The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says Ghana requires an experienced leader to address the current economic woes.
He contends that a trusted team is needed to spearhead ef…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has called for stronger collaboration and knowledge sharing among female leaders of election management bodies across Africa to help consolidate democratic governance on the c…
Security forces in Somalia's southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city's police chief says.
Warsame Ahmed Gelle told state TV that authorities have been conducting operations t…
Bangladesh is at a historic turning point.
Weeks of anti-government protests have toppled its long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and an interim government is expected to be formed.
After Ms Hasina resigned and fled the coun…
Nine staff members at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, may have been involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, the United Nations says.
All nine would have their employment terminated, said UN deputy spokespe…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said it has been the greatest honour for him to serve as President not once, but twice, and assured Ghanaians he will hand over power to an elected President on January 7, next year.
“I will w…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed his resolve to prioritise the needs of special education to ease the burden of parents and guardians, and improve access to education.
In that regard, he said, he would champion th…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to collaborate closely with religious and traditional leaders in the Upper East Region to achieve sustainable peace in Bawku, for accelerated development if re-elected as President in the …
Mali says it has cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after a military official suggested Kyiv had played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month.
Dozens of Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia's Wagner …
US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew.
Mr Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, whi…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will resist attempts by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to re-write Ghana's political history, former President, John Dramani Mahama has said.
In what appears to be a response to President Akufo-Ad…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the launch of its 2024 Manifesto, scheduled for Sunday, August 18, 2024, in Takoradi, Western Region.
This was contained in a statement dated Monday, August 5, 2024, and signed by the part…
The Campaign Team of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has refuted claims that she was abandoned by market women at Winneba.
This follows reports suggesting that Prof. O…
Heavy rains and floods have affected several parts of India in recent weeks, killing scores of people and displacing thousands of others.
Floods are not uncommon in the country - or South Asia - at this time of the year, when the regi…
Madam Dzifa Abla Gomashie, the Member of Parliament of Ketu South, has expressed optimism in the potential impact of the '24-hour economy' policy to create job opportunities for the youth.
She believes that the policy will go a long way…
Mr Albert Kan-Dapah, Minister of National Security, has called on all to work together to curb the spread of misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 2024 elections.
He stated that if misinformation and disinformation are not chec…
It’s something Vladimir Putin does rarely: go to the airport to meet people off a plane. Personally.
But he was there last night: on the tarmac at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport to meet and greet those Russians whose release he’d secured fr…
Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a viral video in which black students are seen being auctioned off as slaves, the authorities in Cape Town have told the BBC.
The footage, showing pupils in a…
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Chairman, ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) Task Force, has lauded recent efforts by Benin and Niger to normalize free movement of persons and of goods between the two countries.
The free movement of peop…
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, running mate to John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is urging the electorates to vote the NDC back to power to rebuild the economy.
“The NDC will restore hope a…
Donald Trump returning to the White House would be “a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity” for North Korea, according to a man in a unique position to know.
Ri Il Kyu is the highest-ranking defector to escape North Korea since 2016 an…
The Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, the Founder and Flagbearer of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), has promised to train and equip artisanal miners to 'take charge' of the nation's mining resources if voted into political power.
He s…
Feline lovers in Kenya’s capital have been twitching over the threat of what is perceived as a “cat tax” - and any talk of tax in the East African nation raises the hackles.
The proposal comes via the Nairobi City County which wants a…
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged voters to vote for the NDC if they are keen on reversing the hardships impacting on all Ghanaians.
She observed that worsening econ…
US President Joe Biden has said that the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh “doesn’t help” talks over a potential ceasefire in Gaza.
Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Wednesday. Iran and its all…
The civil war in Sudan has pushed a camp housing about 500,000 displaced people near the besieged Darfur city of el-Fasher into famine, an independent group of food security experts says.
The 16-month conflict and restrictions on aid …
As part of his campaign tour, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, an independent presidential aspirant made a stop in Sunyani to engage with market women and the broader community.
He pledged to wage a war against corruption when voted for as pr…
A leading member of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, last Wednesday launched his bid to lead the party in the 2024 presidential election.
Mr Mornah, who was the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 electio…
A curfew has been imposed in Nigeria's second-biggest state, Kano, after protests against the high cost of living were "hijacked by thugs" who engaged in widespread looting and the destruction of property, the governor's office has said.…
“This is a matter best dealt with in silence.”
It’s the phrase of choice of Russian officials when asked to comment on possible East-West prisoner exchanges. Words we’ve been hearing for months.
This is how the Kremlin likes it: de…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Twifo Atti-Morkwa in the Central Region has pledged to provide the necessary support for its parliamentary candidate, Ebenezer Dwamena, following his remand into police custody.
Mr. …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring a peaceful electoral process and transfer of power in the 2024 general elections.
He emphasised the need for a peaceful process, stating that Ghana’s de…
From Friday, August 2, 2024, interested candidates in the upcoming December 7, 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, can download nomination forms from the Electoral Commission's (EC) website and start filling them for filing.
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Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the Department of Defense says.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed A…
“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC.
He is part of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups that has called for 10 days of protest from this Thursday - despite pleas from the g…
The flag bearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to transform the agricultural sector where technology will be introduced to boost food production to improve the lives of farmers.
He said he woul…
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has described his running mate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, as an incorruptible personality whose track record of achievements is critical in putting the countr…
During his recent visit to the Bosoma Market in the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region, Mr Alan Kyerematen, the presidential candidate for the Movement for Change/ Alliance for Revolutionary Change, made two significant pledges aimed…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has vowed to end mining in forest reserves if he is elected president in the upcoming December 7 polls.
According to the former Preside…
A court in Guinea has sentenced former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity.
The charges stemmed from one of the worst massacres in the nation's history - the killing of more than 156 pe…
Donald Trump has questioned Kamala Harris' racial identity during a heated exchange at a convention for black journalists.
Trump falsely claimed the vice-president and presumptive Democratic nominee had only emphasised her Asian-Amer…
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to reassemble parliament.
This follows the Majority caucus’ discontent with the Speaker’s decision to indefinitely…
Former President John Dramani Mahama and flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in the ambulance case goes to confirm his long-held view that the…
Kamala Harris is bringing her newly-minted presidential campaign to Georgia, a state that some Democrats now consider up for grabs in the closely contested election.
The vice-president held a star-studded campaign rally in Atlanta on …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere, Daniel Kwaku Botwe, has expressed confidence in the capability of the Okere District Chief Executive, Daniel Nana Addo-Kenneth, to address the needs of the constituency if …
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the Rwandan army of jamming satellite navigation systems affecting civilian flights in the conflict-hit east of the country.
It said Rwanda, which borders DR Congo, was interfering with air…
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has called on former President John Mahama to acknowledge his past failures and apologize to Ghanaians. According to AFAG, Mahama’s return to politics is marked by opportun…
Dr Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has advised party agents to be extra vigilant during the Electoral Commission’s mop-up exercise.
The EC announced a mop-up voter registration exe…
The Central African Republic has become the latest country in the region to declare an outbreak of the mpox virus.
Infections have spread to the capital, Bangui, after being restricted to rural areas, health minister Pierre Somse said…
The death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 158, with officials saying more than 220 people are still missing.
Rescue workers say they are searching under collapsed roof…
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