This year promises to be a very busy year for the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) politically. The reason is quite simple. After the earlier failed attempt to kick-start the much-awaited branch re-registr…
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the creation of the Nation Builders Corps to employ 100,000 people this year, with a budgetary allocation of GH¢600 million, was on course, coupled with other intervention initiatives to…
A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, has been shot dead outside his party offices in the Serb-run north of Mitrovica.
Ivanovic, seen as a moderate Kosovo Serb leader, was shot four times in the chest and died later in ho…
Zimbabweans in the Namibian capital Windhoek say they are "shocked" and "embarrassed" to have been charged by the "cash-strapped" embassy to see visiting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, reports Namibian news site The Villager.
The site go…
Officials from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Monday afternoon stormed the office of the Deputy Chairperson in Charge of Corporate Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwaa with live TV cameras.…
The Senior Paster of the First Baptist church, Tema. has admonished the newly nominated Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, to be fair and bring justice to the people of Ghana,
“ Corruption is not just a perception, corruption is real.…
Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, a Researcher and International Consultant, says the derogatory and racist comments US President, Donald Trump, used to describe Africans, blacks and others were unpardonable, especially coming from a president rega…
Mr Edem Agbewornu, the Keta Municipal Chief Executive, has called on government to stop expanding settlements at Gakli Kologa and other communities along the Ghana-Togo border at Aflao for security reasons.
He described the communities …
The MF-UM collaboration formalised today will facilitate academic support to post-graduate medical trainees in the fields of diabetes, oncology and infertility
From India to Malaysia, Merck Foundation continues their collaborative ef…
Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abr?ny? DC, was last Saturday assaulted at Atebubu where he was scheduled to meet with some executive members of the party.
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The Coalition of Democratic Governance (CDG), a political pressure group has described the first year rule of the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government as “riddled with bullet shots of corruption, nepotism, incompetence, lies, insi…
President Donald Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African nations.
Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on i…
It's a quarter of the way through Donald Trump's presidential term - long enough to judge his performance so far.
There have been promises kept, promises broken and promises ignored. But how much have his policies changed things?
A b…
Kenya has cut the share of revenue communities receive from local oil discoveries to 20 percent from an earlier offer of 30 percent, a senior government official said on Friday.
The move will hit the northern county of Turkana, where Tu…
The Asante-Akim Central Municipal Assembly on Thursday failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two rounds of voting. The incumbent and sole candidate, Robert Yaw Kwakye, could not secure the mandatory two-thirds majority votes.
He…
Jonathan Moyo, a minister who served in Robert Mugabe’s government, has said he will not discuss an immunity deal with the new Zimbabwean government.
“When the devil offers you immunity, you would be a fool to enter what is called a Fau…
U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, blaming Barack Obama for selling off the old one for “peanuts” in a bad deal.
The American flag was this month removed from the U.S. e…
Four of India's most senior Supreme Court judges have publicly challenged the authority of the head of the judiciary - in an unprecedented move.
In a letter and a press conference, the judges said Chief Justice Dipak Misra was assigning…
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Ishmael Ashitey, has called on government officials within the various departments and agencies to judiciously guard the public purse against malfeasances and leakages.
He said this was not only n…
Action Voices, an NGO, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) to implement and replicate a Citizen-Government Engagement project.
Dubbed “Action Voices” the pro…
One of France's main publishing houses has suspended plans to republish a collection of anti-Semitic writings by author Louis-Ferdinand Céline.
After a public outcry, Gallimard said the "conditions were not right" for the texts to be is…
The chiefs and people in Amansie South have hailed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the decision to give them their own district and promised to unite their efforts for its smooth take off.
This was at a stakeholder forum held …
German politicians have achieved a breakthrough in talks aimed at forming a new coalition government.
A blueprint for formal negotiations was agreed between Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their former coalition…
A video circulating on Sudanese social media of a university vice-chancellor purportedly beating his students has caused a massive controversy. The video, apparently filmed on Wednesday, shows Professor Gasim Bedri of Al-Ahfad University f…
The leader of a Nigerian gang responsible for the death of a British aid worker has been killed, according to the Nigerian army.
A manhunt for gang leader Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, known as Karowei, had been under way in southern Nigeria…
US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at immigrants in a foul-mouthed Oval Office outburst that a UN spokesman later condemned as "shocking", "shameful" and "racist".
"Why are we having all these people from shithole count…
The Ministry of Energy has refuted claims by the Minority in Parliament that the government is meddling in the affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC).
The ministry has further dispelled allegations made by the Mino…
Former President Rawlings has congratulated Mr. Martin Amidu on his nomination as the Special Prosecutor at the office of the Independent Prosecutor.
Mr. Rawlings who was hopeful that Parliament would approve the appointment said, “The …
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will support any other member the National Democratic Congress (NDC) elects as its 2020 candidate.
In an interview on GTV on Tuesday, the two-time leader of the NDC says, he has not yet decided…
Political science
More than mere “best country” rankings, data aggregations like the Social Progress Index shape policy, help allocate funding – and even help predict the future
For almost a hu…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Ms. Mercy Adu-Gyamfi, is funding the training of 100 young unemployed women selected from across the constituency in dress-making and hairdressing.
It is part of her drive to empower the youth …
FAKS Investigative Services has adjudged Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South Constituency as the overall best MP for 2017 in the latest performance appraisal research.
According to FAKS performance appraisa…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has, for the first time, raised issues with the results of the 2016 presidential election.
According to him, the election, which he lost to then candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was marked by i…
The Free Senior High School Programme of the Government has been rated the most popular initiative by majority of Ghanaians despite its related challenges.
A research conducted by the Department of Political Science of the University of…
The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
José Filomeno dos Santos was removed months after a BBC investigation.
The $5bn (£3…
Hundreds of rescuers are combing wreckage in Southern California for those missing after mudslides that have killed 17.
Another 28 injuries have been reported in Santa Barbara County following the deluge that overwhelmed an area scorche…
President Akufo-Addo, has presented letters of credence to Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Akua Sakyiwa Ahenkorah, at a brief ceremony at the Flagstaff House, on Wednesday.
President Akufo-Addo in remarks following the swearing-i…
Majority of Ghanaian voters applaud and back the government’s decision to create the Office of the Special Prosecutor as part of efforts to curb corruption in the country, a research by the Political Science Department of the University of…
Botswana has shut down the church of a controversial Malawian self-styled prophet, who claimed to walk on air.
The government confirmed the closure of Shepherd Bushiri's Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECG) in Gaborone, reported…
Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns they face abuse and neglect abroad.
Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the tot…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has accused the government of failing to honour its pledge of providing adequate seed money for the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF).
He said the allocation to the ZDF contained in the…
The longest serving lawmaker in the country and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin says he is proud to be among the pioneer lawmakers of the Fourth Republic which is 25 years old.
In a statement commemorati…
The acting Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddie Blay, last Friday gave an assurance that greater opportunities abound for everyone under the current administration.
He, therefore, urged Ghanaians, irrespective of…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to unite and forge ahead in unity.
He said collective support is needed in the quest to win the next elections.
Speaking over th…
Zimbabwe’s electoral commission has announced a month-long extension to its voter registration exercise, as the country inches towards a general election in August.
Close to five million of the anticipated seven million people have regi…
Rescue workers in southern California are searching for survivors after mudslides and flooding in which at least 13 people have died.
More than 30 miles (48km) of the main coastal road have been closed and police said the scene "looked …
Former President John Mahama has attributed the seeming tension between him and former President Jerry John Rawlings' to his [Rawlings] mood swings.
According to him, “sometimes he’s [Rawlings] in a mood where he doesn’t want to engage…
An aspiring presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has denied reports that his decision to contest the presidential primaries of the party will depend on whether or not former President Joh…
Police in Italy and Germany have made 169 arrests in an anti-mafia swoop, Italian police say.
Assets worth €50m (£44.06m; $59.79m) were seized in the operation targeting the 'Ndrangheta organised crime group.
As part of the group's a…
Zimbabwe's anti-corruption agency is investigating whether the former First Lady Grace Mugabe fraudulently obtained a doctorate.
Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe filed a petition last week asking to investigate.
She was awarde…
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