Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn, a Security Analyst, has welcomed the decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend Mali from the regional bloc.
The suspension follows last week's coup d'état in which Mali's Transit…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to disregard information circulating that the country was experiencing the culture of silence.
He said as a human right advocate, protecting the fundamental human rights of pe…
The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has appealed to the members of the Pan-African Parliament to "recover their composure" after scuffles were reported in Monday's session.
He said the "shocking scenes of violen…
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the terrorism and insurgency activities in the West African sub-region and Sahel Region is no more a risk but a reality.
He noted that the increasing seizure of territories by terrorists and…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Gamey and Gamey Group, Mr Austin A. Gamey, has called for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve electoral disputes in the country.
According to him, the 2012 and the 2020 president…
Uganda's Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala has been shot and injured by unknown gunmen near his home in the capital Kampala.
Eyewitnesses say the gunmen were riding on a motorcycle.
General Wamala is a former army commander.
…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security authorities to hasten efforts to rescue more than 100 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger state.
The president condemned the latest incident as "unfortunate" wh…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19.
From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India.
The UK v…
European powers have pressed the US and Denmark over reports the two worked together to spy on top European politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Danish broadcaster DR said Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) c…
Peru has more than doubled its Covid death toll following a review, making it the country with the world's highest death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The official death toll is now more than 180,000, up f…
A US based Ghanaian human development specialist, Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey who is seeking to be appointed Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, is vowing to bring law and order to the capital city, and rid it of filth, should he b…
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has arrived in Kenya for a two-day visit.
This is Mr Ndayishimiye's sixth foreign visit in less than a year in power.
His predecessor, the late Pierre Nkurunziza, only left Burundi once during …
Shops are locked, schools closed, and streets are deserted in parts of southern Nigeria following a sit-at-home order by secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob).
The group told people to stay at home on Monday to mark…
The government of Chad has accused the Central African Republic (CAR) of killing six of its soldiers and wounding five others in an attack in the south of the country.
Chad's Foreign Minister, Cherif Mahamat Zene, said troops from the C…
Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures.
The efforts come in response to a new cluster linked to a religious mission.
Vietnam has had…
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a proposed unity government aimed at replacing him would be a danger to the country's security.
He urged fellow right-wingers not to back a deal after ultra-nationalist Naftali Bennett said…
The Greater Accra Regional directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called for collective national efforts towards sustaining Ghana's democracy.
The NCCE reminded Ghanaians not to lose sight of the processes…
Delegations from the Klefe and Matse Traditional Areas in the Volta Region have paid courtesy calls on Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister to congratulate him on his re-appointment by President Akufo-Addo.
They also disc…
Mr Eric Gregory Kwatia, Chairman of the Finance and Accounts Committee at the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, at the weekend said the government recognised the importance of data in the development agenda for accelerated national growth.
M…
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will from Wednesday, June 2, 2021, begin the vetting of the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers.
The exercise, which will end on Tuesday, June 15…
Nigeria's president has appointed a new army chief, the ministry of defence said in a statement on Thursday, following the death of the military head's predecessor in a plane crash last week.
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Major G…
Czech restaurants, bars, night clubs and other hospitality venuescan serve customersindoors from Monday, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Friday, announcing a quicker-than-planned easing of COVID-19 restrictions following a court rulin…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he would run for a second term of office next year, implicitly gambling that the likely winners of September's national election would not turf out a sitting national figurehead from a differen…
Ex-President Jacob Zuma has failed in his attempt to recoup personal costs he has incurred while challenging the constitutionality of the ongoing corruption inquiry against him.
South Africa's Constitutional Court struck his application…
Ms Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has launched a campaign dubbed: "We are One, Ghana First," to reinforce the essence of national cohesion as a prerequisite for deepening our democr…
The rescue operation in Nigeria's Kebbi state has entered day three with 60 bodies having been recovered so far.
The authorities say the number of survivors still stands at 22 with some of them still being treated at the hospital.
Au…
The foreign ministers of Ireland, Poland, Hungary and Serbia will visit China from Saturday, the Chinese foreign ministry said, in a sign of a push to strengthen ties with Europe after an investment treaty was frozen.
The European Parli…
The leaders of several southern African countries have agreed to form a joint armed force that will combat Islamist militants in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, the country's President Felipe Nyusi has said.
Leaders of t…
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, is appealing to the government to invest in young people to achieve the industrialization needed in the country.
The MP said: ‘’If we invest in our young people and provide t…
Citizens have been urged to express political sentiments through decent expressions and not insults.
“In any democracy, disagreeing is okay, but it must be respectful," Mr Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu, Member of Parliament for the Madina Co…
Superintendent Kwabena Otuo Acheampong, Regional Crime Officer, Tema Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police has noted that the consistent attacks on the Police Institution in recent times in the traditional and social media a national…
ECOWAS has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Mali's Transitional President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane.
A communique issued by ECOWAS, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the demand was made when an ECOW…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, will on Sunday, May 30, in Accra, hold an extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on Mali's political up…
The minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, constitute the boards of the statutory organisations such as the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund) and National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF…
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said he was committed to free and fair polls after he signed an agreement on Thursday with leaders from the country's regions to hold indirect elections after delays triggered a crisis.
Under …
A $20 billion plan to give NATO more flexibility in facing military threats, climate change and China's rise has hit firm resistance from France, which fears the move could undermine its defence priorities, four diplomats and a French defe…
A suspected burglar has been arrested in Zimbabwe's southern district of Gutu for allegedly using a "ghost" costume to frighten his victims before stealing from them, local media report.
Paul Nyathi, the national police spokesperson, sa…
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to investigate violence in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The body approved the resolution, brought by a group of Islamic countries, by 24 votes to nine.
But the United States said…
Ambassador Stephen Yakubu, Upper East Regional Minister has hinted that quality education for all was one of the top priorities of the government.
He therefore urged stakeholders to support the government to deliver this critical social…
The US is "rapidly" making plans to evacuate Afghans who worked for the American military ahead of September's troop pullout, a top general has said.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley said a "significant" number of interpreters and …
Ghana's President Nana Akufo Addo has told off owners of mining equipment that were burnt down over illegal mining activities.
The president said the aggrieved business people should go to court.
The entrepreneurs had accused the gov…
The United Nations has warned that as many as 400,000 people have fled the Congolese city of Goma amid fears of a fresh volcanic eruption at nearby Mount Nyiragongo.
On Thursday, officials ordered the city to be partially evacuated, wor…
Black Lives Matter's co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her.
Patrisse Cullors said Friday would be her last day at the foundation, which she has led …
The Ugandan government is considering a second Covid-19 lockdown to manage a sharp increase in new infections.
Health officials in the East African country say more contagious variants of the virus, especially from India, Nigeria, the U…
The US has told Russia it will not rejoin an arms control deal that permits unarmed aerial flights over dozens of participating countries.
The state department said the Open Skies Treaty "has been undermined by Russia's violations" and …
Germany has officially acknowledged that it committed genocide during its colonial-era occupation of Namibia and announced a financial support gesture.
German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people there in early …
Some smaller parties with no representation in Parliament say no amount of intimidation and name-calling will deter their members from contributing to electoral reforms at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
According to the grou…
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo over fears of another volcanic eruption.
Local authorities have said Mount Nyiragongo could erupt once again with little warning.
…
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday banned campaign rallies ahead of elections scheduled for Aug. 12, saying large gatherings risked spreading the COVID-19 virus.
Lungu, a lawyer, is pitted against economist Hakainde Hichilema of…
The US State Department has said it will halt its security assistance to Mali following the latest political developments which saw the departure of two civilian leaders.
"We are now suspending all security assistance that benefits the …