June 2020 meeting will focus on connecting, innovating and transforming
The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has been officially launched in a video message from the President of Rwanda and the Commonwealth Secretar…
One week from now, the People's Republic of China will mark its 70th anniversary with celebrations on a scale not seen in China in decades.
Beijing is pulling out all stops and 1 October will be flush with fireworks, fanfare and a huge …
Tanzania's government has summoned the World Health Organization's local representative after the UN agency accused the government of failing to provide information about possible Ebola virus infections in the country.
On Saturday, WHO …
Families who lost relatives in two fatal Boeing 737 Max air crashes - in Indonesia and Ethiopia - are set to receive about $144,500 (£116,200) each from the company.
The money comes from a $50m financial assistance fund, which Boeing an…
African leaders have made various pledges at the UN Climate Action Summit, including promises to reduce emissions and to invest in renewable energy sources.
President Félix Tshisekedi said the Democratic Republic of Congo would ensure t…
A Kenyan MP has called for the regulation of social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook to stop the spread of offensive content.
Malulu Injendi, the MP for Malava in western Kenya, has sponsored a bill which will require admin…
The Kumbungu District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has sensitised members of the Chanzegu community on legal regimes related to whistleblowing to seek their support towards the fight against corruption …
Mr. Michael Amoadzah, the Hohoe Municipal Deputy Director, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has observed that anti-corruption institutions in the country are weak and under resourced, making the fight against c…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has lauded the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to move the close of polls from 1700 hours to 1600 hours.
It said that would promote the security of elections and ensure early release of elector…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has added its voice to the call for political parties to refrain from politicising security issues to score political points.
It said security issues affected every aspect of life, and it was therefore p…
Available statistics indicates since 1994, none of the District Assembly elections in the country has recorded the participation of more than 10 per cent women.
In 1994, out of a total number of 4,204 elected members of the Assembly, on…
A new Commonwealth paper finds “impressive improvements” in women’s access to maternal health, enrolment in primary school and participation in the workforce.
The technical paper was released at the 12th Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeti…
Celebrating an all African heritage this Heritage Day
Independent Media launches a timely campaign that acknowledges the role Africans played in South Africa’s liberation as a reminder of how the country’s ‘heritage’ was achieved.
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A four-year Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project aims to address conflict and food insecurity in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has contributed $28 million to back FAO's work to boost the resili…
The two administrators of the Boeing Financial Assistance Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, announced today that the fund – designed to provide $50 million in immediate financial assistance to the families of those victims of…
The Mastercard Foundation today announced Young Africa Works in Senegal, an initiative that aims to enable three million young people to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. This initiative builds on the significant groundwork und…
There's a new political controversy in the US - involving Donald Trump, foreign nationals, questions about legal and ethical behaviour, and allegations against a political rival.
This feels a bit like déjà vu from 2016, with Russia, the…
Ghanaian security forces have arrested and are questioning three alleged coup plotters after their plans to target the presidency were foiled.
In a statement posted on Twitter, Ghana's government said the plot had "the ultimate aim of d…
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the people of Dagbon to show gratitude to the President for his immense contribution towards bringing lasting peace to the kingdom by voting massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to retain …
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, last Saturday cut the sod for the construction of a 600-bed girls' dormitory and a masters’ bungalow for the Tamale Senior High School (TAMASCO) in the Northern Region.
Tamasco, the premier ins…
A Freight Forwarder, Mr Desmond Degraft Paitoo, last Saturday won the re-run of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Gomoa East Constituency in the Central Region.
The primary, which was keenly contested, …
The tenure of office of people elected to serve on the unit committees of the 216 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) ends on October 7, 2019, on which day the committees will be dissolved.
The members of the commi…
The people of Kyebi in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area of the Eastern region have poured out onto the streets to protest insulting comments by the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Kwame Zu, directed at the…
The Ministry of Information has shed more detail on Friday’s operation by security agencies which was said to have uncovered an arms manufacturing base in Accra operated from a health facility.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkruma…
Some aggrieved youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) last Saturday attacked the party's office in the Sagnarigu Constituency in the Northern Region.
The angry youth, who claimed they have been neglected by the government in terms of …
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has hinted it will cite the leadership of the Coalition for National Sovereignty (CNS) for contempt of court for disregarding the injunction served on them, restraining them from going ahead with the…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has made a rather comical confession that holding on to political power is much sweeter than having sex.
He explained that while sexu…
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council has called on the hierarchy of the opposition National Democratic Congress to render an unqualified public apology to the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II and Okyeman as a whole within thre…
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern region has given the National Democratic Congress (NDC) three days to apologise to Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, the Okyenhene.
The group said if the NDC fails to do that, they …
Japan will give Kenya nearly $860 million in concessional loans and grants for the construction of a bridge in the port city of Mombasa and other infrastructure projects to support an economic zone there, Kenyan and Japanese officials said…
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has called on the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), the Information Services Department, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the media and other st…
Mr Kenneth Kponor, Volta Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has encouraged citizens to readily report acts of corruption to appropriate agencies.
He said failure to report such acts would embolden pe…
The Electoral Commission has noted with concern a number of allegations the leadership of the National Democratic Congress has made in sections of the media on the on-going Exhibition of the Voters Register.
A statement signed by Madam …
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has said the UK and EU share a "common purpose" in reaching a new withdrawal deal, after a meeting in Brussels with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
He said they had had "serious detailed discussions"…
The West Africa Nobles Forum(WANF) has commended the government for its decision in the white paper on the Ayawaso West Wuogon Commisison’s report to prosecute a national security operative, Mr Ernest Akomea, for possessing firearms with…
Professor Kwasi Prempeh, the Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), has tasked political parties to embrace strategic thinking in order to assess, view, and create future for themselves and the citiz…
A police chief in Mali's central Ségou region has been killed by protesters who were calling for him to resign, the authorities have confirmed.
Issiaka Tounkara, head of police in the town of Niono, died on Thursday when protesters torc…
The National Commission for Civic Education, (N.C.C.E) in the Ashaiman Municipality has held a community engagement with residents of Ashaiman Old Tulaku.
The community engagement was held to sensitize the residents on their duties as c…
All 44 members of the Hohoe Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region have taken delivery of Supreme Star branded motorbikes from the Assembly.
The members comprise 30 elected and 14 government appointees.
Mr Andrews Teddy Ofori, the H…
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced he is pulling out of the Democratic race for the White House.
"I feel like I have contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time," he said in an interview with MS…
Nigeria's army has stopped the work of international NGO Action Against Hunger accusing it of supplying a militant Islamist group with food and drugs.
The army said it had warned the NGO against "aiding and abetting" Boko Haram in north…
Mr Daniel Glikpo, Ketu South Municipal Director, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on the citizenry to keep their leaders in check.
He said failure on the part of citizens to keep tabs on their leaders bred corr…
The Ashanti Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Thursday, led a demonstration in Kumasi, to protest against what it described as 'unbearable economic conditions' in the country.
The demonstration dubbed "Kum Ye…
The Justice Emile Short Commission which investigated political violence in the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election in the Greater Accra Region has recommended electronic voting for future elections.
In its report, the three-member commissi…
Governance and civil society group, Milaban Population Network (MAPnet) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to adopt an annual strategy for cleaning of the voters’ register to keep it from the periodic ritual of compiling a new one…
The Kenyan government has expressed willingness to register the Shona as Kenyan citizens,
Ending statelessness by 2024 is an ambitious goal, but NORCAP expert Sadiq Boateng is closing the gap with efforts to recognise Kenya’s stateless …
The study tour included visits to civil protection facilities in Brussels, Rome and Genoa
Disaster risk managers from Africa have been participating in a five-day study tour in Europe this week organised by the United Nations Office for…
The estimates also show vast inequalities worldwide, with women and children in sub-Saharan Africa facing a substantially higher risk of death than in all other regions
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before,…
Donald Trump has denied a report alleging he made a promise to a foreign leader, which sparked a whistleblower's formal complaint.
The complaint is reported to relate to a July phone call with Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelensky…
Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies have been asked to monitor and supervise projects to avoid delays and shoddy works by contractors since the government is committed, dedicated and determined to providing infrastructure and l…