US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have batted away key questions during separate meet-the-voter TV events.
Mr Trump, a Republican, declined to disavow a bizarre online conspiracy, while Mr Biden, a Democr…
The authorities in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, have arrested police officers who attacked protesters on Monday in ongoing demonstrations against police brutality.
Local media outlets report that the four policemen had fired liv…
Recent polls suggest Joe Biden has a significant and steady lead over Republican Donald Trump in this year's presidential race in both national preference and key swing-state surveys.
Due to record-shattering fundraising, the Democrat a…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed two women leaders to head investigations into allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by aid workers during the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congolese …
Former President JohnDramani Mahama and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the party will convincingly win the December 7 polls if the elections were conducted in a free and fair manner.
He has therefor…
The Akatsi South District Secretariat of the National Youth Authority (NYA is to organise a Youth for Peace tour ahead of the December 7 elections.
The project, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, the National Commission for…
The Tema Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Barima Tweneboah Sasraku II, has advised political parties to adhere to the provisions of the Public Order Act to ensure peace during campaigning towards the December…
Schools in Uganda have reopened for final year students, seven months after all education institutions in the country were closed as a coronavirus preventive measure.
Final year students in higher education institutions are also resumin…
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has said his government has no plans to change the country's currency as announced by the minister of information.
President Kiir said the change "was a suggestion, a proposed idea to be studied by the e…
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says kidnappings in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea have risen significantly and now account for almost 95% of global kidnappings at sea.
This year, 85 seafarers around the world have been kidnapped …
The Nigerian army has warned "subversive elements and trouble makers to desist from such acts" as protests against police brutality entered the eighth day.
The protesters have continued with demonstrations despite the government disband…
Alpha Condé, Guinea's 82-year-old head of state, will this Sunday ask his country's 5.4 million voters for a third term, opening what promises to be a tense, high-stakes electoral season for West Africa, with contests soon following in Ivo…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to lease cars to commercial motor (Okada) riders, under a Transport Recapitalisation Policy as an alternative to the 'risky' commercial motor business.
The Party said the policy would provide a…
Nana Mprah Besemuna III, Krachiwura, has said the successful constitution of the Oti Region House of Chiefs marked the full realisation of the Region's quest for independence.
He thanked President Akufo-Addo for powering their dream, an…
Mr Evans Yaw Dapaah, Oti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the Party was the only political party in the country that represented development.
He said the numerous social interventions that the Party in govern…
The Tema Police Regional Command has held a stakeholders' meeting with the various political parties and the media in Tema to plan towards a peaceful election in the region.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Barima Tweneboah Sasrak…
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has called on the New Patriotic Party to encourage and maximise the formation of professional groupings as a strategy to prosecute the December general election.
He said he would envisage the formation of nurses…
Uganda's opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has denied reports that he was arrested during a police raid at his party's offices.
His lawyer, Anthony Wameli, had been quoted by AFP news agency as saying that t…
A protest against police violence in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has been attacked by unidentified men wielding machetes.
Witnesses said several hundred demonstrators were gathered in the city centre on Wednesday when the attack took p…
French police have raided the homes of senior government and health officials as part of an investigation into their handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Minister Olivier Véran and the director of the national health agency, Jér…
US President Donald Trump's 14-year-old son Barron contracted coronavirus but has since tested negative, First Lady Melania Trump revealed.
Mrs Trump said her "fear came true" when Barron tested positive for Covid-19.
But, she said, …
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will begin a five-day campaign tour of the Central Region on Wednesday, October 14.
A statement issued by Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, the Campai…
Campaigning begins on Thursday in Ivory Coast ahead of a presidential election on 31 October.
Opposition parties have called for civil disobedience to protest against an attempt by the incumbent, Alassane Ouattara, to seek a third term.…
The Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi says the next NDC government under John Dramani Mahama will create prosperity for all and not the family and friends government under President Akufo-Addo.…
Former President John Dramani on Wednesday started his campaign in the Central Region as part of efforts to seek re-election on December 7, 2020.
He was at Gomoa Nyanyano on Wednesday to interact with fishermen and fishmongers.
Mr Ma…
There will be no by-election at the Mfantseman constituency in the Central Region following the killing of the Member of Parliament for the area, Ekow Kwansah Hayford last Friday.
Per Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Constitution, a by-elect…
Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand have confronted a motorcade carrying King Maha Vajiralongkorn as it passed through a rally in Bangkok.
The protesters, who were pushed back by ranks of police, raised the three-finger salute that has…
Spain's north-eastern region of Catalonia has said bars and restaurants are to close for 15 days from Thursday as the country tries to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Across Europe, governments are introducing new restrictions to battle…
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump's handling of Covid-19, while courting elderly voters in the key battleground state of Florida.
He told them that the president saw seniors, who have been more a…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has cautioned religious leaders against pronouncements of political prophesies which, it said, could spell doom for the country.
Citing the potential consequences of announcements of th…
Ethiopia has "temporarily" suspended plans to partially privatise its flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines, following a review of its performance during the coronavirus pandemic.
It is one of the biggest companies the Ethiopian government pl…
The party offices of Ugandan presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, are being raided by dozens of armed soldiers and police officers.
Documents are reportedly being taken from the premises as well as red …
Rwanda has approved the production and export of cannabis for medical use as a way of boosting its revenues.
A cabinet meeting held on Monday approved “guidelines on cultivation, processing and export of high value therapeutic crops in …
The Volta Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission has added a total of 1,557 voters to the national electoral roll after the one-day continuous registration exercise.
Mr Adukpo Selormey, Regional Director of EC, said the voter…
A number of high profile personalities and institutions continue to commiserate with former President Jerry John Rawlings and his family on the demise of Madam Victoria Agbotui, mother of the former President.
A statement issued by the …
The Old-Tafo Municipal Assembly is constructing a police station and a court to improve security and ensure efficient justice delivery for the people in the Municipality.
The two projects, with funding from the District Assemblies Commo…
Professor Margaret Kweku, National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Hohoe Constituency, says the party has not abandoned its plans to establish a military training centre between Alavanyo and Nkonya.
She said the c…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have raised serious concern about the wide-scale public disregard for the COVID-19 protocols.
They mentioned political actors as some of the wors…
The recent events in Senekal in the Eastern Free State have, for the umpteenth time, thrust the related issues of farm murders, racial tension, violent crime, and the responses of political leaders to these issues on the national agenda. T…
With less than three weeks to go until the U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday will hold a rally in Iowa, as he tries to make up for time lost on the campaign trail during his recent bout with the coronavirus.
…
Nigeria's police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality.
This was a key demand of protesters who have rallied against the hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars…
The Syrian government has set up a temporary hospital for Covid-19 patients at a Damascus sports complex in preparation for what an official said was a possible second wave.
The facility at Al-Faiha Stadium will operate 120 beds for peo…
Somalia's spy agency, National Intelligence and Security Agency (Nisa), says it has seized 79 tonnes of sulphuric acid smuggled into the country for use by al-Shabab militants to make explosives.
"We have seized 79 tonnes of sulphuric a…
Kenya's health ministry has warned school administrators against spraying students with disinfectants as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Final year students in primary and secondary schools resumed learning on Monday…
The independent Parliamentary candidate for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency, Madam Joy Jocelyn Andoh, at the weekend, led hundreds of her supporters to embark on a health walk to keep fit.
The event, which was organized by Madam Andoh, was t…
Mr Richard Agyenim Boateng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwadaso, has cautioned supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) against acts that could bring divisions in the run-up to the December elections.
He said party…
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu says the party’s Member of Parliament for the Fomena Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mr Andrew Amoako Asiamah who has decided to contest the 2020 parliamentary elect…
Nigerians are outraged by the unveiling of a new police unit to replace a notorious agency that was disbanded following public outcry over its alleged human rights abuses.
The head of the police Mohammed Adamu announced that Swat would …
Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh that will seek to accelerate IMF-backed reforms as the economy faces its sharpest contraction in decades due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Germany on Tuesday demanded “substantive” movement from Britain on fisheries, dispute settlement and fair competition guarantees in post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union, which it said were “at a very critical stage”.
Britain,…
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