Japan's COVID-19 infection situation is improving such that emergency conditions could soon be lifted in most parts of the country, the health minister said on Friday.
Hospitalisation rates and patient bed availability will factor into …
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Charles Abani, has advised the citizenry not to take the peace prevailing in the country for granted because it has dire consequences.
He said there were countries who through compl…
Akan Constituency Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the President's nominee for the Kadjebi District Chief Executive (DCE) position, Mr. Wilson Agbanyo (AKA Sapato) as a veteran who has been with the Party since 199…
The President of Burundi said on Thursday that, 60 years after the country’s independence, “the restoration of peace, security, stability and social cohesion are a reality” in the African nation.
“The only enemy that remains a threat to…
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of African-American man George Floyd in 2020 says he will appeal against his conviction.
Derek Chauvin, who is white, says there were issues with the jury at the trial and th…
An exiled politician wanted by Spain over a failed attempt to win independence for one of its biggest regions has been arrested in Italy.
Carles Puigdemont, former leader of the Catalonia region, is being held on a Spanish arrest warran…
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ends its "hostile policies".
Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end t…
The Head of the Department of History of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor De-Valera N.Y.M. Botchway, has called on politicians to eschew acts that reduce the trust of the citizens in the political system.
He stressed the ne…
Ugandan opposition MP Allan Ssewanyana was re-arrested moments after being released from prison on bail on Thursday evening.
His lawyer, MP Shamim Malende, says she has no information on who is holding her client nor his whereabouts.
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A Kenyan police officer who went missing from work and could not be found for nine months because no-one knew he had been admitted to hospital - has resurfaced.
Reuben Kimutai Lel was declared a deserter and his salary stopped after a f…
The Chairman of the Bono Regional Peace Council, Reverend Father William Kyere, has called on relevant stakeholders to take steps to ensure that the 2020 post-election violence that led to the death of eight persons does not happen again.
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Zambia's finance minister says talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are "very progressive".
Situmbeko Musokotwane said timelines and steps to be taken to advance the process for a highly anticipated Extended Credit Facility …
Germans vote on Sunday in elections that will ultimately bring down the curtain on Angela Merkel's final term as chancellor of Germany.
When Mrs Merkel steps down after 16 years in power, how will history remember her?
We asked four …
A rebel leader in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Chance Mihonya, an army deserter, set up a rebel group in 2017 in the Kahuzi Biega Nation…
Thousands of protesters have taken part in a rally in Mali's capital, Bamako, to call for closer ties with Russia.
The rally follows days of diplomatic tension between Paris and Bamako after Mali's interim leaders acknowledged that they…
Women in Law and Development Africa (WiLDAF-Ghana) has expressed disappointment in the low number of women nominated as Metropolitan, Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCE's) by the President.
Ms Lois Adumoah-Addo, Programmes Manag…
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Krachi East Municipality, say they have endorsed the appointment of Mr Francis Kofi Okesu, Krachi East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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Nana Sipim, Kpone-Katamanso Constituency Chairman, New Patriotic Party (NPP), has express satisfaction over the choice of Mr Samuel Oko Amanquah as the nominee to the Municipal Chief Executive position for the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Ass…
Ghanaians living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have been advised to respect the laws of their host country as long as they live in the country to earn a living.
They should always comport themselves and stay away from any activit…
Mr Timothy Awenate Aperagoa, the Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Builsa North Constituency has expressed gratitude to the people of Buluk for their discipline and sense of maturity.
This was exhibited af…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has led a general clean-up exercise to ensure that the environment was kept clean to promote good health.
The exercise, done in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, wi…
Alhaji Abdul Yusif Jihad, the Ahafo Regional Chief Imam has cautioned Muslim youth not to allow themselves to be lured and used to cause political violence in the region.
He asked the Police to be firm and prosecute Zongo youth who enga…
Mr Musah Issah, outgoing Municipal Chief Executive for Gushegu in the Northern Region has appealed to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the area to extend unconditional support to the new Nominee for the area to propel developmen…
The Libyan commander, Khalifa Haftar, has taken a step that may enable him to run in a presidential election, due to take place in December.
General Haftar says he's stepping down from his military duties. He appears to be taking advant…
Algeria has closed its airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircrafts, the Algerian presidency has said.
The move was announced "in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side", according to the …
Amnesty International has accused Gambian President Adama Barrow of failing to repeal repressive laws that stifle press freedom in the country.
The human rights group said the country had recorded more than 15 assaults on journalists in…
Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such nitrogen dioxide.
An estimated seven million people die prematurely e…
A climate summit of world leaders in 40 days' time will be the "turning point for humanity", PM Boris Johnson has said in a speech to the United Nations.
He warned that global temperature rises were already inevitable, but called on his…
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti's main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US.
On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at…
France and the US have made efforts to end a row which started last week with the announcement of a defence pact between the US, UK and Australia.
The Aukus pact cost France a submarine contract worth billions of dollars.
In a 30-min…
Elijah Adansi-Bonah, the re-nominated Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, says, although COVID-19 has adversely affected business, it is prudent to ensure that levies and taxes due the assembly are collected.
He said this is to ensure…
Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Apedwa are protesting against the nomination of Akosua Asabea Annah as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Abuakwa South in the Eastern Region.
The supporters, who took to the stre…
The Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive, Ms Victoria Adu, was among the list of 260 persons nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on September 19, a move residents of the municipality have hailed.
Mr Nelson Ntiamoah, th…
A South African court on Tuesday resumed a trial that has dragged out for years over a $2 billion arms deal involving ex-president Jacob Zuma, whose legal team sought to remove a prosecutor they accused of bias.
The trial over the 1990s…
Sudanese authorities said they had foiled an attempted coup on Tuesday, accusing plotters loyal to ousted president Omar al-Bashir of a failed bid to derail the revolution that removed him from power in 2019 and ushered in a transition to …
Explosions killed at least five people and injured 50 in Burundi's largest city Bujumbura on Monday night, the prime minister and a health worker said after the latest in a string of attacks in the east African country.
The Interior Min…
Nearly 500,000 people have been affected by flash flooding in six regional states in South Sudan, according to the UN.
The six most affected states are Jonglei in the eastern part of the country, Western Equatoria, Warrap, Northern Bahr…
By signing the Aukus pact last week, Australia revealed where it stands in the world: It is taking the side of the US over China.
It's a definitive move for a country in the Asia-Pacific region, experts say.
The security deal with th…
Rights group Amnesty International is waging a campaign to demand that the Eritrean government release 21 political prisoners who were arrested in a sweeping crackdown 20 years ago.
In September 2001, the government shutdown the country…
President Biden is asking world leaders to pledge to vaccinate 70% of the global population by September next year. But research shows rich countries are still holding surpluses of vaccines, many of which could soon be thrown out.
Board…
The UK government has amended its foreign travel guidance to clarify that the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine is an approved jab.
But it is not clear whether people from India can travel to the UK without having to self-i…
The Minister for Local Government, Regional Reorganisation and Development, Dan Botwe has defended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s choices of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
Mr. Botwe insists Pre…
A professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called for stiffer punishment for citizens who use their affiliations with political parties to commit crime.
That, he said, would serve …
Mr Kofi Amankwah Omane, Assistant Secretary of Trobu Constituency, says Mr Simons Sekyim was their best bet to occupy the Ga North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) position.
"The news of Mr Sekyim's appointment never surprised us because…
Mr Alfred Obeng-Boateng, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bibiani- Anhwiaso- Bekwai Constituency, has congratulated Mr Alfred Amoah for his nomination as the MCE of the Bibiani- Anhwiaso- Bekwai Municipality.
Mr Amoah, the nominee, whe…
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle,Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has asked African leaders to apply Dr.Kwame Nkrumah's all-time, tried, and tested vision of African liberation backed by political and economic freedom.
He said the c…
A protest has taken place in the Namibian capital Windhoek against an agreement made with Germany after it apologised for a genocide in the southern African country in the early 20th Century.
Various political parties and traditional ch…
Two Tunisian MPs have been jailed by a military court amid concerns over human rights in the country.
The two MPs are from the Islamist Karama party.
Five lawmakers have now been imprisoned since July when President Kais Saied took o…
The United Nations is urging “caution” over people returning to the restive northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
It says it is still unclear whether the ongoing military operation has reduced jihadist groups’ capacity to stage …
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has rattled southeast Australia, damaging buildings in the city of Melbourne.
The earthquake happened about 09:15 local time (23:15 GMT) on Wednesday at Mansfield, not far from the Victorian state capital.
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