President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned a new Business Resource Centre under the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry at Kadjebi in the Oti region.
The facility, with a showroom and a ma…
Four African countries - the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia - have licensed and can now distribute an Ebola vaccine, which the World Heath Organization (WHO) has hailed as a "milestone".
Preliminary study result…
Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130; £98).
Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in Hong Kong due to shortages caused by panic-buying during the coronavirus outbreak.
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In our part of the world, the conduct of general elections are often characterised by mistrust of the processes leading to the elections.
Political opponents engage in accusations and counter-accusations about the processes.
The Dail…
Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, a son of former Vice President Aliu Mahama, has inaugurated a mechanised borehole facility for Adibo farming community in the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region at a cost of GH¢30,000.
The project, fu…
The Secretary-General will reassure Caribbean leaders that the Commonwealth will keep fighting for bold climate action on the global stage.
She will attend the inter-sessional conference of heads of government of the Caribbean Community…
Plans to develop AlUla, Saudi Arabia into the ‘world’s largest living museum’ by 2035 unveiled at World Urban Forum 2020
·Royal Commission for AlUla reveals its framework and masterplans for sustainable, responsible, long-term developme…
The regional Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) warned in an update today that desert locust swarms are now multiplying across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia
It will be vastly more cost-effective to support the Food and Agri…
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible.
"No matter what happens I don't want to t…
Now that the UK has left the European Union (EU), it wants to boost business trade with Africa. But what is already being traded? And how significant is the UK as a trading partner?
Test your knowledge by matching these top African …
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet executives of large Indian companies with interests in the United States as he looks to drum up investments during his visit to New Delhi this month.
Executives of some of the companies expected to …
A mysterious "ghost population" of ancient humans lived in West Africa about 500,000 years ago, whose genes are thought to live on in people today, scientists believe.
Researchers say DNA from this group makes up between 2% and 19% of m…
An estimated 105 Ugandan students are stuck in the virus-hit city in China
The Ugandan government has said it's too costly to charter a plane to bring home an estimated 105 students stranded in the virus-hit city of Wuhan, in China,
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Dr. Samiu K. Nuamah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, has expressed optimism about his reelection in the upcoming primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging the party delegates to rally solidly behind him for a resounding vic…
Dr. Samiu K. Nuamah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, has expressed optimism about his reelection in the upcoming primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging the party delegates to rally solidly behind him for a resounding vic…
Members of the newly constituted Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have unanimously endorsed Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei as the Presiding Member.
Mr Adjei was overwhelmingly endorsed on Wednesday by all the 30 members who voted during the in…
The East African region could be on the verge of a famine if huge swarms of locusts devouring crops and pasture are not brought under control, a top UN official has told the BBC.
It would create a food crisis, Dominique Burgeon, directo…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday walked out of a meeting called by the Electoral Commission (EC) for technical persons of the political parties and the commission in relation to the plan for a new voters regist…
A ten-member delegation from the Electoral Commission led by Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
The visit afforded the Chairperson and her d…
US Attorney General William Barr has said that President Donald Trump "undercuts" him by tweeting, making it "impossible for me to do my job".
His criticism of Mr Trump comes amid intense scrutiny of the Justice Department over the hand…
South Africa's president acknowledged the country was stuck in a period of great difficulty and doubt
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that his country is facing a stark reality of a stagnant economy and rising unempl…
Sudan's announcement that it plans to hand ousted long-serving President Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was dramatic and surprising, but it also takes the country into uncharted waters, writes Sudan expert Al…
Aeroplanes heading to Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, are being redirected to other airports because of the seasonal harmattan winds, which carry dust from the Sahara that impairs visibility.
Lately a thick smog has been hanging over the…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) are considering a boycott of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) which is scheduled for next Thursday, February 20.
The MPs said despite a provision for parliamentari…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to the late Barimah Nana Akwasi Agyemang, describing the Asanteman royal as a principled, nationalist who contributed immensely to the development of Kumasi and Ghana.
The former Pre…
The African Development Bank will hold a workshop on the ability of the emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution to overcome the challenges that Africans face
WHAT: Workshop on the digital economy and the fourth industr…
Chinese officials have given figures for health workers infected with coronavirus, amid concerns about shortages of protective equipment.
Six health workers have died and 1,716 have been infected since the outbreak, they said.
The de…
What started out as a joke on social media in Kenya about one of the ways men could avoid their partners on Valentine's Day, has become a reality.
The suggestion that men tell their other halves that they are attending a Men's Conferenc…
The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin has insisted that the swapping of ministerial positions between Mr Bryan Acheampong and Mr Henry Quartey was normal in Ghana’s politics.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-…
Brother Mikhail Popov and Wife, Yelena, Both Face Prosecution in Russian Court—Verdict Expected on February
The Vilyuchinsk City Court is expected to announce its verdict in the trial involving Brother Mikhail Popov and his wife, …
One of the parliamentary seats that will be hotly contested for in the Northern Region in this year’s general election is that of Tamale Central.
The four-time National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Ce…
Young people suffered immense harm during the five-year civil war that erupted in South Sudan in 2013 with many killed, injured or forced to flee their homes during the violence
More than 500 young people were enticed to leave their hom…
Standard Chartered Bank arranges a US$ 1.46 billion financing to fund the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The SGR Rail project will provide a safe and reliable means for efficiently transporting people and cargo to and from the exi…
Singapore on Thursday reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases, with eight newly infected patients bringing its total to 58, the health ministry said.
All of the new patients were linked to previous cases, the ministry said.…
Finance minister Sajid Javid resigned on Thursday, British media reported, a surprise move that shattered Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s choreographed reshuffle of his government and raised questions over his leadership team.
Johnson’s …
Iran’s week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, state TV reported, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst since the 1979 Islamic rev…
The European Union has described as "astonishing" the extent of vote-rigging in last October's elections in Mozambique.
In their final report, published on Wednesday, EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls, saying they fo…
A key witness in the murder case against Lesotho's first lady has told the BBC she has fled to neighbouring South Africa because she fears for her life, and is seeking refugee status.
First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with th…
Ethiopia's parliament has passed a controversial law aimed at curbing hate speech and disinformation on mainstream and social media.
Critics said the law could be used to suppress dissent ahead of a general election later this year.
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The maiden session of the Ghana-St Vincent and the Grenadines Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) meeting is underway in Accra.
The PJCC discussions would focus on areas, such as the development of air and shipping lines b…
Mr Eric Nii Aryikwei Okine, Building Contractor and Entrepreneur, on Wednesday filed his nomination at the Nungua Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to contest the Krowor Parliamentary seat.
The forms, including cheques, were recei…
Mr Allan Atsu, a Ghanaian resident in Canada has called for the crafting of a made-in Ghana Political System by the National House of Chiefs (NHCs) to abolish party politics and ensure harmony among Ghanaians.
He said: "It's essential t…
The Ministry of National Security is to introduce a National Security Policy Document that runs for four years but subject to review at the beginning of each year.
Sector Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah told Parliament on Wednesday that the …
Against the backdrop of escalating global instability, government and development leaders today made an urgent call for greater investment in rural development to address hunger and poverty caused by conflict and climate change.
“We al…
Africa Oil & Power is organizing the nation’s official energy event, Senegal Oil & Power 2020, with the support of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Senegal will launch key projects and encourage new momentum in 2020, representing the …
Jalingo has been jailed since August 22, 2019, when he was arrested and initially charged with disturbance of public peace and treason
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Nigerian authorities to drop all charges against…
Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday - the deadliest day of the outbreak.
There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with Covid-19.…
A former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress in the Central Region, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has appealed to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to deploy men with valour and pedigree as Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to dis…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassigned two Ministers of State with immediate effect.
The Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security, Mr Bryan Acheampong has swapped positions with Mr Henry Quartey, the Deputy M…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has been booed by some residents of Maiduguri, the main city in the northern state of Borno - a day after 30 people were killed, many of them motorists burnt to death, in an attack nearby by Islamist mi…