Uganda's ruling party has announced President Yoweri Museveni as its presidential candidate for the general elections scheduled for January 2021.
It sets the stage for the 75-year-old president to extend his rule to four decades after ris…
The United Nations has condemned the killing of five aid workers by militants in Nigeria.
The militants abducted the five men in the north-eastern Borno state in June. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the Islamist militan…
India has recorded 49,310 cases, a single-day record, the health ministry said. This brings the country’s total number of cases to 1.2 million.
The country recorded 740 deaths on Friday, bringing the total to almost 30,000 since the pande…
A mass grave has been discovered in Sudan containing 28 bodies, thought to be the remains of army officers executed for carrying out a coup attempt in 1990 against former President Omar al-Bashir.
Bashir had seized power in a military …
A flight bound for Shanghai carrying U.S. diplomats has left the United States as Washington presses ahead with its plan to restaff its mission in China a day after an American order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston sharply escala…
The US and UK have accused Russia of testing a weapon-like projectile in space that could be used to target satellites in orbit.
The US State Department described the recent use of "what would appear to be actual in-orbit anti-satellite…
Boris Johnson says he wants "everybody to get a flu jab" in the run-up to this winter - as part of the government's plan to prevent the National Health Service being overwhelmed by a combination of both seasonal flu and coronavirus.
The…
The Jammeh2Justice Ghana Coalition has called on government to demand for a new international investigation and seek justice for the victims and families of the murder of Ghanaians and other migrants in the Gambia.
The Campaign said the…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has registered 43,946 eligible people in phase-three of the on-going voter registration exercise in the Agona West Constituency of the Central region.
Mr Anobil Forson, Agona West Municipal Director of the …
The Electoral Commission (EC)has said settling of electoral issues at the registration centres can only be done by the District Registration Review Committee and not any other individual at the registration centres.
Mr Samuel Tettey, De…
The United States Government has lifted the visa sanctions imposed on some category of Ghanaians in 2019.
The sanctions were over claims that Ghana was unreasonably delaying the return of its nationals ordered to be removed from the US.…
Today, the UK Delegation to the OSCE Permament Council released a statement condemning Russia for persecuting Jehovah's Witnesses and calling for the release of those imprisoned.
Link [1]to news release and statement by Nicola Murray, D…
Coronavirus - Africa: UNHCR stresses urgent need for States to end unlawful detention of refugees and asylum-seekers, amidst COVID-19 pandemic
States must act to ensure their actions are in line with international law
UNHCR, the UN R…
Mr Marricke Kofi Gane, an Independent Presidential Aspirant for the 2020 General Election has stated his commitment to discourage and stop corruption and indiscipline in the governance structure of political Parties.
He therefore, appea…
State schools in South Africa will close for four weeks from Monday as part of measures to combat a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was important to ensure that schools did not become sites of t…
Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, has died.
He died at a hospital in the country's commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, while receiving treatment. He was 81 years old.
It is not clear what the former pr…
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries.
China said the move was a "necessary response" to the US, which ordered China to close its co…
The Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Paul Kwame Boafo has asked Christians to play active role in politics in order to bring sanity into the body politic of the country.
Asked whether Christians should stay away from…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Wednesday chastised the Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI.
There was tension at the Manhyia Palace, when the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II sat in state over the issue on Wednesday, July 22…
President Donald Trump has cancelled the pre-election Republican party convention in Florida, blaming the coronavirus "flare-up".
"It's not the right time for that," he said, adding that he would still give a convention speech in a diff…
Mr Kennedy Kwasi Kankam, Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso in the Ashanti Region, and musician-turned-politician, Bice Osei Kuffour, widely known as Obour have launched a movement to mobilise other losers at the party’s recently held prima…
In Uganda, at least 12 people have allegedly been killed by security officers enforcing measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus, while no-one has been confirmed as dying from the virus itself. Patience Atuhaire has been meeting some…
We may be waiting for a Covid-19 vaccine - but in the meantime, fear of catching the coronavirus has also stopped a lot of people from getting shots for other diseases.
A new report from Imperial College London, which surveyed more than…
Poland recorded 418 new Covid-19 cases the health ministry said on Thursday, the highest daily rise in more than a month and up from 380 on Wednesday. Nine new deaths takes the country's total to 1,651.
The number of active cases, which…
A vaccine developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical group could be ready by the end of this year, according to state media.
Liu Jingzhen, chairman of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), said human trials are expected to be comp…
There are concerns the death toll from the coronavirus in South Africa may be significantly higher than official figures currently show.
A record 572 deaths from the virus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
But researchers from S…
Russia has reported 5,848 new coronavirus cases and 147 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The new figures are a slight decline from the previous day when 5,862 cases and 165 deaths were recorded.
Russia’s death toll now stands at 12,892 wit…
Reverend Johnson Avuletey, the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, has asked political party leaders to provide copies of the Vigilantism Act to their members to guide them going forward into the general elections.
He said the Vigilantism a…
Mr Kojo Boafo, Registration Officer at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Centre Three at Korle Gonno in Accra, has cautioned the public against spreading false information as that will discourage applicants from registering.
That would u…
Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, on Wednesday said the Commission has put in place rigorous measures to ensure that prospective applicants observe all the COVID-19 protocols at the Voters Registration Centres.
…
Women have gained access to careers beyond the traditional homemaker, and the ability to pursue higher education. Statistically, there are more females in Ghana than males and the Ghana Statistical Service gives the ratio of men to women a…
Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese construction workers in the southern Nigerian state of Cross River.
The police spokesperson for the state, Irene Ugboh Itohan, confirmed the incident to the BBC.
She said a policeman working with th…
Five West African presidents under the regional group Ecowas will head to Mali on Thursday for more talks towards resolving the country’s political crisis.
Previous efforts by mediators from the bloc were unsuccessful as Mali’s opposition…
China confirmed 22 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, 18 of those in Xinjiang province.
The province has seen a rise in cases in recent weeks and the city of Urumqi has introduced new measures to help curb the spread.
Another case w…
As we mentioned earlier, South Africa is seeing an increase in coronavirus related deaths. However a report by the South African Medical Research Council suggests the toll could be much higher.
The country’s overall number of natural de…
A total of 133 persons in the Ketu South Municipality had their applications challenged in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise.
The reasons for challenging the applicants include not being a resident or ordinarily resident in the …
Ghana, with its lengthy experience in a democratic dispensation, should not be seen engaging in violence and chaotic acts over electoral exercises, the Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, the Chairman of the Christian Council says.
“As…
Israel has passed a controversial new law which allows the government to order new restrictions to deal with the coronavirus with limited parliamentary oversight.
The new “Grand Corona Law” will enable the cabinet to impose restrictions…
The Electoral Commission on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that it must be held liable for any security lapses at the Voter Registration Centres.
The Commission said it was not solely responsible for ensuring security at the centres, s…
President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone.
Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll have an effe…
Police have freed 15 children from an Islamic school in central Nigeria where they were kept in chains and tortured, police are quoted as saying to the AFP news agency.
AFP adds that the children were aged between two and 10 and were di…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has endorsed its Founder, Mr Kofi Akpaloo, as its presidential candidate in the upcoming general election.
In a similar fashion, it has also endorsed Mrs Margaret Obrian Sarfo, a businesswoman, as the ru…
Stricter measures in Hong Kong will come into effect from midnight on Wednesday making it mandatory to wear face masks in all indoor public areas.
Anyone flouting the rules could face a HK$5,000 (£509, $645) maximum fine.
A number of v…
In recent weeks Mali has seen massive protests demanding President Keïta resignsImage caption: In recent weeks Mali has seen massive protests demanding President Keïta resigns
The former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who recentl…
The World Health Organization has rejected allegations reportedly made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over its handling of the pandemic.
Mr Pompeo is currently visiting the UK for talks. Last night in London, Mr Pompeo was reporte…
The Agona Swedru Magistrate's Court has slapped a fined of GHC1,200.00 on a 24 year-old National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, for destroying posters of Professor Kwesi Yankah, Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party for A…
Mr Samuel Nii Adjei Tawiah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Korley Klotey, has called on the assemblies to lead in the fight against COVID-19, by educating the citizenry to adhere to the health protocols.
He said the Metropolita…
The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday opened nomination for members interested in becoming the Party's presidential candidate for the 2020 General Election.
A statement issued by the Party and signed by Paa Kow Ackon, the Natio…
The Zongo youth especially in the Kumasi Metropolis have been commended for their peaceful conduct in the on-going voter registration exercise.
Sheikh Mubarak Alhassan Osman, a renowned Islamic cleric in Kumasi, who applauded the compor…
The Campaign Team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied allegations leveled against the Member of Parliament for Awutu-Senya East Constituency, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson concerning a shooting incident that occurred at "Step to Christ" R…