A Rwandan-born man has been arrested in Ohio on charges of hiding his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Federal prosecutors accuse Eric Tabaro Nshimiye of concealing his involvement in the mass murders, including personally hac…
Idaho police have captured two white supremacist gang members who have been linked to two homicides since a prison break on Wednesday.
Fugitive inmate Skylar Meade, 31, and alleged accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were caught in the city o…
When Russian planes began bombing her border village in northern Ukraine, Nina Skorkina refused to leave.
Then a police team arrived and evacuated the 87-year-old anyway, with explosions all around.
In recent days, other elderly and…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly criticized the Majority for alleging that they, along with Speaker Alban Bagbin, are obstructing government operations.
Bagbin halted the approval process for the government’s latest minist…
Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, has criticized Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to suspend the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s newly nominated ministers.
Atta Akyea su…
Israel's English-language government spokesman Eylon Levy has been suspended, the BBC has confirmed.
The Israeli prime minister's office has not given a reason. But it is understood that the decision is linked to a recent online row wit…
At least 21 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a doctor at the regional hospital has told the BBC.
The Taliban government has put the death toll at three. Police said a number of others…
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded foreign trips.
Mr Tinubu's chief of staff said the move was prompted by the president's "concerns…
The House of Lords has inflicted fresh defeats on the government over its flagship Rwanda bill, meaning further delay to it becoming law.
Seven proposed changes, including a provision to ensure "due regard" for domestic and internationa…
Panellists at a consultative meeting on the 2024 general election have called on the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to step up its education to sensitise Ghanaians to the need to exercise their civic duty to vote in the ele…
The Majority caucus in Parliament has clarified that the letter from the Presidency directing the clerk not to transmit the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values to the presidency did not undermine the authority of Parliament.
I…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged Ghanaians to support Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's vision of establishing the best digital infrastructure the country has ever seen.
This comes after the country e…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has endorsed Rev. Solomon Kotey Nikoi as the parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon in the forthcoming 2024 parliamentary election.
It follow…
Civilians caught up in Sudan's civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. Our journalists have managed to make it to the front line of the fighting close to the capital, Khartoum.
To…
Senegal's president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year's elections, a move that sparked deadly protests.
Macky Sall said he did not make the decision alone - he was responding to concerns raised by parliamentarians.
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Vietnam's president Vo Van Thuong has resigned after only one year in office.
After a meeting of the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, the government said he had broken party rules and negatively affected its reputation.
In a cou…
The Brazilian government says it has found dozens of furniture items that were reported missing from the official presidential residence when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January last year.
At the time, he accused…
Parliament today [March 20, 2024] stopped short of considering the President’s ministerial nominees prior to adjourning sine die.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, told the House the inability to…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked claims by the Minority in Parliament that seven of its Biometric Verification Devices (BVD) are missing.
The Minority Caucus raised concerns about the stolen BVD machines on Tu…
The Minority in Parliament has called on the police to expedite investigations into Electoral Commission(EC)'s seven missing biometric devices so the 2024 general elections is not to compromised.
The group who fears p…
When dawn broke last Monday morning, signalling the beginning of Ramadan, it brought a cruel irony for the people of Gaza.
The holy month when Muslims fast during daylight had arrived amid a looming famine.
Gazans had already endured…
Two committees of Parliament have commended Margins ID Group and its subsidiary, Intelligent Card Production System (ICPS), a Ghanaian-owned security printing company, for committing the needed investment into printing the Ghana card for t…
Kenya's President William Ruto has signed into law a controversial bill, paving the way for the government to continue collecting a housing levy of 1.5% of a worker's monthly pay.
The levy is intended to pay for the construction of affo…
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government shall bridge the gender gap in financial inclusion, former President, John Dramani Mahama, has announced.
He said it was worrying that the gender gap between females and males co…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for private-led investment in infrastructure development at the 2024 edition of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) on in Cape Town on Tuesday.
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Ten votes are expected in the House of Commons later on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
It is nearly two years since Boris Johnson first proposed the idea, to try to put people off attempting dangerous cross…
Hong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear will further erode civil liberties.
Article 23 targets new offences like external interference and insurrection, and pena…
Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend.
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants are planning attacks in urban areas, places of worsh…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated that the proposed 24-hour economy will not be forced on businesses.
He stressed that businesses will be invited to participate voluntarily.
…
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is mobilizing individuals aged 18 and above to engage in the upcoming voter registration exercise, highlighting its potential for the NDC to make a positive imp…
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has pointed to a combination of factors for Ghana’s recent economic challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and imprudent fiscal behavi…
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Damongo, Adam Mutawakilu, has attributed Ghana’s power challenges to a lack of generational capacity and liquidity lapses.
The government is burdened with an over GH¢2.…
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed scepticism over the feasibility of the government’s Agenda 111 project, describing it as overly ambitious.
Mahama expressed his doubts duri…
The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasized the importance of hard work and unity for the NPP to secure victory in the upcoming 2024 elections
Along with the leadership of the 2024 natio…
Pakistan has admitted carrying out "intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations" in Afghanistan after the Taliban accused it of killing eight women and children.
No exact details were provided on the operation in an official statement.…
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has cautioned media practitioners against choosing speed over accuracy in their reportage of this year's general election on December 7.
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to deliver a free, fair and transparent election on December 7, given the high stakes, with the Police assuring to give the best of security that would ensure peace and order during the electoral p…
South Sudan’s government has ordered an indefinite closure of all schools because of a heatwave that could see temperatures rise to as high as 45C (113F).
Health and education authorities also urged parents to stop their children from p…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the army to arrest the killers of 16 soldiers who were murdered while on a peace mission in the south of the country last week.
The troops were responding to clashes between the Okuama and Oko…
Purported armed robbers are reported to have attacked and killed Christopher Adu Boahen, the son of the late Ghanaian celebrated historian, Professor Albert Adu Boahen.
The deceased, a physically challenged person, is sai…
Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case.
The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond in order to continue his …
The High Court in Accra has thrown out a case which sought to prevent the Chairperson and Leader of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimpomaa, from holding herself out as leader and chairperson of the party.
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The process for declaration of both presidential and parliamentary elections results is done manually and, therefore, any disruption in internet services will not affect the 2024 general election, the Director of Electoral Services at the …
The selection of running mates in Ghana's political landscape holds immense significance, akin to the election of flag bearers.
While achieving a proper balance on the ticket is crucial for the electoral success of the par…
Dozens of people including women and children have been kidnapped in a fresh attack in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen attacked Kajuru Station late on Sunday night. They also raided shops and stole food.
Kaduna's…
Algeria has condemned a plan by Morocco to confiscate the premises of the Algerian embassy in Rabat.
Algeria severed diplomatic relations with Morocco in 2021, accusing Rabat of supporting "terrorist groups" involved in starting wildfir…
With Russian exit polls announcing late Sunday that Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term as president, he has now been the country's dominant political figure since he was handpicked by an ailing President Boris Yeltsin back in 1999.
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The European Union and Egypt have signed a €7.4bn ($8bn; £6.3bn) agreement aimed at boosting cooperation in trade and security, as well as trying to stem the flow of migrants into Europe.
The deal upgrades the EU's relationship with Egy…
The Gambian parliament will vote on a bill today to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).
A vote will be taken in the bill's second reading and after that if the house agrees, the bill will be taken through a committee for…
Police in India have arrested five people after some international students were assaulted in a university hostel while offering Ramadan prayers.
Officials say a heated argument about the location of the prayers led to the physical atta…
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