Mr Isaac Ashai Odamtten, aspirant for the 2020 Parliamentary ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tema East, has indicated his readiness to take over the seat from the NPP, come 2020.
In a statement copied to the Ghana …
Brazil's environment minister, Ricardo Salles, has been heckled at a meeting on climate change over the record number of fires in the Amazon.
Satellite data published by the National Institute for Space research (Inpe) shows an increase…
A professor of law has urged African leaders and governments to create the necessary structures to promote inclusion of the youth in socio-economic development.
Prof. Joel Samuels from the University of South Carolina, United States, ca…
Delegates at the just ended 11th African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC) have called on African governments to demonstrate strong commitment to the fight against corruption.
The youth are deeply concerned about the pervasive nat…
An assembly member and women's activist, Ms. Comfort Darbo, is urging vigorous push by women groups and other civil society organizations towards getting the Affirmative Action Bill passed.
This, she said, had been urgent as moves were …
Mori Building Co., Ltd., a leading urban landscape developer, has begun construction on its “Toranomon-Azabudai District Category 1 Urban Redevelopment Project,” a massive urban regeneration project aimed at revitalizing a large area of ce…
The new guidelines, which are coming into force after 18 years, will ensure that children in conflict with the law receive child-friendly justice services
The Uganda Police Force and UNICEF—United Nations Children’s Fund—have launched D…
Ebola then and now: Eight lessons from West Africa being applied in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
One of the lessons learned from West Africa is that disease outbreaks often move faster than the money allocated to respond to them…
New UN report warns of a new climate reality where economic losses are set to quadruple
The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific the past two years was beyond what the region had previously experienced or was…
For the attention of Jean-Claude Juncker, EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, incoming EU Commission President, and Antti Juhani Rinne, Prime Minister of Finland and President of the EU
Council of Ministers PLEASE DON’T OVERT…
Countries launch synchronized cross border campaign to fight against polio: Somali region of Ethiopia alone to vaccinate over half million under 5 children
Vaccinators, supervisors, social mobilizers, religious leaders and polio champio…
Certification that the WHO African Region is free of wild polio is expected in early 2020
Africa today passes a milestone threshold – three years with no case of wild poliovirus detected.
This three-year landmark sets in moti…
The European Union is stepping up its assistance to Burundi with €465,000 to further strengthen Ebola preparedness measures by authorities and aid organisations in the country
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic …
Emergency grant aid in response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This assistance aims to support the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its effort to cont…
Boris Johnson is meeting Emmanuel Macron in Paris for Brexit talks, with the French president saying the UK's vote to quit the EU must be respected.
But he added that the Ireland-Northern Ireland backstop plan was "indispensable" to pre…
A Zimbabwean comedian has been found after being abducted and beaten by masked gunmen in the capital Harare, her relatives and colleagues say.
Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name "Gonyeti", has been critical of the police and gover…
Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, a son of former Vice President Aliu Mahama has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for investing in the agriculture sector in northern Ghana.
He said the President Akufo-Addo's flagship programmes hav…
A former Member of Parliament for Hohoe North in the Volta Region, Patience Esi Pomary has received a re-conditioned KIA Sorento sports utility vehicle from former President Jerry John Rawlings.
The vehicle was presented to the former…
Polio is preventable with an immunisation but for years Boko Haram made it hard for health workers to access some areasImage caption: Polio is preventable with an immunisation but for years Boko Haram made it hard for health workers to acc…
Uganda's police force has confirmed it is using China technology giant Huawei to install CCTV cameras countrywide "as a measure to strengthen law and order".
The police issued the statement to clarify its relationship with Huawei and to…
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia.
Pell was jailed for six years in March after being found guilty of abusing two boys …
The speaker of New Zealand's parliament has cradled a lawmaker's baby while he presided over a debate in the House of Representatives.
Trevor Mallard tweeted a photo of himself feeding MP T?mati Coffey's baby boy in the speaker's seat.
…
China has threatened to impose sanctions on US firms involved with the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Taiwan if Washington goes ahead with the deal.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang urged the US to stop the arms sales and end mili…
A row has erupted in Kenya after 23 tonnes (about 3,610 stone) of fresh ginger imported from Vietnam was released despite being found to be unfit for human consumption.
Port authorities in Mombasa discovered that the shipment of ginger …
Prophet Dr Prince Kofi Okyere, President of the Faith Anointing International Ministries, has said that the election of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives will deepen democracy and accountability in the local governm…
The Sunyani Municipal Directorate of Agriculture has presented 19 motorbikes with two helmets each to Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) in the Municipality to enhance the implementation of the government's agricultural programmes.
The…
Mr George Banbilla Azungah, an aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Pusiga Constituency, has said he will stop the annual youth migration from the area in search of jobs, when he wins the party's primarie…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is lacing its boots for the 2020 general elections, with the election of Parliamentary Candidates (PC), slated for Saturday, August 24th.
Arrangements for the NDC's internal contest is almost at fe…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Madam Victoria Adu as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Birim Central Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region.
This is in accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitu…
Today, Real Estate is a cliché in every country. Real Estate property is attributed as a sure-bank investment for persons who can afford this intangible form of assets, and unlike money, it is ranked higher than financial instruments.
T…
Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal and Mauritania lead investment across supply and demand driven projects
Africa is an exciting frontier in the global natural gas sector. The continent holds 7.1 percent of proven global …
Kikwanda and Walubita are among beneficiaries from more than 5,000 households in Central, Western and North-western Zambia who are now using the stoves
A UNDP-GEF partnership is promoting energy-saving stoves in rural communities in sup…
The country was able to finalize and launch its National Climate Change Policy and Response Strategy
In March 2018 we connected with the Executive Director of Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency – Mr. Nathaniel Blama – to discuss …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launch joint voucher programme to support communities affected by Cyclone Idai
The voucher programme will run from August to October and will bene…
A suspected Nigerian "kidnap kingpin", who escaped in a shootout between the army and police, has been rearrested.
Police say Hamisu Bala Wadume was tracked down after a “massive manhunt” to a hideout the northern state of Kano.
Two …
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US.
The president was scheduled to visit on 2 September, at the invitation of Denmark's Queen Marg…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed to the Chairperson and Members of the Council of State that, on Monday, August 19, 2019, he gave his assent to Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019.
The Act has amended the Min…
Military police say they have "neutralised" a man who held dozens of passengers hostage for more than three hours on a commuter bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
In a tweet, police said all hostages had been freed after a sni…
Thousands of people in Ghana who deposited their money in some bank accounts are worried they'll never get it back, after 23 savings and loans companies had their licences removed in a crackdown by the country's central bank.
It says th…
A course about Brexit, the UK's plan to leave the European Union, is to be offered as an option by the University of Botswana's history department.
The course, called Modern Britain, will "study the crisis" as it happens, a notice share…
Dams supplying the South African city of Cape Town are now 81% full, a year after a chronic water shortage almost forced officials to cut the supply off entirely.
At this time last year the level was just 53%, News24 reports.
Residen…
Kenyans on Twitter are not happy about an order for all bars and entertainment venues to be shut down in Machakos county during the national census taking place next Saturday and Sunday.
The governor of Machokos, in eastern Kenya, issue…
The fate of Italy's coalition is set to be decided after weeks of hostility between ruling parties the nationalist League and Five Star.
Matteo Salvini, leader of the League, called for a snap election earlier this month, saying differe…
The Kadjebi District Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified public education on the need for the citizenry to acquire the Ghana Card during the mass registration.
Speaking at one of such programme…
Mr Benjamin Komla Kpodo, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central, has said the constituency had made giant strides in infrastructural development and could become the first "smart constituency" und…
Mr Daniel Akwasi Appiah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for Amenfi Central, Western Region, says the NDC is ready to maintain the seat due to the developmental projects it had embarked on in the area.
In an interview wi…
The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Ghanaians to disregard former President John Mahama’s statement that he had no intention to cancel the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS).
Mr Mahama i…
Government has secured a Danish facility of over GHC62 million to build seven bridges in the North, under a project dubbed "Northern Bridges Project".
The bridges would be constructed in Doninga in Builsa South, Kulungugu in Bawku Munic…
With just 10 weeks to go until the 31 October Brexit deadline, Brits are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential decline in their passport power. As millions return from their visa-free summer holidays abroad, and the more than…
Nigeria, with her huge population continues to experience an untold effect of drug use especially among youth
“I have been injecting drugs for a long time and we share syringes,” says Ali who lives in the suburb of the Federal Capital T…