Activist Ahed Tamimi was one of 30 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Wednesday, as part of the truce deal with Hamas.
Israel's prison service said a mixture of men and women had been freed "from a number of [its] f…
Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an "absolutely redundant measure".
The northern crossing at Raja-Jooseppi closed for two weeks at 14:00 (12:00 GMT) on Wednesd…
The US has said it foiled an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York who advocated for a Sikh separatist state.
Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, is accused of trying to hire a hitman for $100,000 (£79,0…
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has expressed concerns that the country may not win the fight against corruption if his office’s efforts in waging war against the canker fail.
He has, therefore, urged all arms of the government,…
The Majority in Parliament yesterday staged a walkout out ahead of the approval of the Budget Statement and the Economic Policy of the government for the year ending December 31, 2024.
The walkout came about after the Majority and the…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commenced investigations into suspected corruption in government payroll.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, who announced this during a press conference said the investigations is bei…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi from contesting the upcoming parliamentary election of the party in the Odododiodio Constituency in the Greater Accra Region.
His disqualification was based on …
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has charged Members of Parliament (MPs) to work to erase the negative labels that have come to be associated with politicians.
He said he was aware of the extreme dissatisfacti…
South Africa has received a consignment of 450 gasoline generators donated by China to alleviate the country's severe power cuts.
The generators have arrived in South Africa but will be officially received on Thursday by Electricity Min…
A Gambian man in Germany has been sentenced to life for his role in an assassination squad that worked on behalf of The Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh.
The man, identified as Bai L, worked as a driver for the squad known as the …
Nigeria's president has delivered his first budget since taking office, as the country faces a deepening cost of living crisis.
He announced government plans to spend 27.5 trillion naira ($34.85bn; £27bn) in the new financia…
Pope Francis is evicting US Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken critic, from his Vatican apartment and revoking his salary.
Cardinal Burke is part of a group of American conservatives who have long opposed the Pope's plans for …
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and other high-ranking government officials on Wednesday engaged with the media at the uncompleted Bortey Sports Complex as the 2023 Africa Games draw near.
Dr. Bawumia, accompanied by the Y…
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100.
He served as America's top diplomat and national security adviser d…
The Director of Elections and Research for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has unequivocally affirmed that the party’s leadership will not shield any parliamentary aspirants in the upcoming parliamentary primaries.
He has a…
The Minority in Parliament has threatened to kick against the approval of the 2024 budget again today.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, declared a voice vote in favour of the majority on the approval of the economic policy and b…
Ugandan opposition MP and former music star Bobi Wine has made his first trip to the UK in a decade, more than three weeks after the UK government lifted a reported nine-year visa ban against him.
"London, it's been 10 long years!" he c…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told South Africans they could learn a thing or two about supporting their own government from Chinese people.
"Everyone must be a messenger. We must be like China. In China nearly everyone is a messenger -…
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says he is going to propose a ban on small ultra-right groups, in response to a series of violent protests over the murder of a schoolboy at a village dance.
The 16-year-old, called T…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has clarified that the machetes seen in the hands of some party youths around the office of its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, last Thursday were not intended for any malicious purpose but were simp…
Malawi's government has announced plans to send 5,000 young people to work on Israeli farms, despite criticism for sending 221 young people to the country last weekend.
"We are looking at an initial figure of around 5,000, that's what w…
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, was jolted awake by gunshots on Sunday morning.
Armed men had tried to break into an armoury at a military base near the president's home, then attacked two of the city's main pri…
Five armed Palestinian groups joined Hamas in the deadly 7 October attack on Israel after training together in military-style exercises from 2020 onwards, BBC News analysis shows.
The groups carried out joint drills in Gaza …
More Palestinians have been freed from Israeli prisons on the fourth day of a truce between Israel and Hamas.
The release of 33 people means 150 Palestinians have been released since Friday - the day both sides began swappin…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has today, Tuesday, November 28, 2023, opened nominations for the Akuapem North Parliamentary primary.
The party, in a statement signed and issued by its General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said i…
A Security Analyst and Foreign Policy Expert has urged the national security apparatus and duty bearers in Ghana to take early warning systems seriously, ahead of the 2024 Election, to prevent escalation of potential violence.
Mr Adib…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul Hamid, says the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is the ideal candidate to be chosen as the running mate for Vice President Dr …
It was, perhaps, the most expensive fast-food item ever consumed in Ljubljana.
This particular burek - a Balkan cross between a pie and pasty - cost a famished delivery rider €400 (£350). All because he sat down on the steps…
Homosexuality should not be a criminal offence and people should be helped to understand the issue better, a top cardinal from Ghana has told the BBC.
Cardinal Peter Turkson's comments come as parliament discusses a bill imp…
Coup leaders in Niger have overturned an eight-year-old law criminalising migrant smuggling in the country.
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants through Niger's vast deser…
Toxic pollutants released during gas flaring are endangering millions more people than previously feared, a BBC investigation suggests.
Flaring - the burning of waste gas during oil drilling - is taking place across the Gulf…
Some New Patriotic Party members in the Ashanti Region have called on the Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, to reject an offer to become the running mate to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elec…
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have agreed to construct a monument at the international boundary line that terminates in the sea at Newtown in the Jomoro District in the Western Region.
The move forms part of the implementation of the marit…
A further 39 Palestinians have been freed from Israeli prisons in the third exchange for hostages being held in Gaza.
They were released as part of an agreement which has seen 40 Israeli hostages taken on 7 October returned…
How can you hold elections in a war?
For months, Ukraine has been caught up in a heated debate over whether the country needs to hold a presidential election in March next year as originally scheduled.
All electio…
Sierra Leone's night-time curfew imposed after armed men freed prison inmates has been lifted for now.
Detainees from a number of "major" facilities were released on Sunday morning, said the West African nation's information…
Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and President of IMANI Africa, has advised the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, not to waste his energies on exchanging banter with his political opponents.
He believes the …
An Africa-based religious charity says that a German missionary kidnapped a year ago in Mali has been freed by Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda.
Missionaries for Africa said that Father Hans Joachim Lohre was seized in the capital,…
Campaign Coordinator for the Vice President in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, says the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will, in the coming weeks, unveil better and alternative policies ahead of the 2024 gener…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament says the government’s “requests for tax exemptions running into several billions of Cedis are unconscionable, inordinate, and bear all the trappings of organized crime.”
According to the Minority, about…
Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has won a third term, following a disputed election boycotted by the opposition and its supporters.
He won 59% of the vote to defeat his two closest rivals, ousted ex-Presiden…
A two-day blockade of the world's largest coal port has triggered 109 arrests.
Hundreds of activists swam or used kayaks to occupy the Newcastle port's shipping lane in Australia, to protest against climate inaction.
…
The families of three Palestinian students shot on Saturday in the US state of Vermont have urged police to investigate the attack as a hate crime.
Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid were confronted and sho…
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Ghanaians, especially the youth, to remain hopeful, saying despite the challenges that confront society, the future looks brighter with many opportunities.
He, however, cauti…
The Chief of the Wangara Community in Ghana, Masaba Fanyinama III, has enskinned Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as "Benkelemasa," which means the one who unites.
At a colourful ceremony in Kintampo on Saturday, during the 25th Anni…
The Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing unrest in Sierra Leone, a member of the political bloc.
ECOWAS in a statement dated Sunday, November 26, 2023, said it "has learnt with utter disgust a plo…
Malawian opposition politicians and rights groups have criticised President Lazarus Chakwera and his government for sending 221 young Malawians to work on farms in Israel.
The move on Saturday followed Israel’s aid package of $60m (£47m…
The unexpectedly meaty win for controversial, hard-right politician Geert Wilders in Wednesday's general election in the Netherlands set international headlines on fire.
Right-wing nationalists across Europe rushed to congra…
Joseph Boakai, a 78-year old opposition candidate who describes age as a "blessing", has been congratulated by the incumbent after Liberia's closely fought presidential election.
The latest results give him an unassailable l…
The military ruler of Niger, Gen Abdourahamane Tiani, is in Mali on his first international trip since seizing power in July.
Niger's neighbours - Mali and Burkina Faso - are also run by military leaders following coups since 2020.
T…
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