Indian PM Narendra Modi has said his decision to strip Indian-administered Kashmir of its special status will restore the region to its "past glory".
He said Kashmir will play an "important role" in India's development during an Indepen…
US President Donald Trump has suggested a "personal meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the political crisis engulfing Hong Kong.
In a tweet Mr Trump said he had "ZERO doubt" that Mr Xi could "humanely solve the Hong K…
The Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has thanked the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the projects being undertaken to improve the standard of living of the people of Bawku, in the Upper East Region.
Delivering his addr…
The Minority in Parliament has petitioned the United States government to help probe the Power Distribution Service (PDS) Ghana Limited saga.
The Ghana government has since initiated investigations to help find an early resolution of th…
A total of 43 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirants, including five women, have been vetted to contest the party’s primary in orphaned constituencies in the Volta Region.
Mr Frederick Fredua Anto, the Second National Vice Ch…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has allayed the fears of a possible cancellation of the free Senior High School (SHS) educational policy should he return to power insisting that "free SHS has come to stay.”
Rather, he said if he as…
In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene explains the politics - and grammar - behind a new public holiday.
I don't know if schoolchildren are still given lines to w…
Bullets fired at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Texas were a "targeted attack" against federal employees, the FBI has said.
Several shots were fired at around 03:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Tuesday at the offices…
Six people including four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand in one of the region's largest-ever drug seizures.
Australian police said the bust was connected to a UK-based organised crime syndicate which supplie…
In Tanzania, the governor of Dar es Salaam has suggested the creation of a database of married men for single women to check as a way of stopping philandering.
"Our main aim is to relieve pain from these women who are suffering from the…
The king of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, will no longer celebrate his birthday with a ceremony at the royal palace, officials say.
No reason was given for the decision made ahead of the monarch's 57th birthday on 21 August.
Morocco's c…
Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah, the Tema West Constituency Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has opened a window into what the ruling party is planning to do with its Presidential ticket for the 2020 election.
"I don't think the …
Ms. Shirley Ayokor Botchwey, Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, is to pay a two-day working visit to Russia to help deepen bilateral ties between the two countries.
This was announced by a Spokesperson of the …
India to Reconsider Single Citizenship Policy as ‘Global Indians’ Continue to Dominate International Business
Draft legislation currently before the Indian parliament to allow dual citizenship has been widely applauded by the largest di…
The vaccine is used for humanitarian purposes to protect people most at risk of an Ebola outbreak
On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line staff against the Ebola …
WHO supports the Ebola response in Bundibugyo through the provision of Ebola Treatment Centres including treatment kits
Kambayaya Tembo lives in the Bundibugyo District, Uganda. He rushed to his family when his wife, Florence, called wi…
For many of those directly affected and their families, the legacy of that dark day still lingers
Six years ago, Egyptian security forces killed at least 900 individuals and injured more than a thousand during the dispersal of sit-ins i…
The funds will also support cash-based transfers for vulnerable and food-insecure communities
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a top-up contribution of €7 million, following the €6 million provided to WFP in 20…
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, says the decision by the Akufo-Addo led government to spend the country’s oil revenues on “Free Senior High School education is a better investment than anything the country can dream …
Thirty-two New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirants have filed their nominations for the 12 orphan constituencies in the Upper East Region.
Out of that number, six sitting District Chief Executives (DCEs) have filed their paper…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Ghanaian people will not entrust power into the hands of the opposition National Democratic Congress in 2020 because of their determination to cancel the Free Senior High School policy.
Acc…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured residents of the Upper East Region that the Bolgatanga to Bawku road will be completed before the 2020 elections.
Addressing a durbar of chiefs and people at Binaba, in the Zebilla cons…
The National Associations of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has urged the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to ensure transparency in the award of contracts.
It noted that some of the assemblies had not demonst…
The 2020 general election, will be a case to be keenly watched because it will present an interesting recipe of choices.
However, the expectation in this time and age, is that more women will avail and position themselves to grab more…
Former Minister of Communications under former President John Dramani Mahama has written an open letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Read a copy of the letter below
Dear President Akufo-Addo,
Ghanaians are suffering…
The spokesperson of former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawa-Mogtari says the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration will not keep President Akufo-Addo in power.
…
Both survivors are the wife and child one of the three Ebola deaths in Goma last month
Two people cured of Ebola using two experimental drugs have been released from a treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and reunite…
Uganda's mosquito-control unit has been hampered by inadequate funding of late
More than one million people have been infected with malaria in Uganda in the last two months, officials have said.
The health ministry has attributed the…
Ethiopia says it planted more than 350 million trees in just one day which, if verified, would be a world record.
But is such a feat even possible?
We've been looking at the numbers.
Why plant trees?
Ethiopia's government launc…
Hundreds of protesters have flooded the streets of Mexico City demanding justice for two teenage girls who were allegedly raped by police officers.
Around 300 protesters, mostly female, descended on the Mexican capital's prosecutor's of…
Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and two associates are to stand trial for allegedly bribing Guinean officials to win mining licences, Swiss prosecutors say.
The trio allegedly paid $10m (£8.2m) to one of the wives of former Guinean P…
A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni–Frimpong, has urged Christian leaders to avoid the tendency of intimidating church members and the public with their spiritual gifts.
Additionally, he a…
Illegal ‘saiko’ fishing should be declared a national disaster for Ghana, says the Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Abraham Dwuma Odoom.
He said that the committee must collabora…
A total of 43 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirants, including five women have been vetted to contest the Party's primaries in orphaned constituencies in the Volta region.
Mr Frederick Fredua Anto, Second Vice National Chai…
Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the Ghana card is for development and not voting.
"Registrations as citizens everywhere is the basis for development so let's look at it from…
Bureau Veritas Southern Africa, the global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, continues to spark interest in the Southern Africa professional working environment. The company, renowned for services and innovative solutions to…
Joint press conference following the opening ceremony for Africa Endeavor Monday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. (L) at Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF) will conduct a joint …
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urges Europe to allow 507 rescued passengers to disembark
151 people remain on board the Open Arms boat while 356 people more have been rescued in recent days by the Ocean Viking
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Nigeria introduces Meningitis A Conjugate Vaccine into Routine Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Schedule
Over 10,000 cases of meningitis occur annually in Nigeria
Nigeria has introduced the Meningitis A Conjugate Vaccine into…
Geospatial information crucial for Africa’s economic development, says The Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Chinganya
It is imperative for every African country to deliver relevant information that can promote and sustain economic…
Two out of the four drugs being tested are more effective in treating Ebola
The co-sponsors of the Ebola therapeutics trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced advances that will bring patients a better chance o…
Ebola may soon be a "preventable and treatable" disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said.
Four drugs were trialled on patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there…
Flight check-in has been suspended at Hong Kong International Airport for a second consecutive day because of anti-government protests.
The airport, which is one of the world's busiest, has been the site of daily protests since Friday.
…
An armed man has been arrested after stabbing a woman in central Sydney and being detained on the street by members of the public.
A second woman was found dead inside an apartment building on the same street.
"All the information we…
There is uneasy calm prevailing within members and sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency of the Ashanti Region.
The crux of that uneasiness stems from recent events that rocked that constitue…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has applauded the decision by the Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) to rename the university after Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, Ghana’s former Prime Minister in the …
The Conventions People’s Party (CPP) has stated that the recent mid-year budget review announced by the government in Parliament failed to address the fundamental challenges slowing down the growth of Ghanaian businesses.
The party said…
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare has reacted to former President John Dramani Mahama’s claim that he sent female students to Cuba for training as gynaecologists so as to enable them to handl…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, Ms Joycelyn Tetteh, was last Thursday honoured by the chiefs and people in her constituency for her contributions to development projects and for being adjudged the Best Young Female Member o…
When Betty Bigombe was growing up in northern Uganda in the late 1950s, she walked four miles a day to go to school. She knew getting an education was the only way she could change her life and make a contribution to her community.
Some…