Africa had more cases of Covid-19 in the second wave last year than in the first, yet did not implement stricter measures, a study shows.
The study published on Wednesday by medical journal Lancet shows that at the peak of the first wav…
A trial related to one of the worst massacres during Ivory Coast's post-election crisis of 2010-2011 started on Wednesday.
It is a long-awaited trial that could determine who were the accomplices of former militia leader Amade Oueremi i…
The People’s National Convention (PNC), has called on the government to channel more resources into its flagship programmes to stimulate growth.
It cited the One-District, One-Factory, Planting for Food and Jobs, Microfinance and Small …
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says he has not given consent to posters promoting him as the 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Some posters with the hash tag #Breaktheeight, have emerged on social m…
Mr Ken Ofori Atta who has been nominated for the position of Minister of Finance will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Thursday, March 25, 2021.
His vetting by Parliament, initially scheduled for February 16, 2021 had to…
A giant container ship the length of four football pitches has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in one of the world's busiest trade routes.
Dozens of vessels are stuck, waiting for rescue boats to free the 400m-…
Eighteen men who were believed to have been held by Uganda’s security services have been freed and allowed to return to their villages.
The men were arrested in the run-up to the elections in January and said they did not know where the…
The rebel administration in eastern Libya has officially handed power to the country's new interim government, based in the capital, Tripoli.
A handover ceremony took place on Tuesday in Libya's second city, Benghazi, headquarters until…
Sudan's cabinet has approved an initiative by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate on the border dispute with neighbouring Ethiopia, as well as on the row over a mega dam being constructed on the Nile.
The al-Fashaga farmlands - wh…
The Sekondi High Court has dismissed an application filed by counsel for the first respondent, lawyer Frank Davies to strike out an election petition filed by the NDC Parliamentary Candidate in the December 07 elections Prof. Dr. Grace Aye…
The People's National Convention (PNC) on Tuesday commended Parliament for approving the 2021 budget after an extensive debate.
"We believe that democracy has won," a statement signed and issued by the Party's General Secretary, Ms Jane…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Evaloe Adjomoro-Gwira, Mr Kofi Arko-Nokoe has appealed to the Inspector General of Police(IGP),the Western Regional and Nzema-East Municipal and Divisional Police Command to launch an investigation into t…
Mr Abu Seidu, Chief Analyst for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on Tuesday urged stakeholders to remain committed to the Medium-Term Development Plan Framework (MTNDPF) policy for …
Boris Johnson has told a private meeting of Tory MPs that the success of the UK's Covid vaccine programme was because of "capitalism" and "greed".
But sources said the prime minister had "very insistently" withdrawn his comments straigh…
Moroccan activist and historian, Maati Monjib - who was taken into custody in December - has left prison after being granted provisional release.
Mr Monjib, aged 60, is reported to be in good health, despite having been on hunger strike…
The Kenyan authorities have given the UN refugee agency a 14-day ultimatum to close one of the world's largest refugee camp, local newspaper Daily Nation reports quoting officials.
The government has threatened to forcibly repatriate So…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could struggle to secure enough seats in parliament to stay in power, incomplete results from Tuesday's election show.
With almost 90% of votes counted, his right-wing bloc is on course to win 59 seats - tw…
There was a 'lighter' showdown in Parliament on Tuesday when the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin intimated to his long time friend and the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu that he was only a leader of go…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) expected former President John Dramani Mahama to congratulate President Nana Akufo-Addo for emerging victorious in the 2020 presidential election, as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Ghana.
According to Mr.…
Former Chairman and Election 2016/2020 campaign manager for the New Patriotic Party, Peter Mac Manu is all praise for the Supreme Court of Ghana, saying its adjudication of the 2020 Presidential Election Petition, particularly in bringing …
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, has called for support from staff of the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) towards making the region the pride of Ghana.
She has, therefore, urged them to be professional in t…
At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain missing, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.
“It is massive, it is devastating,” said UNHCR’…
Gambian lawmakers on Monday voted to uphold a ban on skin bleaching following a heated debate in parliament, state media reports.
The attorney general presented the bill on the prohibition of skin bleaching for consideration, according …
The Nigerian authorities have announced the resumption of catering services on domestic and international flights.
The services were banned last year as part of measures to limit the spread of coronavirus.
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister…
Fifty-seven Kenyans who flouted Covid-19 public health measures will clean streets and markets in the capital, Nairobi, for a week as part of community service punishment.
The 57 were arraigned in court on Monday and released on a commu…
The Biden administration has said it will open additional facilities for migrants after images from a detention centre in Texas showed children huddled together in crowded makeshift rooms.
The Texas site, a government-run tent city in D…
Germany has extended its lockdown for three weeks, imposing an almost complete halt over the Easter holiday in response to a third wave of coronavirus infections.
After talks with regional leaders, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany …
Daasebre Emeritus Oti Boateng, Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area, has appealed to government to elevate Koforidua to a metropolitan area.
He said statistically, Koforidua which had been divided into New Juaben North and South Muni…
The third wife of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who died earlier this month, is expected to pick the late monarch's successor, South African media report, citing royal sources.
Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini, who has been named the interim …
Saudi Arabia has proposed a new peace plan to end nearly six years of war in Yemen.
It suggests a UN-supervised ceasefire between Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebels, who are supported by Iran.
The plan also includes th…
Israelis are voting in the fourth general election in two years in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The previous three elections - a record cycle - ended inconclusively. A unity government, which…
The US has welcomed the formation of an interim government in Libya, and emphasised the need to end the conflict through an “inclusive political process”.
State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke to Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdul Hami…
"This is not about EU v UK. This is a problem with AstraZeneca," claimed an EU diplomat this morning.
He and I were discussing the latest thorny chapter in EU efforts to secure the Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs written into the bloc's contrac…
A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, following an hours-long stand-off at a grocery store in the US state of Colorado.
The attack in Boulder ended with police detaining an injured suspect at the King Soopers market…
Dr Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, has assured Ghanaians that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government led by President Akufo-Addo will never mislead the country.
He said the NPP government would continue to init…
The Omanhene of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX, has called on the Paramount Chief and sub chiefs of Upper Dixcove to collectively work towards restoring peace in the area.
Nana Agyeman in a press conference indicated that together…
The Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has called for the prioritisation of policies on climate change in the nation's development agenda.
“We are not doing enough as a country by not allocating enough resources to support the contain…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has directed Parliament to exert pressure on the committee that is supposed to advise him on the appointment of four individuals to serve on the Parliamentary Service Board (PSB)…
Mauritius has started using the Indian-made Covaxin vaccine after running out of its 100,000 doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine.
The Covaxin vaccine, produced by India's Bharat Biotech company, has not been approved by the World Health…
Rwanda has confirmed the presence of new variants of Covid-19 virus first identified in the UK and South Africa.
Health Minister Daniel Ngamije told the state broadcaster that 10 cases of the South African variant (B.1.351) and two of t…
Tunisia has become the first country in North Africa to launch a locally made satellite.
Challenge One - owned by Tunisian telecom company TelNet - was launched into space Monday on board a Russian Soyuz-2 carrier rocket in Kazakhstan.
…
Mr Stephen Ashitey Adjei, member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)in the Tema East Constituency has suggested that the party must work towards marketing a new Flagbearer for Election 2024.
He said, the party presented a particul…
The Gwira Traditional Council (GTC) in the Nzema East Municipality (NEMA) of the Western Region has thrown its weight behind Mr Eric Ogbamey Selby, an accountant to be appointed as the next Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Municipal…
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has welcomed constructive media criticisms to enable her to achieve her vision for the region, and build a better society for all.
She emphasised the media remained an indispensab…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has described as "tyrants" state governors and mayors who have imposed lockdowns to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Addressing supporters at his birthday celebrations in Brasilia, he said his governm…
India recorded 260,000 fresh coronavirus cases last week - one of the worst weekly increases since the pandemic began early last year.
The western state of Maharashtra accounts for nearly 70% of the national caseload.
Experts say tha…
Detained BBC journalist Aung Thur has been released in Myanmar, days after he was detained.
The BBC Burmese service reporter had been taken away by men in plain clothes on 19 March while reporting outside a court in the capital, Nay Pyi…
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville has died hours after polls closed after becoming seriously ill with Covid-19.
Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died in a medical plane as he was being evacuated to France, his …
The UN, the US, Canada, the African Union and several European nations have called on Somalia’s political leaders to “show leadership” by reaching an agreement on elections that were delayed due to squabbling over the voting process.
In…
The District Chief Executive of Ellembelle, Mr Kwasi Bonzoh, has given an assurance that the second term of President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver more to improve the lives of all.
He said after the 2020 general election, fo…