President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the Vigilantism and related offences Act 999 will be fully enforced without fear or favour.
The Vigilantism and Related Offences Act bans all acts of vigilantism including; political party …
The Greater Accra Presiding Members’ Association, has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to organize training programmes for presiding members.
Mr Joseph Korto, Dean of the Greater Accra Presiding Members…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to voters in the Upper West Region to vote massively for him in the December polls based on his remarkable track record.
He said in 2016 he came to solicit their support with promises b…
Protesters in Nigeria's commercial hub, Lagos, are into the second day of a sit-in campaign calling on the government to scrap a notorious police unit that is accused by many of brutality.
The protesters, mostly young people, spent Thur…
A man who killed nine women in a case that caused outrage in Nigeria has been sentenced to death in the southern city of Port Harcourt.
Prosecutors say 40-year-old Gracious David-West strangled his victims in hotel rooms across Nigeria…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has chosen Reverend Dr. Divine Ayivor as the Running Mate to Mr David Apasera, the Party’s flagbearer for the 2020 presidential election.
A statement from the PNC, copied to the Ghana News Agency o…
Mr Emmanuel Abole Abugre, the Bolgatanga District Chief Executive Officer (DCE), has filed his nomination on the ticket of the NPP, in readiness to contest the Zuarungu constituency parliamentary seat.
Mr Abole, who was flanked by party…
Parliamentary hopeful, Mr Joseph Akweteh Tettey has filed his nomination forms to contest on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpone-Katamanso Constituency.
Mr. Tettey, who is popularly known as Joe …
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawamia has cut sod for the construction of Samanye Barrier-Jaway Wharf road and other internal roads in the Jomoro District of the Western Region.
The 108.8 km road project, would be undertaken wi…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pointed out that the time has come for Ghanaians to retain President Akufo-Addo for another four years to enable him implement the transformation he promised Ghanaians.
He said Ghanaians have witne…
A man who was cleared of terrorism charges over the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya has been abducted by unknown gunmen.
On Wednesday, two men were convicted over the attack in the capital, Nairobi, which saw more than 71 de…
The FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Mrs Whitmer has become a target for coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict measures that were overturned by a judge last we…
Kenyan lawmakers will next week take a short recess to shoot their #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video.
The Jerusalema song by South African musician Master KG has spawned dance videos across the globe.
Kenya's leader of majority in parl…
In the quest to protect national peace for development, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stressed the need for optimum transparency in the processes involving t…
Mr Alfred Obeng Boateng, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency has presented 13 sets of jerseys and 13 footballs to 13 football teams to equip the youth in their sporting activities.…
The Vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang says the party's manifesto promises are all geared towards practicable progress.
According to the NDC Running mate, the 2020 election i…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr John Dramani Mahama has rounded up his four-Days tour of the Western North Region with a call on Ghanaians to vote massively for the NDC.
He said the next NDC administration woul…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for the construction of an LPG Bottling Plant at Axim in the Nzema East Municipal Assembly (NEMA) in the Western Region.
The plant when completed would help deal with gas explosion occu…
Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is "by far the best qualified candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO)" according to the chairman of the African Union commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat.
"The African Union…
Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 78, on Thursday revealed he had not been to the White House since August because of the way it has handled Covid-19.
The Kentucky senator said he spoke to the president frequently over the phone but ha…
A group of activists in South Sudan have taken the ruling party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), to the Supreme Court for what they call a “violation” of women’s constitutional rights.
They accuse the party of not respecting …
With Sudan in desperate straits - a collapsing economy, hyperinflation looming and a nationwide food crisis - the administration of US President Donald Trump and the Israeli government have seen an opportunity.
The country's democratic …
First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has urged the people of Tema to rally behind the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and retain the party in the December 7 general election.
She made the appeal when she visited the Tema Central and West const…
Four people abducted and detained in Mali, including 75-year-old French charity worker Sophie Pétronin and ex-Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, have been released.
Ms Pétronin, who was seized in December 2016, was the last French…
Hajia Humu Awudu, the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed her nomination with the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the Wa Central Constituency Parliamentary seat in the December general elections.
Aft…
US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said.
Dr Sean Conley said the president had responded "extremely well" to medication and h…
Five Presidential Aspirants who filed their nomination to contest for the December Elections have commended the Electoral Commission (EC) for putting in place the process to ensure free, fair and transparent general elections.
They said…
The Spanish government has said it wants to change the law to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to seek an abortion without parental permission.
Equality Minister Irene Montero said women should have the right to "decide about their bodies".
…
US President Donald Trump has refused to take part in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Earlier the commission organising the 15 October debate in Miami said it would have to take place remotely.
It made the de…
The National Democratic Party (NDP) recently re-elected its founder, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings (NKAR), as its flag bearer for the December 7, 2020 Election. The Daily Graphic’s Kate Baaba Hudson (KBH), acting Mirror Editor, had an exclu…
Mr Andy Appiah Kubi, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, on Tuesday filed his nomination to contest the 2020 elections on the ticket of the NPP.
Mr Andy Appiah Kubi, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, on Tues…
Cameroon's Mining Minister Gabriel Dodo Ndoké has said that hackers have taken over his phone number.
The minister warned all his contacts not to respond to any financial requests coming from his number.
Mr Ndoké said the authorities…
The authorities in South Sudan have suspended the renovation of Juba national stadium, a project sponsored by the world football governing body, Fifa, after a partial collapse of the facility.
Parts of the stadium collapsed on Tuesday a…
An explosion that ignited a fire at a petrol station in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, has killed at least eight people, and has destroyed at least 25 homes, 16 shops and a primary school, the State Emergency Management Agency (Se…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians to retain the government in power to continue with the many developments and social intervention programmes.
He said the December 7 election would be a choice between the era of unt…
The 2020 general elections is about the destiny and future of the Country, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the Presidential aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said.
The electorate should, theref…
Pre-election environment observation statement for the month of September
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), as part of its comprehensive observation of the December 7, 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections o…
The World Trade Organization is due to announce on Thursday the final two candidates from a shortlist of five to lead the agency.
Reports suggest they are both women - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-he of South Korea.
T…
The authorities in Mali have announced the release of a dozen political and military figures arrested during a coup in August.
They include the former Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé.
An official statement said the former detainees would …
The contenders for US vice-president have clashed over the coronavirus pandemic in their only debate ahead of next month's election.
Democrat Kamala Harris called Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic "the greatest failure of any pres…
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Brazil have passed five million, with deaths in the country approaching 150,000, officials say.
Brazil's health ministry reported 31,553 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total infections to 5,000,694.…
Italy has made it mandatory to wear face masks in outdoor spaces across the country in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Italians must also wear masks indoors everywhere except in private homes.
Although Covid-19 c…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Electoral Commission of imposing challenges on the Party hence its inability to file the nomination at 1100hours as earlier promised.
The NDC said the decision by the EC to use a pr…
Mr Benjamin Komla Kpodo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central, has urged the electorates to vote and bring the National Democratic Congress (NDC) back to power.
He urged the voters not to repeat the mistake of 2016 when they failed …
Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stressed that the track record of the NDC under the leadership of John Mahama clearly demonstrates the ability of the NDC Flagbe…
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will touch souls, heal wounds and restore truth and dignity to Ghana, Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Party’s Flagbearer, has said.
Mr Mahama said this at the launch of the NDC’s 2020 C…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it would have wished that the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama would have personally presented his nomination forms on Wednesday.
A…
South Africans are sick and tired of corruption. They are angry, frustrated and despondent. And they have every reason to be. South Africa has many problems: crime, unemployment, poverty, gender-based violence, inequality, low economic gro…
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
The court's "not guilty" ruling was partly based on conclusions by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirming that Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice or promote violence in any manner…
United States commits nearly $23 million to support Economic Governance and Women’s Empowerment in Egypt
US is contributing an additional $22.8 million to support Egypt’s economic growth and women’s empowerment, as part of a five-year a…