Two people have been detained after a UK cargo ship collided with a Danish boat in the Baltic Sea off the Swedish coast, killing at least one person.
Prosecutors are investigating allegations of gross negligence and gross dr…
Boris Johnson is facing his biggest backbench rebellion since he became prime minister when MPs vote on new Covid rules for England later.
Around 70 Conservatives are expected to oppose the introduction of mandatory Covid pa…
The US has said no American troops or officials will be held accountable for a drone strike that killed 10 people in Afghanistan in August.
The attack took place during the final days of the US-led evacuation of Kabul after …
The Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Richard Quayson, has cautioned that corruption-related issues is threatening the development aspirations of the citizenry.
He explained that…
A group of Russian scientists have arrived in South Africa to study the new coronavirus variant, Omicron.
Russia's foreign ministry has tweeted a video of the team's arrival, adding that the plane was also carrying a mobile laboratory.
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South Constituency in the Volta Region, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has welcomed the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reopen land borders from January 1, 2022.
The r…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, is not enthused with the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu’s dismissal of his motion seeking a reversal of the 2022 budget approval.
He said his side will pursue t…
The governing New Patriotic Party, (NPP) says it will not hesitate to punish any aspirant who flouts the party’s code of conduct ahead of their National Delegates Conference.
Addressing the press on Monday, December 13, 202…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, is unhappy with the delay in constructing constituency offices for legislators almost a year after GH¢45 million was allocated for that purpose.
Construc…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced that parliament will remain suspended until fresh elections are held a year from now.
In a national TV address, Mr Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next year.
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Ethiopia has rejected a plan by the UN's top human rights body to hold a special session on Friday to discuss the human rights situation in the country.
Ethiopia's foreign ministry said that it was "perplexed and saddened" by the UN Hum…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is investigating the deaths of nearly 100 people who succumbed to a yet to be identified disease in Fangak, Jonglei State, in South Sudan.
Last week, the ministry of health reported that an un…
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings.
The earthquake happened around 10.30 local time (03:30 GMT) on Tuesday in the Flores S…
Scientists are warning of dramatic changes at one of the biggest glaciers in Antarctica, potentially within the next five to 10 years.
They say a floating section at the front of Thwaites Glacier that until now has been rela…
Amazon is facing questions over health and safety policies at a warehouse in the US state of Illinois after six workers died when the building was destroyed by a tornado.
"This never would have happened if they cared about l…
The Minority Chief Whip, Mubarak Muntaka, has justified his side’s decision to partake in approval of the 2022 budget estimates despite their unwavering position against the approved 2022 fiscal policy document.
“We are…
A member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Civil Society Coalition (CSO) on Local Governance Reforms, Dr Esther Offei-Aboagye, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to build consensus o…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asked residents of Zongo communities to continue to stay united for the development of their areas.
He urged the people in Zongo communities to keep faith with the government for it to contin…
Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Volta Region have been tasked to attract private capital by exploring equity financing for projects under the Public Private Partnership arrangements.
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archib…
Jafar had two wishes. The first was to see his family again. He couldn't remember when he left Ethiopia; perhaps eight months ago, maybe a year.
Financial problems in the teenager's hometown convinced him that reaching Saudi Ara…
Italian rescuers pulled four bodies from collapsed buildings in Sicily on Monday after a suspected gas explosion.
At least seven people have now died after the blast destroyed four residential buildings on Saturday evening i…
A Russian teenager has detonated an explosive device at an Orthodox school near a convent outside Moscow, injuring a number of people.
Russia's interior ministry says an 18-year-old man, a graduate of the school in Serpukhov…
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says.
In a statement, it says the 69-year-old has mild symptoms and is isolating in Cape Town.
South A…
The Minister for Energy and MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, has strongly refuted claims of ethnic bias in relation to his recent comments on radio regarding the Keta Sea Defence Wall Project.
It will…
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Okaikwei North constituency, Mr. Fuseini Issah, has justified the government’s allocation of over GHS240 million for the collection of the 1.75 percent levy on electronic transact…
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has launched a new book titled The Words of A President: Jacob Zuma Speaks.
It comes just months after he was released from prison on medical parole. He was imprisoned earlier this year by the …
The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, has expressed ‘’strong concerns’’ over delays in Mali's transition to civilian rule.
It warned of additional economic sanctions if "no concrete progress" was made to hold fresh elections scheduled…
The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council is to crack the whip to ensure Administrators of the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, live up to expectation to improve local government service.
According to the Regional Coo…
A Communications Specialist and journalism lecturer, Dr. Mrs. Diana Heymann-Adu, has called for more private, public partnership (PPP) initiatives to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
She said in view of the negativ…
The US is gravely concerned about accounts of alleged atrocities committed by Tigrayan forces in Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia, State Department spokesman Ned Price has said.
The department has urged all armed actors to stop using…
Medics working as interns in Uganda have announced an escalation of their strike for better pay.
The interns began their industrial action on 6 November, but they continued to work on emergencies and support some staff on hospital wards…
Nicaragua has received one million Covid vaccines from China, days after it cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing.
Government representatives returned to the Central American state on Sunday with news of the d…
Booster jabs will be offered to everyone over 18 in England from this week, the PM has announced, as he declared an "Omicron emergency".
"No one should be in any doubt, there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming," Boris Johnso…
The death toll from powerful tornadoes that devastated towns in Kentucky is likely to pass 100, the governor says, as hope of finding survivors wanes.
Andy Beshear said this was the most devastating tornado event in the stat…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has banned the display of paraphernalia and advocacy for aspirants at its upcoming National Annual Delegates Conference in Kumasi.
A statement signed by its Director of Communications, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, sa…
Some residents in Sunyani yesterday staged a peaceful demonstration on the principal streets to show their disapproval of lack of development projects in the Bono Region in general and the Sunyani Municipality in particular.
On top of t…
A Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), Mr Kwesi Jonah has said reforms within the local government system are critical for the effective development of the country.
According to him, the local governm…
176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya today on a humanitarian flight to Rwanda, organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It was the second such flight to Rwanda this year, using the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), th…
Kenya has said it is in talks to send security personnel to Qatar to beef up protection at next year's football World Cup in the Gulf state.
Kenyan Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i said on Friday that the East African country had agreed…
It took over an hour for an agreement to be reached between the Justice For Ghana (JFG) protesters and security personnel at the entrance of Parliament House when the group besieged the complexity to present its petition for scrapping th…
Residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) Traditional Areas in the Oti Region have reminded the Electoral Commission (EC) to quicken efforts to restore their electoral rights.
They stated that following earlier protests…
Women have been urged to take leadership positions in both the public and private sector to ensure equal representation in the society.
The Mayor of Freetown Municipality in Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, made the call on Wednesday…
Kenya's national police have condemned a video showing a group of newly graduated officers boasting about how they are "the bad ones".
It has been widely circulated on social media in the east African country, with many user…
The opposition leader in Benin, Reckya Madougou, has appeared at the country's Economic Crime and Terrorism Court on charges of financing terrorism.
The former justice minister has been detained for more than eight months.
She is the…
France has no plans to join a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, President Emmanuel Macron has said.
Mr Macron said any such move would be insignificant and merely symbolic.
The US, UK, Can…
Families in sub-Saharan African countries are spending a large chunk of their household income to educate their children, with many being priced out of quality education, a new report from the UN's education body, Unesco, says.
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The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Rev. Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, has appealed to Ghanaians to protect the peace, stability and integrity of the country.
“This is the only country we have and everybody in this country must wo…
The Techiman Municipal Assembly has collected a total of GH? 2.194 million, as Internally Generated Fund (IGF) from January to October this year.
Mr Benjamin Yaw Gyarko, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), in an interview with the Gh…
Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, says the 2022 budget allocation to his office is below his expectation, as that is not enough to fund the numerous ideas and projects the Office has in mind.
According to Mr. Agyebeng, though he will …
The seventh batch of 176 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya have arrived in Rwanda, the ministry of emergency has said.
The new arrivals include 102 Eritrean nationals, 62 Sudanese, five Somalis, four South Sudanese and three Ethiopian…