Opposition parties have criticised Home Office minister Chris Philp for appearing to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time.
An audience member from the Democratic Republic of the Congo asked about the government's new law o…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has admonished Ghanaians to exhibit high sense of maturity, patriotism and love for humanity as the 2024 election gets closer.
He explained that it was the only way to sus…
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has appealed to political party leaders not to politicise issues of education but to prioritise how they can improve the welfare of Ghanaian students.
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Burkina Faso’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA) for airing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilians.
Access to the w…
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone began mass rollouts of a WHO-approved malaria vaccine on Wednesday, becoming the latest African countries to join the recently introduced routine malaria vaccine programme.
The RTS,S vaccine will be admin…
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence.
A recent outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to t…
Implementing a 24-hour economy policy of the National Democratic Congress flag bearer, John Mahama, will increase productivity, create jobs, enhance service delivery and help align the country’s socio-economic objectives, a report by the G…
A comparative analysis of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) performance in the health sector in the Ashanti Region by Liberal Institute Policy Studies (LIPS), a centre-right think tank, has shown th…
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that his country must take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and that there are circumstances in which reparations should be paid.
President de Sousa has several times expr…
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has called on the government to exercise fiscal restraint in preparation for the 2024 December elections.
During a press briefing in Accra, the former Senior Minister emphasised the importance…
By Bernd Debusmann Jr in New York and Mike Wendling, BBC News
The leader of the US House of Representatives was heckled in a tense visit to Columbia University as protests against the war in Gaza continue to spread across US campuses.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Felicia Edem Attipoe as the new Municipal Chief Executive of the Tema West Municipal Assembly.
A statement signed by the Minister-Designate for the Local Government, Decentralisation a…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to uphold transparency and refrain from suppressing the truth in the …
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has said that the country needed a leader that prioritized integrity, truth, and accountability.
Speaking at the outdooring ceremony of Professor Naana Jane O…
Our respected party leader and flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, the next President of our beloved Republic, HE Lordina Mahama, Niimei, Naamei, Nananom. Togbey ooo Mama ooo, Council of Elders, Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomat…
German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams.
The Black Axe gang was involved in "multiple areas of criminal activity" globally, Bavarian police said in a stat…
Russia has vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council calling on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space.
The draft resolution, put forward by the US and Japan, sought to reaffirm a principle already set out in the 196…
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has pledged to be dedicated to duty when the party is elected into power in the December polls.
Speaking at her official outdooring as running…
A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert.
It is one of the worst such episodes to hit Greece since 2018, according to officials.
Greece had already been struck by similar…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will consider local language as a medium of instruction for pupils, from kindergarten ((KG) to basic three.
He was speaking on Frida…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has filed an interlocutory injunction application against the Electoral Commission (EC) seeking to halt the Ejisu by-election.
CPP’s move aims to prevent the April 30 by-election from proceeding until…
Top UN officials have raised the alarm over the UK parliament's approval of a controversial bill that paves the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda.
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, aimed to deter migrants…
Former Deputy Transport Minister Joyce Bawah Mogtari has praised the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s choice of running mate in the upcoming December 2024 elections.
According to her, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is the ideal…
Hope Hostel in Rwanda has been ready to receive Britain's unwanted migrants for 664 days.
Now, after the UK parliament approved the legislation, the Rwandan government wants to fill these echoing rooms and halls within a matter of week…
The Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) has the potential to become a third force in the nation’s political space that can compete with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 general elec…
The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Volta Regional Caucus in Parliament, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has said the group is focused and poised to ensure that the NDC wins the 2024 election in the region and the entire country…
A father has started legal action against UK oil giant BP over the death of his 21-year-old son.
Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practise known as flaring - caused his son Ali's leukaemi…
Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, says the recent intermittent power outages will affect the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
He observed that …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the government for allowing the 24 designated ministers to commence official duties despite pending parliamentary approval.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin adjourned the Hous…
Dr Abu Sakara Foster, co-convener of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) and former Convention People’s Party (CPP) flagbearer has called on Ghanaians to give them the mandate in the upcoming 2024 elections to transform G…
German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China.
The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
Prosecutors allege his network opera…
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night.
Plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped t…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a workshop for its Constituency Communication Officers, radio communicators, social media communicators and media monitors in the Upper West Region.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, National…
Authorities have evacuated 110,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China's most populous province.
Four people have died so far, while 10 have gone missing, according to state media…
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name and logo of its former armed wing.
The governing ANC had argued that uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma,…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Dome-Kwabenya, Ambassador Mike Oquaye Jnr, has categorically denied allegations of washing a constituent’s underwear.
During his door-to-door campaign, a video surfaced showing…
The Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, offers a better future for Ghana, and should be given the opportunity to take the mantle of government, in the 2024 General Election, the Majority caucus in parliament, has rallied Ghanaians…
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject any sanctions on the country's military, after reports that the US plans to cut aid to one unit.
"I will fight it with all my strength," the prime minister said on Sunday.
Earlier, the …
Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government, accusing it of misleading Ghanaians about the erratic power supply, commonly known …
John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has affirmed that a future NDC government will give top priority to resolving the issues surrounding the implementation of the Free Senior High School (S…
Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops based there.
The protest on Sunday was called by organisations that support the military auth…
We had to meet Lisu in secret as she says the local Nigerian authorities are trying to prevent her from talking to journalists.
She was one of the 276 girls abducted from their school in the town of Chibok exactly a decade ago - a kidna…
An independent parliamentary aspirant for the 2024 Parliamentary election in Okaikoi North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie, has made his case for why he is the best candidate for the job.
In an intervie…
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is now firmly under way, with a full jury sworn in on Thursday.
The former president has in recent months faced judges in two separate New York civil trials, but his criminal trial there will look ver…
The leadership of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) has been urged to work towards attracting floating voters who may be dissatisfied with the performance of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress.
They w…
The founder and leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has pledged to lead a government that represents all segments of the country if elected as President in the upcoming presidential election.
He said the div…
After months of delay, the US House of Representatives appears poised to hold a vote on tens of billions of dollars in American military aid for Ukraine and Israel this weekend.
Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, however, a…
The Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital Equity Fund, Sir Sam Jonah, has decried the lack of accountability in safeguarding the public purse, labelling it as “pathetic.”
Speaking at the launch of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the …
Burkina Faso's military junta has expelled three French diplomats, accusing them of "subversive activities".
France said there were "no grounds" to expel the diplomats.
The expulsions are the latest sign of worsening relations betwe…
Kenya's government has sent a team to investigate the helicopter crash that killed military chief Gen Francis Ogolla and nine others.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.
Gen Ogolla was among 12 occupants of the milita…