The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong, has called on religious and traditional leaders to promote peace as the country approaches the upcoming general elections.
He said opinion leaders were crucial stakeholders in e…
As Ghana approaches a significant milestone in its democratic journey with the 2024 General Elections scheduled for this weekend, the National Leadership of the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) w…
Short of another surprise, France will once more be without a government on Wednesday.
That is when Michel Barnier, appointed by President Macron after July’s inconclusive parliamentary election, faces a no-confidence motion over the …
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will re-establish the sinking fund to retire any upcoming debt obligation to address Ghana’s debt crises, the party’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, has said.
Tied t…
Nigeria, which has more malaria deaths than any other country in the world, has begun rolling out a vaccine against the disease for the first time.
The West African nation accounts for almost a third of those who die from malaria each…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reminded election officials tasked with vote counting at polling stations and collation centres that it was a serious offence to intentionally falsify vote counts or submit false returns of vo…
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians that he will sign the anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law if elected president in the upcoming election.
The bill, which seeks to pro…
The Upper East Region came alive with electrifying energy as Alan Kyerematen, leader of the Afrafranto Alliance and the presidential candidate of the Movement for Change, stormed the region to continue his Caravan Campaign Tour.
The vib…
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against her death sentence for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud.
The 68-year-old is now in a race for her life because the law in Vietnam states that if she can …
At least 56 people have been killed in a crush at a football match in Guinea's second-largest city, Nzérékoré, the government says.
That death toll is disputed by many in the country, who believe the true number of dead is closer to 1…
Media personnel assigned photo accreditation to cover Ghana's 2024 elections, can now use the same accreditation that gives them access to polling stations to also cover constituency and regional collation centres.
This follows a decisi…
The special voting exercise organised by the Electoral Commission (EC) for various personnel who will be on duty during the December 7 elections went on smoothly and almost unnoticed in the capital, Accra on Monday, report Daniel Kenu, J…
Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed strong confidence in his party’s performance in the upcoming elections, particularly in the Special …
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, is courting the support of the Muslim community as he seeks to make a comeback to the seat of government.
According to t…
The seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament will commence on Monday, December 16, 2024, the Speaker of Parliament, has announced.
The Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, in a notice dated December 2, 2024, s…
Mauritius' new prime minister said he has asked for an independent review of a deal with the United Kingdom over the future of the Chagos Islands.
Under the agreement, which has still to be signed, the UK would relinquish sovereignty …
Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than two years of negotiations.
More than 200 nations met in South Korea for what was meant to be a final round of talks.
But deep divisio…
Ghana’s two leading political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), are set to cap off months of intense campaigning with simultaneous grand rallies in Accra on Thursday, two days before the Dec…
Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed his commitment to creating job opportunities for Ghanaian youth by equipping them with digital skills.
Speaking to a crow…
John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing trade and business activities, particularly in the Ashanti Region.
During the “Enti Asanteman Ased…
The Ayawaso Central Constituency is seeing heightened political activity as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) intensify their campaigns ahead of the December 7 elections.
This highly contested …
Joe Biden had repeatedly denied that he was going to pardon his son Hunter for his gun and tax evasion convictions or commute what was shaping up to be a substantive prison sentence.
On the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving – at a mom…
No-one lives in the ghostly outskirts of el-Geneina any more.
But its empty buildings still stand to tell their shocking stories, loudly and clearly.
Charred homes and shops are peppered with bullet holes. Doors are wrecked. Metal …
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has taken the extraordinary step of recalling ballot papers intended for the Western and Eastern Regions following an incident involving a defaced ballot paper.
The decision has led to the resche…
The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has called on Ghanaians to prioritise competence over religious affiliations when casting their votes in the December 2024 general elections.
Speaking at a Dr. Bawumia Yout…
The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on security services, the media, and other agencies participating in Monday’s special voting exercise to…
The National Election Security Taskforce has called on security personnel to actively participate in the Special Voting exercise scheduled for Monday, December 2.
The exercise will take place nationwide, except in the Eastern and We…
France's Emmanuel Macron has praised workers for achieving the "impossible" task of restoring Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral after a major fire engulfed the Gothic jewel in 2019.
On Friday the world had a first look inside a resplendent…
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, has called on Ghanaians, especially political parties, to refrain from violence during the upcoming December elections.
He stress…
One of the two front runners of the 2024 presidential election stands at a crossroad of history. John Dramani Mahama will be the first non consecutive President in the Fourth Republic if wins the polls.
The former President and presiden…
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has introduced a reward system aimed at encouraging the public to provide information that could prevent disturbances during the upcoming elections.
Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Pol…
The Greater Accra Regional Peace Council (GARPC), in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has held a consultative dialogue in the Ashaiman constituency towards a peaceful election.
The dialogue also cul…
Four of Connecticut's five House representatives have been targeted by bomb threats on the US Thanksgiving holiday.
Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes, John Larson and Joe Courtney - all Democrats - said they were notified by police that a threa…
The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has called on the major actors in the December 7 elections to pursue actions that will sustain the peace in the country after the elections, insisting that they should stick to truth…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has underscored the significance of the Peace Pact signed by presidential candidates, stating that it reflects their commitment to ensuring peace among their supporters and …
The Electoral Commission (EC) has organized a day's voter education workshop specifically designed for persons with disabilities, focusing on the visually impaired and the use of Tactile Jackets in the upcoming December elections.
The p…
Women groups, including the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and women's wing of the various political parties, have appealed to the electorate to look beyond political party affiliations and vote for women in the December elections.
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The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has taken steps to address the issues of shortfalls and discrepancies regarding ballot papers sent to the Volta and Bono regions.
Addressing an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meet…
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was tortured nearby, has died at the age of 72.
As one of the key figures in the two civi…
A power cut plunged Zimbabwe's parliament into darkness as Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was finishing his budget speech.
The lights flickered and died, leaving top officials like President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice-President Constanti…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack decision-making centres in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the country's new ballistic missile, Oreshnik.
Putin was speaking hours after Russia launched a “comprehensive” st…
Mr. Sule Dintie, the Executive Director of SAVE Ghana, a non-government organisation (NGO), has advised the media and political party communicators to be civil in their utterances to ensure peace before, during and after the elections.
He…
Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, Minister of Health, has promised to establish various funds in the Ledzekuku Constituency to help cushion the people when voted as the Member of Parliament for the area.
They are the Traders fund with seed money of…
An independent presidential candidate, Alan Kyerematen, has been described as the ‘Second Father” of the region after the late Jerry John Rawlings.
This accolade was accorded to Alan and his team when he was warmly embraced by resid…
The National Commission for Civic Education ( NCCE) has taken a two-year awareness creation campaign on the prevention and containment of violent extremism (PCVE), which is threatening the West African sub-region to the Oti Region.
A…
Sweden has formally asked China to co-operate with an investigation into damage to two cables in the Baltic Sea after a Chinese ship was linked to the incidents.
The cables - one linking Sweden to Lithuania and the other between Finla…
Votes are being counted in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago.
The poll was marred by logistical issues with voting continuing for an unscheduled second…
Parliamentary candidates have been advised to control their followers and educate them on issues of the elections as the days drew closer for us to have peaceful polls this year.
‘’As the days draw closer for the election and as you a…
A former senior policy advisor to former President John Mahama, Dr Valerie Sawyerr, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) and the security agencies to ensure a free, fair and transparent election on December 7 to consolidate the countr…
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to tackle longstanding challenges facing the Ga state, attributed in part to its role as the nation’s capital, if elected president.
During a vi…