US President Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Delivered on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched some $4 trillio…
India's deadly Covid-19 second wave has devastated big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Pune. Hospitals and crematoriums have run out of space, and funerals are taking place in car parks. But the pandemic has now firmly gripped many …
The Tanzanian government has said that it is ready to amend media policy and regulations with input from the country’s stakeholders.
"Bring those ideas so that what the government should do can do and what the the media sector players…
The FBI has carried out searches at the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who was Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
The raid is part of a probe into Mr Giuliani's dealings with Ukraine. His lawyer says he denies breaking the law.
Befor…
The Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Mr John Jinapor, has urged the Ministry of Finance to utilise the $1 billion sovereign bond borrowed in 2020 to address the financial challenges of the energy sector.
H…
Malawi's Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional.
The court said the death penalty was against international human rights standards. This means that life sentence will be the highest punishment in Malawi.
T…
The former Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu is asking not to be defamed in what he said was the "propaganda to nominate a new Special Prosecutor."
In an article written by him, Mr Amidu said "anybody deeply knowledgeable about the Ag…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has described the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections as the most successful, well-coordinated, efficient and seamless elections organised in the history of Ghana.
It noted that the many systems d…
A Kenyan Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome has been nominated as the country's next chief justice.
Judge Koome will become the first woman to hold the position.
The Judicial Service Commission interviewed 10 candidates for the posit…
The US is helping India with crucial raw materials for vaccine production, and has announced plans to release vaccine doses for other countries to use.
In India, less than 10% of the population has so far received an initial Covid vacc…
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has gone into self-isolation after coronavirus cases were detected among his staff members.
The president had been set to take part in regional talks in Mozambique meant to discuss the insecurity i…
The authorities in Mauritius have issued a disaster alert over heavy rains that have caused flooding in several locations in the country.
The Indian Ocean island has recorded more than 100 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms in vari…
Brazil's Congress has launched an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The country has recorded more than 14 million cases and 391,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
The inquiry could potentially lead…
Spain has said it hopes to open up to overseas travellers from June, as plans for an EU-wide digital certificate go before the European Parliament.
Tourism minister Fernando Valdés said a pilot test would take place in May so that Spain…
The Gwira Youth Association (GYA) in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region has called on President Akufo-Addo to consider appointing a new MCE from their area.
They claim that over the period, all MCEs had come from other …
Mr Isaac Kwadjo Buabeng, the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipal Chief Executive, has called on chiefs to make land available to assemblies to undertake more development projects to enhance the living standard of their people.
He said communitie…
Mr Mohammed Adam Sukparu, Member of Parliament for the Sissala West constituency has donated 100 bags of cement to support the Jawia community to complete a self-initiated health post project.
He made the donation after a 'thank you…
Some residents in Tema have expressed disappointment as there were no ministerial and deputy ministerial appointments from any of the constituencies.
Mr Danso Indoom, a resident of Sakumono Estate in Tema West Constituency, in an interv…
Mr Peter Claver Nantuo, Volta Regional Commander of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), said the Service would treat nationals of neighbouring West African countries who conveniently flout the border closures by entering Ghana's jurisdiction …
A security analyst, Professor Kwesi Aning, has complained strongly about the demonisation of women in politics.
Speaking at the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers’ (CODEO) post-election review workshop on Tuesday morning, he said …
The United Nations and two international aid charities have called for urgent assistance to be sent to the Sahel region of west and central Africa.
They say 29 million people there need help, including 1.6 million children suffering fro…
Crematoriums in a number of parts of India have been operating non-stop since this deadly second wave picked up pace. Workers say they haven't had a break from performing last rites.
But the official death tolls being released do not ap…
The UN children's agency Unicef will redistribute more than a million doses of vaccines meant for the Democratic Republic of Congo so that they don't expire.
The vaccines distributed under the global Covax initiative expire on 24 June, …
The European Parliament has ratified the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal - a key move to ensure that tariff-and quota-free trade continues.
The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since January. MEPs vot…
President Joe Biden is expected to call for the most sweeping revamp of US benefits since the 1960s as he delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat will pitch…
A Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Joseph Atsu Ayee, has called on Ghanaians to own the Ghana Beyond Aid programme.
He said three years after the programme was launched, Ghanaians had not owned…
The immediate past Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has called on stakeholders in the country’s electoral process to find ways to end election violence and d…
Italian police have carried out raids across the country, arresting some 30 people suspected of operating for the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate.
Police say they face about 100 charges including drug and people trafficking, prostitu…
Russia has vaccinated 12.1 million people against COVID-19, of whom 7.7 million have had both doses, deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Tuesday.
The figure is up from around 8 million, cited by Golikova earlier this month.
…
Opponents of California's governor have enough valid signatures to trigger a state-wide vote on his leadership.
Gavin Newsom, a first-term Democrat, was up for re-election in 2022, but the recall means he will now probably face a vote t…
Mr Isaac Adongo, the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, has expressed gratitude to the constituents for choosing him to represent them in Parliament.
Mr Adongo was re-elected by his con…
South African researchers will on Wednesday resume a study further evaluating the efficacy of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine in the field, after it was temporarily suspended along with use of the shot in the United States.
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The UK government has banned Indian-born businessmen Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta and their South African associate Salim Essa from travelling to Britain and frozen their assets.
The UK's Foreign office said the Gupta brothers were "at t…
A commercial avocado farm located near a key wildlife park in Kenya has lost a bid to have its licence reinstated and resume operations.
The national environmental regulator had suspended Kiliavo Fresh's licence last year and ordered al…
A man has been shot dead in Moundou, in southern Chad, according to media reports, amid protests against the country's ruling military council.
Footage from the protests there has been tweeted by journalist Bello Bakary Mana:
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Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, has envisaged the challenges of boundary and political party affiliation are likely to fester during the 2021 Population and Housing Census slated for this year.
He said the Gh…
A group of Polling Agents and Council of Elders for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Atebubu-Amantin has appealed to the President and Members of the National Council of Elders of the party not to re-engage Mr Edward Owusu as Municipal Chi…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday for Sierra Leone to attend the 60th Independence Day celebration of that country, which comes off on Tuesday.
The President is attending the event in his capacity as the Chairma…
French energy giant Total has suspended operations at a site exploring a major gas field in northern Mozambique weeks after Islamist militants attacked a nearby town.
The company said that it was withdrawing all its staff because of the…
South Africa will resume its Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine rollout on Wednesday following recommendations from its cabinet and the health regulatory authority.
“It has since been established there is a one-in-a-million chance of get…
Italy inched forward towards normality on Monday as coffee bars, restaurants, cinemas and theatres reopened in most regions as part of a phased springtime relaxation of COVID lockdowns.
"Finally!" said Lorenzo Campania, an elderly man f…
Malawi has said it will go ahead and destroy more than 16,000 doses of expired Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines despite the World Health Organization (WHO) advising against it.
In early March, Malawi received 360,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZen…
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo has given assurances to the Ministry’s development partners of the government’s commitment to protecting the vulnerable in society and ensuring gender equality and e…
A former Deputy Eastern Regional Women's Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hajia Abu Salamatu, has advised supporters of the party to remain calm and forge ahead in unity to bring back the party to power in the 2024 gene…
IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s rationale for appointing three deputy ministers to some portfolios.
President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, released the list of…
Chad's ruling military council has rejected an offer of ceasefire talks with rebels it has been fighting since the unexpected death of president Idriss Déby.
The military council took power earlier this week after Mr Déby was killed dur…
The UK government has urged for restraint and called for dialogue as fighting broke out in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
Rival units in the security forces and some former warlords and clan leaders clashed on Sunday.
The British embas…
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has received his Covid-19 vaccine, as part of a national vaccination campaign.
The presidential spokesman posted the news on his official Facebook page on Sunday with a picture showing Mr Sisi tak…
Guinea's last Ebola patient was discharged from the treatment centre over the weekend.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said this marked the beginning of a 42-day countdown to declare the end of Ebola outbreak in the country.
WHO …
Singapore and Hong Kong have agreed to start quarantine-free travel between the two cities from 26 May.
The long delayed travel bubble was first slated to begin in November, but was suspended after a sudden spike of Covid infections in …
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