Ecuador's president has promised to lower fuel prices across the country after weeks of disruptive mass protests over the cost of living.
Protesters have blocked key roads and staged mass rallies demanding action on fuel an…
Nigerian authorities in the north-western state of Zamfara are calling on locals to arm themselves against criminal gangs, in an attempt to deal with the increasing numbers of kidnappings and violent attacks.
Residents there must regist…
The African Union has called for an immediate investigation into the death of at least 23 migrants who died on Friday when a huge crowd tried to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla.
AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki …
A Catholic priest who was kidnapped in Nigeria's southern state of Edo has been found dead hours later.
Local church leader says Father Christopher Odia was abducted from his home in Ikabigbo on Sunday as he was about to head to mass.
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Nana Akosua Duaah Asor-Sika Brayie II, Paramount Queen Mother of Sunyani Traditional Area, has advised Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central to allow his honesty and benevolence reflect his presidential…
An unassuming patch of red dirt in remote Australia has made history as the site of Nasa's first rocket launch from a commercial spaceport outside the US.
The sub-orbital rocket blasted off from the tiny site early on Monday…
Sudan's military has accused the Ethiopian army of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian who were captives.
A statement published on Sudanese state media gave no further details.
But it called the alleged killings a treach…
Russia is believed to have defaulted on its debt for the first time since 1998 after missing a key deadline.
Russia has the money to make a $100m payment, which was due on Sunday, but sanctions made it impossible to get the …
G7 leaders have detailed plans to mobilise $600bn in funding for the developing world in a move seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road plan.
The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) relaunches a sc…
Forensic experts in South Africa are trying to determine what caused the deaths of 22 young people in a nightclub in the city of East London.
Police have ruled out a crush and say the party-goers may have ingested a toxic substance.
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Japan's government has urged people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to use less electricity on Monday, as it warned that supplies will be strained as the country faces a heatwave.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industr…
The Presidency says the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s criticisms against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent spending on air travel is aimed at causing public disaffection for the latter.
“Undoubtedly, t…
All is set for the balloting for position of the national executive election of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) today.
In all 49 aspirants contesting for different positions in the national executive or their accredited represent…
Prince Charles has told Commonwealth leaders he cannot describe "the depths of his personal sorrow" at the suffering caused by the slave trade.
Speaking in Rwanda, he said the potential of the family of nations could only be…
Survivors of Afghanistan's deadliest earthquake in two decades say they have nothing to eat, no shelter, and fear a possible cholera outbreak. The BBC's Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika province, the hardest hit by the disaster.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Paris to "reset" relations with France after tensions erupted over a scrapped submarine deal.
Australia in 2021 cancelled a multi-billion dollar contract with a French fi…
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has acquitted President Félix Tshisekedi's former chief of staff of charges of corruption, according to his lawyer.
Vital Kamerhe was sentenced in 2020 to 20 years of hard labour after being f…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is reviewing the roadmap for its internal elections following the extension of the deadline for the registration of new members into the Party.
The registration exercise, which commenced on…
Nii Ayikoi Otoo, an aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has blamed communicators of the party for failing to communicate resoundingly the achievements of the government.
“This is a rather worrying scenario as th…
A retired British geologist has lodged an appeal against his 15-year jail sentence for attempted artefact smuggling in Iraq.
Jim Fitton, 66, has spent the last fortnight in an Iraqi prison.
The father-of-two colle…
Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced.
"Today marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU," Mr Michel said, describing the Europea…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls the northern Tigray region, has denied claims by the Ethiopian government that it was preventing aircraft carrying aid from landing at the airport in the regional capital, Mekelle…
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting has officially opened in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.
The host, President Paul Kagame, who takes over chairmanship of the 54-nation group that represents a third of the world’s population, said …
The Ada East District Assembly has retained Mr Godwin Agudey as the Presiding Member to serve his second term after the second round of voting.
Mr Agudey, who was the sole contender for the position, in accordance with the laws must go …
Former President Mahama, has postulated that the duty of holding those in government accountable is not a sole preserve of the opposition parties but also the citizenry.
“As citizens, we must not leave the duty of holding those in gover…
Israeli forces - and not Palestinian militants - shot dead a high-profile Al Jazeera journalist, the UN's human rights office has concluded.
A spokeswoman said the findings were the result of "independent monitoring" of the …
The US Senate has passed a gun control bill - the most significant firearms legislation in nearly 30 years.
It imposes tougher checks on young buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat.
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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have attended a runway show at Rwanda fashion week.
The Royal couple are in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, representing the Queen at this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
Des…
The interior ministry in Tunisia has said it has confirmed information that there are serious threats to the life and safety of President Kais Saied.
A ministry spokesperson also said that police forces had foiled what was it described …
An aspirant for the top women’s position in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ama Danku, has indicated that her decision to offer herself for the top women’s position in the party, that is, the National Women’s Organiser is influenced by the …
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports of his endorsement of one of the aspiring candidates in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race.
A statement signed by Dr Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, Senior Aide and Spo…
A Nigerian senator has been charged with conspiring to transport a boy to the UK in order to harvest organs.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in west …
A powerful trade union in Tunisia has rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan to help tackle the country's economic crisis.
The head of the UGTT - Noureddine Taboubi - said the union supported reforms…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied interfering in an investigation into Canada's worst mass shooting.
The head of the RCMP, Canada's federal police force, has been accused of pressuring local officers to help advance M…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the confirmed list of national executive aspirants who will be battling it out on July 15-17, 2022, to assume management roles in the party into the 2024 elections.
A press releas…
Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw, according to the top regional official.
The city is the focus of Russia's invasion as it tries to take control of large parts of eastern Ukraine.
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Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has not done much to honour the late Jerry John Rawling as the founder of the party.
He has asked the party to “take a cue from the Danquah-Busia-Dombo…
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ensure that the election of a flagbearer for the party is devoid of machinations and acrimony.
He explains that the system to be used for the …
A police chief accused of botching the response to the fatal shooting of 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, has been put on leave.
Pedro "Pete" Arredondo, head of the school district police force, has been…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused critics of his government's policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as having a condescending attitude towards the African country.
He made the comments before embarking for Rwanda's capital, …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed support for a wide-ranging but controversial economic reform programme being implemented by the government in Tunisia.
The country is facing a severe economic crisis and is asking for …
Tanzania’s ruling party CCM says it is ready for reforms on the country's constitution after years of fending off pressure from opposition parties and rights defenders.
A previous attempt to change the constitution failed in 2014, after…
Survivors of deadly attacks in western Ethiopia say they are not getting sufficient support in the wake of ethnic violence that resulted in the deaths of more than 250 people and damage of properties.
The attacks on Saturday took place …
The Bono Regional Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appointed seven new officers to work with the newly-elected regional executives for the progress of the Party.
The appointments were made at a meeting held in Sunyani an…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) is a cultural and social impossibility in Ghana, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has said.
He noted that the “Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Val…
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday kicked off the latest phase of the national title deeds issuance programme that will see the immediate issuance of one million title deeds to land owners across the country.
Issuing 200 titl…
A "floating clinic" has been launched to deliver medical emergency services to those who live along rivers in the Nigerian state of Lagos.
At Wednesday's launch of the mobile clinic, officials said the medical boat was equipped with off…
They have seen and heard about many things during their travels, but on the first visit to Rwanda by members of the British royal family it was clear that the Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, were deeply affected by w…
Doctors in Afghanistan have told the BBC that many children may have been killed in Wednesday's earthquake.
More than 1,000 people died in the disaster and heavy rain, threadbare resources and rugged terrain are hampering re…
A key advisor to Ukraine's president has said the battle for the eastern cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has reached a "fearsome climax".
Oleksiy Arestovych said Russian forces could soon encircle the twin cities and…
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