Parliament on Thursday eulogized longtime US congressman John Robert Lewis, a member of the US congressional delegation to Ghana in 2019, who succumbed to cancer on July 17, 2020 at age 80.
In an elegy, after statements by the Leaders f…
As Morocco marks the 21st Anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI, on Thursday, Mrs Imane Ouaadil, her Ambassador to Ghana, says it is pushing a new developmental agenda for Africa to rely on her own resources – the "human ge…
Former US President Barack Obama has sharply criticised what he described as Republican attempts at voter suppression in a speech at civil rights leader John Lewis's funeral.
He said people in power were "attacking our voting rights wit…
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer for the 2020 elections, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, arrived in her native Komenda in the Komenda Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality in the Central Region to a …
The Electoral Commission says it has reverted to the original timetable for the last phase of the 2020 voters registration exercise.
In view of this, the commission says, the last and final phase of the voters registration exercise will…
Top Republicans have rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that November's presidential election should be delayed over alleged fraud concerns.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both …
An application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking the review of the Supreme Court’s decision excluding the existing Voter ID card and Birth Certificate as requirements for the ongoing registration exercise, has been thrown o…
The European Union has removed Algeria from its updated list of countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the bloc during the coronavirus pandemic.
Algeria has recently experienced a resurgence in coronavirus cases, with the current t…
Botswana's capital, Gaborone, has been placed under total lockdown for two weeks after recording 30 new cases of coronavirus.
The order took effect on Thursday midnight.
"Essential services will operate at 25% capacity, there will be n…
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has named Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister.
Mr Bakayoko had acted as interim prime minister when his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly was being treated in France and after his sud…
At least 17 people have been killed in Afghanistan in a powerful car bomb blast in Logar province.
The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid.
The Taliban have denied responsibilit…
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah- Bonsu, has called for an amendment to the constitutional provision on asset declaration by public office holders to make such declarations public to boost the fight against corrup…
The US space agency's Perseverance robot has left Earth on a mission to try to detect life on Mars.
The one-tonne, six-wheeled rover was launched out of Florida by an Atlas rocket on a path to intercept the Red Planet in February next y…
Aberdeen have signed striker Ryan Edmondson from Leeds United on loan until January.
The 19-year-old will help compensate for the loss of Sam Cosgrove, who faces up to 10 weeks out with a knee problem.
Edmundson has made two substitu…
The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing voter registration exercise in the region.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency ( GNA), the Acting Regional Secretar…
The Volta Regional Rescue Mission Volunteers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her outdooring as the running mate to the flagbearer, Mr John Dramani Mahama.
A joint statem…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has detected some multiple registration in the ongoing mass voter registration exercise.
The detection followed the commencement of a deduplication exercise by the commission, a process that involve…
As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming.
The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the Nile upstream that could reduce the amount…
Malian MPs whose elections have been contested have said they won't resign as recommended by five heads of state from the regional bloc Ecowas who are trying to resolve the political crisis in the country.
The MPs said the suggestion ma…
Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has ratified a law banning active or former officers from running for the presidency or parliament without the permission of the supreme military council.
They are also banned from joining politi…
India has also set a new record for infections in a 24-hour period, with more than 52,000 people testing positive.
Cases have continued to soar in states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
India has the third highe…
Muslims across the Middle East and the rest of the world are preparing to mark the major festival of Eid al-Adha amid the pandemic.
In Lebanon, a raft of restrictions have been reimposed for the next four days after it experienced an 80…
The disbandment of political party vigilante groups holds the key to ensuring peaceful Election 2020, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive has said.
She therefore called on Ghanaians to support the move to…
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, says government has completed necessary documentation for the establishment of University of Entrepreneurship.
This, he said would provide Vocational Skills to off…
The Electoral Commission (EC) in the Western Region has so far registered 758,750 out of the 1.2 million people expected to register with the Commission in the region.
At the end of the fourth phase, 561,312 used their Ghana card to reg…
Mr Moses Dani Baah, a former People's National Convention (PNC) Member of Parliament for the Sissala East constituency has expressed interest in contesting the National Chairmanship position of the party.
Mr Dani who was the Member of P…
Amnesty International says children of the Yazidi religious and ethnic minority who survived brutal captivity at the hands of the Islamic State group in Iraq are suffering severe physical and mental health problems.
Many Yazidi children…
Australia's virus-hit state of Victoria has reported its worst death toll and case rise, prompting fears that a six-week lockdown of state capital Melbourne is not working.
The state confirmed 13 new deaths and 723 new cases on Thursday…
The Trump administration is planning to withdraw some federal security forces from Portland, Oregon, after weeks of clashes with protesters.
US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said the pullout was conditional on local police prote…
The Swedru Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Samuel Yankey has cautioned the youth not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to cause mayhem before, during and after the December 7 polls.
He …
Ivory Coast's ruling party RHDP has officially nominated President Alassane Ouattara to seek re-election for a third term.
Mr Ouattara on Wednesday asked for more time to consider the nomination, indicating he would announce his decision …
The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has gone into self-isolation after his vice-president, Isatou Touray, tested positive for coronavirus.
Ms Touray said she was in "good spirits and will be going into quarantine".
President Barrow wil…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday broke the ground for the construction of the USD30 million Yendi Water Supply Project in the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region.
The project, being financed with an India Exim Bank …
Kenya's education minister says colleges and universities will remain closed until January 2021 after failing to comply with safety protocols to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Minister George Magoha has told journalists in the capital,…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said that the 2020 election must be on the platform of jobs for Ghanaians.
It said such a debate would guide Ghanaians in selecting the next President in the December 2020 election who was capabl…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Running Mate of the former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama has called on the people of Komenda and its environs to appreciate the confidence reposed in her by the Party and vote for NDC in the upcomin…
The Somali government has said an internet outage experienced across the country was not related to politics.
Technology Minister Abdi Ashur Hassan told state-owned Somali National TV that it was caused by a damaged submarine optic cable.…
The UK government has signed a fourth coronavirus vaccine deal, securing up to 60 million doses of an experimental treatment being developed by drug giants GSK and Sanofi.
Regulatory approval could be achieved by the first half of 2021 …
Nigeria discharged 829 Covid-19 patients on Monday, the highest number to be discharged in a single-day, according to its centre for disease control (NCDC).
The country has so far recorded 18,203 recoveries from the virus.
The governme…
Nearly 45 million people in the southern Africa risk going hungry as a result of drought, floods and coronavirus, a regional bloc representing 16 nations says.
Coronavirus has hit the urban poor especially hard, the Southern African Devel…
Three Sudanese migrants were shot dead on Monday night after their boat was intercepted by the Libyan coastguard and they had been returned to shore.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says that the local authorities opene…
A Kenyan who is wanted by the US for illegal trade of rhino horn and elephant ivory has been arrested in the country's coastal town of Mombasa.
Mansur Surur, also known as Mansour, was arrested after landing in Kenya from Yemen. He was am…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has assured Ghanaians that he would adopt a small size government should he win the December 7 elections.
He said the savings from governance du…
Mr Joseph Tapena, a human rights activist, has advised the youth to be mindful of politicians who might want to use them to foment trouble before and during the December 7, 2020 elections.
"As a youth, you must not allow politicians to …
Rural Media Network (RUMNET), a development communication Non-Governmental Organization based in Tamale, has held a day's training workshop on strategic communication and ethical campaigning for some political party communicators in the No…
Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, on Monday scolded Mr Sammy Gyamfi, National Democratic Congress' (NDC) National Communications Officer, for threatening national security agencies with merciless treatment if his party wins th…
Coronavirus - Morocco: Operation SALAMA reaches millions of Moroccans with pandemic information, supplies, support
The Government also worked closely with partners, including UNFPA, to reduce disease transmission and limit the impact of…
Minutes ago, the Furmanovsky City Court of the Ivanovo Region convicted Yevgeniy Spirin and fined him 500,000 rubles ($6,920 US).
Jarrod Lopes, spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses, states: "The court convicted Yegveniy in complete disreg…
Six southern and western US states registered record numbers of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday - California, Arkansas, Florida, Montana, Oregon, and Texas.
Texas joined California and New York to register more than 400,000 cases.…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has faced criticism after listing only one woman in the renaming of railway stations.
On Monday, Mr Buhari named 23 train stations after “deserving Nigerians” seen to have contributed to the progress a…