Gambians celebrated in the streets on Sunday after a West African regional military force entered the capital city of Banjul and took control of the presidential palace, the symbolic seat of ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh's 22-year authoritarian re…
Severe weather has killed at least 18 people in the US South and injured many more, emergency officials say.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties in the state, where 14 people have died.
Fo…
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia's state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said.
Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate th…
The Bemuhene of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area , Okufu Ameresi Okine Annan II, has urged persons who are unduly using the name of President Nana Akufo-Addo to put up indisciplined behaviours such as seizing public facilities and attackin…
The Attorney-General and Justice Minister designate, Ms Gloria Akuffo, says she will push for the creation of the position of special prosecutor to handle corruption cases in the public service.
She said the creation of the special…
The Defence Minister designate, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, says the government will take a decision on the two Guantanamo Bay detainees after reviewing the intelligence available.
Responding to a question when he appeared before the Appoin…
The Upper East branch of the United Cadres Front (UCF) has proposed a stakeholders’ conference to be held as quickly as possible to address the perennial post-election violence.
The conference, according to the UFC, should comprise trad…
A governance expert says America’s new President, Mr Donald John Trump’s occasional outbursts are dangerous since it could create chaos in some parts of the world. Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Lo…
A Belgian court convicted 14 people on Thursday of falsifying identity documents, some of which were sold to Islamist militants involved in terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.
Thirteen received jail terms of between one and eight year…
The Council of Europe - a major international human rights watchdog - has condemned Russia's refusal to pay compensation to shareholders in the now-defunct Yukos oil giant.
Russia's move "threatens the very integrity and legitimacy" of …
Donald Trump won the US presidency after suggesting he would make big changes in the way his country relates to the rest of the world. So what does his move to the White House mean for different African countries?
South Africa - by Pumz…
The Upper East branch of the United Cadres Front (UCF), has appealed to Ghanaians to support the new government, to enable it implement its policies and programmes in order to improve upon the lot of Ghanaians.
The Cadres made the appea…
Mr David Yaro, the Administrator-General, has tasked the would-be Ministers of State to peruse their predecessors’ handing-over notes so as to protect State assets and to perform their duties effectively. He said should they find any state…
The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections.
In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed".
The statement follow…
Power belongs to the American people again, President Donald Trump said after he was sworn in as US president.
He took the oath of office on the steps of the US Capitol and soon after was signing executive orders.
Thousands of Trump …
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican government announced on Thursday.
He arrived in New York on a flight from Ciudad Juarez.
Mr Guzman, who could face life in a US prison, …
Thomas Donkor Ogaja, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Wulensi in the Northern Region has promised to be an MP for all his constituents.
He said his quest to develop Wulensi would not be based on ethnic and politic…
West African leaders are in The Gambia to try to persuade Yahya Jammeh to cede power to his elected successor.
Mr Jammeh has asked for the deadline for him to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed forces to be extended until 16:00G…
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged the Akufo-Addo-led government to prioritise solutions for problems in the energy sector, which has the potential of damaging its development plans.
“The challenges of the energy secto…
A Political Science lecturer with the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to openly condemn the violent takeover by alleged supporters of the governing party.
Prof. Gyampo said a public …
The Ministry of Finance has directed the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) to release GH¢70 million to the Electoral Commission (EC) to pay off part of the cost of the December 7, 2016 general election.
The money wil…
Two parliamentary candidates in the Kumasi metropolis who contested the December 7 parliamentary election have commended the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) for the assistance it extended the candidates during the electionee…
Donald Trump has arrived in Washington -- and he's going to be here for at least four years.
The reality of the moment, that the real estate mogul and reality show star will recite the oath of office Friday, is finally taking hold.
At …
Germany plans to boost defence spending by nearly €2bn (£1.7bn; $2.1bn) this year - but it will remain far short of the Nato target.
Nato estimates for 2016 show that only five alliance members - the US, UK, Greece, Poland and Estonia -…
Photos taken in Mosul, Iraq, appear to show grenade-dropping drones used against the Iraqi security forces.
The improvised weapons consist of a plastic tube attached to a consumer camera drone to carry explosives.
The images were tak…
Turkish MPs are holding a second and final round of voting on constitutional changes to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers.
Under the plans, the president will be able to choose ministers and judges and the prime mi…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to Britain on Thursday for medical checks and is expected to resume work on Feb. 6, his spokesman said.
The spokesman's statement circulated on Thursday shortly after a letter from Buhari wa…
Sudan is ready to sign a peace agreement with a major rebel group in the longstanding Darfur conflict, a government official said on Thursday, just days after President Omar Hassan al-Bashir extended a unilateral ceasefire.
The developm…
Welcome to Inauguration Day where Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Here's what's on his schedule:
All times EST
8:30 a.m. President-elect Trump will attend a church service with his family.…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has a paid deeply touching tribute to the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afua Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who he said, provided him with invaluable counsel.
She was an invaluable and constant source of advice to …
A student at an American school in the north-eastern Mexican city of Monterrey has died after opening fire on classmates before fatally shooting himself, officials say.
The 15-year-old, who injured a teacher and three other students in …
The United States of America has nurtured its democracy through the years to become an enviable model, but there are still some inherent weaknesses that observers cannot identify from afar.
This position was articulated by some Ghanaia…
Soldiers, sniffer dogs and rescue workers were searching for an estimated 25 trapped firefighters on Thursday in the ruins of a 17-storey commercial building that collapsed while they were trying to put out a blaze, the mayor of Tehran sai…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the police to be even handed in their quest to clamp down on alleged cases of takeover of state institutions by sympathisers of the party.
According to the party, elements in the National Democrat…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma Central, Mr Ebenezer Nartey, has assured the constituents that his preoccupation for the next four years would be to take appropriate steps to address the sanitation and drainage challenges in the…
The Municipal Security Committee of the Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly has directed caterers working for the School Feeding Programme to suspend their operations until it had received directives from the government.
The directive…
Joe Biden has called on the world to defend the "liberal international order" in the face of an aggressive Russia and the rise of populism.
Mr Biden warned of "further attempts by Russia to meddle in the democratic process" during a spe…
The United States should not allow a delegation from Taiwan to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, raising a new bone of contention in Beijing's relations with the incoming g…
Posters have popped-up on social media suggesting that former Vice-President , Kwesi Amissah-Arthur will contest the 2020 presidential election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
It is unclear where the campaign po…
Mr Fred Agbenyo, the Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says former President John Dramani Mahama, has not openly declared that he would not contest the December 2020 general election.
He said Mr M…
Refugees badly injured after the Nigerian military accidentally bombed their camp need urgent evacuation, an aid agency says.
The Red Cross said 46 people were still being treated for "serious" wounds, a day after the camp was hit.
M…
Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50 people in northern Mali.
A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival arme…
The visit of the Moroccan leader, King Mohammed IV, to Ghana today has been postponed. A statement issued on Wednesday in Accra by the Office of the President, and signed by Eugene Arhin, the Acting Director of Communication, said King Mo…
The Oguaa Fishermen Association has applauded the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo for creating a separate Ministry for fisheries.It has therefore assured the Government of a good working relationship.According to a release issued a…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, says the nomination of a former Minister of Finance, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, as a Senior Minister by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is unconstitutional.
In a letter …
Russian and Turkish jets have carried out their first joint strikes on so-called Islamic State (IS) inside Syria, the Russian defence ministry says.
IS was targeted in the suburbs of the town of al-Bab, Aleppo province, where Turkey suf…
Mr. Alex Afenyo-Markin, Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, has presented 20 brand new Hyundai commercial buses and 50 taxi cabs to drivers in Winneba, as part of efforts to reduce unemployment among the youth.
The MP who has been re…
Eleven Jomoro Citizens in the United States are contributing towards a mother's hostel facility at Half-Assini Government Hospital, in the Western Region. They are: Mr Philip Ackah Koffi, Mr Antoine Erzoah, Mr Lawrence Hammond, Ms Matild…
The Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that the Constitution of The Gambia must be respected amid President Jammeh’s appeal to the sub-regional body.
President …
The Zongo Community in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern Region has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for nominating Alhaji Boniface Abubakari Saddique, as the Minister for Inner Cities and Zongo Development.
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