The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Tamale, Adam Abubakar Takoro, has pledged to work closely with relevant stakeholders to drive the needed development for the area.
This, he said, would be in line with the government's reset …
The Constitution Review Committee (CRC), responsible for evaluating and recommending changes to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, has received more than 500 submissions—both online and in-person—from various stakeholders to support its work.
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The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate increase of the cocoa producer price from GH?3,000 to GH?6,000 per 64-kilogramme bag, in line with promises made to Ghanaians.
They warned that failure to act swiftly cou…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has confirmed the President’s nominee, Lawyer Frederick Festinous Faidoo, as the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE).
Lawyer Faidoo, a former parliamentary candidate for the National Democra…
Sudan's paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country's armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohame…
The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has said the National Communications Authority's (NCA) authorisation for over 600 radio frequencies was a "reckless and excessive distribution of radi…
China has unexpectedly appointed a new trade envoy, as officials said the US's practice of "tariff barriers and trade bullying" is having a serious impact on the global economic order.
Li Chenggang, a former assistant commerce ministe…
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member on the Economy and Development Committee and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi, has urged the government to focus on consolidating the gains made in Ghana’s economy instead of undermining …
South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, which have worsened since Donald Trump's return as president.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Mcebisi Jonas's selection,…
A high-level international conference is under way in London to find "a pathway to peace" in Sudan, in the words of one of the hosts, the UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Sudan's civil war began exactly two years ago causing what a…
The Rwandan ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Rosemary Mbabazi, has called on African leaders to draw lessons from the country’s genocide experience and commit to unity and justice on the continent.
She said the President of Rwanda, Paul Ka…
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that it costs an estimated $150 million to win a presidential election in Ghana, and approximately $600,000 to secure a parliamentary seat.
According to the CDD, the hig…
Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has reiterated that telecommunications companies will bear the full cost of the upcoming SIM card registration exercise in Ghana.
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Assembly Members of the Aowin Municipal Assembly last Thursday confirmed the President's nominee, Stephen Morcher, as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).
The nominee had 100 per cent yes votes, with all 35 votes cast, made up of 24 e…
A former National Chairman candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Richard Amoako Baah, has disclosed that plans are far advanced for the formation of a new political party—the New Patriotic Front—to offer an alternative to what h…
Minister of Communications, Digital, Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has disclosed that he was mentally prepared for the intense scrutiny he faced during his vetting by the Parliamentary Appointments Committee.
Appear…
Four men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which is more used to protecting larger creatures, such as lions and elephants, has …
The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House.
The White House sent a list of demands to…
Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has strongly criticized the Parliamentary Appointments Committee, accusing it of focusing on the wrong priorities during his recent vetting.
The Mini…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist who was arrested for allegedly spreading false information about the Vice-President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has been hauled before the Achimota Court in Accra.
Mohammed Zakou, who is s…
The Oti Regional Minister, Mr. John Kwadjo Gyapong, has committed to addressing the water crisis in various communities across the region.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after his familiarization tour during which Mr Gyapong wi…
The Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated all confirmed Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) across the region, emphasising their critical role in steering political and administr…
Algeria has asked 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, France's foreign minister has said.
Jean-Noël Barrot added that it was linked to the indictment of three Algerians in France on Friday, one of whom is a c…
Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness, has downplayed concerns over recent agitations surrounding the nomination of some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Ch…
Devastating attacks on a camp hosting hundreds of thousands of people who had fled Sudan's civil war have continued for a third day, residents have told the BBC.
One person in the Zamzam camp described the situation as "catastrophic" …
The Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Mr James Agalga, says Members of Parliament who make unproven allegations involving serious crimes such as drug trafficking cannot shield themselves from scrutiny by invoking p…
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Divine Otoo Agorhom, has called for a grassroots-led approach in selecting Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), stressing…
Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for calm and unity in the wake of renewed violence in Bawku and its surrounding areas, which has led to multiple fatalities and injuries.
In a statement rel…
All nine municipal and district assemblies in the Oti Region have confirmed the President's Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCE) nominees.
Seven of the nominees were confirmed by the assembly members of their respective areas…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency Executive Committee of Tema Central has appealed for calm and unity following growing tensions over the appointment of a new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema M…
A former Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has urged the government to avoid using its planned anti-disinformation legislation to suppress free expression, cautioning that such a law must deal stric…
Gabon's military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema - who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty - has won Saturday's presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show.
Ahead of the vote, critics…
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit his country ahead of any deal with Russia to end the war.
"Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians…
A concerned youth group of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Okaikwei North Constituency has vowed to be apathetic towards the party should their preferred candidate, Abdul-Rashid Issah be denied the Okaikwe…
In response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn't have to.
China's leaders would say that they are not inclined to cave in to a bully – something its government has repeatedly lab…
It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut's southern suburb. Then, a single warning, posted in Arabic on X by a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), triggered panic and chaos in the densely populated area known as Dahieh.
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Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country.
The charge is connected to his nationwide campaign pushing for electoral reform …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has noted that it is waiting on the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to provide adequate security for Electoral Commission (EC) officials to declare the outcome o…
DR Archibald Yao Letsa, the immediate past Volta Regional Minister, has described the hostile political atmosphere of the Region as a thing of the past.
He said people were getting used to others expressing interest in different polit…
It will be totally unacceptable for any assembly member or group of assembly members to express their disapproval of a President’s nominee publicly, a local governance expert, Dr Richard Fiadomor, has said.
Rather, he said any dissati…
The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark.
The US military's Space Operations Command said Col Susannah Meyer…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being "complicit in the genocide" during the current civil war.
The two-year conflict, which has pitted Sudan's arm…
Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has criticised the Mahama-led administration for its perceived failure to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking on Citi FM’s E…
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to enhance the welfare and working conditions of both active military personnel and civilian staff within the armed forces.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of officer cad…
Vincent Antwi Agyei, the president’s nominee for the Sunyani Municipal Assembly in the Bono Region, received unanimous support yesterday, achieving a 100 per cent endorsement from the assembly for his confirmation as the Municipal Chief E…
Every day, 40-year-old Landry Obame-Mezui drives a taxi in Gabon's capital Libreville.
But it's not just any taxi. It's a sparkling, brand-new white car with the inscription "Taxi Gab+".
For Mr Obame-Mezui, it is a shining symbol o…
The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has disclosed that the Oti River Bridge will be one of 12 major road projects expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025 under the government’s $10 billion Big Push Agenda.
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Salaga North in the Savannah Region, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni, has reaffirmed his commitment to prioritising girls’ education in his constituency.
Describing himself as a feminist, he emphasised the need…
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and a key member of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has responded to the ongoing standoff between Rev. Ntim Fordjour, the Minority spoke…
The former Deputy Minister for Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has claimed that under the eight-year leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, no opposition Member of Parliament (MP) was ever harassed by state securi…