A member of the Bryan Acheampong campaign team and former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, has urged delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to “drop” Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming flagbeare…
Fifty-eight Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the West Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region have been presented with various items by the assembly to help them become self-sufficient.
The items were procured through the disabilit…
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Professor Freeman Joseph Danquah, has urged the Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to let transparency be the guiding principle in the validation of the party’s al…
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has raised concern over the prolonged delays in the completion of capital projects across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
According to the Commission, several projects …
Aspiring General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, says his decision to contest the party’s top administrative position stems from a deep conviction to rebuild, r…
The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.
The country was "not yet adapted" to worsening weather extremes already occurring at…
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken…
National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has justified his ongoing nationwide thank-you tour, saying it is his responsibility to appreciate party members and supporters for their role in the N…
The world's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised Cameroon's electorate "the best is still to come" as he seeks his eighth consecutive presidential term on Sunday.
The nonagenarian has already been in power since…
The private phone numbers of several high-profile figures including Australia's Prime Minister and Donald Trump Jr have been published on a US website.
Both of their personal contact details remain publicly listed on the site, which u…
About a dozen of us walked into a US immigration office in Virginia on Saturday morning, people born all over the world excited to take the final step in becoming American citizens.
We clutched our naturalisation notices as we filed t…
Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has alleged that proposals by some Members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to review the maximum recruitment age for the …
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has formally commenced his nationwide campaign in the flagbearer race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Starting Wednesday, October 15, 2025, it will be a tour of all 276 constituencies across Ghana, a statement …
A 51-year-old senior software architect and geospatial strategist has been nominated as the next Paramount Chief of Asante Mampong.
Born Leslie Nkansah Osei-Bonsu, he was outdoored by Queen mother, Nana Agyakoma Difie II as the succ…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has refuted long-standing claims that the former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the election that made him Speaker of the 8th Parliament.
Mr. B…
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have signed a declaration for bringing peace to Gaza at a summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el- Sheikh.
"A new and beautiful day is rising and now the rebuildin…
Venezuela announced on Monday it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In a statement, the Venezuelan government did not comment on Machado's prize, sayin…
Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has said he is sheltering in a "safe place" after an attempt on his life, following weeks of protests calling for him to quit.
In a live broadcast to the nation on Facebook, Rajoelina, …
A number of Members of Parliament across Ghana have been rated “Excellent” by their constituents in the latest National Tracking Poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics in September 2025.
The poll, which surveyed 9,497 respondent…
India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil.
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita An…
The office of Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize power illegally and by force is under way in the country.
Hours later, an army unit known as CAPSAT claimed that it had taken over the leadership of the…
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has stated that President John Dramani Mahama is not under any pressure to appoint a substantive Minister for Defence following the death of Dr. Omane Boamah.
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President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence that Ghana will soon have its first female President, citing the country’s steady progress in promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Speaking at the Global Leaders’ …
The campaign team of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, one of five presidential aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer race, has stated that the choice of the No. 1 slot offers a significant marketing, public relations and visibil…
Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has condemned the campaign of insults, describing it as a threat to post-flagbeareship primary unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“Discipline is the foundation of…
An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has dismissed concerns over his candidate’s number three position on the ballot paper in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary, stressing that the message—not …
US President Donald Trump is considering sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Asked by reporters on Air Force One on Sunday whether he would provide Kyiv with Tomahawks, Trump replied: "We'll see... I may". The miss…
Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement the Trump administration has imposed on…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accepted Ghana’s decision not to receive an immigrant, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
In a Facebook post, Mr Ablakwa said,…
The Kyebi Water Treatment plant in the Eastern region has been shut down for about two months now due to the impact of illegal mining on its operations.
The situation is a result of galamsey activities along the banks and sometimes in…
Up to 200 US troops already based in the Middle East will be moved to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, according to US officials.
The US military will establish a multinational taskforce in Israel, known as a civil-milita…
Botswana has enforced a new rule requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy the stake, its mines ministry said on Friday.
The rule was proposed last year as …
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the appointment of 18 new deputy ambassadors, including General Thomas Oppong-Preprah (rtd), a former Chief of Defence Staff as Ghana’s Deputy High Commissioner to Canada.
A letter from Dr Ca…
The Greater Accra leg of Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s nationwide constituency tour began with overwhelming energy and grassroots enthusiasm, as delegates and party executives in many constituencies reaffirm their belief in his leadership and vis…
Peru's Congress has voted to remove President Dina Boluarte from office, hours after a late-night session was called to debate her impeachment.
An overwhelming majority of lawmakers from across the political spectrum approved her oust…
Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has assured Ghanaians, particularly media practitioners, that the government has no intention of restricting freedom of expression, especially in the digital space.
Speaking at the launch o…
The European Union has pledged to invest 11.5 billion euros ($13.3 billion) in South Africa in clean energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical projects, it said late on Thursday.
A large chunk of the investment aims to accelerate South Af…
Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the Founding Director for the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, has called for global reparations to rebuild Africa’s scientific capacity.
He said the call for reparatio…
Venezuela's opposition leader and pro-democracy activist María Coria Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Machado, 58, was hailed by the Nobel Committee as "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in…
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has nominated Joash Ojo Amupitan, a law professor, as the country's new electoral chief.
If confirmed by the senate, the 58-year-old scholar will be the first native of Kogi state in the north-central r…
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for a shift from the centralised system of governance to one that empowers citizens and regions to take ownership of their resources.
He said the inherited colonial system that …
The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has cautioned that the country risks economic stagnation if we, as a nation, fail to foster trust-based partnerships between individuals with business ideas and th…
Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for his commitment to expediting the prosecution of public officials implicated in the misuse or mismanagement of state…
Flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Friday, October 10, 2025, ballot for their positions on the ballot paper ahead of the party’s presidential primary scheduled for January 31, 2026.
The National Elections …
A member of the Bono Regional Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Dabie Appiah, has urged the party leadership to ensure that the NPP’s Election 2028 presidential primary is conducted fairly, devoid of biases.
He…
At least 13 people have been killed after an attack on one of the last remaining hospitals in el-Fasher, a Sudanese city trapped under siege.
Sixteen others, including a doctor and nurse, were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Supp…
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities.
Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as a…
At the time, Israel's air strike against the Hamas negotiating team in Qatar seemed like yet another escalation that pushed the prospect of peace further away.
The attack on 9 September violated the sovereignty of an American ally and…
For not being able to meet one of the major criteria for the January 31, 2025, presidential primary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong's bid has been placed "on ice" by the National Council of the party, …
Burkina Faso's military government says it has arrested eight members of a Dutch-based humanitarian organisation, accusing them of "spying and treason".
They are three Europeans, a Malian, and four Burkinabé - among them the NGO's cou…
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