US President Joe Biden has said it is still possible to find survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed last week near Miami in Florida.
Speaking after meeting families of people who died or are still missing, he said they wer…
The African Union Commission has condemned the deadly violence, looting and destruction of property in Eswatini following pro-democracy protests.
The commission chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said in a statement that he was closely foll…
Australia will halve the number of international arrivals it accepts after Covid outbreaks put half the population in lockdown this week.
The country's strict border rules have only allowed Australians and people with exemptions to ente…
The last US and Nato forces have left Afghanistan's Bagram airbase, the centre of the war against militants for some 20 years.
The pull-out could signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is imminent.
Pre…
Ghana and the European Union (EU) has started the implementation of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) effective July 1, 2021.
Trading under the agreement reaffirmed the deep interest for both Ghana and the EU to strength…
The Convention People's Party (CPP), has called for an honest assessment of Ghana’s state of affairs, sounding the alarm at what it says is the imminent collapse of the economy.
In a statement issued Thursday, July 1, 2021, the Chairper…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Manhyia-South constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has asked the public to make themselves available for the ongoing 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC).…
A majority decision by South Africa's highest court to sentence Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail was "judicially emotional and angry and not consistent" with the constitution, the former president's foundation said.
The Constitutional Co…
Former US President Donald Trump's company and its finance chief have been indicted in an investigation into alleged tax crimes, US media report.
Allen Weisselberg, 73, turned himself in to authorities in New York on Thursday morning, a…
Malawians have been sharing photos on social media of female MPs dressed up as schoolgirls - some delighting in their outfits others unimpressed by the stunt.
The country’s 193-member parliament usually has a strict dress code, but it w…
The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex will meet later to unveil a statue of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday.
The event will be William and Harry's first appearance together since the Duke of…
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has taken over as the country's defence minister in a cabinet reshuffle announced on Wednesday.
The president will be assisted in the role by Col Maj Barthélémy Simporé, according to a…
The EU's vaccine passport - the Digital Covid Certificate - is being rolled out across all 27 member nations.
Who can use it and what does it mean for UK travellers heading to Europe?
What is the Digital Covid Certificate?
It's a wa…
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has underscored the need to demand a strict and explicit asset declaration from government officials before and after their service to the Nation.
It said the feasible move would help hold th…
The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry of the State of Palestine has welcomed international demands to end "racist occupation" and the need for Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination.
The Ministry state…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) has called on government to investigate the Ejura killings and prosecute those responsible.
It said such investigations and prosecutions would deter recklessness and assure Ghanaians of their constit…
Mr Hassan Ayariga, Leader and Founder of the All People's Congress Party (APC), has urged the Government to implement better policies using strong institutions, patriotic and competent citizens to improve the economy and the security situa…
Ugandan internet users will from Thursday start paying a 12% excise duty on mobile data.
The levy replaces the infamous "social media tax" - an over-the-top (OTT) services daily tax introduced in 2018 on use of social media.
The new …
Hundreds of sudden deaths, many of them suspected of being heat-related, have been reported during Canada's record-breaking heatwave, officials say.
Some 486 fatalities were recorded over the past five days in British Columbia alone, a …
Burundian human rights activist Germain Rukuki was freed on Wednesday afternoon after spending four years in prison, his lawyer told the BBC Great Lakes.
Mr Rukuki was sentenced in 2018 to 32 years in jail on charges that included threa…
Britain says it is seeking an explanation from the Nigerian government on the circumstances of the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, who leads a banned group seeking a breakaway state in south-eastern Nigeria.
Mr Kanu,53, holds British and Nigeria…
China's President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will "get their heads bashed" if they attempt to bully or influence the country.
He delivered a defiant speech at an event marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party o…
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel A. Jinapor, has justified the government's decision to burn excavators and other mining equipment that are being used for illegal small-scale mining in red zones - waterbodies and fore…
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, to initiate a public inquiry into the incident that claimed the lives of two and injured four at Ejura, on Tuesday.
A statement sign…
Today, July 1, 2021, is Republic Day. The day commemorates Ghana attaining a Republican status after independence on July 1, 1960.
Until 2019, July 1 had been marked as a statutory public holiday but the Ministry of the Interior on May …
Hollard Ghana, Insurance Group, with subsidiaries - Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance, has been adjudged best in Financial Communications in Africa at the 2021 Africa SABRE Awards.
The Insurance Group also received Certificat…
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament has rejected the ministerial commission of enquiry directed by President Nan Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo into the Ejura shootings.
While expressing condolence to the famili…
The US military could complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, reports say, amid increasing Taliban battlefield gains.
US officials told Reuters that some US forces were expected to stay to protect the US embassy and Kabul …
A razor blade brand which shares its name with an Islamist militant group that has been terrorising residents of Mozambique's northern-most province of Cabo Delgado has alarmed authorities.
The Alshabab razor blade has been growing in p…
Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections.
The country’s drug regulator, the National Drug Authority (NDA) said the product is formulated from…
Children in northern Mozambique displaced by the Islamist insurgency have been traumatised by their experiences, an international charity says.
Save the Children, which has been collecting the testimonies of Mozambican children, says so…
Ivory Coast's former President Laurent Gbagbo has criticised the International Criminal Court (ICC) for being biased.
The 76-year-old, who was acquitted of charges of crimes against humanity in 2019, was speaking after he received a her…
The British High Commission in Ghana has advised British nationals to avoid public gatherings after some residents of Ejura in the Ashanti Region were confronted by a joint team of police and soldiers, leading to the death of two people.
…
Seven Australian cities are now in lockdown as authorities scramble to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant.
Officials reported a slight case rise on Wednesday, to more than 200 cases.
Nearly half the…
The Minister for Defence and security chiefs are expected to be summoned in Parliament to answer questions over the killing of two residents in Ejura in the Ashanti Region by the military following the death of social media activist Ibrahi…
Madam Patricia Appiagyei, the Member of Parliament for Asokwa, has charged the Municipal Assembly to take urgent steps to inspect building permits of people who have built in swampy areas in the Municipality.
The MP made the recommend…
Kim Jong-un has berated top officials over lapses which caused a "grave incident" related to Covid-19, North Korean state media report.
It was a rare sign of the pandemic's severity in North Korea, which previously insisted it had no Co…
The United States has said Ethiopia's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive step, if it results in moves to end the conflict.
The State Department urged all parties to allow humanitarian access a…
Two years after a popular uprising in Sudan led to the end of a 30-year old dictatorship, protests are expected on Wednesday in the capital Khartoum.
The transitional government has introduced tough economic reforms, and has won support…
Kenya will set up a "fill and finish" vaccine plant where the last process of filling vials and packaging them for distribution will be done to increase supply in the country.
President Uhuru Kenyatta says this will reduce the level of …
Rebel fighters in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are continuing to gain ground after recapturing the regional capital Mekelle from government forces.
The rebels have now entered the town of Shire, about 140km (90 miles) to the north-west…
Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records.
Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since Friday. Most were elderly or had underlying healt…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Napaga Tia Sulemana, a Presidential Staffer, as Coordinator for Special Development Initiatives.
This follows the scrapping of the Ministry for Special Development Initiatives (M…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the security agencies to be measured in their handling of the people of Ejura who are only exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate, in the wake of the killing of …
With South Africa's vaccination campaign moving at a snail's pace, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been forced to tighten lockdown restrictions in a bid to contain a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
South Africa has vaccinated less…
An adviser to the former ruling administration in Tigray has told the BBC the Ethiopian army has suffered a devastating defeat in the regional capital Mekelle.
There have been victory celebrations in Mekelle - after rebel forces recaptu…
A prominent Tanzanian opposition leader has said he will oppose "illegal" policies proposed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Tundu Lissu was reacting to remarks President Suluhu made on Monday at a media briefing to mark her 100 days i…
India's Serum Institute is seeking emergency authorisation in the European Union for its Covishield jab, sources told the BBC.
The move comes amid reports that Covishield is not yet eligible for the digital green certificate, an EU-wide…
The arrival of Israel's Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday is a landmark moment for his country and the Arab world.
Mr Lapid is the first Israeli minister to pay an official visit to the Gulf state sinc…
A former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugre Naabu, says it will be an act of discrimination if the party fails to endorse Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 polls.
Accordin…
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