Senegal has renamed a square in its famed memorial slave island Goree, in response to the global anti-racist movement inspired by George Floyd, the African-American who died in US as police pinned him down by the neck.
The island's muni…
Malawi's new government has revoked an order telling the chief justice to go on leave before retirement.
Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika had directed the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to begin his leave until his retirement.
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Scott Morrison says the government will consider limiting the number of people allowed to return to Australia in the coming weeks, as a second wave spreads across Melbourne.
Since March, more than 350,000 Australians have returned home …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to political parties to help in the education of the electorate for them to understand the process of the new voters register compilation to allay their fears of not being registered.
Mr Daniel…
The Zongo Movement for Development, a development oriented group for Zongo communities, has stressed its firm belief in the partnership of President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Bawumia for December’s Presidential elections.
In a press…
The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has pleaded with political opponents to focus on the record of the NDC running Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman in public life rather than name-calling and invectives because of her gend…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has sent former warlords to try resolve the conflict in their home region of Ituri.
Last week, the delegation including Germaine Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo arrived in Ituri, which has been…
Doctors in Cross River state in southern Nigeria have started an indefinite strike over poor coronavirus management.
It’s the only state in the country where coronavirus cases have not been officially confirmed.
The strike comes days…
Kenya's education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year.
The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes.
Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year natio…
Burundi has launched a mass testing campaign for coronavirus, in a fresh campaign by the new government to fight the spread of the pandemic.
Former president Pierre Nkurunziza was accused of downplaying the issue, saying "God had cleared …
Five million residents of the Australian city of Melbourne have been told to stay at home for six weeks, amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews announced the lockdown after the state saw 191 new infecti…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that although the selection of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate of the 2020 flag bearer of the NDC is good because she is a woman, she does not have any track record of fighting for…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has described her nomination to partner Mr John Dramani Mahama as running mate in the December 7 presidential election as victory for inclusive and participatory democracy.
Moments after the National …
Dr Alidu Seidu, a Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, says it is imperative for flagbearers to choose running mates who can lead their parties into future elections.
Commenting on the factors …
Mr Kwadwo Afari Yeboah, aspiring General Secretary of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) on Monday said the party should use Election 2020 to rally support and charter a good path in rebuilding and rebranding the party.
He said: “To en…
The phase one batch two of the voter’s registration exercise took off smoothly in some centres in Tema metropolis with general observance of the COVID-19 protocols compared to what occurred during the first batch.
Officials of some reg…
Mr Nana Oduro, Ho Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) said the first phase of the voters registration exercise in the Municipality was largely peaceful.
He said though adherence to the health safety protocols was a chall…
Mr Dogbey Adukpo Selormey, Volta Regional Director of Electoral Commission (EC) has said the Commission would descend heavily on any of its officials who flouted laid-down rules of the new voter registration exercise.
He said the ''Comm…
The authority of Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have jointly endorsed the candidature of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)…
The Electoral Commission has initiated a queue management system at its registration centres to prevent overcrowding and the breach of anti -COVID-19 social distancing rules by anxious applicants seeking to acquire their Voters Identificat…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: We are worried about the impact & effect of COVID-19 says Honourable Minister of Health as he welcomes Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo New WHO Representative to Nigeria
The new WHO Representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter …
Everland launches inaugural webinar, Everland Presents: REDD+, A Force of Nature
presenting the pioneering Wildlife Works Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project.
New York, NY, July 6, 2020, Everland, the exclusive representative of the largest por…
Foreign students will not be allowed to stay in the US this autumn if their universities have moved classes fully online, unless they switch to a course with in-person tuition.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency sai…
Coronavirus cases in South Africa have passed the 200,000 mark.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces were at risk of a surge - adding that a lockdown for those provinces was a possibility.
The affected provinces are Gauteng…
The deaths of 130,284 people in the US have now been linked to Covid-19, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University.
This means the official death toll is about twice that of Brazil, which has the second-highest toll.
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A BBC investigation has found that two life-saving drugs used to treat Covid-19 patients in India - remdesivir and tocilizumab - are in short supply and being sold for excessive rates on a thriving black market. Vikas Pandey reports from t…
At least seven people have burned to death after an overturned petrol tanker exploded in northern Colombia, local police say.
More than 40 people were injured in the incident on the road near the town of Pueblo Viejo on the Caribbean co…
With flights set to resume, Nigeria has barred aides of politicians and other prominent personalities from airport terminals unless they are travelling, local media report.
Aviation minister Hadi Sirika says the move is part of measures…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has selected Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the 2020 presidential elections.
Who is Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyem…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region has described as a “victory choice”, the nomination and approval of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate for Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Party’s flagbearer.
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The Electoral Commission Monday said it had dismissed three temporary officers over the theft of eight Form 1A forms at the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region and cautioned that it would not shield any officer caught in wrongdoi…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has registered 71,853 persons in the Upper East Region at the end of the first batch of phase one of the new voters’ registration exercise, provisional statistics from the Regional Office has revealed.
The …
There was jubilation and funfair at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region following the nomination of Professor Jane Naana Opoku -Agyeman by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its Vice Pr…
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has accepted the nomination to partner former President John Dramani Mahama, the Flagbearer of the Nation Democratic Congress (NDC) to deliver victory to the Party in the December 7 polls.
Prof Opoku-…
A cross-section of professionals in academia and students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have hailed the announcement of Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as the running mate of John Dramani Mahama, flag bearer of the National Dem…
The New Patriotic Party Monday congratutaled the opposition National Democratic Congress and its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama on the choice of Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, a former Minister for Education as his running mate for …
US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the "radical left" as protests sweep the country.
Striking a combative tone, Mr Trump said he would "fight... to preserve American way of life", while raili…
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a phased reopening of the country amid a rising number of coronavirus infections.
The president lifted travel restrictions in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera counties, which are some …
Officials in Spain's north-western region of Galicia have re-imposed restrictions on an area of 70,000 people following a Covid-19 outbreak.
Only those travelling for work will be allowed to leave or enter the coastal district of A Mari…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said the government will avenge the attack on a UN helicopter in which two people died.
The president described the attack in the north-eastern state of Borno as "dastardly" that will not go away w…
China has warned the UK not to interfere with Hong Kong following the imposition of a new national security saw, as one pro-democracy campaigner begged for international support.
Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said the UK's offer of a path to …
Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a surge in coronavirus infections.
The government announced that the lockdown would come into effect from 20 J…
Coronavirus is spreading "all over Malawi" and "faster than before", the country's new President Lazarus Chakwera said in what was billed as a special address to the nation.
In a frank message, he said things can be summed up in five wo…
There has been an explosion during a suicide bomb attack close to the port of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
"Metal debris fell all over us inside the port and we heard gunfire," a witness is quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
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The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has launched the Ghana Manifesto Project to enhance the development of manifestos and policies by political parties through the use of credible data and evidence.
Dubbed: "Promotin…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has commended a Nigerian doctoral student in Japan for returning a missing wallet full of money and not taking the 10% reward, his social media assistant Bashir Ahmad has tweeted.
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Mrs Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa North Constituency in the Upper East Region, has called on the citizenry to support government in the fight against COVID-19, which has caused several death…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) says political party manifestoes are social contracts in which parties to the contract; the voter and the party, must engage each other to ensure the promises are upheld.
Mrs Clara…
Nana Owusu-Yeboa, the Oti Regional Minister, has urged the people in the region to go out to the centres to register and vote in the December poll.
He said the Constitution guarantees the civic right of every citizen to register and to pa…
Madam Clara Osei-Boateng, Governance Advisor, DFID, Ghana, has lauded the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana) for its contributions towards deepening Ghana's democratic credentials.
Madam Osei-Boateng gave the commendati…