China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong's protesters, saying their attempts "to play with fire will only backfire".
A spokesman for China's top policy office on Hong Kong told protesters not to "underestimate the firm resolve [of…
The Dean of Studies and Research at the Institute of Local Government Studies, Dr E. Oduro Osae, has underscored the need for every nation to revere its founders.
He has also indicated that there should be a good description and defin…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) have kicked against the celebration of August 4 as Founders’ Day.
They said it amounted to a revision of the country’s history.
For the NDC it has assur…
Twenty-eight aspirants have filed their nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the nine ‘orphan’ constituencies declared by the party in the Northern Region.
The nine orphan constituencies in t…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) will, in August this year, hold the 15th edition of its annual ‘Kronti ne Akwamu Lecture’ series.
The lecture is an annual event organised by the CDD-Ghana to discuss issues relating to …
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has filed his nomination to contest the upcoming parliamentary primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Agona East Constituency in the Central R…
THE National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah, has declared his intention to contest the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat in the Upper West Region in the 2020 general election for the second time.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says August 4 is the most appropriate day that signified the appreciation of the nation for the collective efforts of the forefathers towards the founding of Ghana.
He argued that the General of the…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday gave the assurance that the next NDC government will continue with the sea defence project to cover the Ada to Ningo Prampram coastlin…
Philip Addison, lead counsel for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 Presidential Election Petition case, has picked up nomination forms to contest the Klottey Korley parliamentary seat in the NPP’s parliamentary primaries.
Alhaji…
More than 1,800 people have died and more than 2,700 have been infected in the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the crisis a public health emergency of international concern.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has justified the government’s right to shut down the internet, saying it is done to save lives.
“Internet is not water, internet is not air,” he told journalists in the capital, Addis Ababa on Thursd…
Fans of one of Burundi’s most-popular bottled beers are being told it is their fault that there is a shortage of the drink.
The dearth of Amstel is "caused by an increase in demand", Remy Ndayishimiye, spokesman for Burundian brewery Br…
A total of 34 out of 43 Assembly members of the Agona West Municipal Assembly have declared their unflinching support for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan to continue her work of implementating policies and …
Ghana to host the 11th edition of the African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC) scheduled for August 11 to 18 at Abokobi near Accra on the theme: “Partnerships for Youth Development: Key to Building Africa beyond Aid".
The event b…
Martha Kwayie Manu, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Juaboso in the Western North Region, has vowed to unseat the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Juabeso Constituency, Kwabena Mintah Akando, if she gets the nod in the upcomin…
Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, has reportedly been killed in an air strike, eight years after his father died in an attack in Pakistan by US forces.
How important was Hamza Bin Laden? And is al-Qaeda still…
A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency chairman for Akatsi South, Mr Kofitsey Martin Nyahe has said he was poised to unite the rank and file of the Party if given the nod to contest as a parliamentary candidate for Akatsi South.
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Professor Ransford Gyampo, an Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Ghana, on Thursday advocated for the involvement of young people actively in partisan politics, urging the youth to contest for Parliamentary seats.
H…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vetted 44 qualified candidates in the 15 constituencies in the Upper East Region to contest as parliamentary candidates for the party’s primaries.
Three candidates who had issues had been refer…
A powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Java has rattled the capital Jakarta but there appear to have been no major casualties or damage.
A tsunami warning after the quake, recorded by US monitors as being magnitude 6.9, was later…
Mr Vincent Wepia Kumangtum, Chairman of the Sludge Dealers Association of Ghana is advocating the upgrade of the current Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to substantive status.
He said the sensitive nature of the Chief Constable…
Mr Richard Bentum, an aspiring Parliamentary Candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West Constituency, has called on delegates to vote for him in the party’s parliamentary primaries slated for August 28.
He assured th…
The Assembly members within the Shama District have been entreated to stop washing their dirty linens in the public space and rather resort to appropriate resolution systems in the assembly.
The Presiding Member of the Assembly, Mr. Pe…
Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights recor…
Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries.
The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called "white list" puts fresh trading restrictions on the country.
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Adams Mutawakilu, the Minority Spokesperson on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, has accused the government for being unfair to the citizenry by not adhering to earlier concerns raised about the Power Distribution Services (PDS…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated his intention to re-contest the Suame constituency seat in 2020 contrary to speculations that one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament was exiting.
In a …
Mr. Leo Nelson Adzidogah, the District Chief Executive for Akatsi South has underscored the need for citizens’ participation in local governance to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of public resources.
He said ac…
Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament has launched the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) report on proceedings on "Election 2016: Promoting Policy-Issue Debate at the Constituency Level".
It woul…
Senegal aims to obtain sufficient energy sources while reaching a triple objective that includes providing reliable electricity for its citizens
Africa is leading the liquefied natural gas (LNG) global race as it will receive one-third …
Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country's Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has announced.
The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.
Organisations that monitor the situat…
The US has formally withdrawn from a key nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race.
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 19…
The Asutifi South Constituency of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is leaving no stone unturned to defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 parliamentary election.
“We think the NPP is in a better position this ti…
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed Government’s determination to fulfill the campaign pledge of facilitating year round farming in the regions in the north through the construction of dams under the ‘One Village One Dam’ p…
One year into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, city of Goma faces risk of spread
The city of Goma has seen its second confirmed death as the result of infection which could lead to the first active transmission of…
Bureau Veritas Southern Africa, the global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, continues to set the pace in the empowerment and social responsibility terrains of corporate South Africa. The company, renowned for services and …
Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, died in an air strike, US media outlets report, citing intelligence officials.
The place and date of death were unclear. The Pentagon did not comment.
Bin Laden, thought t…
Where does the Bank of England go from here? Mark Carney says there are a “wide range of paths”.
He says the Bank has been working with institutions since the June 2016 referendum to ensure they are ready for Brexit “whatever form it ta…
Mozambique's President and the main opposition leader have signed a peace deal to end military hostilitiess, the BBC's Jose Tembe reports from the capital Maputo.
President Filipe Nyusi and Ossufo Momade - the leader of a Renamo, a form…
MTN has tens of millions of subscribers in Nigeria
Nigeria's largest telecoms operator, MTN, has been granted a licence to allow it to provide financial services, reports Quartz news site.
Quartz journalist Yomi Kazeem reports that i…
Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed claimed asylum in the US when the civil war broke out
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed has officially renounced his US citizenship, a statement from his office says.
Although…
A group calling itself Agenda for Development in the Hohoe Constituency of the Volta Region has declared support for and called on Mr John Peter Amewu, Minister for Energy to contest the Hohoe Constituency Parliamentary seat in the 2020 ge…
Mrs Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives and her team have ended their visit to Ghana describing the trip as a successful one.
In her view, Ghana was a true friend of US and ranked Ghana, as a peaceful country assuri…
Congressman John Lewis, a renowned Civil Rights Movement Activist in the United States, has urged the world community to work towards ending injustices in the world.
This will also end the treachery of slave trade in any form in human r…
Dr William Boateng, Head of Sociology and Anthropology Department of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has advised politicians to desist from taking entrenched political positions on issues of national development.
He indicated that i…
A container that should have been full of computers donated by China to Kenya’s parliament has arrived empty.
Officials are mystified by the disappearance as the seals on the container had not been broken.
“I can’t understand how an …
Watch the testimony of soldier Omar Jallow at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission on how the controversial massacre of a number of Ghanaians in The Gambia in 2005 was carried out during Yahya Jammeh's leadership.
The …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday swore in Mr Kofi Mensah Demitia as Ghana’s Ambassador to Togo.
After administering the oaths of office, allegiance and secrecy, the President expressed the hope that Mr Demitia would bring…
With only five months to the referendum on the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs), Parliament is yet to pass the amendment bill of Article 243(1) which is currently before it.
In its current state…