (PMs) have been advised to be bold and communicate the challenges facing the nation to the citizenry.
That will enable them appreciate the government…
UN peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) have left the eastern town of Butembo following last month's deadly protests over their perceived failure to end rebel violence, a government official has said.
"Monus…
Special Assistant to the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Adwoa Safo, Nana Dubin says the lawmaker is prepared for the outcome of Parliament’s inquiry into her long absence from the house.
The aide to the MP noted that Adwoa S…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the hope that all will co-operate to find a worthy successor to the Mion Lana, Naa Mahamadu Abdulai V.
"It will be one of the best ways we can pay tribute and honour to his memory," Pr…
Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister, has slammed Seoul's offer of economic aid in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity".
"No-one barters their destiny for corn cake," …
The Vatican has said it will not probe accusations of sexual misconduct against one of its top cardinals due to insufficient evidence.
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet was named in a class-action lawsuit accusing 80 clergy mem…
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was on Thursday contacted by police over a complaint of sexual assault made against him, he is quoted as confirming to local media.
The assault complaint was made by a woman employed at a…
Nigeria's Lagos state authorities have expanded their ban on motorcycle taxis, locally known as okadas, to a further four local government areas and local council development areas.
The commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeind…
The Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, has accused the National NASARA Coordinator of the party, Alhaji Aziz Futa, of breaching the party’s code of conduct by backing a Presidential hopeful.
Mr. Tette…
The Upper West executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have rescinded their threats to boycott all activities of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the region, which is scheduled for Monday, 22 August 2022.
This decision follows co…
Powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern Europe, killing at least 12 people including three children.
The deaths, most from falling trees, were reported in Italy and Austria, and on the French island of Co…
Russia has rejected appeals for a complete demilitarisation of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine.
The move would make the plant more vulnerable, a Russian official said.
The calls …
Former President John Mahama has urged private schools to reposition themselves to harness the benefits of the digital revolution.
He said exploring the digital transformation in education was the way to go, since it enhanced teaching a…
The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has appealed to the government to absorb the current electricity tariff increase by providing the utility providers with the needed financial support for them to run their operations smoothly until such …
We reported earlier that US Senator Chris Coons is in Kenya for meetings with Deputy President William Ruto - who was declared the winner of last week's presidential election - as well as his main rival, Raila Odinga, who disputes the resu…
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