U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Merck for Mothers, Credit Suisse, and USAID seek to expand Lifesaving Medical Products for Mothers in Africa
Project would mark the first investment of The Maternal Outcomes Matt…
Representatives also agreed to form a Regional Ministerial Labour and Social Protection Forum, with a rotational chairmanship
The rescue last week of roughly 100 children and young Ugandan women here as they prepared to fly to United Ar…
Atlantic Methanol Production Company to create a methanol-to-gasoline and derivatives unit to further monetize domestic gas produced in Equatorial Guinea
Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO) is part of a series of foreign invest…
To eliminate cross border malaria in Southern Africa, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, awarded MOSASWA (Mozambique, South
Africa and Eswatini) a grant in 2017. Following the successful completion of the original gr…
In Kenya, U.S. forces are primarily responsible for training Kenyan forces, sharing intelligence, and personnel recovery
U.S. Africa Command continues to investigate the Jan. 5 attack on the Kenyan Defense Force Military Base in Manda B…
A banker implicated in the embezzlement and money-laundering case against Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been found dead in Lisbon.
Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha, 45, managed the account of oil firm Sonangol, formerly chaired by…
The number of police killings in Rio de Janeiro reached a record high last year, officials say, amid controversial hardline measures to tackle violence.
Police killed 1,810 people, an average of five per day, the highest number since of…
UN human rights experts have demanded an immediate investigation into allegations Saudi Arabia's crown prince hacked Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone.
They said Mohammed bin Salman should also be investigated for "continuous, direct and p…
Chinese online giant Taobao has warned sellers using its platform not to profit from the deadly coronavirus outbreak by raising prices.
Fears over the spread of the virus in China have triggered a surge in sales of protective gear in As…
BONABOTO, a Civil Society Organisation made up of natives from Bolgatanga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo in the Upper East Region, has disagreed with the Aviation Minister, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda over his proposal to relocate the site of the region…
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the principal leader of the Church of England, has visited Kiburu Boys Secondary School, a school he taught at in central Kenya.
During his visit, the archbishop said it was the Kenyan school w…
Somalia is still ranked the world's most corrupt country, according to the just released 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
The index is published annually by Transparency International (TI) and assesses the perceived levels of pu…
Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampah, the Director General of National Development Planning Commission, has called on Ghanaians to see elections as a developmental decision and not only the election of leaders to govern the country.
This, he explai…
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Member of Parliament for Agona West, has presented three motorbikes to the Swedru Divisional Police Command to help fight crime in the Agona West Municipality, which has surged recently.
Mrs Morrison, who is al…
Mr Joseph Atura Amiyuure, the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, has urged people of the municipality to take advantage of the one village, one dam (1V1D) projects to undertake dry season farming to improve their earnings.
Mr Amiyuur…
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, on Wednesday, interacted with the security agencies in the Upper West Region as part of his three-day visit to the region to ascertain their challenges.
The interaction was also to inform t…
Some 50 Mayors and Governors have confirmed their attendance so far from cities in Africa, Europe, Asia and North and South America
Policy makers, mayors, academics, business people, community leaders, artists and urban planners are amo…
UK Aid, through the UK Department for International Development (DFID) continues to invest heavily in Rwanda’s long-term growth and transformation
British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Joanna Lomas, writes on the importance of this year …
The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a $685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage disaster risks, including droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, through the Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Fi…
Data gathered by Learnbonds.com shows that each United Kingdom citizen owes £37,434 of the national debt as per Jan 22 United Kingdom’s public debt stood at £2.53 trillion with a population of 67,552,714.
Globally, UK citizens rank as…
The teachers and students of CI put on many wonderful performances, such as Tai Chi, poetry recitation, yoga and aerobics
Everyone at the event enjoyed the joyous atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year together
On Janua…
‘Water for Agriculture’ will also improve the capacity of local governments and communities to govern and manage water infrastructure and resources in the region
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a three-…
Burundi's parliament has voted to pay $530,000 (£400,000) to President Pierre Nkurunziza and provide him with a luxury villa when he leaves office.
The draft law, which has been presented to the cabinet for approval, also awards him a l…
Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering by prosecutors in Angola.
Attorney General Helder Pitta Gros said the allegations related to her time as chairwoman of state oil firm Sonan…
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, has dared the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott the planned voter registration exercise yet to be conducted by the Electoral Commission…
World leaders are gathering in Jerusalem for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
More than a million people, mostly Jews, were murdered there by the Nazis during World War Two.
…
Members of the Upper East Regional Inter-Party Resistance Against the Compilation of a New Voters Register say the Electoral Commission's (EC’s) determination to proceed and compile a new register without adequate consensus suggests that…
An aspiring Independent presidential candidate for the 2020 general election, Mr Joseph Osei Yeboah (JOY 2020), has commended the Electoral Commission (EC) for initiating steps to compile a new voters register ahead of the 2020 elections…
The compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections will begin on April 18, this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed.
The commission has also expressed the hope that it will complete the exercise by May 30, 2…
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has reiterated the need for an emergency meeting between the Electoral Commission (EC) and all key election stakeholders, including the political parties and civil society organisation…
Political pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), has urged Ghanaians to rally behind the Electoral Commission (EC) for the compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 general election.
It said the alliance had alway…
Saudi Arabia has denied that its crown prince was responsible for hacking Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' phone.
A message from a phone number used by the prince has been implicated in the data breach, according to reports.
The kingdom's US …
A diet of cassava, Irish potatoes and indigenous vegetables helped Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni shed 30kg (4 stone), he told the BBC.
"I am always fit but the doctors pointed out the mistakes and then I decided to shed off," Mr Mu…
A storm surge on the east coast of Spain has swept 3km (two miles) inland, devastating rice paddies in the Ebro river delta south of Barcelona.
Storm Gloria began wreaking havoc on Monday and five people have died. The storm has wrecked…
The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), Dr Kojo Opoku Aidoo, has called on the youth to rally behind the movement to build a third political force to redeem the nation of its issues of underdevelopment.
He said this wa…
All newly elected members of the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies throughout the country will be inaugurated on Thursday, January 23, 2020, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) has announc…
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has commended the Eminent Advisory Committee of the Electoral Commission (EC) to get the EC to outline their justifications for the need to procure a new Biometric Voter Management System (BVMS) …
Zimbabwe's junior doctors have agreed to return to work, ending a strike that has lasted for over four months, after they accepted an offer from a Zimbabwean telecoms billionaire.
The strike was one of the longest in the country's histo…
Isabel dos Santos turns a corner in central London and walks towards me. There is no security, no limousine or any of the other billionaire paraphernalia you might expect from one of the world’s richest women.
She exudes a cheerful, unr…
Doyen's Leverage, a private security content provider, has expressed readiness to partner the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to sensitise Ghanaians on the basic safety tips in the electioneering.
Mr George Dosoo Doyen, t…
Some Ghanaian minority parties have rallied the citizenry to stand up against moves by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters' register ahead of the 2020 general election.
"In our view, any attempt to create a new registe…
The Ghana Union Movement(GUM) party led by Rev Christian Kwabena Andrew, popularly known as Sofo Kyiriabosom, has been launched in the Bibiani–Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency in the Western Northern Region.
Leaders of the newly formed poli…
The Reverend Dr. Divine Ayivor, Adventist Minister is set to contest for the Flagbearer slot of the Convention People's Party (CPP) slated for March 8 at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Dr Ayivor who is the Pastor of Prince Emmanuel SDA C…
Elder Aaron Nkoah, Presiding Elder of the Church of Pentecost, Maranatha Assembly at Hwenapori, a suburb of Bibiani, has advised Ghanaians to choose leaders for the nation based on issues.
He said while they prepared for the polls this …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Arimyao Somo Lucky as the Municipal Chief Executive for West Mamprusi in accordance with article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and section 20(1) of the Local Government Act, Act 936.
…
The Portuguese bank EuroBic has announced it will end its business relationship with Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos.
The move follows an investigation by the BBC and partner organisations which uncovered a number of questionabl…
Chinese authorities have urged people to stop travelling in and out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of a new virus outbreak that has killed nine people.
Those living in the city of 8.9 million people have also been told to avoid crowds…
The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has marked the 60th Anniversary of the Ghana-China diplomatic relations with Chinese cultural displays and performances.
The occasion also marked the beginning of a New Year on the Chinese calendar, also r…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the government is not interested in developing the Volta Region despite its numerous campaign promises to the people.
That, it said, was evidenced in the level of importance the g…
The National Democratic Party (NDP) will hold its national conference in June this year to elect its presidential candidate for the 2020 presidential elections.
It has subsequently fixed May 2020 for presidential aspirants to pick up no…