The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will on July 18, 2020 hold its national convention through a virtual meeting to acclaim its new national officers.
The meeting will also affirm the officers nominated for appointment as per the party…
It’s been seven days since there have been any deaths after a positive test for coronavirus in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
No deaths were registered in the last 24 hours meaning total deaths remain at 2,490.
This…
Mr Evans Dapaah, Oti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has distributed 24 Royal branded motorbikes to the region's eight Constituencies at Dambai.
The gesture was on behalf of the Regional Executive Committee aimed at s…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister has charged Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the region to ensure that various Assembly sub-structures are properly constituted.
"All the structures and the sub-stru…
Scores of foreign nationals living in South Africa, who often fall under the cracks when food aid is distributed, have received aid from a Johannesburg company, T2N, in partnership with the Gauteng Food Security Committee.
The foreigner…
Coronavirus - Africa: COVID-19 restrictions preventing people from fleeing violence or forcing dangerous routes, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Migration has dropped by nearly 50 percent across West and Central Africa due to…
Coronavirus - Central African Republic: In CAR, violence against women is surging amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the country, 97 percent of gender-based violence (GBV) victims have b…
Nigeria's first ever female combat helicopter pilot has died from injuries sustained in a road accident, the Nigerian Air Force has announced.
Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile died on Tuesday. The road accident occurred at an air force b…
South Africa's minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19.
The couple is in isolation and the minister will continue to work from home, a statement from the cabinet said.
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The signing of a peace deal between the Sudanese government and the rebel coalition has been delayed until further notice.
The event had been scheduled for Tuesday.
The postponement comes after attacks in north Darfur at a settlement…
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has set out an ambitious $2tn (£1.6tn) green energy plan to create carbon-free electricity by 2035.
The proposal to reduce emissions in the US would see investment in clean energy infrastructu…
US President Donald Trump's government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement.
The Mass…
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there.
Hong Kong would be treated "the same as mainland China", Mr Trump said. He also signed a l…
The New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the the Builsa North Constituency of the Upper East Region, Mr James Maurice Abakisi, has lauded the registration exercise in the constituency.
He described the process as “peacef…
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday warned that persons who are found to be acting as ‘Guarantor Contractors’ would be handed over to the security agencies.
Such an act, according to the Commission was illegal under the Constitutio…
Young people are bringing a fresh drive for justice in many local communities
During a ceremony recognizing how young people in Uganda are true “agents of change” in health and healing, Rev. Pauline Njiru, eastern Africa regional coordi…
Malaysia’s opposition is preparing for early elections after a crucial vote in the lower house this week showed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin may lack a parliamentary majority, said Mohd Shafie Apdal, a potential rival for the premiershi…
The United Nations has condemned an attack on its peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, in which a Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and two others wounded.
The rebel group called Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R) has …
China's pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea is "completely unlawful", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.
He condemned Beijing's "campaign of bullying to control" disputed waters that are potentially en…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday expressed his gratitude to the national executives, members and supporters for supporting his nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Ag…
The Electoral Commission will ensure that all Voter Registration Centres with technical hitches leading to delays would be granted additional time to make up for the loss.
A statement signed by Mrs Sylvia Annoh, EC Acting Director of Pu…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will make up for time lost at some registration centres where the exercise delayed on Sunday, July 12, due to activation/network problems.
Some registration centres experienced technical problems du…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), has called on the country's traditional leaders to help ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2020 general elections.
He said the political seas…
Coronavirus - Africa: COVID-19 - Germany doubles its support to United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) flexible core funding
Germany’s strategic investment enables UNDP to help turn the greatest reversal of human development into…
Doctors in Nigeria's Lagos state have started a three-day strike over safety fears during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chairman of the Medical Guild Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo told the BBC that doctors on the front line dealing with patients infe…
Sudan has declared a state of emergency in the western region of Darfur, according to state media.
The move follows an escalation of clashes between demonstrators and security forces after weeks of protests.
The African Union - Unite…
It was the middle of a night in May when Adwitiya Mal's father-in-law complained of difficulty in breathing.
The family doctor checked on him and advised that they wait for a few hours for him to stabilise. But in the early hours, his b…
The southern Indian city of Bangalore, with a population of more than 8 million people, will go back under lockdown for a week amid rising cases.
India started to ease out of its stringent lockdown in June, but cases across varying regi…
Iran has reinstated restrictions in the capital, Tehran, to combat a resurgence of Covid-19.
City authorities announced late on Monday that universities, schools, seminaries, libraries, wedding venues, beauty salons, mosques, cinemas, t…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, yesterday called on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his residence in Accra to formally inform him about and seek his blessings for his nomination, for the fourth time, by Pr…
The Electoral Commission has registered 4.4 million applicants at the close of the second phase of the on-going registration exercise.
The Commission said the total applicants registered constituted almost 30 per cent of the projected f…
Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has appealed to the Electoral Commission to extend the registration exercise for Senior High School (SHSs) students.
She said many of the eligible student…
France has approved pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) for health workers, with the government hailing their role in fighting coronavirus.
The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after weeks of negotiations, and will see wages …
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has reiterated his directive to Members of Parliament (MPs) to stop accommodating outsiders on the premises of Parliament.
He stated that accommodating and tolerating visitors and …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the 2020 electioneering is about a comparison of the development records of the two leading candidates and their leadership qualities.
He insisted that the campaign should be first of all a…
The United Nations and the European Union have condemned the Malian government’s use of lethal force during protests calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, and urged it to release detained opposition leaders.
On Friday …
Two lawmakers in Madagascar have died after developing Covid-19, the country's president has said.
President Andry Rajoelina said on Sunday that one member each from the upper and lower chambers of parliament had succumbed to the disease,…
Bronze statues of colonial icons have been spray-painted. Black Lives Matter protests have broken out. And now the Dutch parliament has backed a petition by three teenage women requesting the addition of racism to the school curriculum.
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Jakarta - the capital of Indonesia and one of the country's biggest hotspots - saw its highest daily record on Sunday with 404 new cases.
Indonesia has struggled to stem the outbreak after it eased social distancing rules - and the coun…
Germany can prevent a second wave of the coronavirus in the autumn if people stay vigilant, particularly during the summer vacation season, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday.
Spahn told a news conference it was important to rema…
The Electoral Commission's (EC's) attention has been drawn to a post circulating on social media about the failure of some registration officials at certain centres to clean fingerprint scanners before and after their use.
A statement c…
Mr Kwami Ahiabenu II of Technology Innovation Experts has postulated that in the era of global COVID-19 pandemic, the new digital technologies are now indispensable for the conduct of Election 2020.
"Ghanaian politicians desirous of rea…
Australia’s most populous state reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with a growing cluster at a pub used by freight drivers travelling the country adding to fears of a second wave of the virus.
The new cases in New South Wales …
Mr Anthony Kondobrey, the Hohoe Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said high School students' turnout at the campuses registration centres showed their enthusiasm to reward government and the continuity of free Seni…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said the timing for the military deployment in parts of the country was wrong as it could deter people from coming out to register.
H…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Running Mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed her appreciation to Ghanaians for the support that greeted the announcement of her new role.
A statement issued by the NDC Cam…
Mr. Patrick Dzandu, Assembly member for the Gbi-Wegbe Electoral Area in the Hohoe Municipality has said settling of disagreements resulting from ineligibility of registrants should be through the challenge form system and not any other mea…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the public to disregard an alleged statement released by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), claiming military intimidation and brutality at Honuta in the Ho West District of the Volta Region…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has noted that under the current COVID-19 conditions, the normal space for large public party rallies and campaign gatherings can no longer be justified.
Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, IDEG Executive…
Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim, Acting Chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP) has stepped-out to contest for the National Chairperson and Leadership slot at the August 15th National Delegates Congress of the party.
Hajia Hamdatu's ca…