Chinese President Xi Jinping should press Vladimir Putin to "halt the war crimes" in Ukraine, the US has urged.
The two will meet again on Tuesday for official talks during Mr Xi's first visit to Moscow since the invasion.
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Saudi Arabia has released a US citizen from prison more than a year on from his conviction over tweets critical of the government, his family has said.
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, who also has Saudi citizenship, was arrested in…
A former Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto has died.
This was announced via the Facebook Page of Parliament on Monday, March 20, 2023.
Details on the passing …
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the opposition National Democratic Congress’ supposed ‘True state of the nation’ address was full of mischief and propaganda.
The NDC on Monday, March 20, among other things, tagge…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday afternoon delivered its true state of the nation address in Accra.
ADDRESS ON THE TRUE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS, JOHNSO…
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has launched a nationwide registration campaign to increase its membership.
The mass registration exercise is part of activities to mobilise the grassroots of the party leading to the election of off…
Namibian activists have vowed to go on with protests against unemployment despite a police ban, as the country marks 33 years of independence on Tuesday.
Inspector General of Police Joseph Shikongo on Monday directed the Namibia Economi…
Senegal's president has rejected claims that it would be unconstitutional for him to seek a controversial third mandate.
Macky Sall's comments in an interview with the French magazine L'Express are likely to fuel an already tense politi…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for the exercise of caution on the wholesale or limited amendment of the most successful and lasting Constitution in the history of the country, the 1992 Constitution.
He said without pre…
Kenya's deputy president has tried to take a radical step to reduce alcohol abuse in the country's central region by saying that county governments should only allow one pub per town, but not everyone is convinced that this is a good p…
A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son.
Cloete Murray, 50, was the liquidator for Bosasa, a company implicated in numerous government contract scand…
The French government will face two votes of no confidence on Monday as the fallout continues from its controversial pension reform.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used constitutional article 49:3 to push the bill through wi…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a ceasefire with the country's main drug trafficking cartel, the Gulf Clan.
He accused it of "sowing anxiety and terror" and ordered the security forces to reactivate their mil…
At least one person has been shot dead as police crack down on demonstrators in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Thousands have heeded the call for nationwide protests by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claims that Kenya's last…
China's President Xi Jinping says the killers of nine Chinese goldmine workers in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be "severely" punished.
Two Chinese workers were also wounded when gunmen stormed a mining site near t…
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has assured Ghanaians that the country would soon overcome the economic challenges facing it.
“There’s light at the end of the tunnel,” he s…
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has commended former President John Dramani Mahama for gracing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s presentation of the 2023 State of the Na…
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has accused the government of wasting the Covid funds on election-related spending.
According to him, Covid-19 brought the government a…
President William Ruto has said he will not condone impunity in the country.
He said Kenya will be governed by the rule of law and everyone must operate within the Constitution.“Nothing extra-legal will be part of what we do as …
Nigeria's ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party retained control of the country's commercial hub, Lagos, in state elections marked by low turnout.
Lagos is Africa’s largest city with a population of more than 20 million people.
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South African police say 87 people have been arrested across the country in connection with opposition protests.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Monday that most of the arrests were made in Gauteng province.
“Most were found makin…
The leader of the Taliban has ordered Afghan officials to sack relatives they have hired to government positions.
Hibatullah Akhundzada's decree says officials should replace appointed sons or other family members - and refr…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on his first trip to Russia since the country invaded Ukraine last year, and is set to sit down for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg and China c…
Barely two weeks after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered the State of Address, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it will also deliver what it describes as the “True State of the Nation Address” today, Mon…
The former Minority Leader and the Member of Parliament for the Tamale South constituency, Haruna Iddrisu has assured members of the NDC that internal wrangling will not affect his personality and contribution towards the growth of the par…
Africans consistently show a strong desire for democratic and accountable governance, but they are not satisfied with the quality of democracy in their countries.
Afrobarometer Director of Surveys, Boniface Dulani, made the stat…
Some areas were cut off after floods destroyed roadsImage caption: Some areas were cut off after floods destroyed roads
The Zambian government has provided two aircraft to help in rescue and distribution of relief aid to victims of Trop…
Political parties with no representation in Parliament have insisted that the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) will guarantee the integrity and credibility of the voters’ register and reduce chaos at registration centres.
They expla…
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to abrogate the National Cathedral project.
The caucus said one year since the contractors left site, the government must come to the realisation that the project had become morib…
President Ramaphosa says the only way to get him out of office is through a voteImage caption: President Ramaphosa says the only way to get him out of office is through a vote
South African police have said that the planned opposition p…
Several cities in north east Brazil are suffering from serious unrest caused by marauding criminal gangs.
For the third night, gang members set buses ablaze and carried out gun attacks on buildings in urban areas in Rio Gra…
Concerned residents of Teshie in the Ledzokuku municipality of the Greater Accra Region have pledged their support for the current Member of Parliament (MP), Benjamin Ayiku, if he shows interest in contesting for the Parliamentary seat in …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bunkpurugu Constituency in the North East Region, Dr Abed Bandim has urged women to overcome obstacles in their political career.
He conceded that venturing into political career was a difficult terrai…
Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique are reeling from the effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
More than 400 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed.
Freddy has been one of the longest-lived storms e…
Russia has threatened to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by its allies, after two countries promised planes.
Slovakia became the second Nato country to pledge Kyiv some MiG-29 aircraft on Friday, a day after Poland…
The flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has asked party delegates to elect competent and winnable candidates in the party’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries on May 13, 2023.
Acco…
Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto, is confident that he will win the flag bearer’s slot of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and expressed optimism that the delegates of the partywill vote massively for him to lead the …
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiralling conflict, while nearly 4 million children are at risk in neighbouring countries as host…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a visit to Niger by meeting former jihadists who have been rehabilitated through a vocational training programme backed by US funding.
Mr Blinken called it a model for the region, which has…
The death toll from Tropical Storm Freddy in Malawi has jumped from 225 to 326, Reuters news agency quotes the country's disaster management agency as saying.
Most people have died in mudslides and floods caused by the storm that first …
Police in Paris have clashed with protesters after the French government decided to force through pension reforms without a vote in parliament.
Crowds converged on Place de la Concorde in response to raising the retirement a…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is putting measures in place to collate the results of the December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections by midnight of the election day.
He, …
China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials say.
The Kremlin said they would discuss a "comprehensive partnership and strategic co-operation".
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Countries that "mistreated Ukraine" will be held to account after the war ends, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned.
In a BBC interview he said the choice every nation made following Russia's full-scale invas…
The Akrofuom District in the Ashanti Region has celebrated its 5th anniversary with a call on the district to remain focused on promoting sustainable agriculture, enhancing inclusive and equitable quality education, promoting gender equali…
The Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman constituency, Eric Henry Norgbey has expressed satisfaction over the visit by the Defence and Interior Committee to the Ashaiman community to ascertain events that led to the killi…
THE Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior yesterday paid a working visit to Ashaiman.
The visit follows the death of a 21-year-old soldier, Sherif Imoro, who was allegedly killed on Saturday, March 4.
The Chairman of…
Aid workers in Ituri province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo say thousands of displaced people have been arriving in the town of Beni.
They are fleeing a series of attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Islamist rebe…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Niger on Wednesday on the second leg of his brief tour of African nations.
He is expected to announce more US support for Niger's fight against a jihadist insurgency that has forced milli…
Nigeria will hold its first census in 17 years in May instead of the end of March, the information minister announced on Wednesday, citing delayed gubernatorial elections.
The elections for new governors was pushed by a week to 18 March…
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