President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he never targeted nor hounded the immediate former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo out of office.
Rather, he extended the necessary support, encouragement and resources to Mr Domelevo during hi…
Tanzania's late President John Magufuli will be buried next Thursday, 25 March, in his western home village of Chato, his successor has announced.
He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the governm…
German health minister Jens Spahn on Friday dampened hopes that further coronavirus restrictions will be lifted soon, saying rising infections could mean that curbs to slow the spread of the virus may have to be re-imposed.
“The rising …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a greater openness and reciprocity on vaccine exports, speaking in a newspaper interview about an ongoing row with Britain and the United States over vaccine deliveries.
“I a…
The Minority in Parliament has backed efforts by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin to resist attempts to cap the budgetary allocation of the House.
According to the Caucus, the move by the government is an attempt to weak…
On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken his place as the country's head of state.
First elected as Magufuli's running m…
US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking place in Alaska.
Chinese officials accused the US of inciting countries "to attack China", while the …
Reports from Libya say that up to 15 bodies have been found handcuffed and dumped in the eastern city of Benghazi.
The security forces have cordoned off the area around a cement factory as they investigate the scene.
Extrajudicial ki…
South Africa's apartheid-era President FW de Klerk has been diagnosed with cancer, according to his foundation.
It said the former president was found with "mesothelioma, which is a cancer that affects the tissue that lines the lungs".
…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has emphasised the need for the two main political parties in the country to work together for the common good of the country and further help Ghana’s democracy to grow.
He sa…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has indicated its readiness to crack the whip on presidential aspirants who are peaking before the time and warned that they may be sanctioned if they don't desist from starting the race ahead of time.
The …
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has officially reacted to media reports about his presidential ambition.
In a press statement dated March 18, 2021, signed and issued by him, Dr Afriyie Akoto said per the con…
A former Chief of Staff, Mr Kwadwo Mpiani who worked in the government of President John Agyekum Kufuor, has described the scramble among cabinet ministers to succeed President Akufo-Addo as a very worrying development in the ruling New Pa…
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, projections show.
Victory hands Mr Rutte a mandate to form a new coalition government led by his centre-right VVD party, with a fourth term as pr…
Russia has recalled its Washington ambassador for talks to prevent the "irreversible deterioration" of relations with the US.
The Russian government said Anatoly Antonov had been called back to Moscow as US ties had reached a "blind all…
An expected reduction in the UK's Covid vaccine supply in April is partly due to a delay in a delivery from India of five million Oxford-AstraZeneca doses.
The shipment, produced by the Serum Institute of India, has been held up by four…
The deputy ranking member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo says the Akufo-Addo government was engaging in deception when it announced the various COVID-19 relief packages including free water and free electricity for Ghanaia…
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says he's learned "with profound sorrow" and sadness the death of Tanzania President John Magufuli.
He has conveyed his condolences to widow Janet Magufuli, the government and people of Tanzania.
Pres…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini at a memorial held after the 71-year-old was buried at a private ceremony in the early hours of Thursday.
"A huge tree has fallen," Mr Ramaphosa …
Tanzania's Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to be sworn in as the new president and will serve the remainder of President John Magufuli's second five-year team which he began last year.
It will make her the first female preside…
Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, on Wednesday, called on some eminent personalities in the region to seek their blessings and support in his bid to serve the people as he assumes office.
He said, his re-nomination …
A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono East Region has warned party supporters to desist from divisive tendencies, and support President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to achieve his vision for the nation.
Rather,…
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a Public Financial Management and Local Government Expert, has hailed the Government's 2021 Budget and Economic Policy Statement for making provisions for Decentralisation.
He said the Ministry of Local Government an…
Tanzania is mourning a sitting president for the first time in its history following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday evening.
According to the constitution, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan will be sworn in as the ne…
Donald Trump's net worth dropped by about $700m to $2.3bn (£1.65bn) during his time as president, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The Covid-19 pandemic hit his fortunes hard, with Mr Trump's office buildings, branded hote…
A man has been charged with murder over the killing of eight people at massage parlours in Atlanta, Georgia.
Officials cannot yet confirm if the attack, in which six Asian women were killed, was racially motivated. Four victims were nam…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his “deep sadness” on the death of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli.
In a statement, President Ramaphosa said he had spoken to Tanzanian Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan “to exp…
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has given the assurance that the government would actively engage traditional authorities in national development processes.
As the embodiment of the people, Madam Owusu-Banahene …
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced.
He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television.
…
Mr Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, outgoing Western North Regional Minister has handed over the administration of the Region to the newly sworn-in Minister, Mr Richard Obeng.
At a brief ceremony at the Regional Coordinating Council, the former …
Retiring Auditor-General, Mr. Daniel Yaw Domelevo has described as preposterous (to him), a request by the Audit Service Board for him to prepare a comprehensive handing over of the Service.
He also faults a request for him to hand over…
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has rejected the reduction of the budgetary allocation for Parliament by GH?119.8 million.
He said the recommendations by the President for the Judiciary and Parliament to acc…
Mr Mohamed M. O. Melad, the newly appointed Chargé d'affaires of the Libyan Embassy, has presented his Letter of Appointment to Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra.
Madam Ay…
The Tunisian President Kais Saied is visiting Libya to show support for the new interim government, that's part of a UN-backed attempt to bring unity and stability to the country.
It's the first visit by a Tunisian head of state since 2…
Australia is to provide 8,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea as the island nation struggles with an outbreak of coronavirus.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the doses would be sent immediately, along wi…
Brazil is experiencing a historic collapse of its health service as intensive care units in hospitals run out of capacity, its leading health institute, Fiocruz, has warned.
Covid-19 units in all but two of Brazil's 27 states are at or …
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to have authorised attempts to influence last year's US election in favour of former President Donald Trump, intelligence officials say.
Moscow spread "misleading or unsubstantiated allegations…
As part of efforts to ensure good governance, the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has inaugurated seven working committees in the constituency.
The seven committees; on Education, Finance, Employment and Soci…
The Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is urging the party’s supporters to remain calm and offer the needed help to its parliamentarians to help ensure they keep the Akufo-Addo government in check.
This comes on…
A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has urged African governments not to lose faith in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, after several European countries suspended use of the jab.
Dr Richard Mihigo - the WHO's head of immu…
The High Court in Kenya is due to rule on Wednesday whether to decriminalise female genital mutilation for adult women.
The case is in response to a 2017 petition by a doctor who argued that banning the practice was unconstitutional as …
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a staunch member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the Agyapa Royalties deal is one of the excellent deals with the greatest potential of advancing the country's socio-economic and infrastructural dev…
Mr Shani Alhassan Saibu, the Northern Regional Minister, has called for support and cooperation from the senior management staff of the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) to achieve the President's goals and vision for the Regio…
Eight people, many of them women of Asian descent, have been killed in shootings at spas in the US state of Georgia.
Police say the shootings took place at a massage parlour in Acworth, a suburb north of Atlanta, and two spas in the cit…
Former US President Donald Trump has urged his Republican supporters to be vaccinated against Covid-19, saying he would recommend it.
In a TV interview, he said the vaccine was "safe" and "something that works".
Mr Trump's conservati…
The disruption in healthcare services caused by Covid-19 may have led to an estimated 239,000 maternal and child deaths in South Asia, according to a new UN report.
It's focused on Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri…
Mr Francis Asenso Boakye, Minister for Works and Housing, has stressed the need for a deliberate national strategy to support the private sector to grow and expand.
He said the private sector especially those in the informal sector play…
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a Public Financial Management and Local Government Expert, has hailed the Government’s 2021 Budget and Economic Policy Statement for making provisions for Decentralisation.
He noted that the Ministry of Local Governm…
Young women in politics have been urged to use their intellectual capabilities to propel the development of the country.
Madam Juliana Abbeyquaye, the Eastern Regional Director of the Department of Gender, also asked people not to under…
Denmark will deploy a frigate to the Gulf of Guinea in Africa's west coast to help address the rising sea piracy in the region.
The country, which is a major shipping nation, will send the frigate to the region for five months from Nove…