Germany has officially acknowledged that it committed genocide during its colonial-era occupation of Namibia and announced a financial support gesture.
German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people there in early …
Some smaller parties with no representation in Parliament say no amount of intimidation and name-calling will deter their members from contributing to electoral reforms at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
According to the grou…
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo over fears of another volcanic eruption.
Local authorities have said Mount Nyiragongo could erupt once again with little warning.
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Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday banned campaign rallies ahead of elections scheduled for Aug. 12, saying large gatherings risked spreading the COVID-19 virus.
Lungu, a lawyer, is pitted against economist Hakainde Hichilema of…
The US State Department has said it will halt its security assistance to Mali following the latest political developments which saw the departure of two civilian leaders.
"We are now suspending all security assistance that benefits the …
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has called on the Government to, as matter of urgency, constitute the boards of the statutory organisations like the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) and National Health Insurance F…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament says government cannot construct 20 interchanges in four years.
Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, questioned the source of funding for such pro…
Mr. Mustapha Sanah, the Executive Chairman of Northern Development and Democratic Institute, (NDDI), has commended the efforts and tenacity of the Electoral Commission (EC) in conducting the 2020 elections.
According to him, Africa's op…
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, in efforts to mend relations that have soured for more than two decades.
Last week at the Paris summit on Africa, Mr Macron told journalists that he had agreed wi…
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has tested positive for Covid-19.
First Lady Monica Geingos also tested positive for the virus and the couple is in isolation.
The Namibian presidency Twitter account said that the couple was in "good…
Mali coup leaders have released interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane.
They were freed at around 01:00 local time on Thursday, the BBC's Noel Ebrin Brou reports.
The two men had been held at a military camp since…
Scores of people are missing feared dead in north-western Nigeria after a boat carrying about 180 broke in two and sank in a river, officials say.
Most passengers were women and children travelling from Niger state to neighbouring Kebbi…
Australia's second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown to counter a fast-spreading outbreak in its capital, Melbourne.
The lockdown will begin at midnight on Thursday (14:00 GMT).
Authorities have so far foun…
US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence officials to "redouble" efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, including the theory that it came from a laboratory in China.
He said the US intelligence community was split on whe…
A court in the Netherlands has ruled in a landmark case that the oil giant Shell must reduce its emissions.
By 2030, Shell must cut its CO2 emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels, the civil court ruled.
The Shell group is responsib…
The National Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah, has assured all applicants for the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) that they would be treated with utmost fairn…
Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), says the Electoral Commission needs protection from political parties and the citizenry.
“EC is the main prop of democracy and if we derail …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta-North in the Oti Region, Mr John Oti Bless, has cut the sod for the construction of a six-unit classroom block, staff common room and a library for the Tinjase D/…
Jacob Zuma, the former South African president, has pleaded not guilty in a corruption trial involving a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal from the 1990s.
He is facing 16 counts of racketeering, corruption, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.
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A former colleague of opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested in Belarus after being taken off a diverted flight on Sunday, says dissidents now fear for their lives.
Stepan Putilo told the BBC that he had received deat…
Convenors of social media movement, #FixTheCountry, say the end game of their campaign to have topical issues in the country addressed is to imbibe a culture of protest among the citizenry.
One of the individuals at the forefront of the…
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned Deputy Minister nominees to desist from holding themselves as if they have been approved to function.
According to him, the practice is illegal and unwarranted.
The Appointments Comm…
A Zimbabwean man has filed an urgent court application seeking to have the country’s chief justice jailed for allegedly defying a court order.
The High Court recently ordered Chief Justice Luke Malaba to step down, ruling that President…
People are fleeing their homes in Rwanda's western town of Gisenyi as volcanic tremors continue.
The tremors follow Saturday's eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Rwanda Seismic Monitor repo…
A Ugandan military court has released on bail 17 people detained five months ago while campaigning for presidential candidate Bobi Wine.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party members were arrested in December 2020 in the island distri…
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has told Members of Parliament (MPs) to psyche themselves for hard work and long sitting hours.
According to him the second meeting of the eighth Parliament promises to be very busy since the House is …
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been advised to liaise with the Members of Parliament (MPs) in their respective areas to explore innovative avenues to create jobs for their people.
Dr Kingsley Nyarko, MP for…
US prosecutors have opened a case against Chadian diplomat Mahamoud Adam Bechir, his former deputy and his wife for allegedly taking a bribe from a Canadian oil company.
The three had promised the company oil deals from their country an…
Eritrea has celebrated independence as the president lauded the nation's ability to defeat challenges and defend its sovereignty.
President Isaias Afwerki - who has been in power since Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia in the 1990s - said t…
Brazilian police have arrested fugitive Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito in the north-eastern city of João Pessoa.
Known as the "cocaine king of Milan", the suspected head of the 'Ndrangheta crime gang has been one of Italy's most want…
US President Joe Biden and Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi discussed the Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia on Monday, according to statements released by their offices.
In a phone call, both presidents also discussed the Gaza truce …
The US has issued a travel warning for Japan over the country's Covid-19 surge, amid heightened scrutiny just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics.
But US Olympic officials have said they are confident their athletes will be able to take par…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in the process of considering nominees for appointment as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
In the five regions in the north alone, a total of 715 people have applie…
Vetting has begun for 177 applicants for the Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCEs) positions in the 33 municipal and district assemblies in the Eastern Region.
Out of the number, 14 are women including; four incumbent Chief E…
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu has endorsed the destruction of excavators being used for illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana.
To him, the burning of the excavators was a sure way to stopping the men…
Seven persons have filed statements in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2020 parliamentary election petition in the Banda Constituency.
While three filed in support of the petition by the NPP parliamentary candidate, Mr Joe Danquah, four o…
The UN's children's agency, Unicef, says it has rescued 530 missing children who were separated from their parents in the wake of Saturday's volcanic eruption in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Around 500 houses were flatt…
Australia has said it will shut its embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday, as the withdrawal of international troops proceeds.
In a statement, Canberra talked of "an increasingly uncertain security environment" in the country…
The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and a dissident journalist arrested.
At a meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the 27 member states also told EU airlines no…
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers.
In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for calm in the impoverished …
Mr Pieter Smidt Van Gelder, the Deputy Head of Mission of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, has lauded Ghanaian women for their continued sacrifices and efforts towards Ghana’s socio-economic development.
He said Ghana did no…
A traditional chief in Zimbabwe has ordered that the remains of the country's former president Robert Mugabe be exhumed and reburied at a national cemetery.
Mugabe died in 2019 and was buried in his rural home Kutama town as per his wis…
Africans from different countries are celebrating Africa Day.
The day is observed annually on 25 May to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the African Union.
In Zimbabwe, President E…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on all political parties to publicly declare a zero-tolerance policy for party financing from gala…
Nigeria's economy grew 0.5% in the first quarter, lifted by higher crude production and oil prices, the country's statistics office said on Sunday, as activities slowly gain momentum after the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdowns.
Af…
The African Union on Thursday called for civilian and military leaders in Chad to share power until elections can be organised following the death of President Idriss Deby and subsequent military takeover last month.
While the AU repeat…
One of only two women on Sudan's ruling Sovereignty Council said on Saturday she had resigned, accusing the military-dominated transitional government of ignoring civilian voices.
The 14-member military-civilian council was set up along…
Japan has kicked off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the Covid crisis worsens.
The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day, prioritising the elderly.
The country's vaccination drive starte…
Ernestine Kabuo returned home after fleeing the lava flow in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, to find that her husband had not survived.
The 68 year old was unable to carry her sick husband out of their house and she found him burnt …
The Sunyani Youth Development Association (SYDA) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint Dr. Kofi Bobi Barimah as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Sunyani in the interest of development through absolute peac…
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