Today’s parliamentary by-election in Ejisu in the Ashanti Region has assumed an important dimension for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as one of their own seeks an upset that could have consequences for the party in the legislatur…
Pedro Sánchez has said he will stay on as Spain's prime minister, following five days of speculation over his future.
Mr Sánchez cancelled official engagements last week after a court opened an initial inquiry into his wife over corrupt…
In a keenly contested primary, Mr. Joseph Addo emerged victorious as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon, securing 664 votes against his closest contender, Solomon Kotey Niikio, who garnered 555 vot…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tour Nigeria next month following an invitation by the country's chief of defence staff, a military official has said.
"The visit is to consolidate Nigeria's stronghold at the [Invictus] game and the …
A former Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank and the Pishegu Lana, Naa Alhassan Andani, has called on politicians not to make ambitious promises ahead of the 2024 general election.
In the same vein, he urged voters not to put press…
Burkina Faso has rejected "baseless accusations" that soldiers massacred 223 people in attacks in February.
A Human Rights Watch report alleged the army killed 179 people in Soro village and 44 others in Nondin, at least 56 of who were…
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris has asked Ireland's justice minister to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK.
Helen McEntee has revealed that 80% of recent arrivals to the Rep…
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Friday joined Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I to cut the sod for the construction of a new palace for the overlord of Gonja.
The project is being financed by Mr Mahama who has assured the peopl…
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Presidential Candidate for the 2024 elections, has initiated his nationwide campaign tour starting Monday, 29 April 2024.
A statement signed by the Director of Communications of the …
Stephen Ntim, the national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has committed to addressing internal party conflicts as the party prepares for the December polls.
Recent events, particularly disputes leading to some party members …
London's grey and angular Barbican Centre is now a sea of pink - its frontage covered in cloth that billows in the breeze as if dancing.
"It started off as a joke," visual artist Ibrahim Mahama tells the BBC.
"When I was invited her…
Protests calling for universities to boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel amid the ongoing war there have swept college campuses across the US.
Tensions have been escalating at universities in the wake of the 7 October…
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the Director of Communications for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s Campaign, has stated that the real competition for Dr Bawumia is the flagbearer of the NDC John Dramani Mahama, not his running mate Prof Naan…
The Second Deputy Majority Whip in Parliament, Alex Tetteh Djornobuah, has dismissed the possibility of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) winning the upcoming December polls.
This comes in response to the NDC’s unveiling of Profess…
The US will temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, days after agreeing to remove all its soldiers from the neighbouring Niger.
US Pentagon Press Secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder said on Thursday that the US plans to "reposition" …
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has cautioned his US counterpart Antony Blinken against stepping on China's "red lines” at a meeting between the two countries' top diplomats in Beijing.
Mr Wang acknowledged the China-US relationship wa…
The parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party in the Ejisu Constituency, Kwabena Boateng, has been tipped to win the Tuesday, April 30 by-election with 50.9 per cent, an opinion poll conducted by the Global InfoAnalytics released …
The parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tema Central Constituency, Ebi Bright, has underscored women's capacity to challenge the status quo, elevate others and help build a prosperous nation.
She sa…
Opposition parties have criticised Home Office minister Chris Philp for appearing to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time.
An audience member from the Democratic Republic of the Congo asked about the government's new law o…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has admonished Ghanaians to exhibit high sense of maturity, patriotism and love for humanity as the 2024 election gets closer.
He explained that it was the only way to sus…
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has appealed to political party leaders not to politicise issues of education but to prioritise how they can improve the welfare of Ghanaian students.
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Burkina Faso’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA) for airing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilians.
Access to the w…
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone began mass rollouts of a WHO-approved malaria vaccine on Wednesday, becoming the latest African countries to join the recently introduced routine malaria vaccine programme.
The RTS,S vaccine will be admin…
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence.
A recent outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to t…
Implementing a 24-hour economy policy of the National Democratic Congress flag bearer, John Mahama, will increase productivity, create jobs, enhance service delivery and help align the country’s socio-economic objectives, a report by the G…
A comparative analysis of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) performance in the health sector in the Ashanti Region by Liberal Institute Policy Studies (LIPS), a centre-right think tank, has shown th…
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that his country must take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and that there are circumstances in which reparations should be paid.
President de Sousa has several times expr…
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has called on the government to exercise fiscal restraint in preparation for the 2024 December elections.
During a press briefing in Accra, the former Senior Minister emphasised the importance…
By Bernd Debusmann Jr in New York and Mike Wendling, BBC News
The leader of the US House of Representatives was heckled in a tense visit to Columbia University as protests against the war in Gaza continue to spread across US campuses.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Felicia Edem Attipoe as the new Municipal Chief Executive of the Tema West Municipal Assembly.
A statement signed by the Minister-Designate for the Local Government, Decentralisation a…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to uphold transparency and refrain from suppressing the truth in the …
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has said that the country needed a leader that prioritized integrity, truth, and accountability.
Speaking at the outdooring ceremony of Professor Naana Jane O…
Our respected party leader and flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, the next President of our beloved Republic, HE Lordina Mahama, Niimei, Naamei, Nananom. Togbey ooo Mama ooo, Council of Elders, Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomat…
German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams.
The Black Axe gang was involved in "multiple areas of criminal activity" globally, Bavarian police said in a stat…
Russia has vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council calling on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space.
The draft resolution, put forward by the US and Japan, sought to reaffirm a principle already set out in the 196…
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has pledged to be dedicated to duty when the party is elected into power in the December polls.
Speaking at her official outdooring as running…
A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert.
It is one of the worst such episodes to hit Greece since 2018, according to officials.
Greece had already been struck by similar…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will consider local language as a medium of instruction for pupils, from kindergarten ((KG) to basic three.
He was speaking on Frida…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has filed an interlocutory injunction application against the Electoral Commission (EC) seeking to halt the Ejisu by-election.
CPP’s move aims to prevent the April 30 by-election from proceeding until…
Top UN officials have raised the alarm over the UK parliament's approval of a controversial bill that paves the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda.
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, aimed to deter migrants…
Former Deputy Transport Minister Joyce Bawah Mogtari has praised the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s choice of running mate in the upcoming December 2024 elections.
According to her, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is the ideal…
Hope Hostel in Rwanda has been ready to receive Britain's unwanted migrants for 664 days.
Now, after the UK parliament approved the legislation, the Rwandan government wants to fill these echoing rooms and halls within a matter of week…
The Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) has the potential to become a third force in the nation’s political space that can compete with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 general elec…
The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Volta Regional Caucus in Parliament, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has said the group is focused and poised to ensure that the NDC wins the 2024 election in the region and the entire country…
A father has started legal action against UK oil giant BP over the death of his 21-year-old son.
Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practise known as flaring - caused his son Ali's leukaemi…
Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, says the recent intermittent power outages will affect the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
He observed that …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the government for allowing the 24 designated ministers to commence official duties despite pending parliamentary approval.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin adjourned the Hous…
Dr Abu Sakara Foster, co-convener of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) and former Convention People’s Party (CPP) flagbearer has called on Ghanaians to give them the mandate in the upcoming 2024 elections to transform G…
German authorities say they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for China.
The main suspect, named as Thomas R, is accused of spying for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
Prosecutors allege his network opera…
Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night.
Plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped t…