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…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted to the failure of the ruling party to prevent corruption during former president Jacob Zuma’s rule.
He said the African National Congress (ANC) should have done more to prevent corru…
When Linda Peter last spoke to her daughter, the brief phone call left her relieved the teenager was alive but distraught because she could not pay any ransom demanded.
Peter's 18-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was among 39 students abduc…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) security summit that was to be held in Mozambique on Thursday has been postponed.
Mozambican Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo said the body did not have a quorum because Botswana's and S…
The cost of maintaining peace in the Ahanta West Municipality is gradually becoming a burden on the coffers of the Assembly.
Mrs Henrietta Mary Eyison, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ahanta West Municipality said, the Ass…
A university in eastern Kenya has denied reports that it is enrolling students for a witchcraft degree.
The Machakos University said the reports were malicious:
Kenyan blogs published articles about the launch of a four year course i…
Sierra Leone has conferred its highest national award, the "Grand Commander of the Republic of Sierra Leone" on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his contribution in the areas of regional integration, democracy and economic develop…
The Asuogyaman District office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on Wednesday rolled out public events to mark the 2021 National Constitution Week which starts from April 28th to May 4th.
The celebration, which was…
Mrs Henrietta Mary Eyison, the Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) for the Ahanta West Municipality, has been awarded for her vision, knowledge and integrity in advancing the development agenda of her Municipality.
The award also noted her…
For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan, paying her water and electricity bills became a headache last year when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions hit her bus…
US President Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Delivered on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched some $4 trillio…