There were more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in the US on Wednesday - a record one-day increase.
The figure, reported by the Covid Tracking Project, is accompanied by a steep rise in hospital admissions - suggesting that it is …
Mrs Jean Mensah, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) will on November 5, brief Parliament on the Commission's readiness to conduct the 2020 general election following requests by the House, prior the Election Day, December 7, …
The National Election Security Taskforce has identified 6,178 flash points; potential trouble spots across Ghana for Election 2020.
The flash points are in Accra, Tema, Central, Eastern, Volta, Oti, Western, Western North and Ashanti re…
Police in Tanzania have released on bail all opposition leaders who were arrested on charges of planning to hold unlawful protests.
They include main opposition party Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and ACT-Wazalendo leader Zitto Kabwe.
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Sarah McBride is to become the first transgender state senator in the US, after declaring victory in Delaware.
She beat Republican Steve Washington to take over the seat from Democrat Harris McDowell, who is standing down.
Ms McBride…
What was once a nightmare scenario is taking shape, with Biden saying he is on a path to victory and Trump lobbing unfounded accusations of voter fraud and electoral theft.
It's a recipe for acrimony and a protracted court battle, which…
The government has approved the establishment of 20 Technical and Vocational institutions across the country to promote youth acquisition of skills.
The formation of the schools would help SHS and JHS graduates to learn trades of their …
As Americans voted in a tightly contested election on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump tweeted that a parade held to show support for him in Nigeria was a "great honor".
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1323680963310866435 …
With some few weeks to the December 7 general elections, the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Okere has intensified its house-to-house campaign to highlight the government’s achievements and to canvass for votes.
As part o…
Leadership and youth groups of political parties in the Upper West Akim District have resolved to protect the peace of the area before, during and after the December 7 general election.
They pledged to avoid any form of violence and unr…
Ethiopia's cabinet has declared a six-month state of emergency in the country’s northernmost state, Tigray, following escalation of tensions on Wednesday.
In a statement, the cabinet said the emergency is meant to "maintain the country'…
The Builsa North District Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Upper East Region has expressed concern about the competence and quality of polling agents assigned to polling stations by political parties to observe electoral…
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Energy, has cut-the-sod for the construction of a Hall of Excellence in Alavanyo Abehenease in the Hohoe Constituency.
The edifice is being constructed at an estimated cost of GH?1 million to the spe…
Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region, has presented GH¢ 10,000 to support the party’s campaign in the Sunyani East constituency.
Also, Mr Tuah-Yeboah who contested the constituency’…
Professor Kwadwo Adinkra-Appiah, the Vice-Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University, has been elected the Chairman of the Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities-Ghana (VCTU-G).
He took over from Rev. Prof John Frank Eshun, the …
The Chiefs and traditional leaders of Ave Dakpa in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region Monday lauded President Akufo-Addo for the numerous developmental projects and programmes initiated by his government in the area.
They men…
The National Peace Council (NPC), has strongly condemned the clashes between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Jamestown, Odododiodio Constituency, Accra.
The clashes, which occurr…
The International Criminal Court has confirmed to the BBC that it's conducting a preliminary examination into the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria.
In a statement, the office of the ICC prosecutor said it had received information on al…
As well as the White House, Democrats and Republicans are locked in a tight race for control of the US Senate.
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber of Congress, meaning the Democrats are seeking a net gain of four seat…
Austrian police have carried out a series of raids and made 14 arrests after a gunman murdered four people in the heart of Vienna on Monday.
The man, described as a 20-year-old Islamist terrorist who had been freed from jail last Decemb…
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday took her campaign tour to the Okaikoi Central and Korley Klottey constituencies and appealed to the electorate to vote to retain the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Office for a second term.
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Okay, so who is going to be the next president?
We don't know, because not enough votes have been counted yet for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden to claim victory.
In fact, because of the time it takes to count the huge number of po…
Clubs and pubs across Kenya are set to be shut down again under new Covid-19 measures, the BBC has learnt.
It comes as East Africa’s largest economy is experiencing a surge of cases.
It has also emerged that political rallies and lar…
The UN, the African Union and the West African bloc, Ecowas, have urged the opposition in Ivory Coast to respect constitutional order after it rejected President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vowed to set up a transitional government…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the Party does not hate the Electoral Commission (EC).
“We don’t hate the EC. We know that the EC is doing its work competently, which is a m…
Donald Trump has declared an unsupported victory in a speech from the ceremonial East Room of the White House - with millions of ballots yet to be counted.
Several top Republicans and conservative commentators are expressing alarm at Tr…
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday said it is an undisputable fact that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Administration has worked so hard to turn the fortunes of the country around in its first term in office.
She said it …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured all stakeholders in Ghana’s electoral process that each ballot paper printed for the December 7, 2020 elections will be accounted for.
“Not one ballot paper will be included in a package that ha…
A 13-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan who was allegedly abducted and forced to convert and marry a Muslim man has been rescued, officials said.
The recovery of the girl came nearly a month after the girl's parents alleged that she wa…
Police in the South Africa's city of Cape Town are investigating the killing of seven people in a shooting in the Gugulethu area.
Police say gunmen entered a house in the area and shot randomly killing three women and four men.
Two o…
Ugandan opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been cleared by the electoral commission to start official campaigns for the presidency.
He will face off against nine other contenders including incumbent P…
The chairman of the African Union commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned recent killings in Ethiopia following inter-communal violence.
Ethnic violence has been on the rise in the country, with an attack on Sunday in Oromia stat…
Madam Fidelia Kudaariwo, a Leading Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Chiana-Paga Constituency, says all the Party needs is to win the December 7, 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
She pledged her full support f…
Mr Adam Salifu Braimah, Savanna Regional Minister has urged the people in the area to reciprocate the developmental gesture of the NPP government and vote to maintain it in power.
He said the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, h…
Mr John-Peter Amewu, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the Hohoe Constituency and Minister of Energy, has urged electorates in the Constituency to endorse him for "one family, one opportunity' policy.
He said hi…
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said Ghana would be a different place when the country begins to realise the full impact of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy in 10 to 15 years’ time.
“We might not see the full impact of …
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) government, will reduce drastically the size of government and use the resources available to provide the basic development for the people and displace corruption.
Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, CPP Pres…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will continue to improve on the institutional and legislative reforms to strengthen the capacity of governance and anti-corruption institutions to deter, detect, and prosecute corrupt officials, if it w…
Gunmen have killed at least 32 people and set fire to homes in a "horrendous" attack in western Ethiopia, officials say.
Local authorities said the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was to blame for the attack in Oromia state.
Reside…
Austrian police are searching for at least one suspect after a multiple gun attack in the capital, Vienna, that killed four people.
Seventeen other people were wounded - some seriously - after gunmen opened fire at six different locatio…
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a controversial third term in office in an election boycotted by the opposition.
He took 94% of the vote, even winning 99% in some of his strongholds.
Turnout was put at almost 54%. T…
Americans are set to vote in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
The first polls open from 05:00 EDT (10:00 GMT) in Vermont.
…
Ms. Brigitte Dzogbenuku, Presidential Candidate, Progressive People's Party (PPP), says she will be a mother for all Ghanaians when voted as President.
“I will be a mother for all and a servant to the nation for Ghana to develop. A vote…
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has been transferred to the United Arab Emirates for treatment after contracting coronavirus.
The National Umma Party (NUP), in a statement, said its leader was being treated in Sudan before…
Uganda's presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested in the capital, Kampala, at the headquarters of his Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party
Soldiers and police officers have been heavily deployed at the party's offices…
The Founder of Royalhouse Chapel International, Most Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah has called on Ghanaians, especially political actors to stop insulting leaders through their utterances in the media.
“Ghana the lord stays I should tell you …
A delegation of European Union (EU) Ambassadors, on Monday, paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra.
The delegation, led by Mrs Diana Ac…
When mobs stormed government buildings and hounded the president from office in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after disputed elections last month, Vladimir Putin seemed unimpressed.
“Every time they have an election, they pra…
A wave of COVID curbs has stirred resistance across Europe, with the right-wing British politician who helped force a referendum on Brexit harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner.
The …
Government efforts to encourage Algerians to back constitutional reform have fallen flat, with fewer than one in four voting in Sunday’s referendum.
Turnout was 23.7%, a historic low for a major poll in Algeria.
It deals a blow to gove…