Kenya has requested rapid financial support from the World Bank to help it manage the economic shocks triggered by the Iran war, its central bank governor told Reuters.
Like other nations that are heavily reliant on energy imports, the …
US President Donald Trump has announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which took effect from 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT; midnight local time) on 16 April.
There was no mention in Trump's sta…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the government to commit to democratic principles and the rule of law.
It said the resort to arbitrariness and selective enforcement of the law and growing political bias within state institutio…
Former Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, has cautioned against any return to extra-judicial systems such as public tribunals, stressing the need to uphold the authority of the courts.
He stressed the importance of adherence to the…
The CDD-Ghana has called on the government to increase the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) from the current minimum of 5% to at least 10%, as part of broader efforts to strengthen local governance and enhance development at the …
Pope Leo XIV has criticised foreigners who exploit the wealth of Africa for profit during his visit to a conflict-hit region of Cameroon.
It is one of several forthright remarks he has made over the last day, including blasting …
Outside a morgue in south-eastern Turkey about a dozen men rushed to carry a coffin, but it was light - just the weight of a 10-year boy.
His father followed behind, propped up by relatives on both sides but weighed down by grie…
The Vice-President, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman, has urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to ensure that the country’s embassies abroad contribute to trade volumes and also secure opportunities for Ghanaian businesses abroad.
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The Krobo bloc of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded an apology from New Juaben South Member of Parliament (MP) Mr Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi over comments they say were divisive and ethnocentric.
The group, made up …
Pope Leo was travelling to the biggest city in Cameroon's conflict-hit anglophone region on Thursday, the latest stop on an ambitious four-country Africa tour amid attacks on the pontiff by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump's attacks on …
The newly US-based Gyasehene of Kwahu Ankaase, Nana Kwame Addo, has pledged to promote unity, development, and cultural preservation following his enstoolment.
He also expressed profound gratitude to God, the ancestors, and the people…
THE Western Regional House of Chiefs has honoured the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Em manuel Armah-Kofi Buah, for his dedicated service to the country, leadership, and contribution to national development. The chiefs said, a…
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has praised veteran lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata for his outstanding contribution to Ghana’s legal development, saying his work has left an “indelible mark” on the country’s legal landscape.
Speaking at the…
Private legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL), arguing that they were unjustly denied parliamentary representation during Ghana’s 8th Parliament.
T…
Leading South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public.
But Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the leade…
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville, Congo, to participate in the official investiture of Denis Sassou N’Guesso, who has been re-elected to serve another five-year term as president of the Republic of the Congo.
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The Nigerian authorities have dropped charges of financing terrorism against a former justice minister and his son.
Abubakar Malami, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023, now faces a revised charg…
An Accra High Court has ruled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) does not have the independent authority to prosecute criminal cases, directing that all matters initiated by the anti-corruption body be referred to the Attorn…
Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country, a BBC investigation has discovered.
They are exploiting rules brought in by ministers to help genuine victims of abuse to secure perm…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it will challenge a High Court ruling which held that it lacks the authority to prosecute accused persons in the ongoing 'rice scandal case'.
The Office, in a statement, said it is takin…
Kenya has sharply raised the cost of petroleum, with diesel prices rising by a record margin despite a fuel tax cut, as the conflict in Iran pushes up global oil prices.
In its latest review, the energy regulator raised the cost…
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
The trawler, which had departed from B…
Italy will not renew its defence agreement with Israel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
Meloni said her government had decided to suspend the renewal, which happens every five years, "in view of the current situa…
The Deputy National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Safia Mohammed, has reaffirmed the party’s determination to reorganise and rebuild for the 2028 general election.
Despite the outcome of the 2024 general el…
MR John Darko, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, has raised concerns over the tender process for the Damang Gold Mine, emphasising the need for transparency and fairness.
That, he explained, will ensur…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for a fundamental reset in Ghana’s economic governance, warning that political leaders must rise above partisanship and prioritise private sector collaboration or risk undermining nation…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has stated that appointments under the NDC are based strictly on competence and national interest rather than ethnic considerations.
Mr Nketiah s…
Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have announced a period of "safe travel passage" and halted fighting ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the conflict?hit region this week.
Leaders of several armed and secessionist groups said th…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben North in the Eastern Region, Nana Osei-Adjei, has donated medical equipment and other essential products to the maternity block of the Akwadum Health Centre to improv…
Lebanon and Israel have held their first diplomatic talks in over three decades, a rare encounter aimed at ending fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated, said…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said.
The country has not had a top envoy in the US sinc…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has led a donation drive to support vulnerable groups within the constituency.
The intervention, undertaken in collaboration with One…
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) and the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration in the safety and secure regulation of nuclear, radiological facilities and activi…
A former Nigerian oil minister accused of being treated to luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK in exchange for granting government contracts has denied asking for or taking bribes.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, …
Benin's Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won the presidency with an overwhelming majority of the vote, provisional results show.
He secured more than 94% of the vote, based on 90% of ballots counted, sufficient for an "irrev…
Madam Sandra Seyram Kpedor, the new District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Anloga District Assembly, has begun a familiarization tour of key public facilities within the district.
The tour, which came off Wednesday 16th April, marked her…
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the arrest of Mr Abubakar Yakubu, the Sunyani East Constituency Communications Officer of the party, describing the action as unwarranted and deeply troubling for the nation’s democrat…
Becky Enyonam Ahadzi, a Women’s Rights Advocate, has called for constitutional safeguards to boost women’s political representation.
She said challenges facing women in politics stemmed from the absence of structural guarantees despite ex…
Professor Kofi Quashigah, a constitutional law expert, has cautioned against wholesale constitutional reform in Ghana, warning that sweeping changes could prove legally impracticable and destabilising.
He explained that the stringent re…
Péter Magyar has said he has already spoken to 10 European leaders, a day after his landslide victory brought an end to Viktor Orbán's 16-year continuous rule in Hungary.
But he said he would not be calling Vladimir Putin, a clo…
Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has asserted that Ghana is firmly on the path to debt sustainability.
According to the Finance Minister, this marks a critical turning point as the country pivots from economic stabilisa…
With Lebanon, again, engulfed by war, I remember a meeting I had with President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace, a modernist building at the top of a hill overlooking Beirut last August.
Aoun, a former army chief, took office a…
Pope Leo XIV wants to "turn the world's attention to Africa", according to a senior Vatican official, as he embarks on a significant tour of the continent addressing themes of peace, migration and dialogue between religions.
The…
Mohammed Amin was eight when he died shortly after testing positive for HIV.
His fevers were so bad that he insisted on sleeping in the rain, and he writhed in pain "like he'd been thrown in hot oil", says his mother, Sughra.
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The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, and the party’s Sunyani East Communications Officer, Abubakar Yakubu, have been granted bail by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Servi…
The Nigerian Air Force says it has launched an investigation after dozens of civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a market on Saturday.
The strike happened at Jilli market, along the border between Borno and Yobe …
Sir Keir Starmer is planning legislation to allow the UK to adopt new EU laws without Parliament having to hold a full vote each time.
The measure is meant to make it easier for the UK to "dynamically" align with future rules re…
Pope Leo says he has "no intention to debate" US President Donald Trump, after the US leader criticised the pontiff's comments about the war in the Middle East.
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"I am not a politician," Pope Leo tells reporters, while defending his…
Mr Issah Mohammed Bataglia, the Member of Parliament for the Sissala East Constituency has announced a series of major financial commitments aimed at improving healthcare delivery across the municipality, particularly in underserved commun…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho as his new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
She succeeds the late Mr. Nicholas Ha…
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