Ghana and India have discussed the need to strengthen cooperation for diplomatic training for diplomats of their two countries.
This was among a myriad of strategic issues discussed between the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Sam…
President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in a law lecturer, Dr Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, and a public policy and development expert, Emilia Affi Agbenyo, as Deputy Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission (EC), charging them to uphold the hig…
Chief executive officers (CEOs), managing directors and board chairs of the various agencies and institutions under the energy sector whose performance falls short of the expected level of delivery will suffer swift and ruthless conseque…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kwahu East, Samuel Asamoah, says arrests of suspected illegal miners in parts of the district have not resulted in prosecutions, citing jurisdictional challenges and the handling of cases by the p…
Ukraine has stabilised the front line and "broken Russia's ability to advance" by killing so many of its men, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief has said in an interview with the BBC.
Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi made the comments i…
South Africa's deputy police chief has resigned three weeks after he was charged with sexual offences.
A lawyer representing Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya submitted his resignation letter at his disciplinary hearing on Monday, a police spokesp…
Newly sworn-in Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Joseph Kweku Asamoah, has pledged that the commission will discharge its electoral responsibilities without fear or favour.
Speaking on behalf of himself and fellow …
President John Mahama will begin a two-day working visit to the Ahafo Region on Friday. During the visit, dubbed the “Resetting Ghana Tour,” the President will inspect ongoing projects, receive status briefings, and engage the regi…
Ethiopia has launched its first gold refinery, a $50 million joint venture aimed at turning the East African nation into a regional processing hub for precious metals, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said over the weekend.
Gold exports are on…
Chancellor John Healey faces having to find £35bn to avoid cuts to public spending while meeting defence promises in his first Budget, an influential think tank has warned.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that if t…
India's opposition parties are marching to the Supreme Court in Delhi to demand the resignation of the election chief over alleged voter fraud.
This will be the latest in a series of demonstrations in Delhi, with thousands of …
Nigeria's mining sector is preparing for a defining investment moment. On Tuesday, 13 October, Nigeria Mining Week 2026 (https://NigeriaMiningWeek.com) is expected to host the announcement and signing of a major mining transaction …
The State Housing Company Limited (SHCL) has explained that genuinely affordable housing for low-income earners will require direct government intervention to absorb between 30% and 40% of the total cost of building homes.
The Manag…
The Minority in Parliament has raised questions about the handling of reintegration grants for 442 minors listed in records covering Ghana’s evacuation exercise in South Africa.
The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs…
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved filing fees for aspirants seeking various national executive positions in the party, with the National Chairman position attracting the hig…
THE Minority Leader in Parliament, Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged journalists to intensify investigative reporting and hold public institutions accountable, particularly amid concerns over narcotics-related incidents a…
Effective military leadership is fundamental to operational readiness, discipline and mission success. Developing competent and adaptable leaders strengthens command effectiveness, promotes sound decision-making and prepares person…
The Cabinet has approved the long-pending Host Country Agreement between Ghana and the Holy See, paving the way for Parliament to ratify it.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the approval during a meeting wi…
At least 139 migrants including 15 children have died and dozens more are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration office has said.
The boat had been travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with …
US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices.
Trump on Friday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agree…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described as disingenuous and dishonest the Minority's criticism of the government's decision to join BRICS, revealing that the previous New Patriotic Party government unde…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has ordered prospective parliamentary aspirants, their agents and supporters to immediately halt all campaign activities, warning that violations could attract disciplinary action and affect their eligibil…
A Russian lab technician has died at a plague research centre in Siberia, but there are many reasons pneumonic plague is usually easily contained.
It may seem eerily familiar.
On Friday last week, a woman died from pneumoni…
Fifty-five aspirants have been vetted and cleared to contest various constituency executive positions in the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency elections in the Lambussie Constituency.
The exercise was to enable th…
The former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Election 2028 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been urged to ensure that the party’s 2028 parliamentary primaries are conducted, devoid of vote buying, gift sharing a…
Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region have urged the Party’s leadership to promote fairness, regional balance and experience in the selection and appointment of national executives.
They said such considera…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has begun a nationwide membership drive with a call on Ghanaians, particularly the youth, farmers, market women, students and professionals, to join the party and help reshape the country’s political l…
Campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the deportation of migrants from the US to third-party African countries is against the law and exploits suffering to deter migration.
"Many, if not most" of the deportees have no p…
Prosecutors in the United States have accused Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiracy to commit torture.
The fresh charges against the couple were made public on Thursday and are in a…
The Volta Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mathias Alagbo Kabila, has declared his intention to contest for Deputy National Organiser in the party’s upcoming national executive elections.
Mr Kabila, …
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has said immediate reconciliation between the new national executives and their opponents is key towards building a united party front.
“Immediate e…
At least 30 people have been killed in a Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in the eastern front line city of Kramatorsk, rescue officials say.
Authorities said three people were also killed in the village of Bile…
Zambia has signed a five-year health financing agreement with the US, ending months of public dispute over whether the country was trading citizens' medical data and mineral rights for aid.
Under the memorandum of understandin…
The Minority in Parliament has called for decisive and even-handed action against the financiers, politically connected interests and organised networks behind illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
It said the fight against ill…
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has met the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, and members of the Ga Traditional Council to discuss plans to improve roads in Accra and other parts of the c…
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Takoradi have welcomed the outcome of the party’s National Delegates Conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
They described it as a renewed oppo…
Ten people who came into contact with a man who died of Ebola in Kenya have been quarantined, health officials in the East African nation say.
They are also trying to trace 57 other contacts of the Kenyan patient after he trav…
Standing before the Acropolis in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio swept through the history of ancient Greece to the rise of American industry in a speech on Wednesday that portrayed western civilisation at risk of decli…
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced plans to reseal principal roads in Accra ahead of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary in March 2027.
He said the exercise follows a directive from President…
Vericaps Seyram Gadri, Deputy Communications Officer for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has submitted his nomination forms to contest the position of Deputy Regional Communications Offic…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has started hearing the audit recommendations by the Auditor-General on ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
Members of the committee followed line by line all the infractions and recommenda…
The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims that the government is undermining freedom of expression.
His comments come amid concerns over what some have described as threats to Ghana’s democrati…
The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims that the government is undermining freedom of expression.
His comments come amid concerns over what some have described as threats to Ghana’s democrati…
French finance minister Roland Lescure has invited Britain to "come all the way" back to the EU, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham signalled a second Brexit referendum was "possible" in a future Labour election manifesto.
Lesc…
A group of 20 young people who were abducted in south-east Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say.
The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has paid tribute to its late founding figure and former National Chairman, Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes, describing him as a “steadfast architect” of the party’s historic electoral victory in 2000.
Odoi-Syk…
Former Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro MP Sylvester Tetteh says he was confident Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, would emerge as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) First Vice Chairman despite doubts surrounding his candidacy.
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Every morning at 6am, 10-year-old Rafeef and her younger brother get ready for school, putting on their cream and brown uniforms.
She always looks forward to seeing her friends and learning about everything from maths to Arabi…
Nigerian police say they have located a camp where 19 national youth service recruits are being held by gunmen but cannot move in as they believe the place is mined with explosives.
Police Commissioner Audu Bosso said drones h…
Donald Trump's remark that Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego has sparked fierce backlash from California politicians - and a strongly worded rebuttal from the White House.
California Governor Gavin Newsom condemn…
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