Mr Robert Kutin Jnr, Central Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on prospective parliamentary aspirants to desist from campaigning before the approved period.
He said nominations for parliamentary prima…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to extend the time frame of the Commission of Enquiry to enable them have adequate time to conduct a thorough investigation into the Ayawaso violence.
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Hajia Alima Mahama, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development on Tuesday inaugurated Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly. The Assembly was created in accordance with the 1992 constitution and Local Governance Act, 2016, (Act93…
Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo, the Senior Minister, on Tuesday inaugurated the Korley Klottey Municipal Assembly with Osu as its capital.
He said the inauguration was line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo’s vision and initiative towards…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday received a strategic document and Charter that outlines the roadmap for Ghana's attainment of her goal of self-reliance and the vision of a country beyond aid.
The document, which was put…
The detainees include members of opposition political parties, human rights defenders, journalists, teachers and doctors
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and FIDH are deeply concerned about the safety of 30 women…
The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) is considering the option of fencing rail lines in parts of the country as a permanent solution to encroachment along the rail corridor.
Currently, the company is holding consultations with sta…
Nigeria is to hold a delayed presidential election this Saturday after the initial vote was rescheduled in a dramatic overnight press conference, five hours before polls were due to have opened.
The last-minute cancellation surprised th…
The US is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report.
A Democratic-led House panel has launched an inquiry over concerns about the White House plan to build nuclear re…
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, has dismissed the widely held perception in Africa that the Court is selective, targeting mainly African nations.
She expressed regret that the work of…
The issues of political vigilantism and kidnapping of children in the country are dominating the expectations many public servants have of the President’s State of the Nations Address (SONA) on Thursday.
These two nagging concerns, th…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Egypt signed a financing agreement today to reduce poverty and enhance food and nutrition security by sustainably improving incomes and resilient livelihoods for 450,000 rural …
In a campaign video featuring images of fireballs and flashing lights, Senegalese President Macky Sall is depicted in front of an express train, a motorway, a glass high-rise and then a sports arena.
The video montage, describing Sall a…
China wants to deepen “strategic trust” with Iran, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday, days before Saudi Arabia’s crown prince visits Beijing, underscoring China’s difficult Middle East balancing …
Rod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general who oversaw the inquiry into alleged Russian meddling, is to step down by mid-March, US media say.
Reports emerged last month that Mr Rosenstein planned to quit once incoming Attorney Gener…
A British man and a French man have gone missing while backpacking in Australia, sparking a police search.
The alarm was raised when passersby found items belonging to Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux, both 20, on a beach north of Sydney …
The two main parties contesting Nigeria's controversy-hit presidential and parliament election say they will resume campaigning, despite the election commission saying this is not allowed ahead of the rescheduled vote on Saturday.
Presi…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son to the rank of lieutenant general - the second highest position in the army.
Lt Gen Kainerugaba Muhoozi is considered a likely successor to 74-year-old President Museveni, but denie…
As the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to deliver his third State of the Nation Address on February 21, Ghanaians have expressed varied concerns and expectations to enhance their livelihoods.
The State of the Nations …
Mr Kojo-Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, said the government will formerly inform the diplomatic community about the falsehood in the videos that the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama showed to them at a recent interac…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be "ruthless" with vote-riggers, following the last-minute postponement of the general election.
Critics said his comments condoned "jungle justice".
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Pakistan has warned it will retaliate if India takes military action against it after a militant attack on Indian forces in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Prime Minister Imran Khan went on television to call on India to provide evidence t…
Key industry leaders are demanding answers from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on concrete steps that the government will take to forestall peace and ensure a secure working environment for businesses to thrive.
Ahead of this yea…
Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and senior opposition politician Tendai Biti was on Monday convicted and fined $200 for unlawfully and falsely announcing the results of last year’s presidential election that was won by Emmerson Mnangagw…
Berlin and Paris are in talks on common defense exports licensing procedures, a German government spokesman said on Monday.
German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday reported that Germany and France had signed a defense agreement in January…
Poland pulled out of a planned summit in Israel on Monday, its prime minister said, after Israel’s acting foreign minister said “many Poles” had collaborated with the Nazis in World War Two and shared responsibility for the Holocaust.
P…
Somalia has rejected an accusation by Kenya that it has auctioned off oil and gas blocks in a disputed maritime area claimed by Kenya.
It described the claim as non-factual, adding that the oil fields were in their own waters and none h…
An official with Nigeria's election commission has ruled out a further delay in presidential and parliamentary elections, saying voting will go ahead on Saturday.
Some foreign observers, including Botswana's ex-President Festus Mogae, h…
Choose competence, commitment over money, material gains – Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu tells NDC delegates
A presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu, has bemoaned the monetisation of politics …
The new Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, to introduce himself as he begins his duty tour as the official representative of Egypt to Ghana.
Mr Emad Magdy Hanna sees his vi…
Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central, has said there is the need for supporters of NPP and floating voters to retain President Akufo-Addo and herself in the 2020 elections to finish the meaningful projec…
Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, Presiding Member (PM) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has expressed satisfaction with the various interactions and community engagement held with traders and drivers at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange area.
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The Electoral Commission (EC) Representation of the People's Amendment Act (ROPAA) Consultative and Implementation Committee has rolled-out a comprehensive regional consultation programme with local stakeholders and civil society organisat…
Foreign election observers have appealed for calm following the last-minute postponement of the Nigerian election by a week.
"We call on all Nigerians to remain calm and support the electoral process", said a statement from EU, UN and Afr…
The chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee has vowed to investigate allegations that top FBI and justice department officials discussed ways to remove President Trump from office.
Senator Lindsey Graham said the claims were an "a…
Mr. James Agyenim-Boateng, Spokesperson for the John Mahama 2020 campaign, has reacted to Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo’s condemnation of former President John Dramani Mahama for taking the matter of the violence that attended the Ayawas…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has hit back at government following his meeting with the diplomatic community over the violence that marred the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.
According to him, “no amount of propaganda from gover…
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has urged citizens in the newly created regions to show tolerance and maturity in their reactions towards the selection of the regional capitals.
He said the Salaga South violence, which ar…
Mr Goosie Tanoh, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer Aspirant, has said the NDC needed a “new face” and a “new clothe” to win the 2020 general election and charged the members to vote for him to bring the Party back to power.
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The United States handed over more than USD $4 million (approximately 115 million ETB) worth of new medical equipment and medicines to the Ministry of Health for use in hospitals and health centers in the regional states of Afar, Benishang…
Parliament has caution Ghanaians to guard against irresponsible public utterances on radio which has the tendency to derailed the country’s democratic gains. According to the legislators, the public should rather use radio platforms to enc…
United Nations aid agencies and NGO partners launched today the 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. The appeal seeks to raise USD 920 million to meet the massive needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Mya…
After apologizing to his colleagues and parliament for contemptuous remarks make against them last July, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central was reprimanded by the House and asked to “Go and sin no more”.…
The Commission of inquiry established by the Government in pursuant to CI.111 to conduct complete and impartial investigations into the circumstances surrounding the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election held on January 31, 2019 has commenced wo…
Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, one of the presidential aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 polls, has given the strongest indication that he would promote Nkrumah and Rawlings’s agenda if given the mandate to rule the …
Parliament has approved a motion which will delay the implementation of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) till January 2020 when it is passed.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Suhum, Mr Frederick Opare-Andah, had earlier on Wednes…
A group of delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region have thrown their support behind the Second Deputy Speaker of parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, for the 2020 Presidential ticket of the NDC.
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Dozens of gold panners in Zimbabwe are feared to have drowned after heavy rains flooded two mines.
Police said rescue teams were trying to pump out the water and search for bodies and any survivors at the mines near the town of Kadoma.
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A presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Joshua Alabi, has called for a change in direction and a fresh lease of life for the NDC in its forward march to win the 2020 polls.
He said since the 2012 election…
With less than two months to celebrate 60 years of its creation, the Brong Ahafo Region was yesterday split into three with the creation of two new regions, Bono East and Ahafo.
Techiman, a sprawling commercial centre, was named the cap…