The US has expressed concern over the safety of Kenyan journalists following reports of attacks as they covered opposition demonstrations.
Press freedom and the protection of journalist are key to democracy, says US Ambassador to Kenya …
The United Front Party (UFP) says it is “deeply disappointed” in the Minority group in Parliament over their decision to approve some ministerial appointees of the government despite calls against their approval.
According to the Party,…
Presiding Members from all the 29 Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday celebrated Mr Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister for his initiatives and general performance.
“The Regional Minister has done very well and…
Four political parties have kicked against the complete overhaul of the 1992 Constitution which has served the country for over three decades.
While the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is of the view that the Constitution has outli…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said the country needs someone who is experienced, such as him, a former President, to rescue the it from the current economic doldrums it has fallen into to lessen the plight of the ordinary Ghana…
Finland will become the 31st member of Nato after Turkey's parliament voted to approve its application.
Turkey had delayed Finland's bid to join the West's defensive alliance for months - complaining the Nordic nation was su…
Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election.
The details of the case against him have not yet been released.
A grand jur…
The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga says the Minority opposes the new revenue bills currently before Parliament.
He said the Minority will vote against the bill when the time comes.
Mr. Ayariga…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reaffirmed his commitment to impartiality in the exercise of his duty as the head of the Legislature.
Mr Bagbin made the commitment when the chiefs and people of the Awudome Traditional Counc…
At least two journalists have been reportedly injured during the latest round of anti-government protests in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya.
In the capital, a cameraman was reportedly bloodied by a teargas canister which hit his face …
A leading Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been found guilty of libel and handed a two month suspended jail sentence.
Sonko was charged with libel after accusing the country's Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang of embezzl…
By Virusha Subban, Partner specialising in Customs and Trade, and Head of Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
This week, the United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia to discuss, among other th…
As United States Vice President Kamala Harris visits Tanzania this week, the Tanzanian government is cutting off vital health services in Ngorongoro district as part of a “voluntary” resettlement plan for area residents. These actions, in …
Four bankers who allowed a friend of Vladimir Putin to deposit huge sums in Swiss banks have been found guilty of lacking due diligence.
The former executives at the Zurich branch of Russia's Gazprombank were given hefty fin…
Pope Francis' health is improving after he was taken to hospital with a respiratory condition, the Vatican has confirmed.
He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday, for what was initially said to be a scheduled check…
US ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey, has been discharged from hospital after sustaining minor injuries in a car crash in the capital, Khartoum.
The embassy said two other employees were also involved in the Wednesday accident.
It di…
Heavy police presence has been witnessed at former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta's home in the central region, days after his family-owned property was raided.
A local police commander said a total of 30 officers have been deployed at…
Police in Malawi will declare 537 missing persons dead after Tropical Storm Freddy unleashed devastation in the country.
The storm saw mudslides sweep through neighbourhoods and bury people in mud.
The head of the disaster management…
A health official in the Tunisian province of Sfax has warned that the number of bodies of sub-Saharan migrants recovered from shipwrecks in recent days are more than the local medical system can handle.
State news agency TAP cited the …
The Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency of the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has been appointed chairman of the Muslim Caucus in Parliament.
The appointment which takes immediate effect was first disclosed by Ha…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Agortime Ziope Constituency of the Volta Region has pledged support for former President John Dramani Mahama’s bid to lead the Party in the 2024 general elections.
The Constituency counts am…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Effutu Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to bury their differences and work towards the victory of the party in the 2024 Parliamentary and Presidential elections.
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Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) delegates in the Central Region have declared their full support for former President John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming Presidential primaries of the party.
This was when the former President t…
Businessman Ernest Kwaku Kobeah has pulled out of the flagbearership race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr Kobeah submitted his letter to the NDC’s elections committee on Wednesday, March 29.
The presidential candidate h…
Six executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region were summoned by the Ashanti Regional Police Command and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department.
The six people were invited after being seen in…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris is expected to arrive in Tanzania shortly for a three-day official visit - the second stop on her three-nation tour of Africa.
She will first meet President Samia Suluhu Hassan, before going to the Tanzan…
Balloting for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential primaries have concluded with former president John Dramani Mahama picking the first slot on the ballot.
Former Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ku…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US.
The far-right politician is returning for the first time since supporters stormed the Supreme Court, Congress and presi…
Lesotho's parliament has debated a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbour, South Africa.
An opposition MP wants to declare Free State and parts of four other provinces "Lesotho's territory".…
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York to criticism from China, which warned the US of serious repercussions.
Ms Tsai is transiting through the US on her way to Central America, but she may meet with US Hous…
The Russian authorities may have shut down his newspaper, but journalist Dmitry Muratov refuses to be silenced.
When we meet in Moscow, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and Russia's Nobel Peace Prize laureate is worried …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his gratitude to businessman Ernest Kobea for withdrawing from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race and pledging his support to him.
Mr. Kobea was one of four members…
Italy's right-wing government has backed a bill that would ban laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic foods, highlighting Italian food heritage and health protection.
If the proposals go through, breaking the ban would…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans.
"They cannot continue down this road," Joe Biden told re…
Lesotho's parliament is expected on Wednesday to discuss a motion to reclaim some parts of South Africa.
An opposition MP wants legislators to "declare the whole of the Free State, parts of the Northern Cape, parts of the Eastern Cape, …
Zambia's government has warned the opposition against holding anti-gay rights protests during US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s visit in the country.
Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party plans to hold protests ahead of democracy summit…
The Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, is completely opposed to the idea of the state bearing some of the cost incurred by political parties during elections.
“I tot…
Dr Stephen Torkpo, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant of the Akatsi North Constituency, has promised to work hard to increase votes for the party in the Elections 2024 if given the nod.
Dr Torkpo was speaking …
Former President John Dramani Mahama will be the first name on the ballot in the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) presidential primaries, according to the party's Vetting Committee Chairman, Edward Doe Adjaho.
The balloting process f…
The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say.
Investigators say the suspect's parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapon…
At least 38 people people have died at a migrant processing centre in Mexico in a fire that officials say started during a protest against deportations.
Many of the victims had travelled from Central and South America trying…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has advised members of the House to endeavour to embark on regular medical check-ups in order not to cut short their lives.
His advice follows the death of the MP for Kumawu in t…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended its condolences to the family of Phillip Atta Basoah, Member of Parliament for Kumawu, and the people of Kumawu on the passing of the lawmaker.
The 54-year-old Basoah died on the dawn of March …
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has appealed to the Minority in Parliament to support the passage of the revenue bills currently before the house in order to help the government secure the $3 billion from the Internationa…
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ wish to visit the house where she once lived with her grandfather in the 1960s has led to a search for the property, the UK's Times newspaper reports.
Ms Harris, who is on a nine-day trip to three Africa…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the peace deal signed between his government and fighters from the northern Tigray region “a positive step” and said his government would also sit down with other armed groups.
Mr Abiy was …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed shock at the death of Philip Basoah, the Member of Parliament for the Kumawu constituency.
The President stated in a post that the death of the late lawmaker is heartbreaking.
“I ha…
Some 93,000 people have attended the demonstration in Paris today, according to the capital's police force.
They also say some 23 arrests have been made during the protests as of 18:00 (17:00 BST).
Earlier, we reported that one of th…
At least 20 pilgrims have been killed and 29 others injured in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia, local media report.
The bus was transporting the pilgrims to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Monday when it hit a bridge in the so…
The US has woken up to news of another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Nashville. Earlier in the year, there were three shootings in California within a week. What do the stats tell us about their frequency?
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