The National Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the protocols governing the conduct of its parliamentary primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024.
In a press statement signed and issued in Accra yester…
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has begun a four-nation tour of the continent in Cape Verde, where he praised the island nation, calling it “truly a beacon of stability in the region, at a time when there's more of our share of insta…
Donald Trump will face his last remaining Republican opponent, Nikki Haley, in a primary election in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
The former US president is hoping to deliver a knockout blow to the ex-South Carolina governor's …
Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai failed to reach the end of his speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony.
Mr Boakai, 79, had been speaking for around 30 minutes at his inaugurati…
The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday - the deadliest day for its forces since their ground operation began.
That includes 21 reservists who died in an explosion likely caused by mines that I…
Abdulai Abanga, the Member of Parliament for Binduri, is calling on Parliament to intervene and bring lasting peace to troubled Bawku.
Unknown gunmen fired into a group of people at the community centre on Wednesday, January 17, resulti…
Former Trade Minister under the National Democratic Congress administration, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, says he is willing and ready to be running mate to flagbearer of the party, John Dramani Mahama, in the 2024 elections.
Dr. Spio Garbra…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Odododiodioo in the Greater Accra Region, Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie, has pledged to help unite the party ahead of the December 2024 general election.
Mr Kotey Ashie, a fo…
A new office complex to accommodate Ho Municipal Assembly will be ready for use in March, this year.
“Already, 90 per cent of the job, which took off in September 2022, has been executed,” the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Div…
At least 27 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says.
Denis Pushilin described the strike on a busy market as "horrendous", and said the…
Australia has axed its so-called "golden visa", which granted wealthy overseas investors the right to live in the country.
Designed to attract foreign business, it was cut in an immigration overhaul after the government foun…
An aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Awutu Senya East Constituency in the Central Region, Eric Kwaku Boateng, says he is the best man to develop the constituency.
According to him, the municipal capit…
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said a deal granting Ethiopia maritime access through the self-declared republic of Somaliland "is acceptable to no-one".
Speaking in Cairo next to Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, M…
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister, says government will continue to implement strong structural reforms to ensure fiscal consolidation and economic growth in Ghana.
The reforms, he said, would be implemented in the areas of tax policy…
An Independent Presidential candidate of the Save The Nation Movement, Desmond Kwame Abrefah, has said he would utilise the country’s human and natural resources for national development, if voted into power.
“The reason why we are co…
A parliamentary candidate hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Odododiodioo constituency, Nii Kotey Ashie, has blamed the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the electoral violence often recorded in the area.
Acc…
Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi has denied reports of deteriorating relations between his country and its neighbours, despite a number of recent disputes which he insisted were being resolved diplomatically.
Kenya has a pendin…
Former President John Mahama has called on the military and the Police service to collaborate to provide safety and security in the Bawku municipality.
The President in a Facebook post expressed sadness by the news of the death of three…
The New Patriotic Party has issued a stern warning to parliamentary aspirants who intend to bus or camp delegates ahead of Saturday’s primaries to abort such plans.
The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong warned that asp…
Nigeria's Lagos state says it'll immediately start implementing a ban on Styrofoam and other single-use plastics.
Lagos's environment commissioner Tokunbo Wahab said non-biodegradable plastics were a major pollution problem, and were cl…
Cameroon is rolling out the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria, in a global fight projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO)-approved RTS,S vaccine, developed …
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump.
He quit ahead of the Republican primary election in New Hampshire, where he was polling in the single digits.
…
More than 25,000 people have now been killed in Gaza during Israel's offensive there, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
It said there had been 178 deaths in the last 24 hours, making it one of the deadliest days in…
India's PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram in the flashpoint city of Ayodhya.
The temple replaces a 16th-Century mosque razed by Hindu mobs in 1992. The demolition had sparked nationwide riots i…
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is urging Ghanaians to strongly consider keeping experienced Members of Parliament in office during the upcoming New Patrio…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) organized an Extraordinary Constituency Delegates Conference on Sunday, January 21, 2024, to endorse unopposed Aspiring Parliamentary Candidates.
In line with Article 7(31) of the NPP’s constitution, delega…
The wife of the 2024 National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, Lordina Mahama, has emphasised the importance of unity within the NDC at a gathering of party functionaries from the Bono East Region.
She urged everyone to put aside…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has said allegations of him making tribalistic comments at a recent NDC retreat in the Volta Region is a deliberate attempt by the New Patriotic Party (NPP…
Violent crime is soaring in South Africa, with audacious security van heists commonplace and the murder rate at a 20-year high.
For the government - and all those who live here - this grim record is a serious problem.
…
Nigeria has asked its citizens in Kenya "to be vigilant and to avoid unnecessary movements" amid reports of "sporadic attacks" on its citizens in the country.
Nigeria's high commission in Kenya issued the advisory after some Kenyans att…
Iran has launched strikes against targets in three allied countries - Syria, Iraq and Pakistan - in two days. Pakistan responded with a missile attack on Iranian territory. So why did Iran do it, and why did it happen now?
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The Change Makers Forum (CMF) has urged the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be strategic in selecting a running mate to partner with the party's flag bearer, John Dramani Mahama, for the 2024 general election.
T…
The Mamprugu Zaabuni Youth for Development, a youth group in the Mamprugu Traditional Area has thrown their support behind the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as he goes into the December 7 Presidential election.
The President of th…
Third-time New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspirant, Mr Frank Yeboah, is certain that he will win the party’s parliamentary primaries of the Atwima Nwabiagya North Constituency in the Ashanti Region.
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) fo…
A planned protest in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Thursday was deliberately timed to coincide with the city hosting the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam), opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC's Focus on Africa television…
South Africa's government is trying to stop a controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
They include a set of hearing aids, an ID card, gifts from world leaders and some of t…
The leader of a faction of the notorious Gulf Cartel in Mexico has been arrested, local media reports.
José Alberto García Vilano, also known as La Kena or Ciclon 19, allegedly leads the violent Los Ciclones cell.
…
A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission in flames over the Pacific.
Peregrine One suffered a propulsion fault that scuppered any prospect of a lunar touch-down and it was commanded…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Gomoa Central in the Central Region, Naana Eyiah Quansah, has urged party delegates to vote massively for her in the upcoming parliamentary primary in the constituency.
“I …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed parliamentary primaries in the Odododiodio constituency indefinitely due to a court injunction obtained by a disqualified candidate.
In a statement dated January 17, 2024, the party’s…
A key member of Israel's war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza.
Mr Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and …
Four senior members of Iran's security forces have been killed in a suspected air strike on the Syrian capital.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard blamed Israel for the attack, which it said killed four military advisers as…
One of the fundamental features of electoral democracies is the right to vote. Every citizen as per the rules specified in the constitution gets to vote.
Democracies hold regular competitive elections that allow citizens to exercise t…
Authorities in Comoros have cut access to the internet in the wake of protests against the re-election of President Azali Assoumani.
One person has reportedly been killed and six others injured as police continue to battle …
The long-awaited trial of a child soldier-turned-commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has begun in Uganda.
Thomas Kwoyelo faces more than 90 charges - including murder, rape and the recruitment of child so…
The United Nations refugee agency has said a remote British territory in the Indian Ocean, which hosts a secretive UK-US military base, is "not a suitable location" for migrants to be held long-term, after being granted rare access.
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This week Al Israa University became the latest major public building in Gaza to disappear from the map, blown up and destroyed by Israeli forces who had reportedly used it as a military base for several weeks.
The war in Ga…
Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mustapha Gbande, has asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to render an apology to Ghanaians for his comment.
During a visit by traditional leaders from Ekumfi to the Ju…
Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to lead the 24-hour Economy Walk scheduled for Wednesday, 24th January 2024.
The walk, originally planned for December 2023, was suspended due to the District Level Elections.
The lead…
Moses Abor, a contender in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries for Ayawaso Central, has accused the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, of orchestrating plans to manipulate the upcoming election using unauth…
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