The southern African regional bloc, Sadc, has called for the “unconditional and immediate” lifting of all sanctions against the Zimbabwean government.
“As Sadc, we are concerned by the continuation of sanctions on some individuals or en…
Defiant protesters remain on the streets of Sudan after the country's armed forces launched a military coup.
Chanting and waving flags, they have blocked roads in the capital Khartoum and around the country following the takeover.
On…
The White House has outlined new rules for foreign travellers to the US, as flight restrictions lift for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020.
The plan to reopen the US border next month to foreign flights includes a requirem…
Japan's Princess Mako has married her college sweetheart Kei Komuro - thus losing her royal status.
Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not.
S…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on the Police to investigate claims made by former President John Mahama that the commission thumb printed one million ballot papers to favour President Nana Addo Dankwa in the 2020 presidential ele…
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi will meet a delegation of the interim Afghan Taliban government during his visit to Qatar on Oct. 25-26.
The two sides will exchange views on the…
The Electoral Commission has told former President John Mahama point-blank that it does not account to a presidential candidate on its work.
According to the Commission, it will only account directly to the people’s representatives but …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured Ghanaians that the government will promote responsible small-scale mining as it provides an avenue for them to participate in the mining industry and contribute substantially to the gold e…
Mali's interim authorities will confirm a date for post-coup elections after national reform consultations in December, a representative of a U.N. Security Council delegation said after talks on Sunday.
The timeline is a further sign th…
Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor says the Electoral Commission (EC) is deliberately refusing to admit that the 2020 elections saw several incidents of over-voting that hel…
Cabinet has approved a budget of GH¢43.98 million as emergency fund to enable the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to combat the current outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu.
The amount will a…
Colombia has announced that the country's most wanted drug trafficker will be extradited to the US after he was captured in a raid.
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint army, air force and police operation on …
The European Union has called on Sudan's military and civilian leaders to put the country's transition process "back on track".
It follows reports that a military takeover is under way in Sudan.
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell…
Amnesty International will shut its offices in Hong Kong over a recently-imposed national security law.
The human rights group said the law, imposed by China, makes it "effectively impossible" for them to operate.
Amnesty has had a p…
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has applauded the impact of the policies, programmes and developmental projects undertaken by the New Patriotic Party Government in the Greater Accra Region.
Delivering a statement on Friday, 2…
Mr Ali Bukari, President’s nominee for the District Chief Executive (DCE) position for the Wa West District has been rejected the second time.
Mr Bukari was re-nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo after he was rejected ou…
Mr Isaac Ashai Odamtten, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tema East Constituency, has said that governments and heads of public institutions cannot renege on their responsibilities and expect their appointees and departmental heads to do …
Covid has severely affected healthcare staff and may have killed between 80,000 and 180,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Healthcare workers must be prioritised for vaccines, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, and h…
With the Ethiopian government's relationship with the US and European Union (EU) at a low ebb, it is looking elsewhere for new allies to crush the rebellion being waged against it from the mountainous Tigray region.
Both the US and EU h…
Climate change will lead to growing international tensions, the US intelligence community has warned in a bleak assessment.
The first ever National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change looks at the impact of climate on national secur…
One person has been killed and three others injured in a bomb attack in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
The explosion happened at a bar on Saturday night, killing a 20-year-old waitress and scattering panicked revellers on to the street outs…
Millions of Afghans will face starvation this winter unless urgent action is taken, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
More than half the population - about 22.8 million people - face acute food insecurity, while 3.2 million …
Sudan's military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency.
Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, who had been heading a joint council with civilian leaders, blamed political infighting.
Protesters …
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has paid an emotional tribute to Hajia Mariama Bawumia, the late mother of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The glowing tribute, which was personally signed by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, …
Hundreds of schoolchildren have pleaded with parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding higher salaries for their teachers.
The pupils waved branches and chanted "we want to study" and "if we don't study, we will take dru…
The Ave Senior High School Old Students’ Association (AVOSA) is appealing to Assembly members of the Akatsi North District not to reject for the second time, Mr Prosper Kofi Patu, the President’s District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday ended his three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region with a firm commitment to completing all the major projects initiated by the Government in the region before he leaves office.
He pledge…
The third meeting of the first session of the Eighth Parliament will commence tomorrow, October 26, 2021.
The House adjourned sine die on August 10, 2021.
The House will consider a number of bills that have already been laid in Parli…
The NDC Minority Caucus in Parliament has asked the Government to release the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) of more than GH?2 billion to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
The Caucus said the monies ha…
Out of the 55,231 doses of vaccines allocated to vaccinate the people of the Obuasi East District against the covid-19, only 14, 195 persons have taken the first dose of the vaccines.
Regrettably, eight thousand, three hundred and fifty…
Eswatini has banned all protests to try to end pro-democracy demonstrations that have in recent weeks shaken the kingdom formerly known as Swaziland.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Prince Simelane told a news conference in the c…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation indefinitely suspended train services on a major route linking the capital, Abuja, to the north-western state of Kaduna after an armed gang attacked a passenger train on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses said the a…
Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has expressed concern about the high filing fees political parties charge for their internal party primaries, including presidential and parliamentary primaries.
H…
Mr John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must not allow individual interest to affect the unity needed for development.
He said despite election victories, the Party needed to ensure that…
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Usif has described youth in Africa as her greatest asset.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Youthconnekt African 2021 in Accra, the Minister said, "Africa is reported to have the…
Belarus has been accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions by offering migrants tourist visas, and helping them across its border. The BBC has tracked one group trying to reach Germany.
The mobile phone camera pans left and right, but …
A Zambian journalist has surrendered $4m (£3m) found in her house last month as part of a corruption amnesty deal, officials have announced.
Margaret Chisela Musonda, alias Faith Musonda, has also forfeited her house located in an upmar…
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble have reportedly agreed to end a bitter rift that had threatened to derail the country's long-delayed elections.
The row between the two leaders had also…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has proposed the creation of a Multiparty Democracy Commission to regulate polical parties' activities towards a national sustainable democracy.
Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director, ID…
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament has complained about troubles in the approval process of the President's nominees for the metropolitan, municipal and district chief executive (MMDCE) positions, stressin…
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), has commended Cabo Verdeans for their "political maturity" and praised the National Electoral Commission (NCE) and other election management institutions for their "technical, organizational a…
The Egyptian activist Mozn Hassan says the authorities have closed the case against her, after more than five years of an asset freeze and travel ban.
Her non-governmental organisation - Nazra for Feminist Studies - and other NGOs had b…
Members of the female Caucus of the ECOWAS Parliament (ECOFEPA) on Thursday paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo in Accra to discuss issues relating to women’s empowerment and representation in national development ac…
Guinean authorities have relaxed Covid-19 measures, including ending a night curfew and suspending a requirement for prior authorisation to transport bodies outside the capital, Conakry.
"The curfew is lifted; advance requests for autho…
Benin lawmakers have voted to legalise abortion in the country, expanding on the restricted circumstances where the practice was already allowed.
Women can now end their pregnancy within the first three months in cases where it could "a…
President Akufo-Addo has challenged Africa’s youth to take mental, physical and economic lead roles in positioning Africa as the giant of the future.
In a speech read on his behalf by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the Youth…
President Akufo-Addo has commended the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey for his performance so far.
He said initially, Mr Quartey did not like the idea to serve as a Regional Minister.
President Akufo-Addo who was sp…
President Akufo-Addo says he is not a "clearing agent" of people accused of corruption in his government.
According to him, he only announces findings of institutions mandated to investigate corruption or corrupt practices.
He said …
President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position.
But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a…
The Queen spent Wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks and is now back at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has said.
The 95-year-old monarch returned from the private hospital in central London at lunchtime on Thurs…
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