Russia is seeking to rejoin the United Nations human rights council in an election that will be seen as a key test of its international standing.
It was expelled from the UN's pre-eminent human rights body last April after i…
An explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local ethnic-Armenian authorities say.
Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them reported to be in a cr…
The military junta in Mali has said it will postpone the presidential election that had been scheduled for February
A government spokesman, Col Abdoulaye Maiga, said a new date would be announced and that parliamentary polls would be he…
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43, her family has announced.
In a statement on Instagram, a spokesperson said that Zoleka passed a…
Abena Osei Asare, the Member of Parliament for Atiwa East and a Deputy Minister of Finance has distanced herself from Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen's resignation from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Abena Osei Asare, same as Davis Ansah Opoku […
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry says Ghana needs change in government in order to transform the economy of the country.
Alan Kyeremanten who has declared his intentions to contest the upcoming 2024 Presid…
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry says his supporters are treated as outcasts in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to him, all those who publicly show their support for him are treate…
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry has stated that he will contest the upcoming 2024 presidential elections as an independent candidate.
Mr. Kyeremanten, popularly known as "Alan Cash" made this public dur…
The term "mini budget" will be forever toxic in British politics.
So disastrous was then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's September 2022 statement - which included £45bn of unfunded tax cuts - that its long shadow still stretches…
The US is days away from its 22nd government shutdown in 50 years. Why is this happening and what will it mean for Americans?
The deadline for Congress to pass a new budget to keep funding government agencies is midnight on …
Somaliland has said it has “no plans for dialogue to discuss unity” after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's offer to mediate between the self-proclaimed republic and Somalia’s federal government
President Museveni on Saturday said he …
Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has condemned rumours of a coup against him while he was away for two weeks for meetings in Cuba and at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Barely a week after the president left the country on 1…
A senator who belongs to the ruling coalition in Kenya has proposed an extension of presidential term limits from the current five to seven years, sparking sharp reactions in the country.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei says President Wi…
Any cast ballot that will be publicly displayed shall be nullified in the November 4 presidential primary, the Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said.
It directed the police to arrest persons who wo…
The Dean and Director of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Professor Vladimir Antwi-Danso, has stated that the membership of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) should be made up of techn…
Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, a stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has vehemently denied claims of being the third-richest individual in Ghana.
An anonymous individual on TikTok alleged that Dr. Addo-Kufuor has a net wo…
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry has resigned from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and has also declared that he will contest the upcoming 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate.
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A former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who has just resigned from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and has also declared his intention to contest upcoming 2024 presidential election as an independent candid…
The Beninese government has ordered an assessment of all fuel storage facilities in the wake of the deadly explosion that killed dozens of people over the weekend.
At least 34 people were killed on Saturday after an explosion at a fuel …
Zambia's former President, Edgar Lungu, has been warned against his public jogging events, with police describing his workouts as "political activism".
The police in a statement said Mr Lungu's exercise sessions while escorted by member…
The speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has apologised for praising a Ukrainian man who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.
Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was sitting in the gallery and got a standing ovation in…
President Emmanuel Macron has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military co-operation with Niger following a coup.
"France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and seve…
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has commended the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government's efforts in various sectors of the country while addressing the recent 3-day demonstration organized by Democra…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East Region, Mahama Ayariga, has condemned the recent killing of nine traders on the Pusiga-Polimakom road.
The deceased made up of six wome…
The Ghana Police Service has affirmed its stance on demonstrations, asserting that it supports peaceful protests in all forms.
In a statement signed by ACP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the Director of Public Affairs of the Police Service, it was…
Industry experts in the Oil and Gas sector have called for more investment in the sector to spur sustainable economic growth.
Expanding the critical gas infrastructure, they said, would enable an optimised use of the product to save t…
The exiled former president of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozizé, has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in the country's capital, Bangui.
The 76-year-old, who now leads a rebel coalition, was convicted in his abse…
The Indian parliament has passed a bill that guarantees a third of seats for women in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies.
But the country is a long way away from seeing more women elected to its legislatures soo…
The last time a King paid a state visit to Paris, there were 35,000 French soldiers lined up along his route to the Quai d'Orsay and a massive Union Jack flag was unfurled from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
This was in 1938,…
A well-known satirical cartoonist in Tunisia has been released after several hours of questioning by the police.
The family of Tawfiq Omrane says that he has been told that he must attend a court hearing in Tunis next week.
Mr Omrane…
A constitutional expert and Paramount Chief of Asokore Asante, Dr S.K.B. Asante, has called on Ghanaians, especially politicians, to allow the Judiciary and the Electoral Commission (EC) space to perform their duties in the int…
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim, has disclosed that he has engaged in productive dialogues with several presidential aspirants who did not secure victory in the party’s special delegates conference.
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A Development Agronomist and statesman, Dr Abu Sakara, has stressed the need for politicians to prioritise the national interest rather than parochial interests at all levels.
He said meritocracy, equity, inclusion, integrity of servi…
A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the five defendants charged over the 9/11 attacks is not fit to stand trial in a death-penalty case.
The defendant Ramzi bin al-Shibh has been diagnosed with post-traumatic…
A lock of hair from a young Ethiopian prince, who died over 140 years ago, has been handed over in the UK to representatives from his home country.
In 1868, British soldiers took Prince Alemayehu away after invading the fort…
Somali national troops are currently waging a war against al-Shabab militantsImage caption: Somali national troops are currently waging a war against al-Shabab militants
Somalia is seeking a delay in the withdrawal of African Union peac…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa East in the Upper West Region, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to create an additional registration centre in the district to ena…
Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, the son of Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has expressed his intention to run for the flagbearership position of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the 2024 general elections.
In an interview with Cit…
The National Peace Council (NPC) has called for collaborative efforts to combat growing threats, such as the recent arrest of individuals who are suspected of having ties to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.
According to the National Pea…
A leading activist in China's MeToo movement has gone on trial for subversion, according to campaigners.
Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin appeared in court in the southern city of Guangzhou on Friday with her co-accused, labou…
Two people have been killed and five others injured after shells were fired on the historic northern Malian city of Timbuktu, the army says.
The military blamed what it called "terrorists" for the shelling.
Timbu…
The suspect had been granted top secret security clearance and access to the US classified systemsImage caption: The suspect had been granted top secret security clearance and access to the US classified systems
An Ethiopian-born US con…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has admonished Africans to desist from tying African stories to colonialism.
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), acknowledged that though colonialism has shaped African stories,…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has promised to construct ultra-modern hospitals in all districts across the country if it wins the 2024 general elections.
Addressing the media at an event held by the CPP to commemorate Kwame Nkruma…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has urged the citizenry to reflect on the developmental agenda of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and use his records as basis to hold the government to account.
The party said Dr Nkrumah’s strategic investments i…
Sudan's de facto leader has warned the UN that his country's war could spill over into neighbouring African nations.
In a speech, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also urged the international community to designate his opponen…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated that there are "credible reasons" to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
He first made the allegation on Monday, which I…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Canada for the first time since the Russian invasion.
Canadian TV showed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meeting Mr Zelensky and the first lady on the runway in Ottawa.
…
The leadership of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration has vowed to continue their protest despite the arrest of some participants and alleged intimidation by the police.
The Ghana Police Service had earlier announced an injunction app…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has given a firm assurance that no eligible Ghanaian who is desirous of registering to vote in the 2024 general election will be disenfranchised.
She said the commiss…
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