The southern Africa regional bloc, SADC, has agreed to extend the presence of regional troops battling insurgents in northern Mozambique.
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi confirmed the extension late Tuesday at the end of an extraord…
Mali in West Africa is one of the poorest countries in the world. It’s also considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is warning that the climate crisis is making an already di…
Boris Johnson is to promise that his government will show more "guts" than any before as it works to deal with issues facing society and the economy.
In his Conservative Party conference speech, the prime minister will pledge to move th…
Australia is to stop sending asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea (PNG), marking an end to its controversial detention regime in the nation.
PNG is one of two Pacific countries paid by Canberra to detain asylum seekers and refugees who at…
Tensions with China are at their worst in 40 years, Taiwan's defence minister has said, warning of the risk of an accidental strike between the two.
Chiu Kuo-cheng's comments came after China sent a "record number" of military jets into…
The Ningo-Prampram MP and one of the sponsors of the anti-LGBTQI Bill, Sam George, is not perturbed by the memorandum from 15 renowned legal, academicians and activists challenging the legislation that seeks to fully criminalise LGBTQI act…
The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, believes the Justice Koomson Committee that probed the Ejura disturbances, did nothing but a “poor attempt at a cover-up.”
It said the three-member committee failed in its mandate and pr…
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East and North East Regions have honoured the National Youth Organiser of the party, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B).
They honoured the NPP patriot for his contribution to the grow…
Ugandans traveling to its neighbour South Sudan no longer require visas to enter the country.
The move reciprocates one taken by Uganda in September to scrap visa entry requirements for South Sudanese that came into effect on Friday.
…
Singapore has passed a controversial law aimed at countering foreign interference in domestic affairs, in a move that critics say could be used to stifle dissent.
It allows authorities to order social media sites and Internet providers …
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has urged the militants operating in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado to turn themselves over to the authorities or face being killed.
Speaking after a memorial service to mark 29 years of…
Taiwan has urged Beijing to stop "irresponsible provocative actions" after a record number of Chinese warplanes entered its air defence zone.
Monday's incursion marks the fourth straight day of incursions by Chinese aircraft, with almos…
"Peace" was a key word for the African presidents who spoke at the inauguration celebration for Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
While congratulating Mr Abiy following his election victory, they also spoke about bringing the nation…
The President's Nominee for MCE of the Lower West Akim Municipal Assembly, Mr Seth Oduro Boadu, has been confirmed by the Assembly.
He obtained 34 out of the 47 votes to secure the two-thirds majority threshold, for his confirmation a…
Mr David Akolgo Amoah, the District Chief Executive Elect for the Bolgatanga East District, has pledged to abide by the tenets of good governance for the development of the district.
He said this in his victory speech after his confir…
Mr Abdulai Abanga, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Binduri Constituency in the Upper East Region says the poor performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the Region was self-i…
Outgone Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Upper East Region have pledged their unflinching support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to enable the Party break the eight-year rule of political parties in Ghana.
Mr Wi…
Mr Francis Kofi Okesu, the President's nominee for the position of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has received the endorsement of the Assembly.
All the 29-Assembly members of the Kr…
Ms. Virginia Elliot, the Public Affairs Counsellor and Acting Deputy US Ambassador to Ghana has urged Ghanaian youth to work hard to sustain the peace and democracy of the country.
Speaking at the opening session of a two-day capacity…
Some youth leaders among other stakeholders in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region have pledged their commitment to ensure peace and tranquility in the area to attract the needed development.
They also committed themselves to t…
Mrs Elizabeth Kessewah Adjornor, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee for Jasikan, has polled 31 "Yes" votes out of 38 ballots cast to be approved.
The votes represented 83.8 percent while the rest; six "No" votes represented 16.2 p…
Mr Kwasi Adu Gyan, the Bono East Regional Minister has appealed to Assembly Members to give the President's Nominees one-time confirmation to improve the decentralized concept of governance for speedy community development.
He stated …
A video of an Air India plane stuck underneath an over-bridge in the capital, Delhi, has gone viral.
The scrapped plane, which had reportedly been sold off, was being transported when it got stuck.
The video shows traffic passing by …
Some 216,000 children - mostly boys - have been sexually abused by clergy in the French Catholic Church since 1950, a damning new inquiry has found.
The head of the inquiry said there were at least 2,900-3,200 abusers, and accused the C…
Mr Divine Richard Komla Bosson, Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation, and President's nominee as Chief Executive, has received an 85. 7 per cent endorsement.
Mr. Bosson, a former member of the Assembly, got…
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he hopes the diplomatic tension with Algeria will ease soon.
"My wish is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to one another, and to make progress," Macron told Fran…
Kenyan newspapers have given subdued coverage to what came out of the Pandora Papers which revealed how the family of President Uhuru Kenyatta secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades.
The country's main daily newspape…
A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpone-Katamanso, Mr Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, has advised assembly members not to allow politics to create enmity among them.
"Politics should never divide u…
Ten people have died after tropical cyclone Shaheen battered parts of Iran and Oman.
The storm arrived in the area on Sunday, with winds between 120 and 150 km/h (75-93 mph) as its eye crossed land.
Thousands have been evacuated from…
India's top court has approved the government's decision to pay 50,000 rupees ($674; £498) as compensation for every death due to Covid-19.
The Supreme Court's order followed a petition by lawyers seeking compensation under India's disa…
South Africa’s Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, says the spill from a chemical plant attacked by rioters in July in the port city of Durban has caused an environmental disaster.
She said it could several years for the local coastli…
The Sudanese government says the country is on the point of running out of essential medicines, fuel and wheat.
The cabinet said that while disaffected eastern tribes had some valid grievances, their two-week blockade of Sudan’s main po…
There was a lack of reporting in Kenya's newspapers on Monday morning on the story from the Pandora Papers, where the family of President Uhuru Kenyatta was revealed to have secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades.
Th…
Striking doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals have suspended their two-month-long industrial action.
The strike, by resident doctors who are training to be specialists, had almost crippled the country’s health sector.
The medics’ un…
A town hall meeting with some youth groups in Chinderi was held to sensitise them on the activities of secessionist, vigilante groups, terrorist, kidnappers, violent extremism and national cohesion.
It was organised by the Krachi-Nchumu…
The fifty-two assembly members of the Kadjebi District in the Oti Region have unanimously given a 100 per cent endorsement to the President's nominee, Mr. Wilson Agbanyo (AKA Sapato) as the District Chief Executive (DCE).
At a special m…
The Upper West Akim District Assembly had successfully elected Mr. Kofi Yasino, Assembly Member for Kow Abbam Electoral Area, as the Presiding Member (PM) for the district after two consecutive attempts in 2020 to elect a PM failed.
He …
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can win the 2024 election if the party remains united before and after its internal elections.
According to him, that is t…
The Bill initiated by some six Members of Parliament seeking to criminalise lesbianism and gayism in Ghana has been kicked against by a group of 18 concerned Ghanaians.
The “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Va…
The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, says combatting extremism and piracy in West Africa is a collective regional responsibility.
According to Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings individual ECOWAS member states can…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not seek to change the functions of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) into a statutory body, the General Secretary of the party, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has said.
Rather, he said, t…
About 500,000 people have been affected by flash floods in South Sudan, the UN says.
Nearly half the counties in the country were under water, with torrential rains causing rivers to burst their banks, it added.
President Salva Kiir …
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered a reduction of income tax to "preserve purchasing power" as the country battles rising food prices.
The government is trying to avoid social unrest and has blamed speculation for the …
More than 500 migrants attempting to get to Europe were on Sunday intercepted off the Libyan coast as the country continues a massive crackdown on migrants.
The migrants were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard while on boats believed…
A former Facebook whistleblower responsible for a series of bombshell leaks has revealed her identity.
Frances Haugen, 37, who worked as a product manager on the civic integrity team at Facebook, was interviewed on Sunday by CBS.
She…
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has just been sworn in.
He now begins a five-year term in office after his party won the elections in June 2020.
Ethiopia's Addis Standard newspaper tweeted a photo of the prime minister taking th…
North Korea has restored communication lines with the South, months after it cut a cross-border hotline.
The move comes days after the country's leader Kim Jong-un said he was willing to restore communication as a conditional olive bran…
The family of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, that has dominated the country's politics since independence, secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades, according to a huge leak of financial papers.
The Pandora Papers -…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his strong support for the existence of term limits for Presidents.
The Term limits, he said, enhanced the stability of democracies, especially the presidential systems, and injected f…
Chaos ensued during the election to confirm or reject Mr Mohammed Bashiru, the president’s nominee for the Chief Executive position for the Ga Central Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region on Friday.
This was after the Electora…
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