A key parliamentary committee says the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is "fundamentally incompatible" with the UK's human rights safeguards.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights said the legislation …
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa blames the power cuts on leaking boiler tubesImage caption: Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa blames the power cuts on leaking boiler tubes
South Africa's Electricity Minister Kgosient…
Senegal appears to be having an identity crisis - its citizens are proud of the fact that it is considered one of West Africa's most stable democracies, and many are outraged that this reputation is now on the line.
"We feel…
The Minority leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reform his governance style so that it would instil confidence in the people of Ghana and help the country's democracy to succeed.
He…
Andrew Dari Chiwitey, the Member of Parliament for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency in the Savannah Region, has expressed his disappointment over the lack of developmental projects initiated by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government i…
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, cannot divorce himself from the failings of the current administration.
“They have been so bad, their own po…
As the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, John Mahama, continues with his “Building the Ghana We Want” campaign tour, there is jostling in the south by key party bigwigs to catch his eye for the vice-presidential slot of the p…
Pakistanis still do not know which party will form their next government or who their next prime minister will be four days after the hotly-contested general elections.
Despite former PM Imran Khan's detention and the many h…
When Pavlo Zhilin and his patrol hit the streets of Cherkasy, men often swerve to avoid them.
Pavlo is a conscription officer looking for soldiers for Ukraine's army.
But almost two years into Russia's full-scale…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and its partners, organised a media awareness workshop on "Electoral Corruption Offences and Sanctions" on February 7, 2024 in Acc…
The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has expressed its appreciation for a proposal made by Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to implement a flat rate tax on spare parts imports into the coun…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has made it clear the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not support the proposal for a change in the date for the 2024 elections from December to November.
“We [NDC] do not believe that thi…
Thousands of Moroccans have taken to the streets of Rabat calling for an end to ties with Israel, over its actions in Gaza.
Some waved placards saying “stop the massacre” and "normalisation is treason" during Sunday's march.
Politici…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the end to crippling power cuts in the country was "within reach".
He was delivering his annual state of the nation address ahead of elections this year, but offered no timetable fo…
The cruise ship MV World Odyssey, which hosts a sailing university campus, has docked in the coastal Kenyan town of Mombasa.
The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students taking a gap year to study a…
South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has accused Israeli intelligence of trying to intimidate her following the Gaza case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), local media report.
Ms Pandor on Thursday told the Mail & Gu…
The government is determined to ensure that a significant number of women and people living with disabilities (PWDs) are appointed to serve in the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), the Minister of Local Gover…
The country risk having further reduction of female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the next Parliament that begins in January 2025, if the two dominant political parties in the country do not do anything to protect the seats of female cand…
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The leader of the New Force Movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, has underscored the country’s industrial sector as a significant driver of growth and has, therefore, stressed on the need to leverage the abu…
Hijackers are once again targeting ships off Somalia's coast and a recent spike in attacks has brought back memories from more than a decade ago.
That was when armed Somali pirates scoured the waters, forcefully boarding ves…
A delegation from the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), led by the Board Chairman Mr. Stefano Manservisi, visited Ghana to discuss collaborative efforts in countering violent extremism.
During the visit, the team …
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has asserted that the structure of internal elections in the various political parties encourage corruption.
The Suame lawmaker said the phenomenon where candidates dole out money to delegate…
The Minority in Parliament has launched a scathing criticism against the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, following his recent policy address ahead of the 2024 General Elections.
In a public address on Wednes…
Independent Presidential aspirant and founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, says even though he is very outspoken, he does not talk byheart.
The former Trades Minister, who was speaking on Kumasi-based Nhyira Fm on…
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas's proposed ceasefire terms - saying "total victory" in Gaza is possible within months.
He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an …
Malawi has removed visa restrictions for travellers from 79 countries in an effort to boost tourism and trade in the country.
The Homeland Security Minister Ken Zikha?e, in a gazette notice on Wednesday, amended the immigration regulati…
One in three people in northern Ethiopia are facing extreme hunger, the UK-based charity Oxfam says.
That's a total of almost 10 million people in the regions of Tigray and Amhara.
Conflict and drought have significantly reduced harv…
There have been varied reactions to Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia’s vision to lead the country should he be voted into office as President, with many expressing disagreements over views that tend to depart from the position of the govern…
The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has expressed her continued commitment to canvassing and rallying support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to achieve its goal of winning the 2024 general elect…
An economist, Professor John Gatsi, says the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will not be able to scrap the taxes on electronic financial transactions, also known as e-levy, as proposed if he is elected pr…
Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has surrendered his passport as the investigation continues into the 2023 storming of Brazil's Congress by his supporters.
Police accuse him of having led a failed plot to remain in powe…
US President Joe Biden has hit back angrily at an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to recall key life events.
"My memory is fine," he insisted in a surprise news briefing.
He g…
Some past and current National Service personnel have vehemently opposed the idea of the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on his plans to make National Service optional.
The service personnel have raise…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has strongly criticized Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his recent remarks made on Wednesday, February 7, regarding the authority of the Economic Management Team (EMT), whi…
A former Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Vincent Kuagbenu, has criticised Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s proposal to make national service voluntary if elected president.
Mr Kuagbenu argues that Bawumia lacks an un…
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a member of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, has dismissed the potential impact of Independent Presidential aspirant Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen on the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) votes in the Ashanti region for th…
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has directed a mandatory recitation of the national pledge at all official and public events in the country.
This is to ensure “absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelit…
US President Joe Biden has humoured some Egyptians after he mistakenly referred to Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi as "the president of Mexico"
"As you know, initially the president of Mexico, Sisi, did not want to open up the ga…
Russia's election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month's presidential vote.
Mr Nadezhdin has been relatively critical of Vladimir Putin's full-scale war in Ukraine when few dis…
A local administrator who was kidnapped by suspected separatists in Cameroon’s conflict-hit North-West region has regained his freedom, the regional governor has said.
Nicholas Nkongho Manchang and his aides were ambushed on Tuesday in …
Polls have closed in Pakistan after the authorities suspended mobile calls and data while millions voted for a new government in a controversial election.
The interior ministry said incidents of terrorism made the measure ne…
The All People's Congress (APC) will retain the party's 2020 Presidential Candidate, Hassan Ayariga, as its flag bearer for this year’s general election, the National Organiser of the party, Ben Anderson, has said.
Speaking to the Dai…
The 2020 running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to vote decisively against the current government in the December polls.
She said the victory of the N…
The Chairman of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has criticised the government for what he called the destruction of businesses, undermining institutions of state, and functionaries having amassed “ill-gotten gains”.…
Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cannot evade responsibility for the ongoing economic challenges.
Mr. Kyerematen argues that as an integral part of cabinet decisions, Dr.…
Independent Presidential aspirant, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has levelled criticism at the two dominant political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), as the 2024 elections appr…
The leadership of Parliament has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to reinstate the application of the indelible ink as part of the voting process to enhance the integrity of this year’s general election.
It said the fact that t…
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU's climate service.
World leaders promised in 2015 to try to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as cruci…
Sudan has been plunged into an internet blackout with many blaming the paramilitary group fighting the army in the country's 10-month civil war.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has denied responsibility.
NetBlocks,…
Vice President and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, February 7 addressed the nation where he announced his vision for the country.
He expressed his intention to…
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