African countries are missing out on a boom in Asian tourism, mainly from China, and must ease visa and entry requirements to tap into a historic shift generating billions of dollars in revenue, government officials and industry leaders sa…
The Eastern Regional Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkawkaw, Mr Eric Kwakye Daafour, has assured that Parliament would pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law before it rises in December this year.
The Regional Min…
Government is determined to fight corruption in the public sector with stringent policies and measures to prevent public officials from receiving or soliciting gifts from service providers.
This has become necessary as the current admin…
Milestone achieved safely, on budget and on schedule
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) has achieved first ore at its Bauxite Production Expansion Project in Kamsar, Guinea safely, …
South Africa will invest $1 billion in South Sudan’s oil sector, including in the construction of a refinery, the South African minister for energy and his South Sudanese counterpart for petroleum said on Friday.
South Sudan’s oil indus…
French President Emmanuel Macron will formally receive a report on Friday expected to recommend changes to French law to allow cultural artifacts seized from former African colonies to be returned to their home countries.
The report by …
Spain’s eleventh-hour objection over Gibraltar prevented the European Union on Friday from clearing the last hurdle before a leaders’ summit on Sunday is due to endorse the Brexit deal with Britain.
A meeting in Brussels of national neg…
Parliament has approved a loan of US$1.5 billion for the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support the development of educational infrastructure. This came despite objections raised by the Minority. They insisted that they could not…
A traditional leader has underscored the need for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to empower Zonal Councils under their jurisdiction to ensure effective decentralization.
Nana Antwi Boasiako VI, Ankobeahen of Abe…
Minister orders termination of all contracts with US based Oil Service Company Subsea 7 for refusal to comply with Local Content laws and regulations
Encourage by proactive steps taken by Schlumbeger and Technip FMC to comply with local…
Britain is to spend £50 million ($64 million) on combating female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa, the government said on Friday, calling it the biggest single investment to date in ending the practice.
International development mini…
US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi was killed on 2 October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
US offici…
A former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) is to appear before judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Friday.
Alfred Yekatom, known as "Rambo", led a mostly Christian "anti-Balaka" militia …
The Deputy Minister of Local Government, Collins Ntim, on Wednesday laid in Parliament a Legislative Instrument (LI) for the creation of five new Districts and Municipal assemblies.
The Municipal Assemblies proposed are Korle-Klottey Mu…
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, says contrary to claims by some members of the Opposition, the Akosombo Textiles Ltd (ATL) has been revived at the behest of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have co-hosted the EIB Africa Day 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UNIDO’s Director General, LI Yong, and EIB President, Werner Hoyer, ope…
A former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia's electoral board.
Birtukan Mideksa is the latest significant appointment of a woman to a key public office.
Ms Birtukan returned to Ethiopia earl…
Theresa May has hailed the draft agreement on post-Brexit relations as "right for the whole of the UK" and insisted a deal "is within our grasp".
The political declaration - outlining how UK-EU trade, security and other issues will work -…
Zimabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is presenting the first budget of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.
The highlights of the $8.2bn (£6.3bn) budget include a 5% salary cut for all senior government workers including in sta…
The government has laid a Legislative Instrument (LI) in Parliament for the creation of five new district and municipal assemblies.
A Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, laid the LI in P…
There was heated argument between the Majority and Minority as Parliament begins debate on the 2019 budget statement and economic policy for the 2019 financial year.
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday presented the …
Three envoys Tuesday lauded Ghana's resolve to transition from foreign assistance to trade with her development partners, stressing that the move would put the country on the path to rapid development.
The three - the Irish Ambassador t…
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Sudan to explore four oil blocks, South Sudan’s petroleum minister said on Tuesday.
The oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom was awaiting more information on the …
A thirteen-member Greater Accra Regional Peace Council Board has been inaugurated in Accra to work towards sustainable peace in the region.
The Council is made up of representatives of various institutions, including the Catholic Bishop…
The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, has called on the two major political parties to do introspection on the election of party national executives to reflect the stipulation of the Constit…
Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a flag bearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has shared the seven points transformational agenda with delegates at the Ninth National Congress held in Accra.
He said the seven pillars, which h…
The Otumfuo-led Mediation Committee on the Dagbon peace process has successfully facilitated an agreement between the Abudu and Andani feuding parties to perform the funerals of the late two Yaa-Naas of Dagbon to pave way for lasting peace…
Obore Gariba Yankorsor II, Paramount chief of the Bassare Traditional Council has commended government for capturing the Yendi-Tatale road in the 2019 National Budget for construction.
The move, he said would not only facilitate the mov…
Ghana and Poland must collaborate in the energy, food production and processing, telecommunications, the Information and Communication Technology, Defense and other sectors to the benefit and wellbeing of their peoples.
The Ambassador o…
Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the controversial Russian frontrunner.
Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol's 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai.
He beat Russia's Alexa…
Cameroon's security forces have rescued kidnapped students and one teacher after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters in the South-West region.
The group of nine, not 20 as first reported, was taken from a school in the city of Kumba…
A great feat for popular democracy was achieved at last Saturday’s congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) when the voice of the people, exhibited through protests in the instance, led to a deferment of an otherwise planned key …
People trapped in a falling lift in the US city of Chicago thought they were going to die as they plummeted 84 floors to the ground.
Six people, including a pregnant woman, fell from the 95th to the 11th floor in a skyscraper formerly k…
Police and security forces have stormed Papua New Guinea's parliament in a dispute over unpaid bonuses for last week's Apec summit, lawmakers said.
The group reportedly smashed windows and furniture in the building, located in the capit…
Israel has denounced as "shameful" Airbnb's decision to withdraw its listings from homes in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Its tourism minister said Israeli authorities would back legal challenges lodged by settlers agai…
Regional government asks aid agencies to scale up emergency response to the humanitarian crisis.
Over 200,000 people fled ethnic conflict to camps in the Somali region of Ethiopia since July. This pushes the total to over 700,000 t…
Recent success has got England fans excited - so are Gareth Southgate's side realistically capable of winning a major tournament?
Southgate says England are "breaking new barriers" as they near the end of a year that brought a first Wor…
The health authorities in the central Mozambican province of Manica say they have taken disciplinary measures against staff and trainees who were caught playing around with social media on their mobile phones instead of caring for patients…
Foreign exchange bureaus in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha have remained closed for a second day after soldiers conducted what they called a "special operation" for reasons they have not given.
The operation ended at midnight but th…
US President Donald Trump has been asked to ascertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesd…
Kofi Adams, former National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared his intention to contest as the Member of Parliament for Buem constituency in the Volta Region in the next elections on the ticket of NDC after b…
For the second year in a row the charity Water Aid has highlighted Ethiopia's poor record when it comes to access to toilets at home.
On World Toilet Day, it has reported that 93%of Ethiopians lack basic sanitation where they live, maki…
A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally.
US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order after hearing ar…
The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has said she is "willing" to support the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party her father, former president Jerry John Rawlings founded, to win the…
Israel's government appears to have survived a possible collapse after a key partner withdrew a threat to leave the coalition and force snap elections.
Naftali Bennett, of the Jewish Home party, had signalled he would quit, but announce…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to give the needed support to anyone who emerges as the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the party’s quest to wrest power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 20…
The Northern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Sofo Azorka, has been elected as a National Vice Chairman of the party.
Provisional results show that Chief Azorka would be one of the three vice chairper…
Dozens of increasingly desperate migrants rescued by a cargo ship in the Mediterranean have been refusing to leave after it docked in a Libyan port.
Some told journalists they would rather die than be forced to disembark in Libya where …
In the last few weeks social media users in Sudan have been horrified by videos and pictures of young men's afros being shaved off by the former Janjaweed forces in some of the poor areas of the capital, Khartoum.
The government-backed …
US President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on a recording of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder - but will not listen to it himself.
"It's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape," he told Fox News Sunday.
The CIA has r…
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