Russia escalated its air campaign against Ukraine on Thursday and Friday, killing dozens of civilians in the northern city of Chernihiv and continuing to lay siege to residential areas elsewhere.
At least 47 people died in C…
Senegal's foreign ministry has said a Facebook post by Ukraine's embassy that called on Senegalese volunteers to enlist in the fight against Russia was illegal.
In a statement, the ministry said recruitment of volunteers, mercenaries an…
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met Russian ambassador Vladlen Semivolos on Thursday to discuss "issues of mutual interest".
He gave no further details, but it came a day after Uganda abstained from voting for a UN resolution c…
The People’s National Convention (PNC), has expressed discomfort and ‘persecution’ of Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region.
It called for an end to the attacks on her in the media…
The government has called on political actors to feel free to differ on national policies but refrain from undermining the country’s democracy.
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who conveyed this in response to comments by t…
The Open Society Foundations today are pledging an initial $25 million to launch the Ukraine Democracy Fund and urge other funders to join us in supporting civil society in Ukraine in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's assault …
Sports company PUMA is looking for 500 people in Germany to join brand ambassadors such as Cara Delevingne and Raphaël Varane to test the RE:SUEDE sneaker and become a part of the company’s experiment to see whether it can make a biodegrad…
A Cameroonian student in the Russian-captured city of Kherson has told the BBC that he and friends are terrified of going out, saying the southern Ukrainian port is now like a ghost town.
“The situation in Kherson is relatively calm com…
The Pope will be visiting Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the country's eastern city of Goma in July.
His four-day visit to DR Congo will be followed by a two-day trip to South Sudan’s capital, Juba. He wi…
A rival government in Libya has been sworn in as a showdown with the existing administration seems set to intensify.
Fathi Bashaga took the oath of office as prime minister in the eastern city of Tobruk, where Libya's parliament elected…
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have made limited progress at ceasefire talks, agreeing on the need for humanitarian corridors for civilians.
A senior Ukrainian official said that despite this outcome, the talks had not le…
Russia has taken control of a nuclear power station in Ukraine after it was hit by shelling.
A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - the largest in Europe - and Ukraine said it was shelled by Russian troops.
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Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adjoa Sarfo, has requested for 4 more weeks of absence from Parliament.
Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said the Dome-Kwabenaya MP has officially…
Police are looking for the Ellembele MP, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, for allegedly committing a road traffic offense.
He was stopped and arrested by the Airport Division Police MTTD on 3rd March 2022, for driving in the mi…
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to head a team that will probe alleged violations during the conflict in Ethiopia.
The team will have two other internationa…
Guinea's opposition has threatened to hold demonstrations against the country's transitional authorities over poor management.
The opposition group - National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) - wants clarity on who is pa…
An investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched, after Russia was accused of bombing civilians.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor said evidence was being collected on alleged war…
The Ukrainian government has launched an emergency hotline for Africans and Asians fleeing Russia's invasion, according to the foreign minister.
It follows widespread allegations of racism faced by Africans attempting to leave the count…
Western Australia has reopened its borders nearly two years after first sealing them to international visitors and other Australians because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian state is the last to drop its travel en…
Major cities across Taiwan including the capital Taipei have seen widespread power failures after a reported accident at a power plant.
The nation's economic affairs minister, Wang Meihua, said an accident had occurred at a…
More than one million civilians have fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations (UN).
The European Union (EU) says up to four million people may try to leave and that it will welcome refuge…
The government has called on political actors to feel free to differ in opinion on national policies.
It has, however, underscored the need for people to be circumspect and refrain from issues that have the tendency to undermine the cou…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a strong partnership between the media and the legislature to strengthen the country’s democracy and help meet the aspirations of Ghanaians.
“The current architect…
Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond, expects the Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof. Raymond Atuguba, to be invited by police for suggesting that a coup d’etat may be rife in Ghana.
Speaking to journalists in…
On the 24 February 2022 the world woke up to the news of Russia announcing its' "special military operation" to "demilitarise" and "deNazify" Ukraine. This announcement was followed by a sophisticated, all-out attack by land and air. As Ru…
The association of atheists in Kenya has written to the education ministry seeking a ban on prayer days in public schools ahead of national examinations.
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students' rights.
Public…
The third part of South Africa's Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s investigation into widescale corruption has recommended that former President Jacob Zuma should be investigated further.
Zuma and other senior officials should be inv…
The first defendant to stand trial over the Capitol riots said that he would drag lawmakers "kicking and screaming" from the building, prosecutors say.
Guy Reffitt, 49, is accused of carrying a handgun on to the Capitol grou…
Russian forces have seized control of a key port city in southern Ukraine, the mayor says.
Kherson is the first major city to be taken by Russia, after heavy fighting, since it invaded a week ago.
Its mayor, Igor …
Some New Patriotic Party members in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti Region have accused some executives of breaching the party’s constitution in the conduct of elections at the polling station level.
The members are…
Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament asking for the referral of four MPs to the Privileges Committee for breaking the rules of the house on absenteeism.
Ras Mubarak in his petit…
Just over a week ago, Polina Boichuk was busy helping organise a technology-awards ceremony in Ukraine - but life has changed dramatically.
"It's awful. This can't be happening - me, my family, my friends are all sitting in …
Western diplomats in South Sudan have urged the country support a UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday vote on a resolution censuring Russia over its invasion of…
On day six of the Russian invasion, Ukrainians woke up to the wailing sound of air sirens and news of Russian troops progressing towards the capital Kyiv.
Satellite images showed a serpentine armoured convoy, stretching acr…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to travel to London for medical check-ups for approximately two weeks, local media reports.
The president has been criticised for failing to transfer power to his deputy on an interim basi…
Assembly members have been advised to build capacities to enable them perform their duties effectively and efficiently.
Building their capacity occasionally will also help them to educate and sensitise their respective residents to unde…
Five Sudanese football players died when their boat capsized on Sunday, local media reported.
The players were members of al-Milaha football team, a local team in Shendi town (150 Km; 93 miles) north of Khartoum.
They were travelling…
European Union (EU) diplomats have condemned the powerful son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for expressing support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Gen Kainerugaba had on Tuesday tweeted that "th…
Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Transportation Company Limited, Kwame Awuah-Darko, has urged citizens in leadership to use their position to influence others to achieve desired goals and contribute meaningfully to nation b…
The Council of State has met the Speaker of Parliament as part of its engagement with the structures of Parliament to quell the seeming tension that has engulfed the House since its inauguration on January 7, 2021.
Mr Alban Bagbin, Sp…
A campaigner protesting against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has set fire to her Russian passport during a vigil in Edinburgh.
Anna Jakubova used a lighter to ignite the red booklet in front of hundreds of people gat…
Mali has been unable to pay almost $80m (£60m) it owes on an international debt after sanctions imposed in January froze its foreign bank accounts.
The country's total debt defaults since January have now reached $180m. The West African…
The UN has said 440 civilians were killed in violence last year in South Sudan's Tambura area in fighting between government forces and militias.
In a report, it said civilians were gang-raped, detained, and children were recruited into…
South Africa’s ambassador to the Ukraine has told the BBC he has had no choice but to leave the capital, Kyiv, as an armoured Russian convoy is heading to the city.
Andre Groenewald said explosions could be heard in the distance as he p…
Ghana’s response to the Russia-Ukraine crisis should not be misconstrued to mean the country is supporting the Western countries that are against Russia, the Director of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of war crimes after it launched air strikes on the country's second city, Kharkiv.
At least 10 people were killed and 35 hurt when an opera house, a concert hall and …
US President Joe Biden has told Congress that Vladimir Putin badly misjudged how the West would hit back once he invaded Ukraine.
In a primetime speech, Mr Biden vowed "an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph …
An aspiring national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Akwasi Osei-Adjei, has pledged to put nation-building at the centre of his leadership.
That, he said, would be spearheaded by a fluid communication between the government a…
Vladimir Putin is engaging in "barbaric and indiscriminate" tactics targeting civilians, Boris Johnson has said.
The prime minister said the Russian president had "fatally underestimated" the willingness of the Ukrainian pe…
India has had to walk a diplomatic tightrope over Ukraine in the past few days as it tried to balance its ties with Moscow and the West.
Delhi's first statement in the UN Security Council (UNSC) did not name any country dire…