Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Tuesday refuted media allegations that Ghana has been listed among the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) status due to its declining economic situation.
He said the Akufo-Addo-led government di…
The mosque in Pantin, north-eastern Paris, was among the first signs that something this time was different.
The building, shaped like an aircraft hangar with tiny windows perched high up in its corrugated walls, stands empty and closed…
India and the US have signed a military agreement on sharing sensitive satellite data amid Delhi's tense border standoff with Beijing.
Access to such data is considered vital for hitting missiles, drones and other targets with precision…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has deleted some 30,000 names from the voters register.
The affected persons are said to have engaged in multiple registrations or were challenged and not cleared by the various district review committees.
…
Two university students in Kenya have been charged with hacking into a local bank and stealing millions, Daily Nation newspaper reports.
The students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, located on the outskirts of…
Police in the Netherlands have arrested a man suspected of having been involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
The 71- year-old, a former bank clerk and pharmacy owner from the capital, Kigali, is accused of drawing up a list of Tutsi …
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government will introduce a new Pension Scheme for organised groups in the informal sector of the Ghanaian economy.
“The Government under Mr John Dramani Mahama as the President and Professor …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has spelt-out strategic measures to consolidate the achievement of the government over the past four years and the way forward in amalgamating the gains in the next government from January 7th 2021.
The NPP…
Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi is predicting a massive win for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 election due to an impressive performance in its first term.
He said the party had kept faith w…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated his commitment to building a nation that creates opportunities for all.
He said “working hard to creating jobs, reducing hardshi…
Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs and Agbogbomefia of Asogli State has called on members of the National House of Chiefs to re-elect him as President of the House to enable him to continue to reposition the chiefta…
Madam Stephanie S. Sullivan, the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, has underscored the need for the US and Ghana to maintain respected, protected and accountable journalist corps ahead of their national elections.
She said with th…
The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the presidential election.
Mr Trump's fellow Republicans voted 52-48 to approve the judge, overcoming the uni…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to boycott French goods amid a row over France's tougher stance on radical Islam.
In a televised speech, he urged world leaders to protect Muslims "if there is oppression agains…
Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, Dean of Academic Affairs, Ghana Armed Forces and Staff College, says the end SARS protests in Nigeria, would not necessarily be replicated in other African countries.
Dr Antwi-Danso who is also an International…
A wildfire has forced evacuation orders for 100,000 people in southern California.
The Silverado Fire broke out just before sunrise on Monday in Orange County, south of Los Angeles.
By late afternoon, the blaze had burned about 7,200…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is poised to win the Asante-Akim North parliamentary seat for the first time, Alhaji Adams Sulley Yussif, the Parliamentary Candidate, has stated.
He said the party was working hard to break the ji…
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has condemned the killing of seven children in a mass shooting at a private school in a the Anglophone region.
The president termed Saturday's shooting as a "barbaric and cowardly crime against innocent ch…
The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three television stations over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests.
Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV are required to pay 3m naira ($7,800; £5,900) eac…
The main opposition party in Zanzibar says its presidential flag bearer has been arrested.
The party, ACT Wazalendo, says Maalim Seif Sharif was arrested this morning as the semi-autonomous Island begun early voting in the general elect…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has out-doored its 'Adopt a Polling Station-style' Campaign to offer polling stations and party agents the maximum support in the December polls.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, speaking at the …
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr Sayibu Gariba, Director of Operations of the Ghana Police Service says only uniform personnel from the Police and other security agencies would be deployed to polling stations in the upcoming Decemb…
Israel will send $5m (£3.8m) worth of wheat to its "new friend" Sudan, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
Sudan is preparing to normalise relations with Israel - the latest in a series of Arab Leag…
Pope Francis has named the Archbishop of Kigali, Antoine Kambanda, among 13 new cardinals announced on Sunday.
He is the first Rwandan to be elevated to the level of cardinal.
Pope Francis made him a bishop in 2013, and named him the A…
The Mozambican authorities say they have not yet received official information from South Africa on a reported plan to construct a wall on their common border.
Foreign Affairs Minister Verónica Macamo said over the weekend that she had …
At least 100 people have been arrested following violent anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday.
The demonstrations were to demand a new date for local government elections that were due this year, but have b…
Protesters have disrupted church services across Poland in the latest show of discontent against a court's near-total ban on abortion.
The protesters staged sit-ins and held pro-abortion banners, interrupting Sunday Mass at some churche…
The Australian city of Melbourne will exit lockdown from Wednesday after recording no new Covid-19 cases for the first time since June.
Victoria state was the epicentre of Australia's second wave, accounting for more than 90% of its 905…
China is once again mass testing an entire city for the coronavirus amid a regional outbreak in Xinjiang province.
Around 4.7m people in Kashgar are being tested, with 138 asymptomatic cases found so far.
China has been largely succe…
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government from January 7, 2021 to January 6 2025, will formulate an economic diplomacy blueprint to serve as a policy guide to diplomats and all staff of the Foreign Service.
The NDC Economic…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to rally behind President Akufo-Addo on the December 7 polls, to continue his economic transformation and all-inclusive development agenda.
Speaking at the fundraising launch of the…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP)government from January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025, would adopt strategic international engagements by focusing on economic, commercial and business benefits accruing to Ghana.
“During our first term in gove…
The Kpando Constituency of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched party wings to strengthen the party's base ahead of the December general elections.
Mr Eric Legacy Fiah, Kpando Constituency Chairman of NPP, said the launc…
Mr Emmanuel Wilson Jnr, the National Campaign Manager of the People’s National Convention (PNC), said the Party is poised to giving Ghana a new look, hope and fulfilment to make her an envy in the sub-region.
He said majority of Ghanaia…
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative, UN Secretary-General and Head, UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Friday called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
Dr Chambas, who led a joint United Natio…
For critics of US President Donald Trump, escalating tensions between two long-standing American allies, Egypt and Ethiopia, over a mega dam on a tributary of the River Nile marks the biggest diplomatic failure of his administration in Afr…
The opposition has taken power in the Seychelles for the first time since 1977, following its victory in the presidential election.
Anglican priest Wavel Ramkalawan defeated President Danny Faure by 54.9% to 43.5%, official results show…
There have been jubilant scenes in Chile after an overwhelming majority voted in support of rewriting Chile's constitution, which dates to the military rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet.
With almost all the ballots counted, 78% had voted "ye…
A senior aide to President Donald Trump has conceded that the US is "not going to control the pandemic".
Instead White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Covid-19 could only be defeated by "mitigation areas" like vaccines and therap…
Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, which came into force on Sunday night, would…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for peace as a judicial panel set up to investigate police abuses in the commercial hub of Lagos begins sittings on Monday.
The investigative panel was one of the demands of the proteste…
Ogidigram Okokobioko Asiedu Kobena Botwe II, the Swedruhene has cautioned political party supporters against the use of abusive language in efforts to win votes for their preferred candidates in the December 7, general elections.
He exp…
Polls in Egypt closed on Sunday after a heavy turnout for the parliamentary elections in 14 provinces.
A second round of voting is scheduled for 7-8 November for 13 other provinces.
Run-offs for all the provinces will be held on diff…
The #EndSARS campaigners, who are protesting against police brutality in Nigeria, have now started the process of electing leaders and advisers.
The plan for elections was revealed by an unidentified group, BNI, which made provisions fo…
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, says he will resurrect the Atuabo Free Port Project when the NDC wins Election 2020.
Addressing the chiefs and people of Nkroful in the Elembe…
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Dame, has called on the people of Fanteawa North in the Eastern Region to vote massively for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Dec…
The Chief of Effiduase in the New Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Okoawia Dwomo Baadu II, has admonished supporters of the various political parties contesting the December 7 general election against all forms of violence at the polls.
Na…
Nigeria has suspended ongoing national examination for final year students in secondary schools amidst violent clashes between anti-police brutality protesters and security forces in the country.
The commercial hub, Lagos, and other par…
The governor of Nigeria's most populous state has published a list of 23 police officers who have been charged or are waiting to be charged with various offences relating to brutality.
The charges include murder, manslaughter, involunta…
Voters in America will decide on 3 November whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years.
The Republican president is being challenged by Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden, who is best known as Barack Obama's …