The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a workshop for its Constituency Communication Officers, radio communicators, social media communicators and media monitors in the Upper West Region.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, National…
Authorities have evacuated 110,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China's most populous province.
Four people have died so far, while 10 have gone missing, according to state media…
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name and logo of its former armed wing.
The governing ANC had argued that uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma,…
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Dome-Kwabenya, Ambassador Mike Oquaye Jnr, has categorically denied allegations of washing a constituent’s underwear.
During his door-to-door campaign, a video surfaced showing…
The Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, offers a better future for Ghana, and should be given the opportunity to take the mantle of government, in the 2024 General Election, the Majority caucus in parliament, has rallied Ghanaians…
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject any sanctions on the country's military, after reports that the US plans to cut aid to one unit.
"I will fight it with all my strength," the prime minister said on Sunday.
Earlier, the …
Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government, accusing it of misleading Ghanaians about the erratic power supply, commonly known …
John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has affirmed that a future NDC government will give top priority to resolving the issues surrounding the implementation of the Free Senior High School (S…
Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops based there.
The protest on Sunday was called by organisations that support the military auth…
We had to meet Lisu in secret as she says the local Nigerian authorities are trying to prevent her from talking to journalists.
She was one of the 276 girls abducted from their school in the town of Chibok exactly a decade ago - a kidna…
An independent parliamentary aspirant for the 2024 Parliamentary election in Okaikoi North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie, has made his case for why he is the best candidate for the job.
In an intervie…
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is now firmly under way, with a full jury sworn in on Thursday.
The former president has in recent months faced judges in two separate New York civil trials, but his criminal trial there will look ver…
The leadership of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) has been urged to work towards attracting floating voters who may be dissatisfied with the performance of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress.
They w…
The founder and leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has pledged to lead a government that represents all segments of the country if elected as President in the upcoming presidential election.
He said the div…
After months of delay, the US House of Representatives appears poised to hold a vote on tens of billions of dollars in American military aid for Ukraine and Israel this weekend.
Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, however, a…
The Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital Equity Fund, Sir Sam Jonah, has decried the lack of accountability in safeguarding the public purse, labelling it as “pathetic.”
Speaking at the launch of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the …
Burkina Faso's military junta has expelled three French diplomats, accusing them of "subversive activities".
France said there were "no grounds" to expel the diplomats.
The expulsions are the latest sign of worsening relations betwe…
Kenya's government has sent a team to investigate the helicopter crash that killed military chief Gen Francis Ogolla and nine others.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.
Gen Ogolla was among 12 occupants of the milita…
By Alex Therrien & John Sudworth in New York, BBC News
US officials have again raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts about Israel's plans for military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The White House…
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a number of political groups joined forces to create an alliance aimed at challenging the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) duopoly that has dominated Ghana’s political landscape…
The Danquah Institute (DI), a policy think tank has underscored the prudent fiscal management exhibited by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in contrast to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.
In a sec…
Kenya's military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president said.
Ogolla - Kenya's highest ranking military officer - was in the helicopter alongside 11 o…
A full 12-person jury has been sworn in for ex-US President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York City.
"We have our jury," Justice Juan Merchan declared after seven men and five women were selected for the panel. Two j…
The General Secretary of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Jerry Owusu Appauh, has urged political parties to refrain from tainting the image of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the build-up to the country's general election.
In an inte…
Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has urged leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to use their resources to help retain the party in power and secure a majority in Parliament.
He sa…
A senior Lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS, Professor Gideon Danso-Abbeam, has backed calls for increased investment in the agricultural sector to help make it viable and create opportunities for the teeming youth.
…
President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, yesterday inaugurated two key energy projects in the Ashanti Region to enhance energy supply to the middle and northern belts.
The projects are the 110- kilom…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an end-year single-digit inflation of 8% for Ghana for 2025.
This aligns with the government’s target for the same period.
Ghana’s end-year inflation target according to the governm…
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent journalist to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, according to his lawyer.
Mohammed Boughalleb's brother and attorney both said he had faced charges of insulting a pu…
More than 40 toddlers were taken to hospital in South Africa on Monday after mistaking rat poison for sweets.
"Upon medical examination, 17 were admitted for overnight observation, while the remaining 24 were discharged home in a satisf…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will remain vigilant and alert in the run-up to the general elections to ensure that the ballot is protected, the Western Regional Communications Officer of the NDC, Kirk Mensah, has said.
He sai…
The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has charged Ghanaian journalists and media practitioners to defend the country's democracy by not keeping quiet on critical issues affecting the country's governance syst…
Four words for you today: Déjà vu. Ping pong.
The House of Lords has, yet again, glued some amendments to the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
It means the process of so-called ping pong continues - as the bil…
The United States and the European Union say they are looking at imposing further sanctions on Iran, after its attack on Israel at the weekend.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expected to take action "in the coming days", wh…
Eleven members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s National Convention (PNC) have announced their resignation from the party to establish a new political entity known as the People’s National Party (PNP).
This move…
Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill.
Denys Shmyhal expressed "careful optimism" t…
Journalists have been urged not to declare anybody winner ahead of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the forthcoming December elections, the Western Regional Director of the EC Effie Wilson has said.
“Never decalre results when the EC ha…
Leaders from the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, have climbed down on their initial announcement that they were visiting Togo "due to the seriousness of the controversial constitutional reforms that the government planned to introduce"…
Russia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm.
In the second 12 months on the front line - as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy - we found the body count was nearly 25% hi…
The founding chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chapter in Seattle USA, Mr. Nicholas Nuamah, has called on Ghanaians to prioritize future progress over current economic challenges as they head to the polls in December.
In a forth…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced its plan to introduce its running mate for the 2024 General Election at a ceremony in Accra.
Scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the event will be held at the Kofi Ohene Konadu A…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for an immediate investigation into the alleged theft of certain election equipment from the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) headquarters in Accra.
The party, at a press conference yesterd…
The leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have resolved to ensure peace before, during and after the 2024 elections in all six constituencies in the Bawku area.
The constituencies …
More than one tonne of cocaine has been intercepted by customs authorities in Senegal, the biggest inland haul of the drug ever made in the country.
A lorry carrying 1,137kg (2,506 pounds) of cocaine was intercepted in the eastern town …
By Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein,BBC News, New York
Dozens of potential jurors have been ruled out of Donald Trump's unprecedented criminal trial in New York on impartiality grounds.
Mr Trump denies falsifying business records t…
Following his dissatisfaction with the electoral process leading to his loss in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in Okaikwei North, Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie has announced his intention to contest as an independent candida…
The Birim Central Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has elected Castro Asumadu-Addae, a government-appointed assembly member, as its presiding member.
Initially, two elected assembly members, namely Michael Sakyi Appiah (Oda Nk…
Earlier we reported that France, Germany and the EU were co-hosting a summitaimed at raising awareness and desperately needed humanitarian funds for victims of Sudan's civil war.
French President Emmanuel Macron has now revealed that do…
Iranian pro-government supporters shout anti-Israel slogans at Palestine Square in Tehran, on April 14, 2024, in a celebration of the early morning Iran's IRGC attack on Israel.
Iranian pro-government supporters have been celebrating th…
Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel after vowing retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.
Israel has not said it carried out the consulate strike, but is widely believed to have been …