Spain has lost more than 28,400 people to the pandemic so far.
King Felipe on Thursday gathered with EU heads, Spanish politicians and the families of victims to honour all those who have died, as well as those who continue to work agai…
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, had tested positive for Covid-19 on the day of her death.
She died in a…
Rwanda has allowed churches to reopen but with strict conditions meant to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to a statement by the prime minister's office.
Churches and schools were ordered shut across the country on 14 March, h…
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has called on citizens to join him in fasting and prayer against the spread and impact of coronavirus in the country.
The president urged "all religiously inclined citizens and residents of Malawi" to f…
Facing a tough re-election battle, US President Donald Trump has replaced his campaign manager.
Mr Trump said Bill Stepien, a field director for his 2016 campaign, would take the place of Brad Parscale.
Mr Parscale - who was reported…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday again extolled the supposed virtues of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fight COVID-19, as he said that he again tested positive for the coronavirus, a week after he first announced he had …
More than 100 U.S. diplomats and family members flew to China on Wednesday, according to internal State Department emails, as Washington pressed ahead with its plan to restaff its diplomatic mission amid heightened bilateral tensions.
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President Donald Trump has not ruled out further sanctions on top Chinese officials that could come in addition to actions taken this week to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong, a White House National Security Council spokesman sai…
Mr Divine Bosson, Volta Regional Manager of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has asked political operatives to be circumspect about their utterances, which had the tendency to plunge this peaceful nation into chaos.
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The Electoral Commission says the Biometric Voter Registration kits being used for the compilation of the Voters Register are all new.
It explained that as part of its procurement of a new Biometric Voter Management System, it bought 85…
After a brief respite, South Africa reinstated its nationwide ban on alcohol sales on Sunday as it battles against the spread of coronavirus.
The government says the move will help take pressure off the country's health system - a view wh…
Fahim Saleh, the founder of Gokada, one of Nigeria’s ride-hailing motorcycle services, has been found murdered in a Manhattan apartment by the police in the US city of New York.
The body was reportedly found by his sister on Tuesday.
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At least 50 people have been killed and more than two million affected by heavy monsoon flooding in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, officials say.
A video of a minister wading into muddy waters to rescue people has highlighted …
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Running Mate of ex-President John Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for Election 2020, has pledged her readiness to help the party to win the upcoming polls in December.
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China has vowed to retaliate after the US ended Hong Kong's preferential trade status and imposed sanctions on officials who crack down on rights.
President Donald Trump said he was acting because China had taken away Hong Kong's freedo…
The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, has called on political party agents monitoring the ongoing mass voters registration exercise to desist from recording details of newly…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will on July 18, 2020 hold its national convention through a virtual meeting to acclaim its new national officers.
The meeting will also affirm the officers nominated for appointment as per the party…
It’s been seven days since there have been any deaths after a positive test for coronavirus in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
No deaths were registered in the last 24 hours meaning total deaths remain at 2,490.
This…
Mr Evans Dapaah, Oti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has distributed 24 Royal branded motorbikes to the region's eight Constituencies at Dambai.
The gesture was on behalf of the Regional Executive Committee aimed at s…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister has charged Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the region to ensure that various Assembly sub-structures are properly constituted.
"All the structures and the sub-stru…
Scores of foreign nationals living in South Africa, who often fall under the cracks when food aid is distributed, have received aid from a Johannesburg company, T2N, in partnership with the Gauteng Food Security Committee.
The foreigner…
Coronavirus - Africa: COVID-19 restrictions preventing people from fleeing violence or forcing dangerous routes, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Migration has dropped by nearly 50 percent across West and Central Africa due to…
Coronavirus - Central African Republic: In CAR, violence against women is surging amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the country, 97 percent of gender-based violence (GBV) victims have b…
Nigeria's first ever female combat helicopter pilot has died from injuries sustained in a road accident, the Nigerian Air Force has announced.
Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile died on Tuesday. The road accident occurred at an air force b…
South Africa's minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19.
The couple is in isolation and the minister will continue to work from home, a statement from the cabinet said.
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The signing of a peace deal between the Sudanese government and the rebel coalition has been delayed until further notice.
The event had been scheduled for Tuesday.
The postponement comes after attacks in north Darfur at a settlement…
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has set out an ambitious $2tn (£1.6tn) green energy plan to create carbon-free electricity by 2035.
The proposal to reduce emissions in the US would see investment in clean energy infrastructu…
US President Donald Trump's government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement.
The Mass…
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there.
Hong Kong would be treated "the same as mainland China", Mr Trump said. He also signed a l…
The New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the the Builsa North Constituency of the Upper East Region, Mr James Maurice Abakisi, has lauded the registration exercise in the constituency.
He described the process as “peacef…
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday warned that persons who are found to be acting as ‘Guarantor Contractors’ would be handed over to the security agencies.
Such an act, according to the Commission was illegal under the Constitutio…
Young people are bringing a fresh drive for justice in many local communities
During a ceremony recognizing how young people in Uganda are true “agents of change” in health and healing, Rev. Pauline Njiru, eastern Africa regional coordi…
Malaysia’s opposition is preparing for early elections after a crucial vote in the lower house this week showed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin may lack a parliamentary majority, said Mohd Shafie Apdal, a potential rival for the premiershi…
The United Nations has condemned an attack on its peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, in which a Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and two others wounded.
The rebel group called Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R) has …
China's pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea is "completely unlawful", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.
He condemned Beijing's "campaign of bullying to control" disputed waters that are potentially en…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday expressed his gratitude to the national executives, members and supporters for supporting his nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Ag…
The Electoral Commission will ensure that all Voter Registration Centres with technical hitches leading to delays would be granted additional time to make up for the loss.
A statement signed by Mrs Sylvia Annoh, EC Acting Director of Pu…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will make up for time lost at some registration centres where the exercise delayed on Sunday, July 12, due to activation/network problems.
Some registration centres experienced technical problems du…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), has called on the country's traditional leaders to help ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2020 general elections.
He said the political seas…
Coronavirus - Africa: COVID-19 - Germany doubles its support to United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) flexible core funding
Germany’s strategic investment enables UNDP to help turn the greatest reversal of human development into…
Doctors in Nigeria's Lagos state have started a three-day strike over safety fears during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chairman of the Medical Guild Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo told the BBC that doctors on the front line dealing with patients infe…
Sudan has declared a state of emergency in the western region of Darfur, according to state media.
The move follows an escalation of clashes between demonstrators and security forces after weeks of protests.
The African Union - Unite…
It was the middle of a night in May when Adwitiya Mal's father-in-law complained of difficulty in breathing.
The family doctor checked on him and advised that they wait for a few hours for him to stabilise. But in the early hours, his b…
The southern Indian city of Bangalore, with a population of more than 8 million people, will go back under lockdown for a week amid rising cases.
India started to ease out of its stringent lockdown in June, but cases across varying regi…
Iran has reinstated restrictions in the capital, Tehran, to combat a resurgence of Covid-19.
City authorities announced late on Monday that universities, schools, seminaries, libraries, wedding venues, beauty salons, mosques, cinemas, t…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, yesterday called on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his residence in Accra to formally inform him about and seek his blessings for his nomination, for the fourth time, by Pr…
The Electoral Commission has registered 4.4 million applicants at the close of the second phase of the on-going registration exercise.
The Commission said the total applicants registered constituted almost 30 per cent of the projected f…
Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has appealed to the Electoral Commission to extend the registration exercise for Senior High School (SHSs) students.
She said many of the eligible student…
France has approved pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) for health workers, with the government hailing their role in fighting coronavirus.
The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after weeks of negotiations, and will see wages …
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has reiterated his directive to Members of Parliament (MPs) to stop accommodating outsiders on the premises of Parliament.
He stated that accommodating and tolerating visitors and …
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