The man who set up the hated Nigerian police unit, Sars, accused of human rights abuses, has told the BBC that he feels "sad" and "guilty" about what the agency has become.
"Sars of today is not the same Sars I established in 1984," Ful…
Japan is to release treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, media reports say.
It follows years of debate over how to dispose of the liquid, which includes water used to cool the power station …
A study on the commitment of the two dominant political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has revealed that the NPP regime appears to have done relatively better than the NDC in the fight ag…
The Zanzibar Electoral Commission has barred an opposition presidential candidate from campaigning in the Tanzanian elections for the next five days.
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous island within Tanzania.
Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad of ACT…
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Wednesday said his government will streamline the fishing sector to benefit fishermen and other stakeholders in the industry when elected in …
Former President John Dramani Mahama and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has began a four-day tour of the Central Region with a promise to revive an abandoned cold store project at Nyanyano in Gomoa East to boost fishi…
The Fifth session of the Ghana and Switzerland Political Consultations has been held, a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, copied the Ghana News Agency said on Thursday.
Mr Albert Yankey, the C…
South Africa should not wait until corrupt leaders have been found guilty in a criminal court, they should be removed from power because they are unethical. This is what the constitution says.
This is according to Prof Thuli Madonsela, …
The C-SPAN television network has suspended its political editor after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked last week.
Steve Scully, tapped to moderate this week's presidential debate before it was cancelled, had …
The two main challengers to Ivory Coast's President Alassana Ouattara in this month's election have announced they are boycotting the poll.
At a joint news conference, the former head of state, Henri Konan Bédié, and the former prime mi…
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.
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