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.
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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.
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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…
The Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea and northern Kenya
Unusual weather and climate conditions, including widespread and heavy rain…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo at the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
The Prime Minister met President Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
The Prime Minister stressed the UK’s comm…
The goals will be clustered around the five Ps – People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace and Partnerships
Zimbabwe is ready to host the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held in Victoria Falls from 24…
President Putin's reappointment of Africa friendly Alexander Novak as Russia’s energy minister is great news for Oil and Gas market stability
The African Energy Chamber welcomes the reappointment of Minister Novak who has always support…
Houston based Marathon Oil Corporation to Step Up Investment in Equatorial Guinea Following Meeting with H.E. President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Marathon Oil reiterated its commitment to Equatorial Guinea and towards the development of the…
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be arrested if he attempts to return to the country, a minister has told the BBC.
Justice Minister Aboubacarr Tambadou said he would like to prosecute Mr Jammeh himself over his "brutal" rule.
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People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said.
The landmark ruling centres on the case of Ioane Teitiota, whose home - the Pacific Island of Kiribati - is threatened by rising…
A court in Thailand has acquitted one of the country's largest opposition parties after it was accused of having links to a mythical secret society.
A sedition charge against Future Forward alleged that it was influenced by the Illumina…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday ordered the arrest of two officers of the Sefwi Akontombra District Assembly for not being forthright on the absence of 62 payment vouchers totaling GHC126, 000.
PAC Chairman J…
More than 20 million phones are still operating despite threats by the government to shut them down.
Monday was the last day for people to register their Sim cards under a new biometric system.
The national telecoms regulator has sai…
Mr Charles Taleog Ndanbon, the Assemblyman-elect for the Zoliba-Tindongo Electoral Area in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, has appealed to Government to rehabilitate roads in the area to boost agricultural production.
He s…
Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah, the Tema West Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has predicted a massive turn-out in fresh registration process that the Electoral Commission is preparing to undertake.
"Anybody who is sure of …
A businessman and leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Damongo in the Savannah Region has described the Party as a blessing in view of the tremendous transformational agenda it is undertaking to develop the nation.
Nana Kw…
Dr Grace Ayensu-Dankwa, an Internationally Recognised Burns Surgeon has stressed the need for the constituents of Essikado-Ketan to carefully think through their decision by giving her the parliamentary mandate to lead and uplift their soc…
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor has indicated his strong ties with Dagbon and its people, saying the great ancient Kingdom deserves the support of all in Ghana to restore the area back to its former glory.
Eulogising the chiefs an…
Mr Zayaa Yeebo, Editor in Chief of the Public Agenda Newspaper has called on the media to help deepen democratic development by sanitising the political space.
He observed that political entities were threatening violence ahead of the 2…
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said Persol System Limited, the company awarded the contract to build the data Center for the Commission does not belong to Dr Charles Mensa, the husband of the EC Chairperson.
A statement issued …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region has distanced itself from activities of secessionist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF).
Members of HSGF, with 85-year old Kormi Kudzordzi also known as Papavi Hogbed…
A Clergyman has cautioned Ghanaians to desist from partisan politics that can negatively affect the country's development and peaceful co-existence.
He added that using violence to settle squabbles would result in threatening mayhem.
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Dr Zanetor Rawlings, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Korley Klottey, has affirmed the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) commitment to work within the laws to ensure peace in the country.
She, therefore, advised the NDC supporters a…
Hundreds of migrants who waded across a river on Mexico's southern border have been stopped from entering the country on their way to the US.
The migrants, mainly from Honduras, took to the water after being refused permission to cross …
South Africa's troubled national airline, South African Airways (SAA), has cancelled some domestic and international flights to save cash, the company said on Tuesday.
Some of its flights from Johannesburg to the South African cities of…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said under no circumstance should Ghanaians and Nigerians allow anyone to sow seeds of disunity between them.
He said the integration of cultures between Ghana and Nigeria must unite the peop…
Former broadcaster Kojo Frempong has announced his intention to contest the Wenchi Parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2020 election.
The Wenchi parliamentary seat in the Bono Region is currently occupied by t…
The Accra High Court has granted bail to ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo, who has been accused of aiding some alleged coup plotters.
In a ruling Tuesday morning [January 21, 2020], the court presided over by Justice Charles Ekow Baiden, admitte…