Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader in Parliament, Tuesday, said the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government will abrogate the Agyapa Royalties Agreement.
He said the NDC Minority would put the London Stock Exchange and the F…
The daughter of Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina, who was arrested on terror charges, has said the family hasn't heard from him.
Anaise Kanimba told the BBC's Newsday programme that the family last heard from him on Thursday whe…
The authorities in Senegal have started to gradually reopen the country's eight universities for in-person learning after they were closed for more than five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reopening will depend on the capac…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku- Agyemang, the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will embark on a three day tour of all the nine constituencies in the Western North Region on Wednesday September 02, 2020.
…
The Obuasi East District Assembly has donated quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Obuasi East Union of Churches.
The items which included 7,000 pieces of nose masks, 3,000 bottles of hand sanitizers to support the c…
Mrs Freda Prempeh, is a self-disciplined devoted public servant and communication expert.
Politics
Currently, she is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano-North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protec…
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) , Hajia Alima Mahama, has given a firm assurance that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will ensure the partisan election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief …
ndia has set a record for the world's highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases.
The nation, the world's third-most infected, on Sunday reported 78,761 new cases in 24 hours, passing the number posted in the US on 17 July.
The…
India's former president Pranab Mukherjee has died 21 days after it was confirmed that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The 84-year-old was in hospital to remove a clot in his brain when it was discovered he also had Co…
Construction on the dam began in 2011Image caption: Construction on the dam began in 2011.
Ethiopia's government has demanded an explanation from the US over a report that it has reduced its funding of Ethiopia as the dispute continues …
South Africa's governing party officials have said President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before an integrity commission to answer questions about a controversial campaign donation.
But Jessie Duarte, a senior member of the African Natio…
Resident doctors in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, will begin an "indefinite" strike on Tuesday morning over non-payment of what they term as "Covid-19 hazard and inducement allowance" since April.
The Association of Resident Doctors said th…
The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, has accepted his party's nomination to seek a controversial third term.
Mr Condé, who was first elected in 2010, pushed through a constitutional change in a referendum in March which allowed him to …
Ugandan opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he is two years younger than purported by his critics in a recent row over his real age.
Bobi Wine, a presidential nominee for Uganda's elections in Jan…
US President Donald Trump has defended supporters for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes.
He suggested a teen accused of killing two in Wisconsin last week and Trump fans involved in clashes in Oregon on Saturday had ac…
One of India's most competitive college exams - which determines the fate of millions of young people - is starting on Tuesday, amid protests and fear over rising Covid-19 cases.
Many students have campaigned to delay the Joint Entrance…
Mali’s military leaders have held a series of meetings with political, social and religious groups to discuss a transition to civilian rule.
The talks were due to take place on Saturday but were postponed due to disagreements with the M…
A number of Saudi officials, including two members of the royal family, have been sacked.
A royal decree said Saudi King Salman had relieved Prince Fahad bin Turki of his role as commander of joint forces in the Saudi-led coalition in Y…
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) is set to outdoor its Flagbearer in the person of Dr Henry Herbert Lartey in the few weeks.
This came to light when Mr. Ato Dadzie, the General Secretary of the Party formally launched the Pa…
Mrs. Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North in the Ahafo Region at the weekend inspected work on the construction of some educational infrastructure in the constituency.
The facilities are being funded by the MP, wh…
A man who inspired a Hollywood film about the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested for leading "terrorist movements", officials say.
Paul Rusesabagina, a Hutu, became well known after Hotel Rwanda depicted his efforts to save hundred…
The Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr John Jabaah Benam, has advised Ghanaian youth not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to foment trouble during the 2020 general election.
He reminded them that Ghana was the only count…
GNA-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday laid the foundation stone for Ghana's first ultra-modern foundry and machine tooling Centre at Kwabenya, near Accra.
The facility, in line with Government's agenda to use science techn…
A French right-wing magazine has been criticised across the political spectrum in France for depicting a black socialist MP, Danièle Obono, as a slave.
The article in Valeurs actuelles accused Africans of colluding in slavery, and had a…
A twenty-five member campaign team for the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been inaugurated with a call on members to work for the party's victory in the December 7 elections.
The committ…
Mr Davis Opoku Ansah, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Mpraeso Constituency, has called for the re-election of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to continue with the massive infrastructure gains of the country.
…
The transitional government of Sudan has signed a peace deal with five rebel groups at a ceremony in neighbouring South Sudan.
The deal is aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the western region of Darfur and southern states.
This…
Lebanese security forces have arrested five fugitive suspects linked to the raping a woman at a luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Egypt's public prosecutor last week said seven of the nine suspects had fled the country before…
The Egyptian authorities say they'll refer more than 50 million voters for prosecution, because they failed to cast their ballots in a recent Senate election.
The electoral commission's decision was a response to the poor turnout. Only …
Thousands of people have marched through the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, in protest at the authorities' handling of a massive oil spill, and the discovery of 39 dead dolphins.
Many wore black and waved the national flag, while honkin…
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has extended by 21 days a state of emergency in mainland Africa’s smallest nation as coronavirus cases surged, a government statement said on Thursday.
Gambia, with a population of just…
India has accused China of violating the border consensus reached between them during recent peace talks.
It said Chinese troops carried out "provocative military movements" to change the status quo in Ladakh.
At least 20 Indian sold…
Almost 500,000 people in Hong Kong have now signed up for a free mass testing programme that is due to begin on Tuesday.
The scheme comes as the city battles a third surge in infections, weeks after the virus appeared to be largely unde…
Daughter of Ghana’s first president, Samia Nkrumah, is set to contest as an independent candidate in the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Jomoro constituency.
The former Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) who made thi…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has fixed Monday, 7th September, as the date for the launch in Accra of the Party’s Manifesto for the December 2020 general elections.
A statement signed by Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah, the General …
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic would worsen in coming months, and that life would not return to normal until a vaccine against it had been developed.
Western Europe’s lo…
The first commercial flight from Israel to the UAE is taking place, marking a major step in normalising relations after the announcement of a peace deal.
An Israeli El Al airliner will make the three-hour trip, carrying a delegation of …
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has scored the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development 40 per cent performance based on her fulfilment of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2016 manifesto promises.
The local government…
The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are typically an opportunity for US voters to get a sense of what their next president's domestic policies might look like.
But this year they also provided a key insight for China Inc …
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home.
But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of protests demanding that Black Lives Matter, p…
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has launched the Citizens' Anti-Corruption Manifesto (CACM) to serve as a basis for conversations on potential anti-corruption reforms.
Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh, the Executive Secretary of the G…
A Kenyan journalist who was freed from detention in Ethiopia has opted to stay there with friends, according to Kenya's foreign ministry.
Yassin Juma was arrested at Ethiopian opposition figure Jawar Mohammed's house in early July durin…
The Amenfi East Municipal Officer of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Daniel Akyeampong Boateng, has urged Ghanaians to demand accountability and to monitor development projects in their communities.
He also asked …
A lightning strike has killed 10 children in Uganda's north-western city of Arua.
The region has been experiencing severe rains coupled with thunder and lightning.
A heavy downpour on Thursday prompted the children to take a break fr…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Friday said he was resigning because of poor health, ending a tenure as the country’s longest-serving prime minister in which he sought to revive an economy stricken by deflation and push for a stron…
Wearing a face mask in public has become mandatory across Paris and several surrounding areas, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in France.
On Friday the country recorded 7,379 new infections - its highest number since early May.
The nu…
Mr Emmanuel Louis Agama, the South Tongu District Chief Executive, has asked Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to use money from the disability common fund to improve their lives.
He said the common fund was to support PWDs to undertake …
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has appealed to all political parties and their supporters to avoid violence in all its forms in the run-up to the December 7, 2020 elections.
He tasked them to be tolerant of divergent views, stres…
Ukraine closed its borders to foreign visitors at midnight - in an attempt to halt the spread of Covid-19. A record 2,438 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours.
These are the headlines elsewhere in Europe:
• As of 08:00 this mo…
The Convention People's Party (CPP) has said as a party it is the only beacon of hope for Ghana and expressed optimism of winning the upcoming December 7 general election.
The CPP says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New …