A special court in Sierra Leone has rejected a bid by convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be moved from a British prison citing coronavirus risk, AFP news agency reports.
Taylor had said the coronavirus pandemic in the…
US President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the country but wanted to play down the crisis, according to a new book.
Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal and is one of the nation's most respe…
The US says it has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who have been deemed to be a security risk.
The move follows a proclamation by President Donald Trump in May aimed at Chinese nationals suspected o…
The UN children's agency, Unicef, says some 535,000 children in Burkina Faso are suffering from acute malnutrition.
Unicef says many of those affected have been displaced by jihadist and ethnic conflicts.
The coronavirus pandemic had…
With 89 days to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary polls, the People’s National Convention (PNC) is still embroiled in controversy over filing fees that should be paid by people seeking to contest the flag bearer and other national of…
The naming of a Chinese man as "developmental chief" in Ghana has elicited mixed reactions on social media.
Sun Qiang was named Nkosuohene - which means developmental chief - at Kwahu Abetifi, a town in the eastern region of Ghana.
The…
Ms. Ama Pomaa Boateng, Member of Parliament for Juaben has donated a Nissan Navara pick up and three motorbikes to the Juaben Municipal Police Command.
The items, which were purchased from her share of the MP’s common fund, are to supp…
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has called US President Donald Trump "divisive, misogynistic and disrespectful" in response to reports that he was dismissive about Nelson Mandela, the country's first black presiden…
Dr. Seidu Mahama Alidu, a Senior Lecturer of the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, has described the nature of the 2020 Manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as “promissory” and that of the New Patrioti…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot copy the sterling performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in government even though it stole a few ideas from their manifesto.
"You c…
The Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech has announced that face masks will be mandatory everywhere indoors from Thursday, after a record 1,164 new cases were reported on Tuesday.
Masks had been mandatory in shops and shopping centres fro…
Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply disturbing.
In one particularly shocking case, police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a man in his 30s for the rape and assault of an …
One of the last remaining high-profile opposition figures in Belarus, Maxim Znak, has been detained by masked men, his supporters say.
Mr Znak, a lawyer and member of the opposition Co-ordination Council, failed to show up for a schedul…
Mr Amoah Osei Bonsu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akuapem South, has urged Ghanaians to renew the mandate of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the December 7, 2020, general elections for good development policies.
He said th…
Mr Benjamin Bredu Armah, the Assembly Member for Sowatey Electoral Area, has been elected Presiding Member for Ayensuano District Assembly.
The Assembly was without a presiding member for the past eight months.
Mr Armah had 27 votes …
Mr George Kwame Huze, the NDC parliamentary candidate for Ejisu, has pledged to empower the youth in the area when voted into office.
He said youth empowerment would be one of his topmost priority to help equip them with the needed skil…
The chiefs and people of Bono East on Tuesday gave a tumultuous welcome to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he embarks on a two-day working visit to the Region.
With Techiman as its capital, the Region, carved out of the then Br…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to stick to their constitutional term limits.
"It is important that as leaders of our individual member states of Ecowas, we need to adhere to the constitutional pr…
Fadji Maina has become the first scientist from Niger to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa).
The 29-year-old hydrologist earned her PhD in 2016, and joined the world-famous space agency in the US at the en…
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday, in a bid to curb a steep rise in coronavirus cases.
The restriction will be backed by law and will be enforced through a £100 fine if people fail to compl…
The authorities in Sudan are trying to protect the country's ancient pyramids from flooding as heavy rains have caused the nearby River Nile to reach record-breaking levels.
They have built sandbag walls and are pumping out water, archaeo…
As the incidence of Covid-19 cases tapers off, Pakistan has decided to reopen schools and colleges that have been closed since 15 March.
The reopening will be done in three phases: secondary, graduate and post-graduate classes will resu…
Polls have opened for elections in Tigray in northern Ethiopia in defiance of federal authority, threatening to deepen a political crisis in Africa's second most populous country.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which domin…
At least 10 people have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh.
Mr Saleh, a former head of the Afghan intelligence services, escaped with slight burns on …
An Australian journalist detained in China for weeks is being held on national security grounds, China has said.
Cheng Lei, a presenter for China Global Television Network (CGTN), is suspected of "criminal activity endangering China's n…
The Nelson Mandela foundation has hit back at remarks attributed to US President Donald Trump about anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
The remarks are from a new book by Mr Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, which comes out on Tuesd…
China's ruling Communist Party held a ceremony honouring the "heroes" of the "people's war" against Covid-19 today, with President Xi Jinping saying his country had passed a "historic test".
Xi said China acted in an open and transparen…
Heavy rains have caused River Nile to reach record-breaking levels.
The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian situation in Sudan is worsening with further heavy rain and flooding expected in the coming days.
The government …
China has accused Indian troops of illegally crossing a disputed Himalayan border and firing "provocative" warning shots at patrolling soldiers.
China's military said its soldiers were "forced to take countermeasures", though it is not …
Final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction in the UK.
AstraZeneca described it as a "routine" pause in the …
The next government of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is to provide tax reliefs for working parents who have special needs children, to enable them pay for 24-hour care for the children while they are at work.
This is…
Mr Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, the Member of Parliament for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region has described the Tempane Constituency as the most united in the whole of Northern Ghana.
He said all the key stakeholders in the c…
Mr Isaac Ashai Odamtten, Tema East parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says his records and achievements at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) is an attestation of his quality.
Mr Odamtten, who is the im…
One of India's most popular tourist sites, the Taj Mahal, is going to reopen to visitors on 21 September, even though India is seeing record numbers of new cases and deaths.
According to Uttar Pradesh state's Tourism Department, visitor…
Fire has destroyed Greece's largest migrant camp, the overcrowded Moria facility on the island of Lesbos.
About 25 firefighters with 10 engines battled the flames as migrants were evacuated. Some suffered injuries from smoke exposure.
…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the chiefs and people of Sene East to change their one-way style of voting and and vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December polls arguing that, to him, he has not seen any…
Mr Anthony Anamoo, the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged the party’s campaign teams to decentralize their efforts to the grassroots to better educate the electorates about the vision of the party tow…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s election as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a confirmation of his stellar leadership experienced everyday in Ghana, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said on Tu…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday began a six-day working visit to the Bono East, Bono and Ahafo Regions.
He started the tour from Basa in the Sene East constituency of the Bono East Region with a call on the Basamanhene, an…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Madam Gertrude Nartey, says she would work to build a Gari processing factory for the people if given the nod.
She would also work to seek suppor…
Nana Osore Krunku III, the Acting President and Kyidomhene of Nkomi Traditional Area in the Sene East District of the Bono East Region, says the Chiefs and people of his Traditional Area are confident that the people of Ghana will give Pre…
The Sekyere Kumawu District Assembly is prioritizing tourism development and promotion as well as investment in the Planting for Exports and Rural Development (PERD) to boost socio-economic development of the area.
Mr Samuel Addai Agyek…
Kenya's government is to release new guidelines on burial protocol for Covid-19 victims this week, after health ministry officials observed that bodies of people who died from coronavirus do not transmit the virus.
Chief Administrative …
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Deputy Campaign Manager of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the Party has superior track records in fulfilling campaign manifesto promises as against the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Party.
…
A London court has granted Nigeria more time to appeal against a nearly $10bn (£7.5bn) fine in a case with a UK-based company in relation to a major botched project to develop a gas processing plant.
Nigeria had sought permission to app…
The military junta that ousted Mali's president has been given until 15 September to appoint a civilian leader to lead the transition.
Leaders from the West African bloc, Ecowas, said the proposed civilian president and prime minister w…
China is considering setting up military bases in four African countries, according to a report by the US Department of Defense.
Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a dozen other countries where China is consider…
Zambia is mourning the death of a giant pond fish at one of country’s biggest public universities, the Copperbelt University (CBU).
The fish - affectionately known as Mafishi - has been mourned by political adversaries President Edgar L…
Doctors in Nigeria's state-run hospitals have embarked on a strike to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities.
The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) is the latest in a string of strikes by m…
Donald Trump behaves like a mobster and has "a low opinion of all black people", according to the US president's former lawyer Michael Cohen.
The allegations come from Cohen's new book, Disloyal: A Memoir, written during his jail term f…