Mr John-Peter Amewu, elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hohoe Constituency, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would decide when to give the parliamentary seat back to any political party.
"The seat is now in the hands of the…
Read the preliminary observations of the European Union Election Observation Mission on Ghana's Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, held on December 7, 2020, which point to state resource abuse, media performance, instances of vote b…
As activities for the 2020 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence are rounded up and the world continues to cope and deal with the coronavirus pandemic, various organisations in Africa still continue to show a lot of commitment …
The outgoing Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku Constituency, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has conceded to the MP-elect Benjamin Ayiku Narteh after losing Monday's General Elections by a margin of 1,866 votes.
In a Facebook post cited …
SPEECH BY, MRS JEAN MENSA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON DECLARATION OF 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
To God be all the glory, great things He has done, and greater things He will do. On behalf of the Electoral Commiss…
Three presidential candidates have acknowledged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s projected victory at the polls and have called to congratulate him.
The Presidential Candidate of the Ghana Consolidated Peoples Party, Dr Henry H…
Uganda has reportedly allowed Chinese nationals living in the country to import Covid-19 vaccines on "compassionate grounds".
According to the Nile Post website, Uganda has allowed the importation of 4,000 doses of Sars-Cov-2 inactivate…
Details have emerged of an agreement between Khartoum and Moscow for Russia to establish a naval base on Sudan's Red Sea coast.
The deal, signed last week, will allow Russia to keep up to four navy ships, including nuclear-powered vesse…
Ivory Coast's opposition leader and former president, Henri Konan Bédié, has called for inclusive dialogue with the government after a disputed election.
President Alassane Ouattara was re-elected in October for a controversial third te…
US President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter has said his tax affairs are under investigation.
The investigation is being conducted by federal prosecutors in Delaware. US media quote sources saying it relates to business dealings with fore…
Mahamudu Bawumia will from January 7, 2021, serve another four year-term as the V ice President of Ghana.
He partnered President Akufo-Addo as a running mate to garner more than 6.7 million votes to beat the main opposition National De…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that he will work hard to ensure a prosperous nation for all.
"I give you my word that I will continue to work very hard for a prosperous Ghana," President Akufo-Addo said foll…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Wednesday, rejected the results of the December 7 Presidential Election as certified and declared by the Electoral Commission (EC).
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, speakin…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged supporters of the New Patriotic Party to be "moderate and sensitive" in jubilation.
In a Facebook post, the President wrote: "When you win an election, you don't need to be aggressive. Be …
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been given the mandate to govern Ghana for the next four years from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025.
This follows the declaration by the Electoral Commission (EC) that he is the winner of the president…
The Electoral Commission has clarified the disparities in the presidential election results percentages declared on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
In a statement the EC acknowledged that the Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa "inadvertently used…
Amnesty International wants the UN to extend its mission in Sudan’s Darfur region for six months citing the inability of the government to protect civilians.
The human rights group said Sudanese forces were unreachable during recent att…
Seventeen primary and secondary schools in Mozambique have been ordered to close for non-compliance with Covid-19 guidelines.
The National Inspectorate of Economic Activities spokesperson, Tomás Timba, said the schools had failed in cle…
The hope of a former Northern Regional Minister, Mr Abdallah Abubakar to enter Parliament has been dashed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Walewale constituency.
Hajia Lariba Zuwera Abudu who is a sister of th…
The Somali federal government will begin training members of the regional electoral commissions in the capital, Mogadishu, despite some states not submitting representatives to the polls body.
Representatives from the federal government…
Some party supporters believed to be members of the NPP and NDC have separately attacked the Savelugu Police Station with gun shots to demand the release of a ballot box surrounded by controversy after Monday's polls.
According to the p…
The National Democratic Congress has expressed dismay over what it describes as "unwarranted recounting of votes" at some collation centres across the nation.
The Party said such acts did not only contravene the laws that governed the e…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) says it is concerned about "the outcome of the 2020 Presidential race and the delay declaring a winner".
In a statement signed by its Presidential candidate, Madam Brigitte Dzogbenuku and copied to Gra…
IMANI Africa Vice President, Kofi Bentil has urged the citizenry to actively engage in citizen journalism as the 2020 polls is ongoing.
He underscored that the act would keep the stakeholders of elections on their toes and protect the d…
Professor Ransford Gyampo, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Political Science Department, has postulated that Parliament will be better off when the ruling government does not have the majority in the House.
“Parliament over…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been given the mandate to govern Ghana for the next four years from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025.
This follows the declaration by the Electoral Commission (EC) that he is the winner of the presidentia…
For a candidate to win a presidential election in Ghana, that candidate needs to obtain over 50 per cent of the total valid votes cast, according to Article 63(3) of the 1992 constitution.
It states that a person shall not be elected as p…
The Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Rt Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Asare-Kusi, has made a passionate appeal to the losers of the presidential election to accept defeat in good faith.
That, according to him, would p…
Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have massed up at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission near Ridge, threatening not to leave until the EC declares the NDC presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama as the winne…
US President-elect Joe Biden has set a goal of 100 million Covid vaccinations in his first 100 days in office.
He said his first months in office would not end the outbreak and gave few details on a rollout plan but he said he would cha…
Mozambique and IFAD to increase resilience and food and nutrition security in the face of climate change and COVID-19
At a time when hunger and poverty are increasing due to conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of th…
Rich countries are hoarding doses of Covid vaccines and people living in poor countries are set to miss out, a coalition of campaigning bodies warns.
The People's Vaccine Alliance says nearly 70 lower-income countries will only be able …
The Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama says he has not congratulated any person for winning the 2020 presidential election.
"I want to state categorically and firmly, that I have not con…
The government has reacted to the claim by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it has won a Parliamentary majority in Monday's election.
At a press briefing in Accra Tuesday night, [December 8, 2020] the Minister of I…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated he could reopen the country's land borders "as soon as possible" after they were shut last year to control smuggling activities.
Nigeria is bordered by Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger,
…
A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of Ghana, Dr Seidu Alidu, has described the possibility of Parliament having an equally composed House as a good practice that will make it more diligent and enhanc…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ambition to win 47 out of the 47 seats in the Ashanti Region failed to materialise as the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), maintained its previous seats in the region.
Asawas…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has won the presidential election in the Ashanti Region with 1,795,824 votes.
His closest contender, Mr John Dramani Mahama of the National De…
Over the years, female representation in parliament and in government has been quite low. Although the situation seems to be improving, the improvement has been described by many gender activists and stakeholders as nothing to write home a…
Actor John Dumelo has called for a recount of ballots in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
Mr Dumelo lost the keenly contested seat to the incumbent Member of Parliament, Mrs Lydia Seyram Alhassan after polling 37,778 out of 77,604 …
The Joint Operation Centre of the National Election Security Taskforce (NESTF) recorded 34 incidents nationwide at the close of polls Monday.
The incidents ranged from a civilian sighted driving a police vehicle in the Bono Region, a sh…
Ugandan presidential candidate and musician, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has told CNN that he survived what he called assassination attempts in the last two weeks ahead of next month's elections.
The politician last…
India is rushing a team of medical experts to southern Andhra Pradesh state after a 'mystery' illness killed one and sent hundreds to hospital.
An MP from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that preliminary blood tests have revealed…
The US has charged a 27-year-old Cameroonian student with exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to scam people into buying puppies which didn't exist, the justice department said.
Fodje Bobga, a university student in Romania, has been arr…
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has said he won't make sales of weapons to Egypt conditional on its human rights record.
He said he didn't want to weaken Egypt's capacity to fight terrorism in the Middle East.
Mr Macron was sp…
Nana Akosua Frimpomma Sarpong Kumahkumah, Chairperson of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP) on Monday lauded the Electoral Commission (EC) and Ghanaians for the peaceful conduct of the 2020 General Election.
According to her the electo…
Mr. Evans Opoku-Bobie, Ahafo Regional Minister, on Monday commended the security operatives for their immense support in ensuring peace at the polling stations in the region.
He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after he had voted at the…
After several hours of collation characterised by few misunderstandings, the wife of former Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman was declared winner of the seat by Electoral Commission (EC) at Saltpond on Tuesday morning.
The Return…
The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has retained his seat.
He beat the New Patriotic Party’s Alhaji Alidu Seidu with 51,694 votes.
Alhaji Seidu who went into…
The Minister of Energy, Mr John Peter Amewu, has clinched a historic victory as the first Member of Parliament-elect for the New Patriotic Party in the Hohoe Constituency.
Mr Amewu polled 26,952 against his major contender, Prof Margare…