Madam Edith Ivy Howard, the Gomoa West District Director of the the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on Ghanaians to take pride in the 1992 Constitution and do all they can to uphold and defend it.
She said alth…
A deadline for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government has expired.
He had been trying for the past 28 days to build a coalition after the fourth inconclusive general election in two years, but the deadline en…
The white former Minneapolis police officer convicted last month of the murder of the black man George Floyd has requested a new trial.
Derek Chauvin's legal team have filed court documents alleging misconduct by both prosecutors and ju…
President Joe Biden has laid out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July and roll out the shots for 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as possible.
Mr Biden's new goal includes having 160 million adults fully vaccinated by Independence D…
A member of the Hirak protest movement in Algeria has been sentenced to two years in prison for offending Islam and insulting the president.
Activists say that Amira Bouraoui has not been detained while she awaits an appeal against the …
Malawians have expressed concern after the water in Lake Malawi turned green in a rare phenomenon.
The fisheries department has warned fishermen against fishing on the lake saying it could be harmful.
Forestry and Natural Resources M…
An elder of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr R. O. Frimpong-Manso, has called for the formation of an inter-party committee against illegal mining in the country.
The inter-party committee, he said, should be under the chairmansh…
Uganda's parliament has passed a sweeping law on sexual offences, repealing some of the provisions in the decades-old criminal law.
The new measures provide for the establishment of a national sexual offenders’ register.
Anyone who i…
The military in the Democratic Republic of Congo will take charge in two regions hit by violence that have been declared "under siege".
The local administration including governors and provincial assemblies in North Kivu and Ituri provi…
G7 foreign ministers should push for the declaration of a global emergency at their meeting in London today to speed up coronavirus vaccine distribution, the joint head of Africa's vaccine programme has said.
"This vaccine lag is puttin…
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of "huge consequences" of President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.
Mrs Clinton told CNN there was a risk the Taliban - the Islamist group ousted…
Suspected jihadists have killed around 30 people in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources in the country said.
A large group of armed men attacked the village of Kodyel in Komandjari province early on Monday morning, a local official s…
Dear NPP Leaders,
As we are all aware, President Nana Akufo-Addo completes his second term of office in 2024 and as the democratic principles enshrined in our constitution determines, the NPP would have to find his replacement. Already,…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central, Mr Benjamin Komla Kpodo, has expressed concern about the delay in the construction works on the Ho-Sokode dual carriageway.
He said the project, which bega…
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says he is satisfied with the effectiveness of his government’s anti-corruption fight, adding that there is evidence to this performance.
According to him, Ghana’s improved ranking on global corruption in…
A metro overpass has collapsed in Mexico City as a train was travelling over it, killing at least 23 people, including children, the mayor said.
Two train carriages were seen hanging from the structure, above a busy road. At least 79 pe…
President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to backlash from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure.
The Democratic president is raising the cap from 15,000 to 62,500 after outrage from …
India's main opposition party has called for a full national lockdown, shortly after the country passed more than 20 million Covid-19 infections.
There has been a "virtual collapse of health services" and a lockdown is needed to "break …
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the People’s National Convention (PNC) have urged Ghanaian workers to remain resolute in their work in order to speed up development.
In separate goodwill …
Schools in South Sudan reopened countrywide after having been closed for more than a year to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The announcement was made by South Sudan's Ministry of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Achuil on…
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu has arrived in Kenya at the start of a two-day state visit, which analysts say is aimed at ending frosty relations.
She is expected to speak publicly alongside host President Uhuru Kenyatta at State Hou…
Tech giant Microsoft and the Nigerian government are collaborating with the aim of creating about 27,000 new digital jobs over the next three years.
Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a joint statement with the Nigerian government t…
Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts.
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to en…
Mr George Boakye, the Ahafo Regional Minister, has appealed to governments of South Africa and Denmark to connect the Ahafo Region to investors to push socio-economic growth and development of the area.
He said Ahafo had huge economic p…
The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to place a temporary ban on flights from COVID-19 hotspot countries until the high record of cases of infection in those areas reduce.
It said as stated by the American Centre for Dise…
Members of Somalia’s opposition on Wednesday refused to withdraw from fortified positions in the capital after the president tried to defuse an armed standoff by promising to appear before parliament to debate a proposal to extend his term…
Russia has produced the world's first batch - 17,000 doses - of COVID-19 vaccines for animals, its agricultural regulator said on Friday.
Russia registered Carnivac-Cov in March after tests showed it generated antibodies against COVID-1…
Germany plans to return to Nigeria by next year some historical artefacts known as Benin Bronzes that were looted during the colonial era.
This followed an agreement between Germany's cultural and political leaders to return the artwork…
Several Indian states have run out of COVID-19 vaccines a day before a planned widening of a nationwide inoculation drive, authorities said on Friday, as new infections in the crisis-hit country surged to another daily record.
India rep…
A Ugandan journalist working for the state broadcaster has been shot dead in a confrontation with security forces.
Robert Kagolo was killed at his late brother's home that was being guarded by the Local Defence Unit (LDU), a civilian pa…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tamale North constituency in the Northern Region, Alhassan Suhuyini. is sceptical about the government’s renewed fight against illegal mining in Ghana.
According to him, the government’s renewed com…
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the United Cadres Front (UCF) says the identity of the Cadre movement within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is certain and no group of persons could disrupt that.
"We are aware of a numb…
In a major blow to the tobacco industry, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to ban the sale of mint-flavoured cigarettes.
Public health and civil rights groups have lobbied vigorously for the ban, citing the disproporti…
Hundreds of thousands of people in Madagascar are facing a threat of famine, with 80% in certain areas resorting to desperate survival measures.
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) says the people are eating locusts, raw red cactus frui…
Former president, John Dramani Mahama says the critical social interventions and economic reforms Ghana is currently reaping benefits from were introduced under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and National Democratic Congre…
The South African president has offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family and the Zulu nation following the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu at the age of 65.
Cyril Ramaphosa said the country's thoughts, …
More than 50,000 people have signed an online petition calling for US First Lady Jill Biden to restore the Rose Garden at the White House to its "former glory".
Ex-First Lady Melania Trump had some trees and some of the more colourful f…
The 2020 presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the party will deploy professionals and more educated personnel to monitor the 2024 elections at various levels.
Acco…
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 400,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as the country continues to struggle with its vaccination programme.
There were 3,001 deaths in 24 hours, after a peak of more than …
The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent.
Queen Mantfombi, 65, became interim leader of the country's largest ethnic group las…
Officials in Delhi have been urged to find more sites for cremations as the city's morgues and crematoriums are overwhelmed by masses of Covid deaths.
A second wave of the virus is ravaging parts of India, with 386,452 new cases reporte…
At least 44 people have been killed in a crush at a crowded religious festival in the north-east of Israel.
Dozens more were injured at the Lag B'Omer celebration, which takes place annually at the foot of Mount Meron.
Prime Minister…
A prominent Kenyan doctor who became an anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist has died from the disease.
Dr Stephen Karanja said it was unnecessary to vaccinate Kenyans against Covid-19.
Instead, he argued for steam inhalat…
His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, the Chief Justice, has urged the citizenry to muster the courage to defend the Constitution at all times.
“We must perform our duties as citizens by working collectively to protect and safeguard t…
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddy Blay, has asked the rank and file of the party to desist from projecting anybody who wishes to contest the presidential slot for the 2024 general election.
He explained t…
Abdul Malik Kweku Baako and his bereaved family paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at the seat of Government, Jubilee House to express the family's appreciation for the support…
EC appreciates overall feedback and ranking of the 2020 General Elections by the EU Electoral Observer Mission
The Electoral Commission has thanked the EU Election Observer Mission (EOM) for its recently released report on the 2020 Gene…
China has launched a key module of a new permanent space station, the latest in Beijing's increasingly ambitious space programme.
The Tianhe module - which contains living quarters for crew members - was launched from the Wenchang Space…
People in the Indian state of West Bengal are voting in the final phase of elections despite soaring Covid cases.
Long queues were seen outside polling booths, raising concerns about further spread of the virus amidst a deadly second wa…
The streets are crowded, the shopping centres busy and the traffic heavy.
Some flock to the main bus terminal to get out of Istanbul, while others are trying to stockpile alcohol amid news of a "booze ban".
This is the mood as Turkey…