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The Member of Parliament of Bolga Central, Mr Isaac Adongo, has taken a swipe at the government’s decision to borrow US$20 million to support the proposed Ghana Energy Sector Transformation Initiative (ESTI) project, describing it as a mis…
The US has accused China and Russia of using "opaque" and "corrupt" practices to expand their influence in Africa.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton said the two nations were "deliberately and aggressively" attempting to gain an …
Protests have broken out in Hungary after the country's parliament passed new labour laws, which have been labelled "slave labour" by opponents.
New rules mean companies can demand up to 400 hours of overtime a year and delay payment fo…
A second Canadian has been detained in China on accusations of harming national security, as tension continues between the two countries.
It was confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor, a businessman, had been detained in addition to …
Many worry about the security of voting machines that are to be used in this month's electionImage caption: Many worry about the security of voting machines that are to be used in this month's election
At least 8,000 electronic voting m…
A controversial statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the famed Indian independence leader, has been removed from a university campus in Ghana's capital, Accra.
Students and lecturers told the AFP news agency it had been removed from the Legon camp…
Retired Justice of the Supreme Court, William Atuguba, must be compelled to provide evidence to support his claim that attempts were made by some individuals to offer money to Supreme Court judges in order to obtain favourable judgments in…
The immediate past chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei has rubbished reports that she was interested in the vacant Ayawaso West Wuogon Parliamentary seat on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress …
Parliament has approved GH¢246,966,071 being the budget estimates for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources for the 2019 Financial Year.
The allocation is to help the Ministry to implement its programmes and activities for 2019…
Parliament has approved an amount of GH500,964,480, being the budget estimates, of the Ministry of Energy for the 2019 fiscal year. The allocation is to help the Ministry implement its programmes and activities for the year 2019.
Mr Emm…
The bold step by eight presidential aspirants to petition the National Council of Elders (NEC) concerning the unfair nature of the presidential guidelines has strengthened the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a…
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has signed a deal for the construction of a hydro-electric power plant in one of East Africa's best-known game reserves, amid criticism from environmentalists.
The deal, worth $3bn (£2.4bn), envisages …
Two cardinals facing allegations linked to sexual abuse have been removed from Pope Francis's inner circle, the Vatican said.
Australia's George Pell and Chile's Francisco Javier Errazuriz will no longer sit on the Council of Cardinals,…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a new press briefing series dubbed, "Moment of Truth" during which the party intends to focus on what it terms, "Exposing the failed promises of the Akufo-Addo - Bawumia gove…
A row has broken out in Ghana over the government's decision to send blood and essential medical supplies to hospitals and clinics in remote rural areas via unmanned drones owned by a US company.
Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will use yellow and brown colours to represent YES and NO respectively on the ballot paper for the upcoming referendum to be conducted on December 27, 2018 in six areas towards the creation of new …
The Strasbourg gunman yelled "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) as he opened fire on people at a Christmas market, France's anti-terror prosecutor has told reporters.
Rémy Heitz said two people were killed and one left brain-d…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has officially explained why he dropped out of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), flagbearer race.
In a press statement on Tuesday, December 11, Mr R…
The African Development Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria have unveiled a US$258 million Inclusive Basic Service Delivery Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme a comprehensive multi-sectoral intervention aimed at bolsteri…
Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, has asked traditional leaders to ensure that their people remained united regardless of the outcome of the impending referendum on the creation of new regions.
"The peace of th…
Presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo this month could lead to conflict if they are not free, fair and peaceful, and evidence suggests they will not be, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege said on Monday.
The Dec. …
One of the International Monetary Fund’s top officials warned on Tuesday that storm clouds were gathering over the global economy and that governments and central banks might not be well- equipped to cope.
The fund had been urging gover…
An impeachment motion submitted on Sunday by some Somali legislators against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been dropped because of a lack of support.
The parliamentary clerk issued a statement saying that 14 legislators had wi…
Mr Peter Boamah Otukunor, a Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, has confirmed that the party will soon be constituting electoral committees to supervise the presidential primaries.
People who have publicly donated cash to pay for the …
Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed on Tuesday.
But the overshoot by the end of this century could be less severe than expected …
A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after…
A woman at the forefront of the "yellow-vest" protest movement in France has called for a "truce" in response to a series of concessions from President Emmanuel Macron.
Jacline Mouraud said protesters couldn't "spend the rest of our liv…
German leader Angela Merkel ruled out further negotiations on Brexit on Tuesday but said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances after Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly pulled a parliamentary vote at home because she faced d…
The 2018 Accra Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair has ended with a call on companies and institutional investors to contribute to Ghana attaining the SDGs by making changes to their business operations.
That, they co…
The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region has disbursed an amount of GH¢65,634.00 to persons with disability (PWDs) in the area to assist them to undertake income generating activities to better their lives.
This is the third…
The US State Department has banned the former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, and his immediate family members from entering the United States. It said he was being barred because of his involvement in corruption.
Mr Jammeh went …
Kenya has unveiled new currency coins that replaces the images of presidents with animals.
While presiding over the roll out in the capital Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the features on the new 1, 5,10 and 20 shillings coins em…
Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said its ready for the conduct of the referendum scheduled for Thursday, December 27 for the creation of six new Regions – Oti, North East, Savannah, Ahafo, Bono East and Western North.
Mr Yussif Alha…
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as his Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)…
Mr Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has called for world leaders to forge closer collaboration for successful implementation of the Global Compact for Migration.
Migration, he noted, had become a global phenomeno…
Mr Joseph Osei Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, on Monday announced that Parliament has suspended all parts of the Standing Orders that required the formation of a quorum before discussing provisions in the Right to Informati…
The African Union (AU) has officially signed a declaration to adopt the Global Compact for Migration. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson, appended his signature to the document and said the move was to engender safe, orderly and regu…
2018 caused massive displacement to cities – says new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
“Somali families are fleeing to Mogadishu seeking shelter, protection and aid. With nowhere else to go, they crowd i…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will leave Ghana on Sunday, December 9, 2018, for a three-day official visit to Japan, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister, Shinz? Abe.
A statement issued by the Jubilee House Communicat…
Belgium’s Africa Museum will reopen to the public on Sunday after five years of renovations designed to modernize the museum from an exhibition of pro-colonial propaganda to one that is critical of Belgium’s imperialist past.
The museum…
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that it was her duty to deliver Brexit, and that she would seek reassurances needed by parliament to complete the process.
“It is the right deal for Britain, I am determined to do all I …
Officials in Libya have confirmed that an armed group has seized control of one of the country's largest oilfields. Local gunmen were reported to have stormed the facilities at El Sharara, in the southern region of Fezzan, on Saturday.
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A heavy snowstorm has swept through US south-eastern states, killing at least three people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina, with some areas reporting as much as 0…
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting trade unions and employers' organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities.
The meeting comes ahead of a TV address in which he is expected to announce measures in…
Some 100 Somali MPs have backed a motion of no-confidence against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo.
They accuse him of undermining the constitution by signing a secret deal, they say, to unite Somalia with Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Th…
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has honoured the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, by presenting to him a special batakari during the 61st Annual Maulid Celebration to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad in F…
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has initiated moves aimed at preventing former President John Dramani Mahama from seeking another term in office.
According to Mr Antwi Boasiako po…
India's central bank governor Urjit Patel has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons".
His resignation comes amid reports of a rift between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
This …
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres sought to promote a global pact on migrant flows at a U.N. conference in Morocco on Monday, saying developed countries needed more migration due to their declining birth rates and aging populations.
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