France's Fessenheim nuclear plant, for years the focus of anti-nuclear protests, has been switched off after more than four decades.
The divisive plant near the borders of Germany and Switzerland produced 70% of the Alsace region's ener…
Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July.
An unspecified number of people will have the vaccine, as part of a trial by Hyderabad-based firm Bharat Biotech.
Tests in animals suggest the…
The mayor of what was once a slaving post in Senegal says a local square has been renamed, as protesters around the world challenge symbols of imperialism and racism in public spaces.
Gorée Island's place de l'Europe will now be called …
A fire at a hospital in the Egyptian city of Alexandria has killed at least seven patients and injured seven members of staff.
Egyptian media said a short circuit in the air conditioning system at the Badrawi Hospital triggered the blaze …
Zimbabwe's Central Bank has permitted limited transactions on mobile payment platforms but the stock exchange remains suspended over accusations of economic sabotage.
On Monday, EcoCash, the largest mobile payment company announced that…
Senegalese President Macky Sall has said a state of emergency and nighttime curfew imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus will be lifted from Tuesday.
In a televised address, the president also announced the resumption of internation…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has appointed governors for eight of the country's 10 regional states after sharing them out with his former rival and now the country’s Vice-President Riek Machar.
The president also appointed superin…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday warned non-Ghanaians to stay away from the Electoral Commission organized voter registration exercise.
"The election on 7th December must be a Ghanaian election, not a West African elect…
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has called for calm ahead of a "million-strong" march to demand the implementation of the "goals of the revolution" that ousted long-serving leader Omar al-Bashir last year.
"You will be hearing con…
Dr. Tina Abrefa-Gyan, the only female candidate in the Bono Region who contested the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries on Monday lauded the political maturity and civility exhibited by the party delegates and sup…
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs has repeated the call for Parliament to be involved in the selection of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC).
Accord…
Torgbui Amenya Fiti V, Paramount Chief of Aflao Traditional Area on Monday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call military personnel to treat the people at Aflao with civility.
He also asked the President to ensure that…
The Ghana Union Movement (GUM) has called on all citizens to see the new voters' registration exercise as a national duty and come out in their numbers to register on Tuesday, June 30.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Monda…
Accreditation of seven private laboratories to boost its testing capacity and three private hospitals for case management
The Lagos State government has expanded its COVID-19 response capacity with the accreditation of seven private lab…
As coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan, the cracks in the country's healthcare system - already weakened by decades of war - are starting to show. BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent Secunder Kermani reports on the country's worsenin…
The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic - but the US, Brazil and China are excluded.
Those named include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea.
The EU …
Belgium's King Philippe has expressed his "deepest regrets" to the Democratic Republic of Congo for his country's colonial abuses.
The reigning monarch made the comments in a letter to President Félix Tshisekedi on the 60th anniversary …
China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city's freedoms, the BBC has learned.
It is set to criminalise secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces, but will …
President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained that the deployment of a number of soldiers in Ghanaian towns bordering neighbouring countries is solely for security purposes and not for voter intimidation.
The deployment of the armed soldiers …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed confidence in the guarantor system which is expected to be used by persons who do not have the Ghana Card or the Ghana Passport during the mass voter registration exercise starting Tuesday, June …
The Electoral Commission (EC) says more than 44,000 registration officers have been recruited for the mass voter registration exercise beginning Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
The Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa who made …
Lesotho's former first lady - who has been charged with murdering her husband’s estranged wife - has been granted bail despite police objections that she might use it to escape.
The deputy police commissioner, Paseka Moketem, said Maesa…
More on those lockdowns coming back in around the world.
India has officially entered the second part of its "unlocking" phase but two states on Monday announced that they were locking down again.
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have beco…
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC) has said that the Commission has no intentions to disenfranchise any eligible voter in the upcoming new voter’s register compilation exercise.
“We want to assure you that as …
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-opening of schools in the country.
But only primary and secondary school students in their final years will be allowed back into classrooms to enable them prepare for crucial exam…
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson, Electoral Commission, has appealed to the public especially, the political parties to direct their energies towards making the voters' registration exercise a success.
“I urge to move forward with the Commis…
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife have received jail sentences in a fake jobs case.
The conservative politician was found guilty of paying Penelope Fillon €1.156m (£1.06m, $1.3m) for work she never did as a par…
A prominent art historian has called on the renowned auction house, Christie's, to cancel the sale of two Nigerian sculptures to be put up for auction shortly.
Prof Chika Okeke-Agulu told the BBC the two objects were "looted" from shrin…
Libya's state oil company says that Russian and other foreign mercenaries have moved into a major oilfield, called El Sharara, where it had been planning to restart production.
Most of Libya's oil facilities are located in areas under t…
After more than a fortnight in detention, a court in Zimbabwe has freed on bail three officials of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) charged with lying to the police.
The three women were arrested after they said …
Kenya Airways expects to lose over $500m (£405m) this year as a result of business disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The airline says it expects to have to make painful decisions, including laying off staff and selling off …
The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned.
"Over just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases have gone from an average of about 2,00…
Although the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is yet to declare the final result from the re-run of the presidential election, early indications show that the incumbent Peter Mutharika is trailing behind his main rival Lazarus Chakwera.
…
The Western North Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the party was prepared for the upcoming voters registration exercise slated for 30th June to 6th August.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency on preparations …
Mr Dogbey Adukpo Selormey, Volta Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) has said Tuesday's start of the new voter's registration exercise would be occasioned in 409 clusters across the region.
He said officials of the EC wou…
Mr Roland Affail Monney, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has asked media practitioners not to allow political orientations to direct their work.
He said journalists must remain faithful to the principles of the prof…
The new President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has told the BBC that his win in the rerun election was a "victory for democracy and justice".
He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of votes in Tuesday's poll.
"I do feel li…
President Evariste Ndayishimiye has reduced the ministries from 23 to 15Image caption: President Evariste Ndayishimiye has reduced the ministries from 23 to 15
Burundi's newly-elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye has named a new cabinet t…
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has dismissed five government ministers.
The ministers for defence, interior, economy, agriculture and energy were all dismissed in a decree on Sunday. No explanation was given for their sack…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the coronavirus crisis as a "disaster" for the UK, but has insisted now is not the right time for an inquiry into what has gone wrong.
Speaking to Times Radio, the prime minister said: "This ha…
Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come from one of its power plants.
Nuclear safety watchdogs in Finland, Norway and Sweden said last week they had found higher-than-usual amounts of radioactiv…
China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge in cases.
The restrictions have come into force in Anxin county in Hebei province near the capital.
After the pandemic emerged …
Politicians in the US state of Mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag with one without the Confederate emblem.
Republican Governor Tate Reeves earlier said he would sign the legislation into law if approved by la…
US President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting "white power".
The supporter was among a group of people taking part in a pro-Trump rally at a retirement complex in Florida.
The footage showe…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia moments after his selection as the running mate for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for Election 2020 chose to sarcastically attack the op…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he would lead it to another victory in the December 7, 2020, general elections.
He stated this at a Special National Council meeting of the NPP with li…
With the Supreme Court case on the Voters Registration Exercise settled, Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chair of the Electoral Commission, will address the nation at 1730hours on Monday, June 29.
A statement from the Chairperson’s Office said the …
The two major political parties; the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), have urged Ghanaians, especially their supporters, to go out in their numbers to register when the voter registration exercise opens on …
Mr Kojo Kum, NPP Member of Parliament for the Ahanta West Constituency has pledged to work with his contender during electioneering in the supreme interest of the party.
That, he said would achieve unity and cohesion at the constituency…
Ugandan nationals living in China have changed their minds on returning home and will not be included in repatriation flights, according to the foreign affairs ministry.
The ministry expects about 2,000 returnees from South Africa, Afgh…