The Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), for the December 7, 2020 presidential election, Mr David Asibi Apasera, has reiterated the PNC’s commitment of making education free from kindergarten to the tertiary le…
The Head of the Interim Government of Mali, Mr Bah N'Daw, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his immense role in mediating the crisis in Mali, leading to the restoration of stability in that country.
He said just as Pr…
The Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Kobby Asmah, has urged the public to support the security agencies by providing them with timely and necessary information and intelligence to enable them to maintain law and order before, during and aft…
Shock waves reverberated across the length and breadth of the country late yesterday morning as the disturbing news of the demise of former President Jerry John Rawlings broke.
The former President, who had ruled the country from 1981 t…
Former President John Mahama has advised members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to uphold the principles and values the party's founder Jerry John Rawlings stood for.
He named such values as peace, democracy, probity and acco…
Zambia is on the brink of defaulting on its foreign debt after it missed a payment of more than $40m (£30m) last month.
A so-called grace period will expire on Friday, which would make it Africa's first country to default on sovereign d…
Ethiopia's prime minister has accused forces in the northern Tigray region of carrying out a massacre of civilians.
Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopian federal troops had "liberated" the western part of Tigray in "a victory for the innocent civil…
Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
In an interview with CBS News, due to air on Sunday, Mr Obama …
US election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American history", rejecting President Donald Trump's fraud claims.
"There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Korle Klottey Constituency, Prince Appiah Debrah, who is running against the daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings has announced a week-long suspension of his campaig…
Former First Lady Lordina Dramani Mahama has been campaigning for her husband and the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidates in the Kintampo and Nkoranza areas of the Bono East Region.
In addition to sharing highlights of…
Mr Abraham Foafo, the Deputy Communication Director of the National Democratic Congress, Oti Region, said the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings has ruffled feathers and shocked supporters of the Party in the Region.
He said …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Thursday expressed its condolences to the nation, family and associates of Former President Rawlings, saying his loss is "incalculable".
In a statement, signed by its General Secretary, Mr John Boadu and co…
Madam Mercy Adu-Gyamfi, Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, has urged the youth to vote for President Nana Akufo-Addo, to enjoy the free Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme promised in the NPP 2020 manifesto.
…
Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II, Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area in the Western North Region is the new President of the National House of Chiefs (NHC).
He defeated the incumbent President of the House, Togbe Afede XIV, w…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday described the late former President Jerry John Rawlings as a colossus in the political history of Ghana.
The Vice President, who was scheduled to address a durbar of Chiefs and people of Z…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Hohoe Constituency have suspended political activities until further notice.
This follows the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings on Thursday morn…
The Secretary of the Suhum Muslim Community, Mallam Haruna Abedi, has called on Ghanaians, especially the political parties, to obey the electoral laws and maintain decency in the political discourse.
He said Muslims and Christians must…
Mr Abdulai Abanga, the Parliamentary Candidate on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Binduri Constituency has promised to work hard to resolve the water issues that have bedeviled the area.
He said the constituency was …
Jerry John Rawlings, born 22 June 1947 in Accra, Gold Coast, is a Ghanaian former air force officer and politician.
He was twice the head of state of Ghana and was the 1st President of the Fourth Republic. He first appeared on the Ghana…
Some political leaders at Hohoe in the Volta Region have expressed shock at the demise of Ghana's former President, Jerry John Rawlings.
Flight Lieutenant Rawlings was the first President of the Fourth Republic and Founder of the Nation…
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Ghana's forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections has started its work.
It is the EU’s third EOM to Ghana after 2008 and 2016, as well as an Election Follow-up Missi…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Thursday suspended his six-day campaign tour of the Ashanti Region, following the demise of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Mr Mahama announ…
The National Peace Council (NPC) said violence perpetrated by party-affiliated vigilante groups has become a major threat to Ghana’s democracy and national peace.
The Council has, therefore, called for the support of stakeholders to eli…
Vigilantism has been identified as the topmost security threat to the peaceful conduct of the 2020 elections on December 7, a survey by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has established.
The survey also established that…
Journalists have been urged to report objectively to consolidate national peace as the country approaches the general election.
"We are being watched by the world. Let us journalists do a good job. Report objectively. It is based on wha…
The Ningo-Prampram constituency is also an administrative district made up of the Great Ningo, and Prampram Traditional Areas in the Greater Accra Region.
The constituency which is bordered to the north by the Shai-Osudoku District and …
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has promised to offer free education at all levels from kindergarten to tertiary, and increase funding and investment in the educational sector by 15 per cent of Gross Domestic Product.
PNC explain…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has wished Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), well ahead of the December polls.
"You have already been here and I have advised you. I am giving …
Mr John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC, has promised free fertilizer for cocoa farmers in his next administration, to boost cocoa production.
He said this at a mini rally at Mankranso, capital of the…
An abandoned grenade has exploded in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, injuring one person.
The grenade was under a bridge, a federal police spokesman told news agency Reuters.
The injured man lost a leg, Reuters reports, quoting the …
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is ready to assist neighbouring Mozambique amid an escalating Islamist insurgency in the northern Cabo Delgado province.
He tweeted that the "security of our region is paramount in the prot…
A Nigerian man accused of creating and sharing a fake video of President Muhammadu Buhari marrying one of his female cabinet ministers has been charged in the northern Kano state.
The video showed President Buhari with Humanitarian Affa…
The Ethiopian prime minister, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, has rejected a request for peace talks as the conflict in Tigray deepens.
Tigray's leader, Debretsion Gebremichael, wrote to the African Union (AU) last week t…
All Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned after Beijing forced the removal of four of their colleagues.
On Wednesday Beijing passed a resolution allowing the city's government to dismiss politicians deemed a threat to nation…
Mr Iddrissa Ouattara, the Dormaa Central Municipal Chief Executive has assured the chiefs and people of the Asunsu Number One Community in the Dormaa Central Municipality of their share of government's development projects.
He assured t…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the development of the Upper East, North East, Northern, Savannah and Upper West Regions are cardinal to the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“We want development of this country…
Mrs Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia, a former Member of Parliament for the Builsa North Constituency has appealed for votes for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Mr James Maurice Abakisi, the New Patriotic Party's Parliamentary Candida…
The Ketu South National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has organised a health walk to preach peace before, during and after the December elections.
The walk dubbed "Peace Walk" which started from Denu to Aflao through the Atlan…
Mrs Beatrice Asamani Savage, Director of Editorial, Ghana News Agency (GNA), has charged journalists with the nation's news wire service to be highly ethical and non-partisan in the coverage of the December polls.
She said expectations we…
With the Ethiopian government conducting a military offensive in the northern Tigray region, some people have taken the opportunity to spread misinformation online.
This includes material either not directly related to the conflict or, …
Clashes have broken out in the Peruvian capital, Lima, between security forces and protesters angry at the impeachment of President Martín Vizcarra.
Riot police were out in force to keep the demonstrators back, using tear gas and jets o…
A Vatican report has found that two recent popes and Church officials ignored allegations about a US cardinal later found guilty of sex abuse.
Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop of Washington DC, was expelled from the priesthood af…
Australian police say they have rescued 46 children and arrested 14 men after an investigation into an international child abuse network.
The victims were allegedly subjected to crimes including sexual abuse and other forms of exploitat…
Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump's refusal to concede victory in last week's White House election is "an embarrassment".
But the US president-elect - who has been making contact with foreign leaders - insisted nothing would sto…
Dr David Togbe Nfodjo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Ho-West Constituency, has said the politics of endorsing one political party continuously had resulted in under-development of the Volta region.
He sa…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has launched a report on the assessment of the 2020 Election Manifestoes of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The …
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has assured Ghanaians that he will lead the country to re-negotiate the Power Compact component of the Millennium Challenge Corpora…
There are reports of more post-election clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara's re-election for a controversial third term.
Three people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in an opposition stronghold accordin…
The US says the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) and Boko Haram remain credible threats in West Africa, according to its head of counter-terrorism.
It termed Iswap and its affiliates in the region as the vanguard of the Islami…
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