Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday.
The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 ot…
Some 600 Kenyan healthcare workers have contracted the virus
Kenya's First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has commended healthcare workers for their effort during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Mrs Kenyatta singled out community health work…
South Africa's Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said the country's risk of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic still "remains".
He told a virtual media briefing that containment measures must continue to be imposed.
The minister …
The Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have traded accusations over the alleged prevention of some people to register in the last phase of the mass voters registration exercise in the Banda a…
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye says Ghana's independence was achieved over time through the struggle and sacrifices of people of varied professional backgrounds who contributed ideas, skills, financial and material …
Parliament has approved the agreement between the government and the African Union (AU) for the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra.
Key provisions of the agreement require that Ghana, …
The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has said the judiciary is determined to adjudicate on electoral disputes that may arise in the run-up to the 2020 elections in an efficient and expeditious manner.
“We do not want any electo…
I've just confirmed that 62-year-old Gennady Shpakovskiy was released from prison in Russia today. As you recall, on June 9, 2020, the Pskov City Court convicted Gennady and sentenced him to 6.5 years in prison. This was the longest, harsh…
UNESCO and ALIPH to rehabilitate Mali’s Bandiagara World Heritage site and support conflict-affected communities
UNESCO will support the social cohesion and resilience of communities suffering from years of armed conflict in central Mal…
Coronavirus: Across Sudan, heavy rains and flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops – UN relief wing
The heavy rainfall has also increased the risk of disease outbreaks and could pose obstacles to efforts to contain the COVID-19 pan…
Coronavirus: World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance send joint letter to Mozambique president urging protection of people
The letter urges the government to intervene to ensure protection against rights violations and ensure secu…
This donation builds on more than $71 million that the United States has committed so far to Ethiopia in response to the pandemic
The U.S. government has donated a shipment of 250 state-of-the-art ventilators and other critical care equ…
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday ordered an investigation of what the government called planned actions to destabilise the country after a lack of bank liquidity, huge forest fires and power and water supplies cuts.
Ele…
Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an anti-viral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund …
Activists in Tanzania say new rules that restrict online content are infringing on people’s freedom of expression.
Under the new legislation, organising, planning or even supporting any form of demonstration online is now illegal.
Th…
Five months after a general election, the opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as Guyana's president.
Following allegations of vote tampering, a recount and a lengthy legal battle, the election commission declared Mr Ali th…
School attendance for most students is set to be suspended in Namibia again on Tuesday as coronavirus cases increase in the country.
The closure comes after parents and teachers had threatened to demonstrate if schools remained open des…
At least 29 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad which saw more than 1,000 inmates try to flee.
The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group (IS), began on Sunday evening when car bo…
The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) and its partners have officially launched the Local Governance Practitioners' Forum (LGPF) in Accra.
ILGS, with the support of Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralization…
Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has challenged former President John Dramani Mahama to provide evidence to back claims that the Government was using the Military to prevent potential applicants from registering in the ongoing registration…
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, will, on (today) Tuesday, August 4, deliver the Founders' Day Public Lecturer as part of activities marking the Day.
The public Lecturer is under the distinguished patronage of His…
A Mexican journalist has been killed by gunmen who stormed the restaurant where he was having dinner in the city of Iguala.
Paulo Morrugares had been assigned a bodyguard after he and his wife survived a similar attack in 2016.
His b…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of harsh action on "hyenas" who are profiteering from public funds intended for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
His stinging remarks, contained in his weekly newsletter, are…
A bust of former Belgian King Leopold II near the capital, Brussels, has been vandalised for a third time by anti-racist protesters, AFP news agency reports.
The sculpture has been targeted as he governed over what is now the Democratic…
The German government has branded as "unacceptable" a protest against coronavirus measures in Berlin this weekend.
Thousands of people took part in the "day of freedom" protest, with demonstrators saying that wearing face coverings viol…
French Prime Minister Jean Castex adjusts his protective mask before taking to the media in Nantes in July
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has called on the country “not to let down its guard” in the fight against coronavirus if it is t…
Madam Harmony Mensah, Registration Officer at Sports Stadium Office one (1) centre, Ho-Ahoe, said the centre had effective and good cooperation from party agents.
She said the agents at the centre were discharging their duties professio…
As at Saturday August 1, the beginning of the final phase of the nationwide voters’ registration exercise, 15,117,438 applicants had successfully registered.
Dr Bossman Eric Asare, Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Electo…
More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health minister.
Zweli Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 503,290, along with 8,153 deaths.
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Three cabinet ministers in Gambia have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the presidency.
President Adama Barrow last week went into self-isolation after his vice-president, Isatou Touray, tested positive…
South Africa's Deputy president David Mabuza is at "home and well", his office has said following concerns on his health status.
"Anything contrary to this is a malicious and unfortunate rumour," his spokesperson said in a statement.
h…
Starting on Thursday next week, Singapore will use an electronic tracker to monitor the 14 days of quarantine for anyone allowed to spend the time at home rather than in a state-run facility.
So far, the quarantine has only been monitor…
The Philippines is bringing back strict quarantine measures in and around the capital Manila, to tackle a recent rise in virus cases.
The decision by President Rodrigo Duterte follows warnings from doctors and nurses the country was los…
The family of the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills has expressed delight about the nomination of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the December 7…
The number of coronavirus deaths in Iran is three times what the government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found.
The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died from Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 Jul…
Final year students in secondary schools in South Africa will on Monday resume classes after a one-week break.
President Cyril Ramaphosa closed all schools last week to limit the spread of coronavirus after a surge in cases among learne…
Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, has called for a human face approach to the border closure to mitigate livelihoods of communities at the frontiers.
He said the "benefit of nationality" has eluded residents of…
There are no long queues at some centres at the Ablekumah Central Constituency when Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited as part of the last phase of the Voters Registration Exercise.
When the GNA visited the three centres at Ablekumah Angli…
Madam Dzifa Abla Gomashie, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate (PC), for the Ketu South Constituency, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to address all logistical challenges at registration centres to avoid …
The leader of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, will not contest this year's presidential election due to ill health.
He explained that he had not been in the best of state of health since 2017.
In an intervi…
Until recently, Hong Kong was considered a poster child in its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Despite sharing a border with mainland China, where the first cases were reported, Hong Kong kept its infection numbers down and was able …
An aspiring General Secretary of the Conventions People’s Party (CPP), Mr Joseph Kwadwo Afari-Yeboah, says he intends to use consensus building through elaborate consultations to make the party strong enough to win elections in the country…
The UN food agency has appealed for $250m (£190m) of extra funding to avert what it describes as a humanitarian catastrophe in Zimbabwe.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said nearly two-thirds of the population will need food aid by the end…
New research indicates a third of all children have high levels of lead in their blood, putting their mental and physical health at risk.
Africa is the worst-affected region after South Asia, the study says, with Nigeria topping the list …
The Convention People's Party aspirants have expressed their plans to reposition the party for future victories both in 2020 and beyond.
This was revealed during the filling of nomination forms for some of the aspirants for the Party.
…
Herman Cain, the Republican pizza chain CEO who ran for president in 2012, has died after contracting Covid-19.
Mr Cain, 74, was hospitalised after being diagnosed with the disease earlier this month.
"Herman Cain - our boss, our fri…
Prosecutors in the US city of St Louis have said they will not bring charges against a former police officer who shot dead a black teenager in 2014.
The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson triggered weeks of protests.
It also led to…
Two Kenyan lawyers have petitioned MPs calling for the renaming - and in some cases the removal - of landmarks that "represent British imperial rule".
Lake Victoria, Thomson Falls, Abedare are among the sites of natural beauty that Wambug…
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, considered the "father of Taiwan's democracy", has died at the age of 97.
He served as president of Taiwan, from 1988 to 2000.
Lee was credited with ending autocratic rule in favour of plurali…
The work of the District Registration Review Committee (DRRC) in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region, has been characterised with disagreements, political colourisation, heated arguments and controversies.
The Committee h…