Members of the Ningo Prampram Youth Parliament have been empowered to manage activities within the cyber space especially on social media.
At a seminar on the theme: "Digital resilience, the role of the Ghanaian youth today and the fu…
Chad's ex-ruler Hissène Habré has died at the age of 79 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.
He was being treated for a coronavirus infection, reports say.
Habré was found guilty in 2016 of crimes committed whil…
Mr Salifu Issifu Kanton, the Executive Director of the Community Development Alliance (CDA), an NGO operating in the Upper West Region, has revived the debate for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE…
Members of the New Edubiase constituency of the NPP have been urged to unite and work together for the party to maintain political power in the 2024 elections.
Mr. Akwasi Kyei, Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the party, w…
Fifteen people are confirmed to have died in landslides in Venezuela's western Mérida state.
Streets in mountain villages were converted into raging torrents after torrential rains hit the area in the Andes.
Footage taken by locals s…
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) agenda of breaking the eight-year election cycle is attainable but required extra hard work by all members and supporters of the party.
He has therefore…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the only way the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can account to the people of Ghana is when they leave government.
Addressing party supporters in Wa during his "Thank yo…
A government-licensed recruiting agency based in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is conducting interviews for doctors to leave Nigeria and work in Saudi Arabia.
Meed Consultants’ recruitment drive comes at a time resident doctors in Nigeria a…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency, Mr Alfred Obeng-Boateng, has expressed commitment to undertaking projects to boost economic development and create jobs to improve the livelihoods of the people in the…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has proposed for a split of the Electoral Commission (EC) into two separate and distinct bodies.
This will comprise an Office of the Regulator of Political Parties (ORPP) responsible for the regi…
The police in Ghana have notified the public that they will be conducting a mass burial for 200 unidentified and unclaimed bodies
It is to start "by close of work this week", according to a statement released by Ghana's Police Service.
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Zimbabwe has extended by two weeks a strict lockdown put in place to contain a deadly third wave of coronavirus.
The lockdown has been in place since June to control the spread of the virus.
A dusk-to-dawn curfew will remain in place…
Britain has suffered another defeat in its fight to hold onto a cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean.
A meeting of the world’s postal unions in Cote D’Ivoire has voted, overwhelmingly, to block the use of British stamps from the Chago…
China will introduce the political ideology of the Chinese President in its national curriculum.
"Xi Jinping thought" will help "teenagers establish Marxist beliefs", said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in new guidelines.
The ideolo…
The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
It cited concerns over how the Taliban's takeover will impact "the country's development prospects, especially for women".
…
Germany is prepared to talk to the Taliban to “safeguard” the gains of the past 20 years, but will not offer the militants any unconditional agreements, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Addressing the German parliament on Wednesday, s…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is holding stakeholder engagements with identifiable groups and institutions on its proposals for electoral reforms in Ghana.
So far, the party has met with ten different groups.
They…
The Minority in Parliament has indicated that it will summon the Minister for Local Government and Regional Reorganisation, Mr. Dan Botwe over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s delay in appointing Metropolitan, Municipal and District…
Eritrea's foreign ministry has rejected the US sanctions on its army chief, describing them as "utterly baseless".
Filipos Woldeyohannes was accused of being in command of the forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region that carried out human ri…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma is asking the public to donate funds to support his legal battles - he is facing trial for corruption linked to a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal.
A post on his foundation’s official Twitter page asks Sou…
Pfizer's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - the first jab to be licensed in the nation.
The vaccine had initially been given emergency use authorisation. Its two jabs, t…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the suspension of parliament and parliamentary immunity until further notice.
He said he would address the nation in the coming days, without giving more details.
The president assumed execu…
US Vice President Kamala Harris has hit out at China during a speech made in Singapore on the first leg of a South East Asian tour.
Ms Harris accused Beijing of coercion and intimidation in the South China Sea, which has been a regional…
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, has appealed to the youth to have faith in the NPP government, since it is on course to develop and transform the country.
He said the government since assumption of office in 20…
A civil society organisation and pressure group, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Ghana, has criticised the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for discontinuing investigations into th…
The son of Mozambique's ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) "tuna bonds" affair.
Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money …
Zambia's veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as president in front of a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka.
His election has raised the hopes of his counterparts in other African states that they too can ov…
The heavy rainfall behind deadly flooding in Europe in July was made more likely by climate change, scientists say.
The floods in Germany, Belgium and other parts killed at least 220 people as towns and villages were swamped.
Researc…
"We have taken out 2,000 people in the last 24 hours and 10,000 since April," UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tells the BBC.
"Our focus is to get as many people out."
"But the scale of the challenge means that not everyone will get …
Like many across the world, millions in Asia have been shocked by the scenes of desperation coming out of Afghanistan - with some asking if America can still be trusted.
On Sunday evening - just a week after the Afghan capital Kabul fel…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his position that the poor management of the country under the leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, has led to unprecedented levels of hardship in the country.
Mr. Mahama thus slammed the go…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that even though the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not happy with the conduct of the 2020 elections, it still maintained a level head because the peace of Ghana is more important than a…
The Western North branch of the Ghana Association of Assembly Members (GAAM) has elected new Regional Executives to spearhead the activities of the Association in the Region.
The Executives who would be in office for the next four years…
The arrival of the highly infectious Delta variant "does raise some big questions" about New Zealand's pandemic response, a minister has said.
Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins said the variant "changes the game considerably" and…
The trial of the eldest son of ex-Mozambican president Armando Guebuza, Ndambi Guebuza, has started in the capital Maputo.
The former president's son is being tried alongside 18 suspects in Mozambique’s biggest post-independence corrupt…
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has sued several companies for ordering employees to receive Covid-19 vaccines or risk the sack.
In an urgent court filing cited by privately-owned ZimLive website, ZCTU said the actions of t…
The Taliban will not extend the 31 August deadline for the current evacuation mission, a spokesman has said.
The 31st was a red line, Suhail Shaheen said. He said President Biden had said troops would be out by that date, and extending …
Uganda's education minister has ordered the country's teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or risk being barred from classrooms when schools reopen.
Janet Museveni, who is also the country's first lady, warned that any teacher wh…
Nigerian media are reporting that Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the country's former first lady, has died at the age of 97.
Her family has not officially confirmed her death.
She is the widow of Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who sei…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will, from Monday (August 23, 2021), commence a 13-day zonal public hearing to consider four Auditor-General’s reports that have been referred to the committee for consideration.
The hea…
Mr. Kenneth Karikari, the Krachi-West District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on Ghanaians to peacefully co-exist.
He explained that peace and tolerance were key ingredients of democracy and…
A second member of an anti-corruption organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested after it made accusations against the president's wife.
The organisation, "Lutte Pour Le Changement" (Lucha), alleged that a founda…
Kenya has received 880,000 doses of Covid-19 Moderna vaccine from the US to boost its vaccination programme.
The vaccines arrived at the country's main airport on Monday morning.
https://twitter.com/MOH_Kenya/status/142968672287975…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being criticised online for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being unattractive for marriage.
The president was speaking at state house in Dar es Salaam to receive a t…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said further sanctions may be imposed on Russia if it uses a controversial gas pipeline against Ukraine.
Mrs Merkel, on her final visit to Kyiv before leaving office, told Ukraine's President Volodymy…
Taiwan has begun administering its first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine, amid criticism that its approval was rushed.
The island's health ministry authorised emergency use of the Medigen vaccine last month although clinical tri…
President Joe Biden says efforts to evacuate people from Kabul airport are accelerating, with US troops expanding the perimeter around the site.
Many thousands of Afghans have been queuing at the gates in desperate attempts to flee the …
The 2020 Vice-Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Pastor Dr Divine Ayivor has reiterated the need for all members of splinter Nkrumaist parties and groupings to come together to form a force that will liberate…
The outgoing Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Emad Magdy Hanna, has said that Ghana’s good foreign policy makes the country a leader in African affairs with credible global standing.
These, he explained, were evident in Ghana becoming t…
Mr Abuga Pele, a former Member of Parliament for the Chiana-Paga Constituency in the Upper East Region, has expressed gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the Presidential pardon granted him to get out of prison.
The P…
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