A "black box" flight data recorder from Lion Air flight JT 610 has been found by divers off the coast of Indonesia.
The plane, carrying 189 people, crashed soon after taking off from Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, on Monday.
It plu…
Government of Rwanda and Alibaba Group Enter into Agreements to Promote Rwanda’s Economic Development]
Today in Kigali, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma witnessed the signing of a partnership be…
In order to bring sanity, law and good governance in the Municipality, the 43-Member Yendi Municipal Assembly at its ordinary meeting in Yendi of Northern Region passed 23 by-laws of the Assembly.
The 67 page booklet contains all the 23…
US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh assault on the US media, saying he has "forcefully condemned hatred and bigotry" but this goes unreported.
Speaking at a rally in Florida ahead of next week's mid-term elections, he said a …
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli has reiterated calls on government to stay true to constitutional demands on regional reorganisation and consider region-wide polls on the creation of new regions.
He said the call for due diligen…
Over 1,000 party executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kpone-Katamanso Constituency have endorsed former President John Mahama’s bid to lead the party in the 2020 general elections.
They included the constituency …
Vice-President Dr.Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia has indicated government’s readiness to build the Adoabo Free Port to provide more jobs to indigenes in and around Adoabo and the Western Region in general.
He said the Port was dear to the hear…
Staff at Google offices around the world are staging an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women.
The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with…
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has given an assurance that the House will pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law before it rises in December, 2018.
The Bill has passed through the first and second readings …
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has given an assurance that the House will pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law before it rises in December, 2018.
The Bill has passed through the first and second readings …
In our series of letters from African journalists, editor-in-chief of Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper Mannir Dan Ali looks at why a country where more than half the population is under 35 looks set to get another septuagenarian president a…
Russia opened an investigation into suspected terrorism after a 17-year-old youth blew himself up on Wednesday in the lobby of an office belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the north of the country.
Russia’s Investig…
India has unveiled the world's tallest statue, which cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) to build.
The 182m (600ft) high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
…
Some leading members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ashaiman have declared their support for Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, in the flagbearership contest of the party.
The…
Authorities in Tunisia have named the attacker behind Monday's suicide bombing in the capital, Tunis, which injured nine people.
Mouna Guebla, 30, was an unemployed graduate from the eastern region of Mahdia, the prosecutor's office sai…
Zambia has lost one of its top female football referees after she succumbed on Wednesday morning to injuries sustained in an accident on Saturday.
Leah Namukonda, one of two female Fifa accredited officials, died at Ndola Central Hospit…
Imerys Carbonates EMEA announces price increases for its Calcium Carbonates portfolio for Paper, Board and Specialties applications, such as Paints & Coatings, Polymers, Adhesives and Sealants, etc.
Increases will be effective from…
A US missionary has been killed in Cameroon about two weeks after moving there with his wife and eight children.
Charles Wesco was in a car with his wife, son, another missionary and a driver on their way to a market in the city of Bame…
Thousands of South Sudanese have gathered at Freedom Square in the capital, Juba, to celebrate Peace Day.
Earlier, rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital after two years in exile.
Regional leaders from Ethiopia, Somalia, Ug…
The Minority Leader of Parliament, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has raised concerns over what he described as the monetisation of Ghana’s democracy and called for a national dialogue on the subject.
He observed that since the beginning of the Fo…
A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation.
Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with h…
A signal from the black box of the Lion Air plane which crashed on Monday with 189 people on board has been located, Indonesian rescuers believe.
Indonesia's military chief said divers were trying to check the location some 30-40m (100-…
Former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (NDC, North Tongu) has predicted that none of the institutions and bodies responsible for nominating members to the Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and …
The intensity of the race to lead the NDC into the 2020 elections is building up as the main front runner Goosie Tanoh is jockeying for the support of delegates in the Central Region.
The outcome of the Presidential primaries will have …
Some Executives of the Tema East branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are seething with anger after former President John Mahama, allegedly tricked them into meeting him.
The former President recently held a meeti…
Scores of editors and senior journalists from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region were on Tuesday tasked to adhere to strict objective reportage in accordance to journalistic ethics and principles in political…
Parliament on Tuesday resumed from recess for the Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic and are expected to tackle a number of bills and issues before the end of the year.
“It is therefore …
Former President John Mahama’s meeting with executives of the Tema East branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of his campaign for the flgabearership of the party has invoked scathing feedback.
Branch executives who sa…
Italy has been battered by fierce winds and rain which have left 10 people dead in the west and north, while schools and tourist sites closed in several regions amid fears for people's safety.
Winds of up to 180km/h (110 mph) were repor…
Greyhound Bay was once a place where old ships came to die. A wild stretch of coast on the western edge of the Sahara, its shallows made a convenient, if desolate, spot to scuttle an obsolete trawler, freighter or tug. So many vessels went…
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) has developed an Inter-Service and Sectoral Collaboration and Co-operation System (ISCCS).
The ISCCS outlines the guiding principles to foster comprehensive and sustainable …
The campaign for the inclusion of the Chereponi District in the proposed North East Region has received a major boost, as a campaign group has been inaugurated to galvanise support for the inclusion of Chereponi and the ultimate creation o…
A non-governmental organization, Northern Sector Action on Awareness Centre (NORSAAC) has embarked on a sensitization programme on the creation of new Regions across the country.
The sensitization programme, which is estimated to cost 5…
The Pentagon is sending over 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico as thousands of Central American migrants walk towards the US in a caravan.
General Terrence O'Shaughnessy said Operation Faithful Patriot would focus on Texas, Arizona…
The number of British applications for an Irish passport being turned down has skyrocketed - from just one in 2016 to more than 15,000 last year.
Applications for Irish passports have risen dramatically since the UK's vote to leave the …
A hearing between telecommunications firm MTN and Nigeria's central bank has been adjourned until December.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has accused the South African company of illegally transferring $8.1bn (£6.3bn) abroad, which is aga…
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has urged international companies to invest more in Africa, saying the continent has huge growth potential. Speaking in Berlin at the opening of an investment summit attended by several African heads o…
At least seven people have been killed in a raging fire along South Africa's popular Garden Route in the Western Cape province, officials say.
A pregnant woman, two toddlers, and a baby are among the fatalities.
"The fire remains act…
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasised that implementing policies that are inclusive and human-centred remain a key focus of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
It is against this background that the N…
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), has said the media remains the most reliable instrument through which all electoral issues involving participation and inclusivity are encouraged.…
The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) on Monday opened a two-day capacity training workshop aimed at developing and sustaining media interest in the delivery of credible, transparent and peaceful elections in the Sub-Region.…
South Africa's security services have been accused of hacking a politician's phone after a sex tape emerged.
The 13-second video of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba masturbating on his own was widely circulated.
His spokesman accu…
The deadly attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue will "not break us", religious leaders said, after the shooting of 11 people.
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, who helped hide people during Saturday's shooting, said: "What happened yesterday will not…
Scientists in the UK and The Gambia say they have the first evidence that dogs can sniff out malaria.
They have trained dogs to recognise tell-tale aromas using clothes from people infected with the disease.
It is hoped the animals c…
The Upper East Regional Minister-designate, Ms Paulina Patience Abayage, says she is not going to the region to be eating TZ [tuo zaafi], a local dish prepared with maize flour.
She told the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) …
African countries must cut their booming birth rate and provide secure jobs for young people or risk a rise in conflict and militant groups, Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim warned on Monday.
Leaders across the continent n…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Mr Senyo Hosi has charged African citizens to stop worshipping politicians.
He has encouraged them to rather focus on demanding for accountability and true se…
Mr Mathew Kojo Njourkone, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said it was not true that that former President John Mahama has been banned from entering the Ashanti Region.
He refuted th…
The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed.
Billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft spirall…
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's visit to Ghana: A shared culture, and a shared love of Ghanaian music.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Ghana on 2-6 November. The visit will celebrate our shared v…
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