The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has called on members of the Regional Peace Council to strengthen collaboration with security agencies and other government institutions to ensure sustainable peace in the region.
Peac…
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has blamed former long-time leader Robert Mugabe for the country's severe power outages.
Mugabe was ousted in 2017 after nearly four decades in office.
Over the last fortnight Zimbabweans have been fac…
African leaders are heading to Washington ahead of the US-Africa summit that will be hosted by President Joe Biden.
The three-day summit begins on Tuesday and will aim to demonstrate the commitment of President Biden's administration to…
Incumbent politicians in India are among the most vulnerable in the world.
"Two out of three governments get thrown out in India. In America, the number is just the opposite - two out of the three get elected," Ruchir Sharm…
Madam Alijata Sulemana, an aspirant in the impending National Delegates Congress national election has called for the mobilization of women at all spheres of the party to wrestle power from the ruling NPP government in 2024.
Madam Alija…
The world's longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is 80, took the presidential oath before inspecting a military parade.
He…
South Africa's passenger rail agency (Prasa) has banned preaching, gambling and informal trading in its new trains, local media outlets report.
The move is among measures meant to ensure that "one particular behavioural system of any ot…
The Adentan Constituency is known for hosting a predominantly middle class population in the country’s capital, Accra.
The constituency also makes significant contributions to the national food basket.
It is located within the Aden…
France says it is increasing the number of rescue boats in the English Channel to deal with the growing number of migrants trying to reach the UK.
Two additional vessels are being deployed in what the French Coastguard descr…
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced her intention to leave the Democratic Party, four years after being elected.
But she emphasised that she will not sit with Republicans and said she would instead serve as an independen…
A total of 42 Persons With Disability (PWDs) in the Ayawaso Central Municipality on Monday received assorted items as support from the District Assembly Common Fund to enable them become self reliant.
Out of the 42 persons, 31 received …
Asante Mampong Traditional Council and concern citizens have kicked against any group of persons or company who will dare venture into any mining activities be it small or large scale in the area.
Spokesperson for the Group, Mr Victor O…
Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have abducted the entire family of a local state politician.
Residents say the kidnappers broke into the home of the lawmaker, Aminu Yusuf Ardo, in the town of Jangebe on Thursday night, …
A draft bill that will seek to transform the National Service Scheme (NSS) into an authority has been completed and submitted to cabinet for approval, the Executive Director of the Scheme, Mr Osei Asibey Antwi has said.
The bill when it…
The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened "for the time being", says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"Russia has stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons in response to the international co…
Iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest.
Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty by a Revolutionary Court of "moharebeh" (enmity a…
A UN investigation has found that at least 131 people were killed at the end of November in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the hands of the M23 rebel group.
It says investigations have confirmed the deaths of the civilians …
The World Health Organization says that malaria cases and deaths remained stable last year, after a worrying rise during the first year of the Covid pandemic.
But, in its world malaria report released on Thursday, the WHO warned of new …
The Bono Regional Minister, Justina Owusu-Banahene, has expressed optimism about the possibility of the party retaining power, if issues of public concern were seriously considered, addressed and factored into the governance process.
Th…
The Chairman of the National Delegates Congress Planning Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alex Segbefia, has appealed to the rank and file of the party to support the forthcoming National Delegates Congress as well as…
A National Chairman aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has given the strongest indication yet that he is the man to lead the largest opposition party to recapture power in the 2024 general election…
Chiefs and sand winning contractors in the Ga South Municipality have been cautioned to stop the rampant illegal sand winning activities in the area.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ga South Municipal Assembly, Mr Joseph Nyar…
Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first.
The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of ma…
Peru's ex-President Pedro Castillo has been detained, after his efforts to dissolve parliament instead ended in him being thrown out of office.
In a dramatic day in Lima, Mr Castillo was accused of plotting a coup in a last-…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken to social media to raise funds to support the National Democratic Congress’ upcoming National Delegates Congress slated for Saturday, December 17, 2022.
He made the appeal in a post on his …
Parliament is set to debate the censure motion filed by the Minority Caucus against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today.
The report of the committee was tabled to be debated in the House on Wednesday but the House was notified …
South Africa’s Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on the president to resign.
Cyril Ramaphosa is facing allegations that he covered up the theft of a huge sum of money from his farm.
The controversy comes ahead of next month'…
The humanitarian community in South Sudan has strongly condemned the ongoing violence in the oil-producing Upper Nile State in the northern part of the country.
They are calling for the hostilities to cease immediately in order to reduc…
Mali's transition leader Col Assimi Goita says the future of the UN mission in Mali (Minusma) will depend on a change of strategy and improved relations with the country’s army.
Col Goita tweeted that he had held discussions with the UN…
The head of the Ugandan Medical Association, a grouping of Ugandan medics, has told the BBC that he has not resigned, despite reports that he had agreed to step aside.
Dr Samuel Odongo Oledo says he committed no crime in kneeling before…
Former US President Donald Trump's family real estate company has been found guilty of tax crimes.
The Trump Organization was convicted on all counts on Tuesday after two days of jury deliberations in New York.
Th…
Ethiopia has restored power supply to Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray state where federal troops fought rebels in a two-year civil war that ended last month.
Residents in the city are now enjoying full resumption of electric…
Former President Mahama has asked the government to put in proper measures to cut down on expenditure that has crippled the economy.
“Unfortunately, in this budget, Ghanaians are slapped with stiff additional taxes and no tangible cuts …
Washington has "neither encouraged nor enabled" Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
He was speaking shortly after Moscow accused Kyiv of carrying out drone attacks on three…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Biakoye in the Oti Region, Millicent Kabuki Carboo, has said the district made remarkable progress in all sectors through the goodwill and support from traditional leaders and other stakeholders.
Sh…
The incumbent National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has said he is poised to maintain his position and lead the party to a resounding victory in the 2024 general election.
“I want to assure …
Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised Members of Parliament (MPs) for the poor attendance to debate the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.
He bemoaned the crisis facing the coun…
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.
The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared to storm the parliament building, t…
China is lifting its most severe Covid policies - including forcing people into quarantine camps - just a week after landmark protests against the strict controls.
People with Covid can now isolate at home rather than in sta…
The Member of Parliament for Ejisu and Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah has reiterated claims by government that external factors disrupted Ghana’s buoyant economy created by the governing New Patriotic Party.
Mr. Kumah said the e…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released the list of all the qualified candidates vying for national executive positions in the upcoming December 17, 2022 congress.
The incumbent national chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo is in a…
Nigeria’s central bank has limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporates to 100,000 naira ($225; £186) and 500,000 naira ($1,125; £928) respectively.
This is in line with its policy to promote cashless t…
Anger and disappointment is how many Nigerians are feeling after a presidential candidate had a rare media engagement during an appearance at Chatham House, a UK-based think-tank on Monday.
Bola Tinubu, a two-time governor of Lagos stat…
The Al Jazeera network has submitted a case against Israeli forces at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the killing of Shireen Abu Aqla.
The Palestinian-American journalist was shot in the head during an Israeli ar…
Malawi's anti-corruption chief Martha Chizuma has been released on police bail following her arrest in relation to a leaked audio of her complaining about lack of government support in the fight against corruption.
Ms Chizuma was charge…
Two municipalities in the Greater Accra Region have scored 100 per cent for improved access to sanitation services per the 2021 District League Table (DLT).
The two, Krowor and Adentan municipalities, were accessed by the proportion o…
Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms.
Sex outside marriage will carry a jail term of up to a year under the new…
A total of 10,936 delegates are expected to cast their votes during the National Youth and Women Conference as well as the National Delegates Congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on December 10 and 17 respectively.
Out of …
The National Democratic Congress(NDC) yesterday launched its 2022 National Delegates Congress scheduled to take place at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday December 17.
Prior to that, the party will hold its Women and Youth Conferen…
A parliamentary sitting set on Tuesday to debate a damning report that found that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated the constitution has been postponed by a week.
The report said Mr Ramaphosa allegedly covered u…
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