A man has set off two hand grenades in a courtroom in eastern Ukraine, killing himself and injuring at least seven others, local media report.
The explosions occurred during a murder hearing in Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the…
Pope Francis has celebrated his first public Mass in Myanmar, staunchly defending ethnic rights in a nation facing accusations of ethnic cleansing.
Some 150,000 followers attended the Mass in the city of Yangon.
Francis referred to t…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, has questioned President Akufo-Addo’s commitment in fighting corruption, alleging that his campaigns were funded by some Ghanaians in his attempts to become President of Ghana.
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The state government said the workers, mainly in administrative posts, were unproductive, and were dismissed to reduce the "bloated bureaucracy" and the wage bill.
Their dismissal is the latest shock for government employees: earlier th…
The Islamic University College, Ghana, (IUCG), Wednesday said it commiserates with the people of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the deadly attack which claimed 305 people and rendered many others injured.
The attack allegedly carried out…
The Italian Prime Minister, Mr Paolo Gentiloni, has called for strong partnership between the youth of Europe and Africa. He said as one of the closest European countries to Africa, Italy had the ambition to strengthen its role as a bridge…
Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya and elsewhere will be bought home, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
The decision comes after the emergence of footage showing migrants being sold at slave auctions in Libya.
Mr Buhari said they…
Harun Ahmed is one of thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya - and from there to Europe.
He eventually made it to Germany, but only after surviving months of torture and starvation at the…
Ugandan domestic worker Shahira begged her employer in Oman to let her go home, after he sexually harassed her and his wives spat at her and threw soiled nappies and water at her.
But her pleas only triggered further brutality.
“He w…
Dutch Prime Minister Mr Mark Rutte arrived in Accra Wednesday night to begin a two-day State to Ghana.He was met on arrival by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawamia at the Jubilee Lounge at the Kotoka International Airport.
This is the fir…
Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos.
"Don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within …
The Upper East Region branch of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, disburse the three per cent of the Disability Fund under the District Assemblies Common Fund (D…
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has tasked all 25 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the region to be proactive in addressing the challenges confronting the various assemblies.
The assemblies, ac…
A former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for practising "identity politics."
Mr Oppong-Fosu said instead of increasing the national cake so that eve…
A war crimes appeal hearing in The Hague was cut short dramatically when one defendant drank what he said was poison upon hearing the verdict.
Slobodan Praljak, 72, was one of six former Bosnian Croat political and military leaders up b…
Professor Kwasi Nsiah-Gyabaah, the Vice President, Nkoranza Anglican University College of Technology (ANGUTECH), has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for fulfilling of his Party’s manifesto pledge to create new regions in t…
Many African migrants, exploited by smugglers, die making the dangerous crossing across the Mediterranean
Young people are the focus of this year’s African Union and European Union summit taking place today in Ivory Coast.
German lea…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was among other patrons that witnessed the enstoolment of Mr Osei-Kyei Mensah Bonsu, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as the “Sompahene”(Development Chief) at Breman Park, a suburb of Kumasi.
The e…
Mr Ahmed Abukari Iddrisu, District Chief Executive for Zabzugu in the Northern Region has said the district is ready for the take-off of the government’s One District, One Factory policy to amongst others bring jobs to the people.
Th…
North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can reach the whole of continental United States.
State television said Pyongyang had achieved its mission of becoming a nuclear st…
Egypt's president has told the military it can use all force necessary to secure the Sinai Peninsula following last week's attack on a mosque that killed more than 300 people.
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered the army to secure and stabilis…
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined a new approach to relations with Africa as he begins a regional trip starting with Burkina Faso.
He said he was "from a generation that would not tell Africans what to do".
He also said h…
A former high-ranking Chinese military official has taken his own life, state media say, sparking a debate over the possible circumstances.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, Zhang Yang was found dead at his home last Thursda…
China has sent back a group of North Korean defectors, including a child, despite a desperate plea by one of their relatives, the BBC understands.
The group of 10 was detained in China in early November after secretly crossing the borde…
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a three-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds illegally stashed abroad.
In a statement, he said the government will prosecute those who fail to comp…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected some media reports suggesting that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would scrap the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme should they come into power.
In a post on Facebook, Mr M…
Ghana and Italy have resolved to deepen the bilateral relations that exist between the two countries, as well as explore areas of interest which will inure to the mutual benefit of the two countries and their respective populations.
Thi…
If Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome has any plans of celebrating his recent legal victory at the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) based in Tanzania, he must put those plans on hold because the Supreme Court has given the state the…
Former President John Dramani Dramani Mahama is 59-years-old today, November 29, 2017.
In a Facebook post, the former President wrote: "29/11. Woke up to lots of messages of good will and wishes of good health on my birthday."
"Thank…
Former Chairperson of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ), Justice Francis Emile Short says it appears Ghana is losing the fight against corruption.
He says while the required political will to fight the …
Mr. Thaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang, Nandom District Chief Executive has said there was the need for district assemblies to setup development agenda in the context of government’s development policies and programmes.
He said the intent of go…
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni Monday night arrived in Ghana for a two-day state visit.
Prime Minister Gentiloni would on Tuesday hold bilateral talks with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House in Accra.Th…
Mr Abdul Karim Issahaku, the assembly member of Yeji Central Electoral Area in the Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Region has been elected as the Presiding Member of the Assembly.
He polled 30 votes to unseat Mr Kwasi Zor, the incumbent…
Mr Chris Addy-Nayo, a member of the National Democratic Congress Party in the Buem Constituency, has called for reforms in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to focus on strengthening the grassroot base of the party.
He explained th…
The Assin North Municipal Assembly mobilised a total of GH¢531,569.26 as its Internally Generated Funds (IGF) as at 31st October 2017 as against the GH¢354,486.95 collected in 2016.
The amount represented 73.25 percent of the budgeted f…
Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a Former Minister of State, at the weekend, called on the chiefs and people of Bono-East to shun partisan politics in their quest for the creation of a new region.
He affirmed that the movement for t…
Mr Chris Addy-Nayo, a member of the National Democratic Congress in the Buem Constituency has called on Ghanaians to prioritise the education of their children as a fundamental right under the country’s social democratic values.
Mr Addy…
Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya's divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition.
Speaking after his inauguration in the capital Nairobi, he said he would try to incor…
The Tanzania-based African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) has ordered Ghana to suspend all efforts to retrieve the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt paid to the businessman, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, until the court determines an a…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday inaugurated the board of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), with a charge on its members to ensure fairness for consumers as they fixed tariffs for the utilities sector.
Ac…
Bank notes in naira, dollars, euros and pounds sterling are pictured in Lagos, on January 26, 2016
Nigeria's government plans to write to 500 wealthy Nigerians with property and trusts abroad, urging them to come clean about their tax s…
General Constantino Chiwenga (pictured at last week's inauguration) visited China earlier this month
The Chinese government has dismissed speculation it was involved in the overthrow of Robert Mugabe.
Questions over the possible role…
The Centre for Democratic Transitions–Ghana (CDT-Ghana) has expressed satisfaction with the Zimbabwe Presidential Succession.
The Centre congratulated all stakeholders in the process for ensuring a peaceful succession without violence o…
The Queen of Denmark, Her Majesty Margarethe II, rounded off her three-day state visit to Ghana with a tour of some cultural sites in the Eastern Region on Saturday, November 25, 2017.
The sites were the beads market and the Cedi Beads …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended its unity walk to Tarkwa as part of plans to re-organise the grassroots support to position the party positively for the 2020 General Election.
Similar walks had been organised in Acc…
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, has called on local government workers to complement the government’s developmental agenda to bring transformational programmes to the people at the grass root.
He said this required the…
A survey by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has recommended a review of the quantum of ex gratia paid to Members of Parliament (MPs) and other Article 71 office holders due to public perception that the current levels are widely ex…
The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs has described Ghana as a bright spot in Africa that deserves praise for striving to grow its democracy.
Mr Anders Samuelsen said the country had consistently shown that its democratic values were …
French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire in an effort to revitalise France's image on the continent.
Macron's advisers say he hopes to modernise Fra…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ex-coalition partners Social Democrats are to hold discussions in efforts to end a political impasse.
The centre-left SPD has softened its stance, saying it is open for talks.
Leader Martin Sch…
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