The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Friday, July 24th, commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills.
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Asomdwee Park, near the Osu Ca…
The Sixth National Convention of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), on Saturday, endorsed its National Executives for a four-year term at a virtual meeting held in Accra.
Nana Ofori Owusu, the former Director of Operations is now the…
Expectant registrants turn out in their numbers as the fourth phase of the Electoral Commission's (EC) Voter Registration Exercise began on Sunday, July 19, at Ablekuma North Constituency.
Mr Ernest Dagbui, Registration Officer for the…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as untrue reports it prevented some party agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from observing the Voters Registration Exercise at the Tepa Senior High School and Prempeh College in th…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) says it holds the agenda for "true change" in Ghana's development aspirations.
It will, therefore, pursue aggressive policies to rejuvenate indigenous businesses and transform the economy for rapid g…
In Mauritius, EU humanitarian funding is supporting the national coronavirus preparedness and response plan
The European Commission is providing €64.7 million in humanitarian aid for countries in the southern Africa region to help suppo…
More than 105,000 people have been arrested in Zimbabwe since March for violating regulations aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, police say.
Around 1,000 were arrested in the last two days for "unnecessary movement" or for not …
In our series of Letters from African journalists, Waihiga Mwaura asks why so many Kenyans are not taking the global coronavirus seriously.
Despite global scientific data showing that Covid-19 is a deadly new strain of coronavirus, whic…
Kenya's government spokesperson has denied reports of being hospitalised for Covid-19 treatment.
Cyrus Oguna, a retired army colonel, tweeted on Sunday night that he had been out of the capital, Nairobi, on assignment and had not been h…
EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day.
The main division is between countries hit hardest by the virus - such as Italy and Spain - and some EU members seeking t…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has given a firm assurance that it is in pole position to register all eligible Ghanaians in the ongoing voters registration exercise.
The Chairperson of the commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, who gave the assuran…
The Bono Regional Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council, Suallah Abdallah Quandah has called for an investigation into activities of Police in Banda of the Bono Region.
Suallah Abdallah Quandah said residents have lost confi…
India recorded more than 40,000 infections on Sunday, the highest number of daily cases yet. Local media reported that the past week was the "deadliest" with more than 230,000 cases confirmed.
The country crossed the one million infecti…
The Office of the President says President Nana Akufo-Addo will not change his stance on the directive for the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo to proceed on leave.
The Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo in a response to a…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus.
He is a member of a presidential task force on Covid-19 that is coordinating the country's response to th…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has registered 7,279,237 prospective voters after 16 days of registration, according to its provisional data.
The bulk of the registered persons have been in the Greater Accra Region and Ashanti Region, in …
Zimbabwe’s economy is set to shrink by 4.5% this year, according to the latest government projection.
The forecast has changed from an earlier prediction of a 3% contraction.
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the revision was because …
The US justice department says former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used the proceeds of bribery and embezzled public funds to buy a mansion in a Washington suburb when he was in power.
According to documents presented as part of an ef…
The Catholic Church in Uganda has suspended all staff in its private schools across the country, local newspaper Daily Monitor reports.
The church has advised all its educational institutions to suspend payments because of the impact o…
A campaign aimed at increasing domestic travel across Japan will not include trips to Tokyo, Japan has said.
The capital saw 286 cases on Thursday - a record high - sparking concerns that the virus could resurge.
The "Go To Travel Ca…
The Human Rights Court (High Court Division) on Thursday fixed July 21 to deliver its decision on whether or not to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to furnish Mr. Henry Ernest Norgbey, Member of Parliament with some procurement inform…
Nana K. Aborampah Mensah, the Programmes Coordinator at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), on Thursday charged the Electoral Commission (EC) to address the challenges associated with the ongoing Voters' Registration Exercis…
Brazil has now tallied more than two million confirmed virus cases.
It was less than a month ago that Brazil reached one million cases - and there is little sign that the rate of increase is slowing.
Brazil, which is home to around 2…
A delegation of tribal leaders from eastern Libya has authorised the Egyptian military to intervene to protect Libya's sovereignty, Egypt says.
The tribal figures had earlier had talks in Egypt's capital, Cairo, with President Abdel Fatta…
Gabon's President Ali Bongo has appointed Christiane Ossouka Raponda as prime minister, the first woman to become the head of government in the West African country.
The 56-year-old replaces Julien Nkoghe Bekale, who held the post for 1…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has so far registered a total of 11,788 people at the end of the second phase of the ongoing voter registration exercise in the Sissala East Constituency.
The Commission registered 6,363 during the first ph…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised the family of the country's first black President Nelson Mandela for revealing that his daughter, Zindzi, who died on Monday, had Covid-19.
The gesture will "encourage acceptance" of …
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is concerned about an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has become the largest ever in the country's north-west region.
Fifty-six cases of Ebola have been recorded i…
The Health Ministry has now confirmed that with more than 34,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, India has breached the one million mark. The number of deaths reported has now crossed 25,000.
When India first went into lockdown, ba…
Mr. George Obeng, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Manso Nkwanta, is upbeat about accelerated development in the area, saying he has a comprehensive strategy to improve the lives of the people.
He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) tha…
Madam Evelyn Klokpodzi, the Ketu South Municipal Director, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called for increased public education on the criteria for acquiring the new voter's card.
She said the majority of registrant…
Two voter registration centres in the Sissala East Municipality could not register any applicants on Wednesday as torrential rain, which lasted about 12 hours, disrupted the exercise.
The registration exercise, which is in the third pha…
Coronavirus – South Africa: Government's ventilator project enters production phase - first units expected soon
This development comes after an intense few months during which prototypes were designed, developed and tested, while adheri…
India's capital, Delhi, has seen a sharp dip in coronavirus case numbers in recent weeks. Is one of the country's biggest hotspots actually close to flattening the curve? Aparna Alluri finds out more.
Two weeks ago, Delhi was scrambling…
Nigeria lost about $3bn (£2.4bn) from 97 tonnes of gold illegally smuggled out of the country in the seven years up to 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
He made the disclosure on Thursday in his speech during the official prese…
Israel is imposing weekend restrictions to limit the spread of the virus.
From 17:00 on Friday (14:00 GMT) until 05:00 on Sunday, the start of the Israeli working week, only essential shops will be allowed to open, gyms will close and r…
Ammunition captured in South Sudan
The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said.
The conditions inc…
As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, households and individuals, Mr Anthony Akoto Ampaw, a private legal practitioner, has urged banks to review their interest rates downwards.
He said the c…
The Electoral Commission says it did not issue the Voters Identity Card with registration number: 2809012503 that bears the photograph of an Asian male.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, said the card was originally…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Running-mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Election 2020, has asked women to work hard to transform their enthusiasm about her nomination into electoral victory.
She also asked le…
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Thursday moved a motion in Parliament for the adoption of a proposal to enact a Private Member’s Bill (PMB).
The adoption of the motion would mark a watershed in the annals of Ghana’s Pa…
US President Donald Trump and his daughter and advisor Ivanka have been criticised for endorsing a Hispanic food company on social media.
The pair shared images of themselves holding Goya Foods products earlier this week, with the presi…
The Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes el-Fakhfakh has resigned.
The president's office confirmed that the head of government submitted his resignation on Wednesday morning.
This comes following intense pressure on Mr Fakhfakh from member…
The authorities have warned of strong winds and massive sea waves hitting East Africa from Thursday.
In Kenya, the meteorological department has said that the strong winds "could blow off roofs and cause structural damage".
Tanzania has …
The Balkan state of Bosnia-Herzegovina came into being in the 1990s after the bloody collapse of Yugoslavia.
Divided down ethnic lines, the country was split into two entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republika Sr…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has conducted a mini cabinet reshuffle, the first since the formation of a national unity government in February.
President Kiir appointed Deng Alor Kuol to the vacant East African affairs ministry, re…
The Supreme Court's (SC) full judgment, which unanimously gave the Electoral Commission (EC) the green light to commence compilation of a new Voters Register is ready.
A source at the Court's Registry said parties in the case could pick…
Mr Kofi Sakyi Boampong, the Ketu South Municipal Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC) says, the Commission has increased registration centres in the Municipality to 51 in the phase three of the registration exercise.
This has been p…
Mr Henry Nana Boakye, National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has charged the youth in the Party to be very abreast with the performance of the government in order to be able to counter the lies of the opposition.
He …
Spain has lost more than 28,400 people to the pandemic so far.
King Felipe on Thursday gathered with EU heads, Spanish politicians and the families of victims to honour all those who have died, as well as those who continue to work agai…