The African Development Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria have unveiled a US$258 million Inclusive Basic Service Delivery Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme a comprehensive multi-sectoral intervention aimed at bolsteri…
Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, has asked traditional leaders to ensure that their people remained united regardless of the outcome of the impending referendum on the creation of new regions.
"The peace of th…
Presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo this month could lead to conflict if they are not free, fair and peaceful, and evidence suggests they will not be, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege said on Monday.
The Dec. …
One of the International Monetary Fund’s top officials warned on Tuesday that storm clouds were gathering over the global economy and that governments and central banks might not be well- equipped to cope.
The fund had been urging gover…
An impeachment motion submitted on Sunday by some Somali legislators against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been dropped because of a lack of support.
The parliamentary clerk issued a statement saying that 14 legislators had wi…
Mr Peter Boamah Otukunor, a Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, has confirmed that the party will soon be constituting electoral committees to supervise the presidential primaries.
People who have publicly donated cash to pay for the …
Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed on Tuesday.
But the overshoot by the end of this century could be less severe than expected …
A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after…
A woman at the forefront of the "yellow-vest" protest movement in France has called for a "truce" in response to a series of concessions from President Emmanuel Macron.
Jacline Mouraud said protesters couldn't "spend the rest of our liv…
German leader Angela Merkel ruled out further negotiations on Brexit on Tuesday but said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances after Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly pulled a parliamentary vote at home because she faced d…
The 2018 Accra Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair has ended with a call on companies and institutional investors to contribute to Ghana attaining the SDGs by making changes to their business operations.
That, they co…
The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region has disbursed an amount of GH¢65,634.00 to persons with disability (PWDs) in the area to assist them to undertake income generating activities to better their lives.
This is the third…
The US State Department has banned the former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, and his immediate family members from entering the United States. It said he was being barred because of his involvement in corruption.
Mr Jammeh went …
Kenya has unveiled new currency coins that replaces the images of presidents with animals.
While presiding over the roll out in the capital Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the features on the new 1, 5,10 and 20 shillings coins em…
Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said its ready for the conduct of the referendum scheduled for Thursday, December 27 for the creation of six new Regions – Oti, North East, Savannah, Ahafo, Bono East and Western North.
Mr Yussif Alha…
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as his Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)…
Mr Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has called for world leaders to forge closer collaboration for successful implementation of the Global Compact for Migration.
Migration, he noted, had become a global phenomeno…
Mr Joseph Osei Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, on Monday announced that Parliament has suspended all parts of the Standing Orders that required the formation of a quorum before discussing provisions in the Right to Informati…
The African Union (AU) has officially signed a declaration to adopt the Global Compact for Migration. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson, appended his signature to the document and said the move was to engender safe, orderly and regu…
2018 caused massive displacement to cities – says new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
“Somali families are fleeing to Mogadishu seeking shelter, protection and aid. With nowhere else to go, they crowd i…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will leave Ghana on Sunday, December 9, 2018, for a three-day official visit to Japan, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister, Shinz? Abe.
A statement issued by the Jubilee House Communicat…
Belgium’s Africa Museum will reopen to the public on Sunday after five years of renovations designed to modernize the museum from an exhibition of pro-colonial propaganda to one that is critical of Belgium’s imperialist past.
The museum…
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that it was her duty to deliver Brexit, and that she would seek reassurances needed by parliament to complete the process.
“It is the right deal for Britain, I am determined to do all I …
Officials in Libya have confirmed that an armed group has seized control of one of the country's largest oilfields. Local gunmen were reported to have stormed the facilities at El Sharara, in the southern region of Fezzan, on Saturday.
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A heavy snowstorm has swept through US south-eastern states, killing at least three people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina, with some areas reporting as much as 0…
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting trade unions and employers' organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities.
The meeting comes ahead of a TV address in which he is expected to announce measures in…
Some 100 Somali MPs have backed a motion of no-confidence against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
They accuse him of undermining the constitution by signing a secret deal, they say, to unite Somalia with Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Th…
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has honoured the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, by presenting to him a special batakari during the 61st Annual Maulid Celebration to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad in F…
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has initiated moves aimed at preventing former President John Dramani Mahama from seeking another term in office.
According to Mr Antwi Boasiako po…
India's central bank governor Urjit Patel has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons".
His resignation comes amid reports of a rift between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
This …
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres sought to promote a global pact on migrant flows at a U.N. conference in Morocco on Monday, saying developed countries needed more migration due to their declining birth rates and aging populations.
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The European Union renewed sanctions on Monday against the ruling coalition’s candidate for presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, and 13 other senior officials.
The decision is likely to wors…
AFP news agency says the Gabonese government has confirmed President Ali Bongo's recent bout of ill health was the result of a stroke.
President Bongo, 59, has been out of the country since October seeking medical treatment - first in S…
Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (centre) is the president's preferred successorImage caption: Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (centre) is the president's preferred successor
The European Union has renewed sanctions against politicians it believes a…
Assembly members in Kumasi have threatened to stage a massive demonstration against insecurity in the Ashanti Region following recorded series of robbery and murder cases within the year.
Some electoral areas in the region have also rec…
At the close of the extended deadline for picking of nomination forms, following the intervention of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, eight persons had picked the forms to contest the presidential candidature race.…
Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has expressed disappointment over how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is running the country.
He indicated that the country is not being run in a manner th…
Elikplim L. Agbemava has opted out of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race and thrown his weight behind the candidature of former President John Dramani Mahama.
He told Graphic Online on Friday evening that, he has t…
Japanese prosecutors have charged former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct, accusing him of under-reporting his pay package over a five-year period.
He has also been re-arrested on further allegations of under-stati…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the late Mr S. D. Dombo as a selfless patriot and principled political leader who surrendered his legitimate claim of leadership to Dr K. A. Busia all in the supreme interest of the gener…
Europe’s Future Lies in the South and not the North, says Italian Finance Minister at Africa Conference
Africa is currently home to five of the world’s fastest growing economies, and only 4 African countries out of 54 will record nega…
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Parliament has expressed concern about the deplorable conditions of Ghana Missions, properties and facilities abroad, which needs urgent replacement and repairs.
According to the legislators, the re-construction, renovation a…
Mr Debie Mensah-Appiah, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Wednesday said the creation of the additional regions will promote fair share of the “national cake”.
Equitable distribution of the n…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a reduction in the filing fee for the party’s presidential primaries.
The presidential aspirants would now pay GH¢300,000.00 inste…
South Africa's rand ZAR=D3 is expected to erase around a third of the 10 percent gains made in the past two months in the run-up to May elections as strong volatility rattles the currency, a Reuters poll found on Thursday.
The median fo…
Britain will suspend its top tier investor visas, which require 2 million pounds ($2.55 million) in investment, as part of a drive to crack down on organized crime and money laundering.
From Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil baro…
The French government says it fears "major violence" in Paris on Saturday as the national "yellow vests" protest movement shows little sign of easing.
The government said it was scrapping the fuel tax increases in the budget - the origi…
Protests calling for a two-term presidential term limit have been common over the last yearImage caption: Protests calling for a two-term presidential term limit have been common over the last year
Togo's government has banned a series …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that his administration was working towards making senior high school (SHS) education compulsory.
Consequently, he said work on the necessary legislation for that move was underway.
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Ghana will on Saturday host the 60th anniversary of the All Africa People’s Conference (AAPC) in Accra.
The five-day conference will be held at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Auditorium of the University of Ghana on the theme: “Africa Must Uni…
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