A defamation case lodged by Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against a French TV channel, a Belgian lawyer and a Burundian writer has begun at a court in France's capital, Paris.
Mr Nkurunziza says that three years ago France 3 bro…
Mr Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East Constituency, on Monday embarked on a working tour to assess the relevance and effectiveness of beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) in public instituti…
The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, is leading a five-member government delegation to China to seek financial and technical support for the establishment of an e-records management system for the country.
The project, if implemente…
The United Nations said on Friday it had sent a fact-finding team to eastern Uganda to investigate a “surge” in the number of women and girls undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM).
The probe by the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) come…
Violent protests are continuing in India's north-eastern states over a proposed amendment to the country's citizenship law.
The protests have been particularly vocal in the state of Assam, which recently saw four million residents left …
The General Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formed an Executive Committee to oversee the running of the council.
The committee, which is chaired by Mr C.K. Tedam, has Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyemang as the Vice-Chairm…
Florida's Secretary of State Michael Ertel has resigned after photos emerged of him in blackface dressed as a victim of Hurricane Katrina.
The images, printed by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, were allegedly taken at a Halloween pa…
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday said it would use the 2016 Voter Register to conduct the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election, slated for January 31, 2019.
The Deputy Chairperson of the EC, Mr Samuel Tettey, briefing t…
Hon. Charles Owiredu welcomed the Cuban delegation and recalled the long standing bilateral relations between Ghana and Cuba which dates back to Ghana’s independence
The Republic of Ghana and the Republic of Cuba have reaffirmed their c…
Felix Tshisekedi has said national reconciliation is a priority in his presidency, reports our correspondent Gaius Kowene. The remark was in the final part of his speech that was in danger, at one point, of not being delivered.
The new …
A Turkish court has ordered the release of a Kurdish MP who has been on hunger strike for nearly 80 days.
The court in Diyarbakir said Leyla Guven, 55, would be monitored.
She has been in jail for a year following critical remarks ab…
Mr Benjamin Madugu Avornyotse, spokesperson for Delali Kwesi Brempong, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, said the constituents are set to deliver the seat to the NDC.
He…
Former President John Mahama, campaigning to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 election, says the party will not abolish the free senior high school (SHS) policy if given the mandate to govern.
He said it was not…
The US Senate has rejected two bills to end the government shutdown, leaving no end in sight to the record-breaking closure of federal agencies.
The Republican legislation garnered 50 votes with 47 against, with 52-44 for the Democratic…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a ballot for the aspirants of its Presidential Primary.
The ballot paves the way for the aspirants to formally start their campaigns.
See the order which the aspirants will app…
A Nigerian appeals court issued an interim order stopping a tribunal from charging the chief justice with breaching asset-declaration rules.
Nigeria's most senior judge is under investigation after hundreds of thousands of dollars were …
Russian diamond miner Alrosa and China’s Anjin Investments have been selected by Zimbabwe’s government to partner with the state diamond company, a state-run newspaper reported on Thursday.
The southern African nation announced in Decem…
South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has dropped corruption charges against the son of former President Jacob Zuma.
Last year, Duduzane Zuma was charged over an allegation that he and his business partners, the Guptas, of…
France has extradited to The Hague a senior football official wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a committee member of the Confeder…
A car has exploded outside a bank in the centre of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
No causalities have been reported so far.
Gunfire was heard briefly outside Premier Bank after the explosion - shots thought to have been fired by nearb…
India is due to launch what it says is the world's lightest satellite ever to be put into orbit.
Weighing only 1.26kg (2.6lb), the Kalamsat-V2 has been made by students belonging to a space education firm.
It will help ham radio oper…
The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Simon Kweku Tetteh, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is passionate and concerned about education.
That he said was because the President believed quality edu…
Madam Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has announced that journalists will no longer be required to pay for election accreditation to report on election 2020 and beyond.
“The cost of accreditation is so s…
Four new Ambassadors to Ghana on Wednesday presented their letters of credence to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra. They are Stephanie S. Sullivan of the United States (US), Emad Mugsy Hanna Kamel, the A…
All the seven flag bearer aspirants of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been duly vetted by the party ahead of its primaries scheduled for Saturday February 23, 2019.
The seven, who were successfully vetted yeste…
All is set for the presidential primary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday February 23, 2019 following the balloting for positions on the ballot paper by the seven candidates of the party yesterday.
That ex…
US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over.
On Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address Congress, saying gove…
One of the main candidates in next month’s Nigerian presidential election has stepped down because she says she wants to form a broader coalition to defeat the two main parties.
Oby Ezekwesili is well known for leading the #BringBackOur…
The office of former President Jerry Rawlings has denied publications that he is in league with others to form a new political party out of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
A statement by the office has therefore asked the…
CNIM - in partnership with Socarenam, Mauric and CNN MCO - has been awarded the contract to replace the French Navy's landing crafts. Fourteen new Standard Amphibious Landing Crafts (EDA-S) are to be built over a ten-year period. This cont…
China says it has written off almost $78m (£60m) from Cameroon’s debt as part of measures to ease economic hardship in the central African nation, but analysts say it is a play for greater access to resources.
The debt relief announceme…
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is in Qatar on his first trip abroad since a wave of anti-government protests began last month.
Sudanese officials say Mr Bashir will discuss the peace process in the restive western region of Darfur, bu…
The Australian government says it is investigating reports a Chinese-Australian writer has gone missing in China.
Yang Hengjun, a blogger and former Chinese diplomat, has not been heard from since flying from New York to Guangzhou on Sa…
The trial has begun in Kenya of four policemen charged with the murder of a British aristocrat, Alexander Monson.He was arrested in 2012 for possession of cannabis in the coastal town of Diani and died in custody.
Police said he had die…
Tonga is experiencing a near total blackout of mobile and internet services after the country's only undersea cable was damaged.
The problem took the island nation of about 100,000 people by surprise on Sunday night. Bad weather is bein…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged government to set out a clear and comprehensive strategy to protect citizens and halt the recent violence killings happening in the country.
The party said it bemoaned the rece…
An Indian woman who defied a historic ban to enter a prominent temple in the southern state of Kerala has been abandoned by her family, officials say.
Kanakadurga, 39, had been in hospital since 15 January after she was allegedly beaten…
A government-appointed human rights group in Zimbabwe has accused soldiers of using "systematic torture" in a crackdown on protests.
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission strongly criticised authorities for using troops to quell demonstr…
The Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, has called on members of Zongo communities to take active interest in national programmes and exercises.
He said very often when national programmes were rolled out, some …
Uganda's State Minister of Finance for Planning, David Bahati, has told the BBC the government plans to take over sports betting in the country following a presidential directive.
He did not specify when this would happen or how this wo…
A Nigerian agency fighting against people trafficking says its fact-finding team has found at least 20,000 girls stranded in Mali.
"We received reports concerning the stranded girls and sent a team to find out", Julie Okah-Donli, the Di…
The authorities in protest-hit Sudan have refused to renew the accreditation from three journalists working for Al Jazeera, a journalist has confirmed to the BBC.
It means they will not be allowed to report on events in the country wher…
Supporters of Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, at the weekend thronged a health walk by the Ayawaso Wuogon Constituency branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Their massive att…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday, said for Ghana and Africa to sustain and consolidate its democratic gains, it is prudent to involve the people in all democratic processes.
“Anytime people feel excluded then there is a thr…
Statement by Eric Batonon, Nigeria Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council:
“The Norwegian Refugee Council calls for Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities to provide immediate assistance to thousands of Nigerian civilians …
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has broken off a trip to Europe after violent protests in his home country.
Mr Mnangagwa had been due to attend the Davos economic summit where he was expected to seek investment for Zimbabwe.
…
France has summoned Italy's ambassador after the Italian deputy prime minister accused the French of exploiting Africa and fuelling migration.
On Sunday, Luigi di Maio called on the European Union to impose sanctions on France for its p…
Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate arrest of their colleague Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyapong.
“Nevertheless we call on the law enforcement agencies to promptly cause Mr, Agyapong’s arr…
The Parliamentary Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Mr William Dowokpor has stated that he is going to pull a surprise in the upcoming by-election by clinching the seat with ease.
…
A mock referendum conducted on participants of the 70th Annual New Year School (ANYS) at the closing ceremony has resulted in an overwhelming “yes” vote for the election of municipal, metropolitan and district chief executives (MMDCEs).
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