Donald Trump has been impeached - again. So what now?
The former president is the first in US history to have been charged with misconduct - or impeached - twice by the lower chamber of US Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House of…
Ugandan military and police are still deployed outside the house of opposition politician Bobi Wine despite a court ordering them to leave.
The army had initially said it would respect the ruling.
Bobi Wine has not left his house in …
After criticism that his original goal was not bold enough, US President Joe Biden has said he expects the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day.
He had announced last week that 1m vaccines would be administered dai…
A Kenyan man has pleaded not guilty in an American court to trafficking ivory and rhino horns worth millions of dollars.
He also denied charges of money laundering and drug dealing and was detained without bail, the Associated Press new…
Three polls of how people in Scotland would vote in another independence referendum have been published since the UK left the EU single market and Customs Union at the turn of the year.
Like every other poll since last June, all three p…
Scores of Ghanaians have thronged the Accra International Conference Center as they file past the remains of late President Jerry John Rawlings which have been laid in state.
Among them are Heads of security agencies, leaders of politic…
The immediate past Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mohammed Ibrahim, has touted that he is the best person to secure a resounding victory for the NPP if given the nod as regional chairman.
Eyeing the chair…
The Ghana chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure gender parity in his appointments of new state officials as mandated by the 1992 Constitution.
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A cross-section of the public in Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital has urged Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister designate to address surging child labour and exploitation in the Sunyani Municipality, when she assumes…
Several people have been arrested for breaking Covid rules protesting against the culturally sensitive Australia Day holiday.
At least five arrests were made in Sydney at a rally attended by around 2,000 people, despite rules limiting t…
The head of South Africa's Mpumalanga province will self-isolate for a fortnight after causing an uproar for not wearing a face mask while attending a funeral on Sunday.
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she regrets the incident and had made…
Schools in Mali reopened on Monday after several postponements following a teachers' strike and efforts to control the spread of coronavirus.
Education authorities said that measures had been put in place to ensure pupils learn in a saf…
Prosecutors in Finland say a man from Sierra Leone has been charged with crimes against humanity, over his role in Liberia's civil war two decades ago.
Gibril Ealoghima Massaquoi is accused of killing civilians and soldiers who'd just b…
The EU has warned it will tighten exports of Covid vaccines produced in the bloc, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a cut in planned supplies.
Last week, AstraZeneca told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target because of produ…
Thousands of farmers protesting at agriculture reforms have fought through police barricades and tear gas to enter Delhi's historic Red Fort complex.
They are on foot and in tractors - part of a massive rally that was planned to coincid…
Protesters defying a curfew in the Netherlands have clashed with riot police in a third night of unrest.
More than 180 people were arrested on Monday in several cities. In Rotterdam, police fired warning shots and tear gas, after an eme…
Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the second respondent in the 2020 Election Petition at the Supreme Court has filed a response to dismiss an application for stay of proceedings filed by the Petitioner, Mr John Dramani Mahama.
Mr Mahama wanted th…
The Patriotic Youth Advocates (PYA), a youth group that has leanings to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for nominating Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu for the position of Minister of Health.
The…
Two Ambassadors to Ghana, have paid a courtesy on Vice-President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia towards strengthening trilateral cooperation among the three countries.
The delegation comprised Ms. Shani Cooper, Ambassador of the State of I…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, who has petitioned the Supreme Court over the outcome of the December 2020 presidential election, has filed a fresh process at the apex court seeking leave to file an additional ground of review to the…
Russia has accused Western countries of encouraging rallies in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Tens of thousands defied a heavy police presence to join the rallies on Saturday. More than 3,500 were detained, monitors say.
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The combined wealth of 10 men increased during the coronavirus pandemic by $540bn (£400bn), Oxfam has found.
This amount would be enough to prevent everyone in the world from falling into poverty because of the virus, and pay for a vacc…
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is close to resigning, but then hopes to form a new government that can count on a broader majority, national dailies reported on Monday.
“My aim is to find an agreement that gives a clear political…
New Zealand on Monday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in the community in months in a 56-year-old woman, but said close contacts of the recently returned traveller had so far tested negative.
The woman, who returned to New Zealand …
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, the latest in a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday.
Ryu Hyun Woo had led North Korea’s embassy i…
If the security forces withdraw immediately, Bobi Wine still has at least four days to file a court petition challenging the result of the vote.
If he takes that route, the court must hear and rule on the petition within 30 days.
Nat…
South Africa's Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has ordered investigation into the alleged conduct of the head of Mpumalanga province who was seen not wearing a mask while attending a funeral on Sunday.
Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she was …
Burundi’s ruling party, CNDD-FDD, has elected Révérien Ndikuriyo as its new leader.
He will take over the secretary general role from incumbent President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who held the post until May 2020 when he won the election.
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A former Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has urged Ghanaians and Krobos in particular to break down partisanship on development projects and with a common purpose drive the national development agenda.
He said development projects…
Parliament is set to vet persons nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for ministerial positions by asking the House to consider the nominees and approve them to their various portfolios.
Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagb…
The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has congratulated Mr Daniel Kwaku Botwe, Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere as minister-designate for the newly renamed Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rura…
The Volta Development Forum (VDF), an apolitical development organisation has welcomed Mr John Peter Amewu's nomination as Minister-designate for Railway Development.
Mr Daniel Dzegede, Executive Director of the Forum, said to the Ghana…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of The ECOWAS Authority, has amplified the call for increased solidarity and cooperation between states in the region to fight and alleviate the human and economic effects of the coronavirus pan…
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelen…
ILC Africa and its members in the DR Congo denounce the barbaric killings of Indigenous People in Ituri
The International Land Coalition in Africa condemns the killing of the indigenous Batwa/Pygmy people in the morning of 14 Januar…
China calls for the world to work together to tackle global challenges, particularly COVID-19 and climate change
Principles of multilateralism must be upheld to realize sustainable development and promote trade and investment libe…
The public's trust in the way the UK is run is breaking down, former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown has warned.
He said Covid-19 had exposed "tensions" between Whitehall and the nations and regions, who were often treated by the cen…
US President Joe Biden is expected to re-impose a travel ban that Donald Trump lifted just days before his term ended.
The restrictions expected to be reinstated later on Monday would apply to non-US citizens travelling from South Afric…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19.
The 67-year-old said on Twitter that his symptoms were mild and that he was "optimistic" following the diagnosis.
The development comes …
Chinese and Indian troops have reportedly clashed again in a disputed border area, with injuries on both sides, Indian media say.
The incident took place in north Sikkim last Wednesday. India's army said there had been a "minor" inciden…
A group of Cuban medics, including five doctors and nine nurses, have arrived in Mozambique to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
They will be stationed in hospitals in the capital, Maputo, which is the epicentre of the pandemic in the c…
The defeated National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Effutu Constituency, James Kofi Annan has stated that he lost the election because the voter register contained foreigners from neighbouring constituencies.
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A Ugandan court has ordered the military and police to leave the home of opposition politician Bobi Wine.
He has not left his house in the outskirts of the capital Kampala since voting in the presidential election 11 days ago, in which …
The Speaker of Parliament Alban S.K. Bagbin has urged Members of the Eighth Parliament to desist from confusing the public over the leadership of the two groups in the house.
Speaking in Parliament today, Right Honourable Bagbin stated …
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean A. Mensa has filed her witness statement in the December 7, 2020 Election Petition case currently before the Supreme Court.
In her statement, Mrs Mensa has denied that the Commi…
A 13-year-old boy who was handed a decade-long jail sentence for blasphemy last year will now walk free.
He was convicted by an Islamic court in August for making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in nor…
Less than a week after launching the world's largest inoculation drive, India has shipped tens of thousands of free doses of Covid-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries in what is being widely described as "vaccine diplomacy".
India's d…
A year ago on 23 January 2020 the world saw its first coronavirus lockdown come into force in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the pandemic is believed to have started.
At the time, the wider world was shocked by the harsh restrictions and…
Mr Prince Bagnaba Mba, President of Forum for Equity has called on Civil Society Organisations and media communicators to allow President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to make his Ministerial appointments devoid of 'unnecessary' interference.
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The Bono East Regional office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to set up an independent body to investigate the shooting incident that characterised the just ended general electi…