Israel has passed a controversial new law which allows the government to order new restrictions to deal with the coronavirus with limited parliamentary oversight.
The new “Grand Corona Law” will enable the cabinet to impose restrictions…
The Electoral Commission on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that it must be held liable for any security lapses at the Voter Registration Centres.
The Commission said it was not solely responsible for ensuring security at the centres, s…
President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone.
Mr Trump also asked all Americans to wear face coverings, saying "they'll have an effe…
Police have freed 15 children from an Islamic school in central Nigeria where they were kept in chains and tortured, police are quoted as saying to the AFP news agency.
AFP adds that the children were aged between two and 10 and were di…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has endorsed its Founder, Mr Kofi Akpaloo, as its presidential candidate in the upcoming general election.
In a similar fashion, it has also endorsed Mrs Margaret Obrian Sarfo, a businesswoman, as the ru…
Stricter measures in Hong Kong will come into effect from midnight on Wednesday making it mandatory to wear face masks in all indoor public areas.
Anyone flouting the rules could face a HK$5,000 (£509, $645) maximum fine.
A number of v…
In recent weeks Mali has seen massive protests demanding President Keïta resignsImage caption: In recent weeks Mali has seen massive protests demanding President Keïta resigns
The former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who recentl…
The World Health Organization has rejected allegations reportedly made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over its handling of the pandemic.
Mr Pompeo is currently visiting the UK for talks. Last night in London, Mr Pompeo was reporte…
The Agona Swedru Magistrate's Court has slapped a fined of GHC1,200.00 on a 24 year-old National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, for destroying posters of Professor Kwesi Yankah, Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party for A…
Mr Samuel Nii Adjei Tawiah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Korley Klotey, has called on the assemblies to lead in the fight against COVID-19, by educating the citizenry to adhere to the health protocols.
He said the Metropolita…
The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday opened nomination for members interested in becoming the Party's presidential candidate for the 2020 General Election.
A statement issued by the Party and signed by Paa Kow Ackon, the Natio…
The Zongo youth especially in the Kumasi Metropolis have been commended for their peaceful conduct in the on-going voter registration exercise.
Sheikh Mubarak Alhassan Osman, a renowned Islamic cleric in Kumasi, who applauded the compor…
The Campaign Team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied allegations leveled against the Member of Parliament for Awutu-Senya East Constituency, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson concerning a shooting incident that occurred at "Step to Christ" R…
Three registrants in the ongoing voter registration exercise in the Hohoe Municipality have been disqualified and would not vote in the December 2020 general elections.
A total of 120 registrants have also been challenged on grounds of …
Tourism numbers across Africa are sharply down.
A few countries on the continent are starting to allow international flights again. Yet this raises a dilemma: open up too fast and foreign tourists could bring a new outbreak of Covid-19; r…
An annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials cited rising cases as the reason, saying the health concerns were "serious".
The Amarn…
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi has dubbed coronavirus the “Trump virus” as she criticised the president’s handling of the pandemic.
Her comments came after President Trump asked Americans to wear face masks and said the situation in the U…
Madagascar's health ministry has sent out an urgent request for help to partner agencies and health institutions as Covid-19 cases increase.
"The Ministry of Health indicated that the Covid-19 epidemic has in recent weeks evolved in a ver…
A Kenyan MP has been arrested for holding a public gathering contrary to Covid-19 guidelines.
MP Charles Ong'ondo Were was arrested on Tuesday evening and detained at a police station.
The MP was said to have been chairing a meeting at…
Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, Flagbearer of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) for election 2020, has promised to build a new, prosperous and disciplined Ghana under his leadership, and therefore calls on Ghanaians to believe in him for …
An association, calling itself Volta Region Resource Group of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said contrary to the campaign of acrimony and intimidation by the military deployment, the situation in the Region represents peace …
A Kenyan senator who owned up and apologised for violating a nighttime curfew has been fined 15,000 Kenyan shillings ($139, £109) or face three months in jail.
The curfew was imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Senator Johnson S…
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for debt relief in a telephone call between the two leaders on Monday.
President Lungu cited the country's reduced revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic, according …
Reports from Nigeria's north-western state of Kaduna say gunmen have shot dead at least 18 people and injured more than 30 others at a wedding party.
The attack happened on Sunday night in the village of Kukun-Daji in the Kaura area of Ka…
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environment campaigner, has been awarded a new humanitarian prize worth one million euros.
The 17-year-old founder of School Strike for Climate, won the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.
Judges desc…
Sudan's ousted long-serving leader Omar al-Bashir has gone on trial in the capital, Khartoum, in connection with the military coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago.
The 76-year-old, who has already been convicted fo…
Nearly one in four residents in India's capital, Delhi, has been exposed to coronavirus infection, antibody tests on a random sample of people suggest.
The government survey said 23.48% of the 21,387 people whose blood samples were test…
The UK will "bear the consequences" if it continues to go "down the wrong road" on Hong Kong, China has warned.
On Monday, the UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong over a new security law for the ex-colony, which gives B…
The youth have been asked to show a keen interest in the country's electoral process and ensure that it is transparent enough to guarantee free and fair elections in December.
Additionally, they must avoid political entrepreneurs who wo…
Some 164,354 applicants in the Oti Region have been registered and issued with the new voter's card by the Electoral Commission (EC).
Mr Nuhu Mohammad, the Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), who disclosed this to the Ghan…
Madam Aninwaa Lucy Anin, Member of Parliament 1960 to February 24, 1966, on Sunday appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Parliament to initiate the process for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution.
"I strongly believe …
Panellists in a virtual conference have jointly called for the translation of the zeal that triggered the rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 fight in Africa to catapult it into a self-sufficiency zone.
The Leadership, Ethics and Valu…
A Zimbabwean journalist who recently exposed alleged government corruption involving coronavirus supplies has been charged with inciting public violence.
Hopewell Chin'ono live-streamed his arrest before being told to put his phone down…
The timetable for filling the dam is yet to be agreedImage caption: The timetable for filling the dam is yet to be agreed
African leaders are expected to sit down on Tuesday for a virtual meeting about Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam ac…
Ghanaian minister of special development initiatives Hawa Koomson has admitted to firing shots at a voter registration centre in her constituency on Monday "to protect herself".
She told local TV channel Adom News that she fired "warnin…
French President Emmanuel Macron has praised the EU's histoic deal, saying "there is no such thing as a perfect world, but we have made progress".
He said the deal followed long and difficult negotiations, during which concessions had to …
The US continues to see rising cases across many states. On Monday, California recorded a daily rise of more than 11,800 new infections according to a Reuters tally.
That would make it the highest daily number the state has seen so far …
The United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is under way, after a successful lift-off in Japan.
The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport, and is now on a 500-million-km journey to study the plane…
A community in a newly formed informal settlement near the South African city of Cape Town has given the pandemic a new twist and named their area Covid-19.
The place is occupied by people who have lost their income due to the pandemic …
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised young entrepreneurs for finding solutions to challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
The president said young people had spotted a "silver lining" during the difficult times and…
Nurses in Israel are staging a general strike over staff shortages and poor conditions made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. These factors, they say, have made it impossible for them to work.
With more than 800 nurses in quarantine th…
Popular Kenyan actor Charles Bukeko, who passed away on Saturday at 58, died in a car while waiting for admission to a hospital in the capital, Nairobi, his widow has told mourners.
The hospital has not responded to requests from the BB…
Political parties contesting the December General Election have been asked to address issues, telling the people of their development agenda when given the mandate.
They should embark on healthy campaigns devoid of personality attacks o…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Friday, July 24th, commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills.
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Asomdwee Park, near the Osu Ca…
The Sixth National Convention of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), on Saturday, endorsed its National Executives for a four-year term at a virtual meeting held in Accra.
Nana Ofori Owusu, the former Director of Operations is now the…
Expectant registrants turn out in their numbers as the fourth phase of the Electoral Commission's (EC) Voter Registration Exercise began on Sunday, July 19, at Ablekuma North Constituency.
Mr Ernest Dagbui, Registration Officer for the…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as untrue reports it prevented some party agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from observing the Voters Registration Exercise at the Tepa Senior High School and Prempeh College in th…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) says it holds the agenda for "true change" in Ghana's development aspirations.
It will, therefore, pursue aggressive policies to rejuvenate indigenous businesses and transform the economy for rapid g…
In Mauritius, EU humanitarian funding is supporting the national coronavirus preparedness and response plan
The European Commission is providing €64.7 million in humanitarian aid for countries in the southern Africa region to help suppo…
More than 105,000 people have been arrested in Zimbabwe since March for violating regulations aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, police say.
Around 1,000 were arrested in the last two days for "unnecessary movement" or for not …