The chiefs and people of the Upper East Region, during a durbar, reminded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of his promise to construct an airport in the region.
According to the chiefs, Tindaamas, and people of the region, Pres…
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that he is being measured in his promises ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Mahama mentioned that the current state of the economy l…
Donald Trump and his Republican rivals are making last-ditch pitches to win support in Iowa, hours before voters in the state will kick-off the 2024 race for the White House.
Candidates are holding final events, but frigid c…
Houses have been set on fire in the Icelandic town of Grindavik after two volcanic fissures opened nearby.
A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula erupted in the early hours of Sunday, spilling lava into the fishing town.
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The bodyguard of the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, who died in the gory accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway has been buried.
Fuseni Mumuni who has served as a close protection officer to the second lady for over 5 years met his untimely…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reassured Ghanaians that the recent power outages, which have brought back memories of the 2015 “Dumsor” crisis, will not be a recurring issue.
The party emphasizes that ‘Dumsor’ is a thing of the past …
The Managing Director of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour and an aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Asante Akyem South in the Ashanti Region, has emphasised the need for a new face …
Guinean military authorities have arrested French journalist Thomas Dietrich amid reports of a deteriorating press freedom situation in the West African country.
The journalist was arrested on Sunday in the capital, Conakry, while inves…
Zambia is set to receive 1.6 million doses of cholera vaccines on Monday as the country suffers one of its worst outbreaks.
More than 350 deaths and 9,000 infections have been recorded since the outbreak started October last year.
Th…
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has said the NDC will inherit the sick economy created by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and that would require all hands on deck to fix.
He, therefore, app…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has developed the first-ever Guidelines for the Operation of Parent Associations (PAs), formerly known as Parent-Teacher Association (PTAs), in pre-tertiary schools in the country.
Among other things, i…
At least 10 civilians have been killed after Sudan's army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group exchanged artillery fire in the south of the capital Khartoum.
Activist Muhammad Kindasha told Sudan Tribune news webs…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is scaling up its emergency response in Congo-Brazzaville as the central African nation battles one of its worst floods in decades.
The UN health body has allocated $100,000 (£78,000) for the deployme…
The families of the two Palestinian journalists killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza have rejected as "fabricated" and "false" a new claim from Israel's military that they were "terrorists".
The Qatar-based Al Jazeera ne…
The 2024 flag bearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama started his campaign tour of the Volta Region on Thursday and said his future government will prosecute any person involved in…
The Right Reverend Hilliard Dogbe, Presiding Bishop of the A.M.E. Zion Church, Western West Africa Episcopal District, has called for a peaceful elections as the nation prepares for the 2024 polls.
In his address, he urged Ghanaians t…
Catholic bishops in Africa have rejected Pope Francis' declaration to bless homosexual couples, asserting that it is "contrary to the will of God".
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) - the umbrella b…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed concern over what it describes as the “deepening” of the culture of monetisation of politics as the country prepares for the 2024 General Election.
The Commission said i…
Leaders of the East African regional bloc, Igad, will next week meet in Uganda to discuss the growing diplomatic tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia.
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is the current chair of the Intergover…
Campaigns for Sunday's presidential and regional elections in Comoros are set to end on Friday, amid calls for boycott by some presidential candidates.
Incumbent President Azali Assoumani is facing five challengers for his bid for a fou…
Donald Trump remains the overwhelming favourite for the Republican presidential nomination, but Nikki Haley is surging. If the former president shows any signs of weakness when voting begins next week, her long-shot bid could become a …
The UK will provide £2.5bn of military aid to Ukraine over the coming year, Rishi Sunak has said - Britain's largest annual commitment since Russia's invasion.
The PM made the announcement during a rare visit to the country,…
A sub-Saharan African nation has been declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years.
Cape Verde was given the status by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it has not reported a single case of local transmission in…
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Akyem Achiase Constituency, George Niako, has stressed that when given the nod, his major preoccupation would be to unify the various factions in the party for it to contribute its…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has announced timelines for its internal elections with its regional and national executive polls scheduled for January 15 to 31 and March 2, 2024, respectively.
This will be followed by the presid…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) is advocating the participation of political parties in the district level elections as part of the reformation needed in Ghana’s local governance structure.
According to the Executive Dire…
In a response to questions as to whether he was going to lead the Progressive People's Party (PPP) as presidential candidate in Election 2024, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom says no.
He rather prefers an opportunity to be part of a contest in an…
Former Attorney-General and former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Joe Ghartey, has observed that democracy remains the best form of government for Ghana.
Delivering a speech as a guest speaker at the University Of Profes…
A UN helicopter crash-landed in an area controlled by armed Islamists in Somalia after its main rotor blade was hit by an object, a UN source has said.
Al-Shabab fighters seized the helicopter, with unverified reports sugge…
Burundi has closed its borders with Rwanda after accusing its neighbour of funding rebel attacks.
Last December Red Tabara, a Burundian rebel group, killed 20 people near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has pleaded not guilty to tax offences in a California federal court.
He was indicted last month on nine criminal counts, including for failing to pay his taxes on time from 2016 to 2019…
Israel's plan to "destroy" Gaza comes from "the highest level of state", the UN's top court has heard.
The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented its case accusing Israel of genocide at the International C…
The leader of the New Force political movement, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has given explanations for his choice of a spokesperson for his group.
He explained that he opted for a Belgian, Ms. Shalimar Abbuisi, a…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced plans by Parliament to seek legal interpretation over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision not to sign some bills passed by the House.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,…
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has urged people to relocate from towns to villages following the deaths of about 300 people in a cholera outbreak.
Poor sanitation in some densely populated urban areas was a good breedi…
The Nigerian army has arrested two soldiers after a viral video allegedly showed them torturing a civilian.
In the footage, a man in military fatigues and another in civilian clothing repeatedly kick and whip a third shirtle…
A warning to Swedes from two top defence officials to prepare for war has prompted concern and accusations of alarmism.
Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin told a defence conference "there could be war in Sweden".
…
The US and UK have hinted they could take military action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, after they repelled the largest attack yet on Red Sea shipping.
Carrier-based jets and warships shot down 21 drones and missiles launch…
The Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Benjamin Ayiku Narteh, has paid the medical bills of some detained mothers at LEKMA Hospital.
The gesture is to help to alleviate the financial burde…
About 5,500 children in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region whose families were displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage have been feted as part of the New Year festivities.
The party was hosted by the Member of Parliament (MP) …
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the rollout of a new policy by the government to streamline the government’s payroll.
The new policy would ensure that all government workers link their Ghana Card details to the pay…
The First Deputy Minority Whip in Parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim, has predicted a potential shake-up in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries.
According to him, many incumbent NPP MPs may lose their seats due to …
Ghana's wholly-owned indigenous salt mining firm, Electrochem Ghana Limited, will begin commercial exports of salt this year, senior officials of the company have disclosed to the Daily Graphic.
Haven already done an intial export tra…
The UN's International Court of Justice is hearing a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The submission also calls on the court to order Israel to stop military …
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has hit the big 4-0 - or at least, that is what people suspect.
The leader of the secretive state has never actually revealed his birthday, leaving North Korea watchers to puzzle out when it actuall…
A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's capital after at least 15 people were killed in rioting.
More than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary", Prime Minister James Marape said on…
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem Central, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi has denied that he filed a complaint with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against the Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and In…
Speakers at a conference organised by the Konkomba Youth Association (KOYA) at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District in the Oti Region have called on residents in rural communities to shelve partisan and parochial interests and work togethe…
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to invest heavily in technology and position information communication technology (ICT) as the springboard for accelerated development when elected…
Rishi Sunak is facing a significant rebellion from Tory MPs over legislation to revive his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Over 30 backbenchers on the right of the party are backing plans to change the bill next …
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