Rwanda has deployed what it called a "protection force" to the Central African Republic after its peacekeepers there were attacked by rebels advancing to the capital, Bangui.
The Rwandan and CAR governments have accused ex-President Fra…
France needs to step up its vigilance regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country, given the emergence of a new strain of the virus in the United Kingdom, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
BFM TV broadcast live images of Mac…
The defeated Gomoa West MP, Alexander Abban has suggested that he was let down by his party ahead of his loss in the 2020 polls.
Mr. Abban, who won the seat for the New Patriotic Party in 2016, believes the construction of the Gomoa hig…
In spite of the widespread public education on how to cast ballots, rejected ballots almost doubled from 167,349 in the general election of 2016 to 313,397 in the 2020 elections.
The Electoral Commission (EC) defines rejected ballot as …
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has condemned ongoing rioting and violence related to the 2020 general election.
It said the electoral process was governed by laws and that disagreements with any aspect of the process must be…
Police in Nigeria say they have rescued at least 84 schoolchildren who were abducted on Saturday.
They say the children were seized by gunmen as they returned home to Mahuta village after taking part in a religious ceremony.
The chil…
Thailand hit by worst Covid surge yet
After months of avoiding the surge in cases seen by its neighbours, Thailand has been hit by its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet.
Tens of thousands of people are being tested after hundreds of cases …
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has called on stakeholders in the ensuing post-election confusion to put the country's interest above other considerations.
It urged the stakeholders to also work to collectively resolve all outstand…
Electoral Commission's (EC) preliminary investigation into vote-rigging for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate, New Patriotic Party (NPP), has proven to be unfounded.
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (…
Military and police personnel had a hectic time controlling demonstrating supporters of the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), as they resorted to the burning of tyres at the Jubilee Park, Kumasi, on Sunday.
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that it will initiate processes leading to the creation of a new constituency in the Guan district when the 8th Parliament commences.
At the just-ended general election, the EC could not hold …
The United Nations has announced a $35m (£26m) emergency aid package for civilians caught up in the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Government forces have been battling Tigray fighters since 4 November.
The UN said $25m will be…
The mayor of Zambia's capital, Lusaka, has stirred a bit of controversy by planning to hold his wedding in a stadium in the city while the coronavirus measures say weddings should be limited to 50 people.
But Miles Sampa defended his de…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has shown dexterity in its work of managing electoral issues this year, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, Dean of Academic Affairs, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, has said.
Dr Antwi-Danso told the Gha…
The number of civilians forced from their homes by conflict in northern Mozambique has quadrupled this year - to 420,000 - according to the United Nations.
It links the crisis in Cabo Delgado province not just to attacks by Islamist mil…
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kwasi Ofori, Accra Regional Operations Commander, Ghana Police Service, on Thursday said the demonstration being organized by supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was unlawful.
H…
Mr Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, has denied media reports that he escaped an attack by some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mr Anang-La in a press statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, s…
The running mate to the 2020 independent presidential candidate, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, has congratulated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his re-election for a second term.
He expressed the hope that President Akufo-Addo’s secon…
Burundi's former President Pierre Buyoya has died, according to the head of communications in the president's office, Willy Nyamitwe.
He tweeted that "the death of the former President Pierre Buyoya is confirmed, there is no longer any …
The governor of Kenya's Nyamira county, located in the west of the country, has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi.
John Nyagarama was 74 years old.
A Nyamira county official is quoted by local medi…
A second coronavirus vaccine is nearing emergency approval in the US after it was endorsed by a panel of experts.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said his agency would move quickly to authorise the Moderna vaccine, al…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC ) has retained the contentious Sene West Parliamentary seat with a difference of 16 votes.
The NDC's Parliamentary Candidate for Sene West, Mr Kwame Ampofo Twumasi was Thursday evening [December 17,…
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has reappointed his eldest son, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the head of Uganda’s Special Forces Command, an elite unit with the responsibility of guarding the president and first family.
Gen Kainerug…
The ongoing trial Paul Rusesabagina - whose story during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda - is based on key facts, Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye has said.
The minister has also dismissed claims th…
As Germany begins another hard lockdown, amid spiralling coronavirus case numbers, millions are having to rethink their plans for Christmas and the New Year.
Festivities will be limited to the smallest of family gatherings; there'll be …
Thirty-six-year-old geo-scientist, Mr Frederick Obeng Adom, made history for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on December 7, 2020, when he snatched the Upper West Akyem seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Since the return to …
New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Central Region says it has identified some crucial factors that accounted for the loss of many of its controlled parliamentary seats during the just ended polls.
The ruling party attributed the loss to inacc…
Mr Ebo Gyebi, a defeated independent parliamentary candidate for Nhyiaeso Constituency in the just ended elections, has pledged to come back stronger in the next general elections in 2024.
He said the votes received from the constituent…
A powerful snowstorm is sweeping through the north-eastern US, with warnings in place for 14 states affecting more than 60 million people.
Some parts of Pennsylvania and New York are predicted to see as much as two feet (60cm) of snow.
…
A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquir…
On January 7, 2021, Hajia Zuwera Ibrahim, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for the Salaga South Constituency in the Savanna Region, and the rest of her colleagues would be sworn into Parliament.
Haj…
Alhaji Yakubu Atchulo, Director of Administration, Office of the Administrator-General, on Wednesday, presented the handing-over notes of 54 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to the Chairperson of the Presidential transition team…
The Nigerian government says it is re-opening four border crossings with Benin and Niger more than a year after they were shut in an effort to stop smuggling of agricultural produce and weapons.
Other border points will re-open at the e…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday visited the families of the three Party supporters who died in a post-election violence that erupted in the Techiman Municipality o…
Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, instead pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs”.
In an interview with The East African newspaper, Health Ministry spokesperson Gerald Chami went on to ca…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised the teeming party supporters to exercise restrain, as the leadership of the party uses appropriate means to seek redress.
He emph…
Angry youths on Wednesday torched three police stations in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra while protesting against the killing of a taxi motorcyclist allegedly by police.
The victim, Ebere Nwogba, died on Tuesday night after h…
The Electoral Commission has published certified copies of the 2020 Presidential Election Regional Results Summary Sheets.
The 16 summary sheets are signed by the various regional directors of the EC and the Returning Officer of the Pre…
The independent Member of Parliament elect (MP) for the Fomena constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr Andrew Amoako Asiamah says he will sit with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side in the 8th Parliament, beginning January 7, 2021.
He ma…
A "narrow path" has opened up for the UK and EU to strike a post-Brexit trade deal, the president of the European Commission has said.
Ursula von der Leyen said the "next few days are going to be decisive", with negotiators working "day…
South Sudan's main opposition group, the Sudan People's Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO), has apologised following a report that its forces had last month arrested UN staff.
The group is a signatory to a 2018 peace agreement that…
A private hospital in Kenya has banned masks with valves within its premises citing one way protection.
The Aga Khan University Hospital announced that masks with valves only protect the wearer but not those around them.
"The design …
Nigerians have up to two weeks to register their mobile phones numbers with identity cards, in a move that the government said was meant to ensure it could trace people who use phones to commit crime.
Users who would not have registered…
The Assembly Press in Accra has gazetted the 2020 presidential election results declared by Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), who is also the Returning Officer of the presidential election.
This gives leg…
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, has described the late former President Jerry John Rawlings as “an emblem of freedom, hope and inspiration who represented the best of Africa”.
She said the former …
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Tuesday said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the general election based on development.
She said within the past four years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo…
A rights group has said it is "unsurprised" after it was revealed almost half of Singapore's migrant workers have been infected with Covid-19 in the past nine months.
New data shows that 152,000 foreign workers - 47% - have been infecte…
Uganda's health ministry has denied reports that tents meant for Covid-19 patients were blown away by the wind, according to an investigation by NTV Uganda.
NTV said that a finance report revealed 13 tents, put up at Namboole Stadium, w…
Few Germans had expected to enjoy all the trappings of a traditional Christmas this year but new countrywide restrictions, which come into force on Wednesday, will limit festivities to the smallest of family gatherings. No carolling, no pa…
Police in Nigeria's Rivers state have confirmed the death of two people at an event where a non-profit organisation was distributing Christmas goodies.
Local media report that the death toll could rise as many others are admitted to hos…