President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for fresh talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Several European leaders also flew to Washington to attend the meeting, days after …
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has strongly refuted claims by Old Tafo Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ekow Assafuah that President John Dramani Mahama travelled abroad on an expensi…
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ashaiman, Freeman Tsekpo, has rejected claims that the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly is unlawfully evicting members of the Peaceful Settlement Association, insisting the Assembly is only conducting …
A prominent Sudanese human rights group has accused the country's army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating "execution chambers".
The Emergency Lawyers group said it had documented hundreds of arrests in the …
The Founder of the Asanteman Professionals Club (APC), Francis Asenso-Boakye, who is also a Member of Parliament for Bantama constituency, has called on Asantes in the United States to unite behind a bold initiative to support the deve…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the death of the acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Mohammed-Muniru Limuna, will leave a vacuum that will be deeply felt.
Among other things, it said he was a unifier, a…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako, has expressed confidence in winning the constituency’s by-election scheduled for September 2, 2025.
The Electoral Commission declared the s…
Bismark Tetteh Nyarko, Member of Parliament for Upper Manya Krobo, has criticised the interference by Commonwealth legal bodies in Ghana’s internal judicial matters, notably the suspended Chief Justice’s reinstatement.
This follows …
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has closed down several unlicensed hospitality facilities in Kasoa for failing to comply with regulatory standards and licensing requirements.
The affected facilities, located in Central Kasoa and O…
South Africa's army chief has been criticised after he reportedly pledged military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to the country.
Members of South Africa's governing coalition have accused General Rudzani Maphwany…
It is quite possible that Monday's meeting in the White House could prove even more crucial to the future of Ukraine - and for all of Europe's security - than last Friday's US-Russia summit in Alaska.
On the surface, that Putin-Trump …
Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power.
This will be the first vote since the junta seize…
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has refuted claims by Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah that she holds the academic rank of professor, cautioning her against presenting herself with the title.
In a letter addressed to the Chie…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has granted amnesty to all members who were suspended or had disciplinary cases pending, but ruled that they will not be eligible to contest any internal election for the next two years.
The decision was …
Introduction: The Tariff Trap and the Multipolar Dilemma
South Africa’s relationship with the United States is a story of deep cooperation shadowed by growing complexity. Born in the hopeful dawn of democracy, this partnership has weath…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40,000 for the coming year with a majority allocated to white South Africans, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter and an intern…
Advocacy groups filed a criminal case against Germany's foreign and interior ministers on Friday, accusing them of failing to protect Afghan nationals in Pakistan with German admission approvals from deportation to Taliban-controlled Afgha…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the depoliticisation of discussions about the purchase of presidential jet and helicopters for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
“As a nation, discussions on such matters should be de…
The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc's disaster assistance mechanism for the first time.
The assistance comes as the country recorded a thir…
Nigeria's defence chief has defended operations against insurgents and criminal gangs that have caused civilian casualties, saying the military is doing what it can to prevent loss of life.
Nigeria's military has increasingly used airst…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama will, in the coming days, unveil an unprecedented and uncompromising crackdown on illegal small-scale mining, locally known as …
The 2025 African Political Parties Summit has adopted a 10-point declaration by committing themselves to the establishment of a neutral continental engagement framework for inter-party dialogue and cooperation.
It said that this must …
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
Created by cartographer Ge…
Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World Food Programme (WFP) making an urgent appeal for more donations to avoid a "full-blown disaster".
The agency has been trying to feed the rapidl…
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum on Thursday picked nomination forms for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary ahead of the 2028 elections.
Dr Adutwum, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe in the …
Stakeholders in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality have been sensitised to Ghana’s Gender Affirmative Action law (gender equity) Act 2024, as part of ongoing efforts to promote equal opportunities and push for fair repres…
The District Chief Executive for the Asuogyaman District in the Eastern Region, Godwin Bobobee, has pledged his readiness to rectify past mistakes by resetting and rebuilding the district for the benefit of its inhabitants.
‘’There is…
President John Mahama has posthumously promoted three Ghana Air Force officers who perished in the August 6 helicopter crash, describing the gesture as a "small but meaningful recognition of their courage, professionalism, and selfless s…
California's Democratic governor has unveiled a high-stakes plan to redraw voting lines in America's most populous state, in order to counter similar efforts by Republicans in Texas.
Gavin Newsom called for a special election to be he…
The BBC has defended its investigation into child sexual exploitation in Kenya, after the government described it as a "hoax".
Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, described the documentary as "f…
Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa and her deputies, Dr. Bossman Asare and Fred Tetteh, have signed a book of condolence at the Ministry of Defence.
The tribute honours the late Defence Minister and Director of Elections fo…
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has stressed the need to formalise the economy and prioritise job creation to bridge the inequality gap and reduce poverty.
He observed that, having a j…
The women at the community kitchen in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher are sitting in huddles of desperation.
"Our children are dying before our eyes," one of them tells the BBC.
"We don't know what to do. They are innocent.…
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said plans to build more than 3,000 homes in a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank will "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".
The so-called E1 project be…
A political scientist, Dr Samuel Kofi Darkwa, has stressed the need for political parties and the broader public to determine the future direction of the conduct of by-elections in the country.
He said that, considering that by-electi…
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Justin Frimpong Koduah, has expressed worry about the excessive arrest of individuals affiliated with the New Patriotic Party.
This follows the arrest of two Ghanaians purportedly affi…
The Electoral Commission is ready to run the Akwatia by-election on September 2 barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Deputy Electoral Commission Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, has disclosed.
“As …
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Akwasi Konadu, has expressed confidence that the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) electoral gains in the 2024 general elections will not be repeated in 2028.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyew…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has announced its decision to withdraw from the upcoming Akwatia by-election scheduled for September 2, 2025.
This, the party said, was a mark of respect for the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, …
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to maintain civility in the run-up to the party’s presidential primary in January 2026, stressing that the contest should focus on ideas rather …
Scores of youth organisers from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday, August 13, thronged the party’s headquarters in Accra to pick up flagbearer nomination forms for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The del…
First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he claimed she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Lawyers acting on behalf of the first lady, who married US President Do…
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes.
The state of emergency activates crisis funds and urg…
The Member of Parliament for Salaga-South, Hajia Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has reaffirmed her commitment to agricultural development in the constituency by distributing 650 bags of fertiliser to local farmers.
The intervention, arr…
French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country's forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation's struggle for independence.
It followed a joint report by Cameroonian and French…
Six men and three women have died in a blast at an explosives factory near the Brazilian city of Curitiba, in southern Paraná state, emergency officials say.
The explosion happened on Tuesday morning local time when a number of people…
The wife of South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested over a raft of charges, including stock manipulation and bribery.
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee denied all charges during a four-hour court hearing i…
THE National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has described the late Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed as a fantastic person in all aspects of life.
He said he was an all-round intellectual, bo…
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed gratitude to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for announcing its withdrawal from the upcoming Tamale Central by-election.
He, however…
The Project Director, Democracy Project, Dr John Osae-Kwapong, has stated that the decision of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to withdraw from the Tamale Central by-election does not in any way harm the country's democracy.
He explaine…
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