Egyptian opposition leaders Friday criticized a decision by President Mohammed Morsi to hold parliamentary elections in April, warning that the polls will deepen political divisions in the country.
"The attempt to hold elections despite t…
Barely six days after seven French nationals were abducted in Cameroon and suspected to have been sent to Nigeria, the West Africa nation's government said it will connect its borders to the satellite to check movement of persons in and ou…
There was wild jubilation at Apam, capital of Gomoa West on Wednesday when the announcement was made that Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe’s has been appointed as a Member of the Council of State.
Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, District Chief Exec…
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Thursday left Accra for Freetwon, Sierra Leone.
The Vice President is attending the inauguration and swearing-in of the President of Sierra Leone, Mr Ernest Bai Koroma, who was successfully…
The Minority in Parliament on Thursday walked out of the chamber of the House moments before President John Dramani Mahama delivered his maiden State of the Nation Address, drawing mixed reactions from their colleagues from the majority si…
President Mahama has given the assurance that government, in the next four years, would work towards improving access, service quality, increased personnel and enhanced working conditions across the various professions in the health sector…
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said he was deeply concern about the very erratic and frustrating electricity supply that millions of Ghanaians and businesses were experiencing.
"It is a situation that I am deeply concerne…
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said Ghana's foreign policy of positive neutrality still remains whilst its economic diplomacy hinges on the national interest.
He said Ghana's foreign policy will deliver good neighbourliness, pe…
President John Mahama has pledged Government's readiness not to relent in working to ensure that Ghana continues to exhibit true democratic tendencies on the African continent.
He pledged government's support to all institutions espe…
President John Dramani Mahama said on Thursday government was committed to using tourism as an instrument for the full realization of the economic potential of the culture and creative arts.
He said the newly aligned Ministry of Touri…
The Second Lady, Mrs Matilda Nana Manye Amissah-Arthur has asked the people of Ellembelle to rally behind the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah to administer effectively in his new political endeavour.
Mr…
Dr Ngozi Iweala-Okonjo, Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Nigeria will deliver the 2nd J.A. Kufuor Foundation Lecture in Accra from Friday February 22, to Saturday February 23 in Accra.
It is part of the…
Government on Wednesday denied an erroneous publication that named Mr Henry Martey Newman, former Chief of Staff as Chairman of the Council of State.
On the contrary, Madam Cecilia Johnson has been elected as Chair of the Council, wh…
Parliament on Wednesday paid glowing tribute to Mr Henry Ford Kamel, late member for Buem in the Volta Region, who passed away last Christmas, describing his demise as a "very great loss" to the country.
The lawmakers praised Kamel,…
President John Dramani Mahama will tomorrow Thursday February 21, deliver his maiden State of the Nation's address to the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth republic with uneasiness that minority may boycott the event.
But the Minority, …
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday attributed the poor performance in the public service to poor supervision of subordinates at all levels of development.
He said: "I will hold all Ministers responsible, and I expect that you a…
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday tasked members of the Council of State to be frank in their deliberations and feed him with truthful information to enable him to act swiftly.
He said: "In your deliberations, I expect you to …
Parliament on Tuesday urged stakeholders in the road safety sphere to mount an intensive educational drive on road traffic signs and regulations and the consequences of flouting highway rules to curb the increasing number of fatal accident…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that government would this year mount an imposing statue of Ghana's first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah at the Kwame Nkrumah's Circle.
He said the statue, similar to the one erected at t…
Bongo Constituency branch of the John Mahama Fan Club, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for nominating Dr. Nsoh Avea Ephraim as Minister designate for the Upper East Region.
This is contained in a statement signed by the …
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has noted that reforming land administration can only be done under long term programmes, which requires decades of sustained commitment.
He said the Government of the Na…
President John Dramani Mahama, has proposed one Madam Helen Adjoa Ntoso for consideration by Parliament as Volta Regional Minister.
This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Raymond Atuguba, Executive Secretary to the
President …
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said Monday his bid to form a technocratic government had failed.
Jebali said he would turn to President Moncef Marzouki to seek another solution after failing to win the support of the country's m…
Anti-government protesters in Bulgaria clashed late Monday with police after they threw stones at security forces and against the Parliament building in downtown Sofia.
In Sofia, eleven people were detained, police said. Several people…
Members of the Upper East Youth Association have expressed their profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for nominating Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh as the Minister designate for the Region.
The Association in a release signed …
Nicos Anastasiades, the leader of the conservative Democratic Rally Party (DISY), was ahead with 51.1 per cent in Cyprus' presidential elections, an initial exit poll on Sunday showed.
The polls placed the 66-year-old well ahead of his…
Cyprus' presidential elections will go to a runoff next weekend after conservative Nicos Anastasiades failed to clinch an outright majority in Sunday's first round.
The 66-year-old leader of the Democratic Rally Party (DISY) came out t…
Nicos Anastasiades, the leader of the Democratic Rally Party (DISY), was ahead with 51.1 per cent in Cyprus' presidential elections, an initial exit poll on Sunday showed.
His main contender, former health minister Stavros Malas, who i…
Dr Ephraim Avea Nsoh, Upper East Regional Minister designate, said among his major priorities would be agriculture, education and health.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in interview in Bolgatanga at the weekend, he said one of the…
Ms Esther Aboagye, Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate in the 2012 election for Agona East, has called on Ghanaians to stop persecuting and condemning Reverend Isaac Owusu-Bempah for prophesying that President John Dram…
Libya's leader called on Sunday for national unity and warned of chaos in the North African country on the second anniversary of the uprising against Moammer Gaddafi.
Mohammed al-Magariaf, head of the National Congress, called on Libya…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday backed Israel's intelligence services and said the country's security was paramount, in his first reference to the furor surrounding the
"Prisoner X" affair.
The security services should be …
Brigadier General Sammy Akoful, Director-General of the International Peace Support Operations (IPSO) of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Saturday hailed the long cooperation between Ghana and the United Kingdom.
He said the cooperation, es…
Mr Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah, Member of Parliament for Ho-West, has noted with concern the recent media publications caused by some pressure groups agitating for his nomination by the President as the next Volta Regional minister.
Mr Be…
President John Dramani Mahama has said his government appreciates and regards journalists as partners in the nation's developmental agenda.
He said with his back-ground in the field of communication, he appreciated the importance of …
Taliban insurgents Wednesday rejected US President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw 34,000 soldiers within a year as insufficient.
"It is time for the American leader Obama and all occupying countries to realize the reality of this war …
Colonel M'Bawine Atintande, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, has said the current mission in Mali, for which Ghana was sending 120 officers from the engineer regiment, was a combat mission and not a peace-keeping mission…
Hajia Habiba Osumanu, a leading member of the Young Democrats, a pro NDC group, has commended the President on his relocation to the Flagstaff House saying "it's in the right direction".
She said though prominent members of the NDC h…
Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, Ministerial Designate for Western Region, has expressed the opinion that perhaps 99.9 per cent of the people in the Western would vote against homosexual practices should there be any such voting.
He said though i…
Five more personalities nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial positions were on Monday vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
They included Nii Armah Ashietey, Minister-designate for the Employment an…
Jordanian King Abdullah II inaugurated the newly elected parliament on Sunday, inviting lawmakers to form the country's first ever parliamentary government.
In an address at the opening session, the monarch urged parliamentary blocs to…
Mr Jake Addo, Chairman of the 24th Movement, Tema Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has underscored the need for party members and supporters in the Metropolis to strive to capture all the three seats in the 2016 electi…
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Sunday discussed the prospects for ending the Syrian conflict, the 22-member pan-Arab organization said.
Al-Arabi would also meet with Syrian opposition …
Tunisia's government began to unravel Sunday as the secular party of President Moncef Marzouki pulled out of the Islamist-led coalition.
A spokesman for the Congress for the Republic (CPR) said the party withdrawn its three ministers …
Traders at the Kasoa new market have appealed to Awutu-Senya East Member of Parliament (MP) and Awutu-Senya District Security Council to beef up security at the facility to stop rampant attacks by armed robbers.
The market women who m…
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party was to meet Sunday to finalize a response to plans by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to form a technocratic government following the murder of opposition
politician Chokri Belaid, media reports said.
The I…
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali threatened Saturday to resign unless his Ennahda party and other parties accepted his proposals for an interim government of technocrats.
Jebali, who is in dispute with his party over his proposal …
The deployment of African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) Ghana Engineering Company (GHANENGCOY 1) is scheduled for February 11 to February 15, 2013 from Accra.
This was contained in a statement signed by Lieutenan…
A Russian court has placed opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov under house arrest for two months, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday.
Udaltsov, 35, is not allowed to leave his Moscow home without permission from the authorities u…
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday night stated that Africa had for the last decade made some political and economic progress on account of political stability and the strict adherence to democracy and good governance.
He said alt…