The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has stated that the Ghanaian workforce is ready to sacrifice for the nation’s development if the government would readily address their concerns.
It asked the government to pay workers living wage – …
Stakeholders in governance have advocated for the deepening of democratic norms which includes the rule of law, equity, inclusiveness, building confidence in the governance system and ensuring equal opportunities for the citizenry.
Th…
Three people have been killed and others wounded in what police say is a suspected terror attack in the central Israeli city of Elad.
Israeli media reported that two attackers, armed with knives, axes, or both, targeted pass…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has suspended his minister for youth and culture, the authorities have said.
Edouard Bamporiki's suspension was as a result of "matters of accountability under investigations", a statement from the prime mi…
A Moroccan government spokesman says that a pipeline project with Nigeria is "on the right track", amid a spat with Algeria and Spain over gas supplies.
Moroccan official news agency MAP quoted Mustapha Baitas as saying that the project…
Burkina Faso's army says it has lost at least seven soldiers and killed 20 "terrorists" following militant attacks on two military bases in the north of country.
Four volunteers aiding the army in the fight against militants were also k…
Former President John Mahama has postulated that notwithstanding the challenges the country is facing, disruptions of the constitutional order cannot be an option.
“I am an unrepentant believer in democracy, I hold it is the only viable…
The US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Moskva, Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, several US media report.
Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of Ode…
President Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his new top spokesperson - the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held the role.
Ms Jean-Pierre, 44, has served as the administration's principal deputy press secret…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has reiterated the need for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on non-partisan lines.
“We wish to forcefully posit that the government should allow for the…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that for him, nothing depicts more the popular bible scripture, ‘With God all things are possible’ than his election victory in 2016, and subsequent re-election in 2020.
He said when politi…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will conduct its internal elections after completing the issuance of electronic identification cards to its members as part of measures to digitise the party’s membership reco…
UN chief António Guterres has expressed his support for an African country to be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
"It's entirely fair to recognise that there should be a permanent member of the security council from th…
Africa's top public health body has urged all those purchasing Covid-19 vaccines for use on the continent to place orders with South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare, which is facing closure due to lack of demand.
Last November, Aspen negotiat…
A former Prime Minister (PM) of Canada and Chairman of the International Democratic Union (IDU), Stephen Harper, has described Ghana as the freest and most democratic society in Africa.
He said since the advent of the Fourth Republic, G…
Nicaragua's parliament has voted in favour of shutting down 50 non-governmental organisations.
The parliament, which is dominated by allies of President Daniel Ortega, said the NGOs had failed to comply with regulations.
But governme…
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has explained his snub on Mali during this week's West Africa tour.
Mr Guterres visited Senegal, Niger and Nigeria in his annual Ramadan solidarity visits to nations.
He told the BBC that h…
Gambian President Adama Barrow has appointed a new cabinet, replacing the country's vice-president and key ministers, the government spokesperson, Ebrima Sankareh, announced on state TV on Wednesday.
Alieu Badara Joof, a former educatio…
Mozambique is planning a new law that will regulate churches' activities, impose taxes on them, and require them to have a minimum number of 200 signatures in order to register.
Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs Minister Hel…
The constituency elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came off peacefully in the Upper West Region where 10 of the incumbent chairmen out of the 11 constituencies lost their positions after the elections last Saturday.
The 10 cons…
Mr Emmanuel Agyei Anhwere, Member of Parliament for Atwima-Nwabiagya South has called for stronger unity and cohesion at the grass-root level of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to help win the 2024 general elections.
He said unity to ‘bre…
The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed a…
The shockwaves from the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling are reverberating across the US - in both anti-abortion and pro-choice circles.
Since Roe v Wade legalised abortion nationwide in 1973, many women have fought tireles…
The authorities in Guinea say they will prosecute former President Alpha Condé for murder and other crimes committed during his time in office.
Mr Condé, who is 84, was toppled in a military coup last September.
A document from Guine…
Amnesty International has accused a powerful armed group in Libya of what it describes as shocking crimes against migrants and residents of the capital, Tripoli.
The state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) has carried out unlawfu…
Dubai has emerged as a haven for wealthy Russians fleeing the impact of western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Russian billionaires and entrepreneurs have been arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in unprecedented …
Colombia has extradited the drug baron leader of the country's biggest crime gang to the US, Colombia's president has announced.
President Iván Duque said Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was the world's most da…
The Minority in Parliament says it remains resolute in its pursuit of justice despite the Supreme Court’s dismissal of its injunction against the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy).
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 4, …
A group known as the Concerned Members of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) is displeased with the General Secretary of the party, John Boadu’s decision to defy his own ground rules of a temporary ban on all forms of campaign activities for the…
A former Deputy Communications Minister in the John Mahama government, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the credibility to question Mr. Mahama’s commitment to fulfilling his promise of repealing the …
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an injunction application filed by three members of the Minority caucus in Parliament which sought to block the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy).
The MPs–Haruna Iddrisu,…
Senegal's President Macky Sall has said he plans to regulate social media in the West African nation, describing it as a "a real cancer of modern societies".
“No organised society can accept what is happening here today. We are going to…
A group of Kenyans have sought Prince William's help in getting reparations paid for what they say are human rights abuses committed and land stolen during British colonial rule.
They also want an apology from the UK government.
The …
African Union (AU) chairperson Moussa Faki has condemned an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in central Somalia manned by Burundian soldiers.
The AU has not yet released the number of casualties suffered in the attack on…
Former President John Dramani Mahama fears Ghana could slip back into the list of Highly Indebted Poor Countries, HIPC, as he says the country is on the verge of bankruptcy due to mismanagement by the NPP administration.
…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has condemned the introduction and implementation of the electronic transfer levy which took effect on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Government commenced the implementation of the controversial levy despite wi…
The embattled General Secretary of the People’s National Convention, PNC, Janet Nabila, has denied reports that she was arrested at the party’s headquarters on Monday, May 2, 2022.
A statement by the PNC signed by its National Organizer…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction filed by three minority MPs seeking to halt the implementation of the electronic transfer levy (E-Levy).
In a unanimous decision today, a seven -member panel of the apex court …
The electronic transfer levy (E-Levy) is in force, but the legal battle surrounding its legality has just begun, as the Supreme Court will, today, hear an injunction application seeking to halt the implementation of the levy.
At the cen…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa met Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the climate conference in Glasgow in November 2021Image caption: President Emmerson Mnangagwa met Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the climate conference in Glasgow in Novembe…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the West could help end the war in Ukraine by putting more pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky and halting arms deliveries to his forces.
Mr Putin was speaking in his first telephone talks …
UN Secretary General António Guterres has arrived in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on the third and final leg of his tour of West Africa.
Mr Guterres was initially scheduled to travel to the town of Banki, near the Camero…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) will repeal the Electronic Transactions Act, describing it as a regressive tax, which imposed hardships on Ghanaians.
“A new National Democ…
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has sent warmest felicitations to the Muslim Community within the constituency.
“I wish to express my sincerest joy for our Muslim brothers and…
Organised Labour has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to use his executive powers to grant workers at least a 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in the wake of the economic hardships being experienced in the count…
Organised Labour has questioned why Chief Executives and heads of some loss making State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are earning salaries that are three times higher than that of even the President of Ghana.
Addressing the 2022 May Day par…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says an NDC government in 2025 will repeal the Electronic Transfer Act, which he described as a "distortionary" and "burdensome" tax.
Delivering a public lecture in Accra on Monday night [May 2, 2022…
Executions in Iran rose alarmingly by 25% last year and surged after hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected president, two campaign groups say.
At least 333 people were put to death, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (I…
President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine - although he insisted that the US was not "attacking Russia".
Mr Biden said it was "critical" for US …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a fresh request to address African Union (AU) heads of state, according to AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki.
In a tweet, Mr Faki said he received the request during a call with Ukrain…
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