An appeal has gone to the executive and grass-roots members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to exercise the greatest restraint on who leads the party in the 2024 presidential election.
The Director-General of the National Disaster Mana…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has called on Ghanaians to examine the achievements of the party in the Fourth Republic and support its commitment to the development of the party.
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ellembele in the Western Region, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has reacted to media publications suggesting that he intends to contest the NDC flagbearership in 2024.
In a press…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called for unity as the Party marked its 29th Anniversary Celebration.
He said everyone in the NDC needed to work together to overcome challenges to enab…
A court in Moscow has banned political organisations linked to the jailed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, classifying them as "extremist".
Activists will risk prison sentences if they continue their work and anyone who publicly supports…
It's celestial showtime on Thursday as much of the Northern Hemisphere gets to witness a solar eclipse.
This particular event is what's termed an annular eclipse. It will see the Moon move across the face of our star but not completely …
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked those making illegal guns to join a new firearm factory in the country.
He said majority of the illegal arms recovered by the country's security organs had been manufactured locally.
The pre…
The Moroccan parliament has passed a law legalising the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses.
The aim is to tap into a growing global market, boost agriculture and create jobs in underdeveloped rural areas.
Morocc…
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel advisories against Kenya and South Africa as many countries upscale vaccination against Covid-19.
The United States has downgraded Kenya’s travel advisory to Level…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has paid in full, all 236,000 field officers who assisted in the conduct of the 2020 general election.
Dr Bossman Eric Asare, the Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, who disclosed thi…
A four-member high power delegation from the Liberia National Electoral Commission (NEC) has completed a study tour of Ghana’s electoral system ahead of their elections in 2023.
The team was led by Madam Davidetta Browne Lansanah, the C…
Ghanaians have been advised to develop a positive attitude towards issues bothering on the nation’s development aspirations.
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, said nation building was a shared responsibility be…
Mr Evans Korletey-Tene, the Eastern Regional Director of Ghana Library Authority (GLA), has proposed that, at least, each Municipal and District Assembly (MAD) in Eastern Region should have a library to boost learning and research.
He e…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged ECOWAS Group to support Ghana's bid to be elected as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period 2022 t…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has issued a notice to the judiciary to respect the parliamentary privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament (MPs) in accordance with Articles 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitutio…
A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies in what would be a new world record.
Gosiame Thamara Sithole's husband says they were astonished by decuplets after scans only showed eight in the womb.
"It's seven boys a…
US Park Police did not disperse racial justice protesters in Washington last year so that then-President Donald Trump could pose for photos, a report has found.
Officers used chemical irritant and rubber bullets to clear Lafayette Park …
US President Joe Biden has launched his first official overseas trip with a warning to Russia that it faces "robust and meaningful" consequences if it engages in "harmful activities".
Mr Biden made clear his intention to strengthen ties…
A cemetery for migrants who drown in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe has been formally opened in the southern Tunisian town of Zarzis.
It is already half full.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, a UN representative…
At least 19 people have died in a series of clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans Frontières said on Wednesday that 10 civilians were killed when a hospital was destroyed in the eastern vi…
Proceedings in the case of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Assin North Member of Parliament (MP) have been halted pending the directive of the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah.
The presiding judge, Justice Kwasi Boakye…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin has told Members of Parliament (MP) that they do not have absolute immunity for them to argue when they get invitations from the courts.
He has subsequently asked MPs to make themselves av…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s President and Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community Of West African States, (ECOWAS) has pledged the bloc’s commitment to help Burkina Faso win the fig…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has paid a courtesy call on Mr Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York.
During the meeting, the Min…
A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has said there was nothing wrong with criticizing judges constructively.
Backing and defending Dr Dominic Ayine’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s handling of the 2020 el…
South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has been placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa pending a corruption probe.
Dr Mkhize is being asked to address allegations that two of his close aides embezzled more than $6m …
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, on Tuesday, witnessed the official awarding of a telecommunications licence to a consortium of private companies in Addis Ababa.
The consortium will be the only…
Opposition MPs in Namibia have attacked the government for its recent settlement with the former colonial power, Germany.
The deal saw Berlin acknowledge that it committed genocide against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups and pledge 1.…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a new cabinet with 31 ministers and 50 deputies.
The list features over 10 female cabinet members.
Jessica Alupo, a retired army major, is the new vice-president, the second woman in th…
Member of Parliament for the Kpone-Katamanso Constituency, Mr. Joseph Akuerteh Tettey has pledged to support community help projects in the constituency.
Mr. Tettey made this remark during a community engagement with the residents of B…
The Western North Regional Branch of the Ghana Association of Assembly Members (GAAM) has appealed to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo not to re-appoint Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) involved in illegal min…
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Minister for Roads and Highways has called on the security and law enforcement agencies to be vigilant and deal with thieves going round the country and dismembering parts of metal bridges.
These criminals, he said…
Mr. Joseph Kwesi Gbeze, Presiding Member Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assemble has schooled resident in Bediako, a community within the Nmlitsakpo near Tema on the functions of the Public Relations and Complains Committee (PRCC).
The Presi…
Mr Mzwakhe Lubisi, the South African High Commission's Counsellor of Economics would lead a delegation to embark on a two-day working visit to the Ahafo Region, from June 8 to June 10 this year.
According to a statement issued, the visi…
Sudan has removed all subsidies for imported fuel, doubling the price of petrol and diesel.
The price of petrol will rise from 150 Sudanese pounds ($0.35; £0.25) per litre to 290 pounds while diesel will now cost 285 pounds a litre from…
A court in Ghana has denied bail to 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender-diverse (LGBT+) activists for the fourth time, two weeks after they were arrested.
The 21 were arrested in Volta Region's Ho town at a meeting to discuss LG…
Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria on its decision to block Twitter - and that other countries should do the same.
"Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their Pre…
Vice-President Kamala Harris has faced pressure to visit the US-Mexico border, as she tries to tackle a record migration spike.
Ms Harris had a testy exchange with a journalist who asked why she had not gone to the US southern boundary.…
The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Tom Norring, has stated that Ghana is an undisputed beacon of democracy on the African continent.
He commended Ghana for the important milestone it had attained following three decades of stability thr…
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France.
In a video circulating on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l'Hermitage outside the …
Four opposition figures have been arrested in Nicaragua in what government critics have called a hunt for critics of President Daniel Ortega.
Two of those detained on Tuesday are potential candidates in the election in November, in whic…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has been honoured for his hard work and contributions to the development of the constituency.
He was honour…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for broader consultations and consensus building to resolve the challenges confronting the country.
According to him, the country’s economy and democracy were in dire straits.
“Economic…
There was no show in court at the trial of the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, Mr James Gyekye Quayson over his citizenship suit.
This was because Mr Quayson is yet to be served with the motion-filled by his Counsel, Mr …
The vociferous Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyapong has questioned the declaration by the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), that he was committed to building a formidable national id…
The UN Security Council has called on the Central African Republic authorities and other forces in the country to ensure the safety of peacekeepers.
The security council said that attacks against the UN peacekeepers "may constitute war …
All artisanal mines are being closed in the northern province of Sahel, in Burkina Faso, following a series of attacks that left at least 160 dead.
The order comes into force at midnight on Monday.
Since 2009, gold has become Burkina…
The interim President of Mali, Assimi Goïta, has named an opposition leader as prime minister of his transitional government.
Choguel Maïga is leader of the coalition which spearheaded protests against former President Ibrahim Boubacar …
Mozambique's mobile firm Vodacom which oversees the money transfer platform, M-Pesa, says it blocks around 2,500 numbers a month linked to fraud.
Some 80 people are swindled everyday in fraudulent mobile money transactions, according to…
The UK government wants to finalise a free-trade agreement with Australia in early June.
A deal with Australia would be the first trade agreement negotiated from scratch by the UK since it left EU.
But how does a free-trade agreement…