South Africa’s military has opened an investigation into reports that members of its 1,000-strong, U.N.-mandated peacekeeping contingent in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo assaulted and tortured locals.
A military statement said “c…
The executive director of Oxfam International said on Sunday she was heartbroken by a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti that prompted Britain’s government to threaten to cut off aid funding to charities.
Oxfam, one of Britain’s biggest…
All flights to and from London’s City Airport were canceled on Monday after an unexploded World War Two bomb weighing half a tonne was found buried in silt in the River Thames.
Police said they expected the bomb at George V Dock in east…
The Pakistani Taliban say a senior militant, Khalid Mehsud, has been killed in a US drone attack.
Mehsud was deputy leader of the banned Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the main faction of the hardline Islamist Pakistani Taliban.
He…
The delay of gazette sanitation bye- laws for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies by the Attorney General Department has contributed to poor sanitation conditions in many urban communities and cities in the country.
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Mr Prince Bagnaba Mba, President of Forum for Equity, a Human rights organisation has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to give a listening ear to the complaints and plight of Ghanaians in order to succeed.
“Ghanaians v…
Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, a Deputy Speaker of Parliament has stated that the alienation of members of the National Democratic Council of Elders chiefly contributed to their defeat in 2016 polls.
He explained that because the par…
There have been worrying developments in the administration of justice that threaten the rule of law
Global Affairs Canada today (February 7, 2018) issued the following statement on the human rights situation in Kenya:
“As a…
Address by His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the Commissioning of the New Nestle Milo Ready-To-Drink Factory in Agbara, Ogun State, Nigeria, on Thursday, 08 February, 2018
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The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has advised members of the National Association of Zongo Chiefs to resist any attempt to politicize their association.
He explained that this was necessary if the association is to continue to con…
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a statement welcoming The Gambia re-joining the Commonwealth
The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018, after the Commonwealth Secretariat confirmed their application had been approve…
Leaders of South Africa's governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding.
ANC presi…
Hundreds of Russian investigators are searching snow-covered fields near Moscow, where a passenger jet crashed killing all 71 people on board.
The 65 passengers and six crew died when the Saratov Airlines jet went down minutes after tak…
The Crusaders, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) affiliated youth group in the Upper East Region, has thrown its weight behind Mr. Emmanuel Azimbe Abugri who is vying for the position of the regional youth organiser in the upcoming ND…
Turkey has launched a domestic messaging app to rival Facebook’s popular WhatsApp Messenger service, raising concerns among government critics that Ankara could use the new platform to tighten surveillance and bolster an 18-month-old crack…
The Minority in Parliament has said the reason for wearing mourning clothes to the State of the Nation Address is to mourn the country’s democracy, which is under threat from the Majority.
According to the Minority, the Majority was inc…
Nigeria’s president on Thursday denied that government proposals to share out land to end a wave of violence over grazing rights amounted to “colonization” of fertile areas by his own ethnic group.
Clashes between semi-nomadic herder…
Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), a youth focused organisation on Thursday said securing the future of the youth through education was the only solution to staying on the right path by government.
It said through education, empowering of t…
The Sekondi High court has referred the Ellembele constituency polling station election disputes involving some NPP supporters and the constituency chairman to the western Regional Minister for out of court settlement.
The judge, Ju…
Braving the midday sun, Kenyan farmer Jane Njoki carries trays of lush, green sprouts to feeding troughs as her cows moo impatiently in a nearby shed.
“They can’t wait to have their lunch,” said the dairy farmer as she arranged the tray…
Mr Samuel Oppong, Chief Executive Officer of S-Class, a Vehicle Inspection and Technical Organisation, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the significant improvement in the business environment.
He said President Ak…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he has ordered the military to cancel a $233 million agreement to purchase 16 helicopters from Canada, whose government expressed concerns they could be used to fight rebels.
“I want t…
The Government is in the final stages of agreeing with a significant investor the terms of a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) Agreement, for the Takoradi-Kumasi railway, which will be presented to Parliament this session.
President Nana…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the success or otherwise of the nation, will be measured by how well women are doing in the country since they constitute the majority of the population.
He has therefore reiterated his commitm…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, said a lot of hard work had gone into easing the unbearable energy debt situation that threatened to paralyse the country’s energy industry.
He said although there was still problems w…
Government would work to recover every illegally acquired monies from individual and entities that have fleeced the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured.
Delivering an address on the State of the Nation to Parliame…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday delivered his second State of the Nation Address to Parliament, assuring that country was on the right path for economic prosperity.
The Ghana News Agency hereby submit the full text of …
Poor rains and crop infestations in southern Africa are threatening deeper hunger across the region, with millions of people, particularly children, at risk, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
“Given that the region has…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday proposed that a referendum for the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) should take place at the same time with the district assembly elections next y…
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to make “significant compromises” for peace with the Palestinians, even as they accused one of his Middle East envoys of bogging down diplomacy with what they see as …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday reported that Ghana’s economy was returning to the path of progress, as critical indices were pointing to the right direction.
“The Black Star is shining again....and the world is takin…
Four Ugandan government officials have been suspended amid allegations of inflating refugee figures.
Uganda's Commissioner for Refugees Apollo Kazungu and three of his senior staff are being investigated.
Investigations will also con…
US lawmakers have voted to pass a two-year budget, meaning the government's second shutdown in three weeks could end before the working day begins.
The measures have passed the Senate and the House but still need to be signed off by Pre…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta as a national asset.
The President’s statement comes on the back of calls by the Minority in Parliament for Mr Ofori-Atta to either resign or …
Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived in Ghana on Wednesday to begin a three-day state visit.
The Belgian Royal, who is a United Nations Advocate for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's), is expected to leverage the visit to asses…
Mining is a long-term game, but in southern Africa dramatic political changes have transformed the investment mood for the better in the space of a year.
Angola’s Jose Eduardo dos Santos and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe stepped down in 2017…
The following highlights represent what President Akufo-Addo said in his first State of the Nation address to Parliament on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.
I used to be here as MP, now I’m President
Thank God for peaceful and smooth tr…
One of US President Donald Trump's top aides has resigned amid abuse claims from his two ex-wives.
White House staff secretary Rob Porter said "these outrageous allegations are simply false" as he announced he would step down.
The ac…
Italian police have arrested the head of a top amateur cycling team and several associates suspected of encouraging young cyclists to take banned drugs.
Police raids took place in Lucca and elsewhere in Tuscany, media report.
The cyc…
The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters.
US officials estimated that 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the incident…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament embarked on a sit-down strike to protest against what they describe as unprovoked insults from the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu over the cash-for-seat saga.
According to the Minority, the Maj…
A Nigerian airline has blamed a passenger after one of its aircraft doors fell off on landing.
Dana Air says it is impossible for a door to fall off by itself "without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it”.
Reports of the app…
North Korea has held a military parade attended by leader Kim Jong-un, a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in the South.
The North often boasts of its parades but reports of this surfaced afterwards with TV only airing delay…
Former Minister of Defense and Interior, Dr. Benjamin Kunbour is lacing his boots to contest the national chairmanship position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), sources close to him have confirmed.
The race for the National Ch…
The Commonwealth has welcomed The Gambia back as a member, following the democratic election of former estate agent Adama Barrow as president. A flag-raising ceremony is being held at the Commonwealth headquarters in central London to mark…
President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he was open to adding a specific mention of Corsica in the French Constitution but rejected several other demands for autonomy made by the island’s nationalist leaders.
Corsica’s relationship …
North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S. officials during the Winter Olympics that start in South Korea on Friday, state media reported, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a tense standoff over the North’s nuclear weapons prog…
Construction of the world’s tallest skyscraper in Jeddah is going ahead, the head of the consortium behind the $1.5 billion project said, despite the detention of some businessmen backing the plan in Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption.…
A missing Nigerian masterpiece has been found in a "modest north London flat".
Ben Enwonwu's 1974 painting of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, became a symbol of reconciliation after the Nigerian-Biafran conflict.
T…
South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power.
Mr Ramaphosa, who heads South Africa's governing party, said both he and Mr Zuma understood th…
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