Mali's military junta says it thwarted an attempted coup last week led by "Western-backed" soldiers.
The alleged foiled coup took place on the night between 11 and 12 May, the junta said in a statement without providing evidence.
The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria says it's arrested the country's accountant-general, Ahmed Idris, on suspicion he diverted almost $200m (£162m) of public funds.
The commission said Mr Idris had used family member…
There's been a brief outbreak of factional fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Members of an eastern faction arrived overnight in an attempt to claim power.
They then left the city after several hours of clashes.
The armed es…
The Paramount Chief of Kpone Traditional Council, Nii Tetteh Otu II, has admonished the youth to avail themselves to opportunities that will endeavour them to develop the nation.
He stated that when they avail themselves to opportunitie…
Some concerned executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region are worried that the ongoing exercise to register its members has been infiltrated by individuals who are not loyal to the party.
They noted that …
Former President, John Mahama has officially expressed his interest to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2024 general election.
That, he stated, would be based on the party allowing him to contest for the flagbear…
A former Mayor of Kumasi, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, is in support of proposals for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country.
Currently, the President nominates all MMDCEs for confirmation …
Cattle herders from South Sudan's Dinka Bor community of Jonglei State have been urged to leave Eastern Equatoria State and return to their areas of origin.
The call follows recent deadly clashes during a raid on a Dinka Bor cattle camp…
Several hundred US troops could return to Somalia after President Joe Biden approved their deployment largely reversing a decision by his predecessor, Donald Trump. The president has also signed off on a request from the Pentagon to target…
Turkey's president has restated his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining Nato - just hours after they said they would seek membership.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two Nordic nations should not bother sending delegation…
The rainy, grey weather in Buffalo certainly suited the mood on the ground on Monday.
The black community is grieving and they are scared after 10 people - now named by officials - were gunned down in a racially-motivated a…
The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on the people to be conscious of the threats posed by violent extremists by being more vigilant in their communities and at gatherings.
It said as the government was dealing with the situation…
In the run-up to the 2020 general elections, concerns were raised about unhealthy rivalry between government appointees, mostly Regional Ministers, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Regional Chairmen, Constituency Executives and pa…
The Minority in Parliament has raised questions about the government’s refusal to publish fully, the Sole Inquirer’s report in the aftermath of the demolition at the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra.
For the caucus, the govern…
Shanghai has announced its city-wide lockdowns will be gradually lifted from 1 June, after 15 out of 16 districts achieving "social dynamic Zero-Covid cases".
China's biggest city imposed its first lockdown in the beginning …
Sweden and Finland have confirmed they will apply for Nato membership in a historic shift that comes as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In Sweden, the governing Social Democrats said they backed joining the Western…
China's jobless rate rose to 6.1% in April, the highest level since the 6.2% peak seen in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020.
It comes as widening lockdowns led to a sharp slowdown in activity for the w…
Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied's political measures and rising food prices.
A co-ordinator from the Citizens against the Coup coalition – one of the pr…
There were huge celebrations in Mogadishu as residents welcomed the election of the new Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Somalis living in Nairobi, in neighbouring Kenya, also welcomed the news with celebrations.
Mr Mohamud w…
Authorities in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto have relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state capital following violent protests on Saturday. But a night-time shutdown is still in place.
Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators…
The Western Regional Secretary hopeful of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Cobbina says he was approved to contest the party's election because of his competence.
Shutting down claims that he is the chosen candidate of the …
A first-year law student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Naa Kuorkor Afutu, has won the 2021-2022 Webb of Excellence Tertiary Scholarship Scheme to fund her education.
The award was instituted in 2015 by Louise …
A book of condolence has been opened for the late John Ndebugre, a former Member of Parliament (MP) of Zebilla in the Upper East Region, in Accra.
MrNdebugrepassed away on May 6, 2022 at his residence in Zebilla after complaints of c…
Mr Charles Onuawonto Bissue, an aspiring General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on delegates to elect new breed of politicians capable of breaking the eight in the 2024 elections.
He said the party’s accomplis…
Somalia's former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country's MPs.
He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since…
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases sweeps through the country.
More than a million people have now been sickened by what…
The man suspected of shooting dead 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, deliberately sought a site with a high black population, authorities say.
The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, drove more than 320km (200 miles)…
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday, May 14, 2022, visited the home of the late John Ndebugre in Accra to commiserate with his family. The former MP for Zebilla died on Friday 6th May 2022 in his home in Zebill…
The 2020 flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), David Apasera, has denied allegations of embezzlement made against him by the party’s General Secretary, Janet Nabila.
According to him, all the funds he ha…
Former President John Mahama has reiterated his opposition to the Agyapa minerals royalties deal.
In a post on Facebook on Sunday, May 15, 2022, Mr. Mahama assured that “the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will oppos…
Mali is pulling out of a multinational military force fighting Islamist militants in West Africa's Sahel region.
Mali said on Sunday that this was a protest against its rejection as head of the G5 regional group that also includes Mauri…
Russia has said it will be forced to take "retaliatory steps" over its neighbour Finland's move to join Nato.
A foreign ministry statement said the move would seriously damage bilateral relations, as well as security and sta…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged international organisations and donor agencies to buy Covid vaccines from African manufacturers.
President Ramaphosa said this would “ensure the developing capabilities on the continent…
The National Treasurer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah, has officially declared his intention to contest the National Chairmanship.
He said if given the nod, he would use the Alternative Dispute Resoluti…
Mr Kwame Anaba, the Bolgatanga Central Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has pledged to focus on strengthening the grassroot structures, with the support of polling station executives, to function effectively and efficiently.
Th…
One of the richest monarchs in the world, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, has died at the age of 73.
Sheikh Khalifa was president of the UAE since 2004, but his role had been largely…
The Tunisian government has denied that the former prime minister, Hamadi Jebali, has been arrested.
On Thursday, a post on his official Facebook page said Mr Jebali had been detained by the security forces.
The Islamist Ennahda part…
A former Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bismark Tawiah Boateng, has appealed to the government to scrap taxes on petroleum products.
That, according to him, would help alleviate the economic hardshi…
The time is ripe for Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa to find new ways of holding elections, especially during emergency situations.
Mr Wafula Chebukati, the President of the General Assembly of the Association of Africa Ele…
Sri Lanka's new prime minister has told the BBC an economic crisis that has brought misery and unrest is "going to get worse before it gets better".
The country is facing fuel shortages and soaring food prices, with some Sr…
Nigerian police say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Christian student accused of blaspheming against Islam.
The young woman was attacked by Muslim students at her college in the city of Sokoto, who ki…
The United Nation's humanitarian affairs agency (Ocha) says the world is not paying enough attention to crises beyond the war in Ukraine including a devastating drought in East Africa.
The head of the organisation, Martin Griffiths, mad…
A senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of Ghana, Dr Seidu Alidu, has called for a review of the powers of the President in appointing persons to critical positions.
He mentioned positions such as the …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South Constituency in the Central Region, George Ricketts-Hagan, has underscored Christians and Muslims to make religion a springboard for national peace, unity, harmony, cohesion and co-existen…
The death has been confirmed of a former prominent Rwandan official who was wanted for many years for playing a key role in the 1994 genocide.
Protais Mpiranya was head of the presidential guard and was indicted more than two decades ag…
Violence has broken out at a tertiary college in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a female Christian student allegedly made blasphemous comments against Islam.
The region is predominantly Muslim.
Muslim students at the Sheh…
When Leonid Pliats and his boss were shot in the back by Russian soldiers, the killing was captured on CCTV cameras in clear and terrible detail. The footage, which was obtained by the BBC, is now being investigated by Ukrainian prosec…
North Korea has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, with state media adding that tens of thousands more are experiencing fever symptoms.
Six people died after suffering a fever with one testing positive for Omicron, sta…
The General Secretary of the People's National Convention (PNC), Janet Nabla has announced that the party has sacked its National Chairman, Moses Dani Baah, and the 2020 flag bearer, Mr David Apasera.
At a press conference in Accra Thur…
Relations between Russian president Vladimir Putin and the West are beyond repair following his invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.
The prime minister said he "cannot see for the life of me" how relations with Putin could be "r…
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