Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria has stated that the only way Africa could advance and move at par with other continents was through adherence to values that promoted unity and development.
"We need to change our attitude …
President John Dramani Mahama left Accra on Thursday night for London to attend the launch of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo's Foundation.
Mr. Mahama is attending the launch together with other colleague Heads of State…
The Appointment Committee of Parliament on Thursday vetted five more personalities nominated by President John Dramani Mahama for ministerial positions.
They included Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, Minister designate for Government Business i…
Government will aggressively pursue its energy programme to achieve a 100 per cent accessibility of electricity in every part of the country by 2016, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister-designate for Energy and Petroleum has said.
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The Afutu citizens living in Cape Coast have expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for nominating Mr E.K.T. Addo, National Commission for Civic Education member, as the Central Regional Minister-designate.
Neenyi Ayikw…
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister designate for Energy and Petroleum, said President Mahama was aggressive in his policy of energy for all by the year 2016 for a 100 per cent accessibility of electricity in every part of the country.
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The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision dismissed a motion filed by the petitioners for the court to order the Electoral Commission to produce copies of all the 275 collation forms and 26,002 pink sheets.
The court in its ruling …
The Van Ladies Club, a prayer and fasting group at Ayalolo in the Odododiodioo Constituency, affiliated to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has honoured the MP for the area, Mr Nii Lantey Vanderpuye.
Speaking at the ceremony wh…
Police presence has reduced at the premises of the Supreme Court ahead of hearing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) electoral petition on Thursday in Accra, compared to previous days.
The police screened everybody entering the court p…
A court in western China sentenced a Tibetan man to 13 years in prison on Friday after convicting him of inciting a Buddhist monk to self-immolate, as local police announced the arrest of 70 more Tibetans on similar charges. The court in t…
Mr Ishak Dakurah, Nkoranza South Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has commended the electorate, particularly the youth in the area, for ensuring incident free polls in 2012.
He appealed to pa…
Poland's first transsexual lawmaker, Anna Grodzka, failed in her bid to become deputy speaker of the national assembly on Friday. Her left-wing Palikot Movement party had wanted Grodzka to replace deputy speaker Wanda Nowicka, but the prop…
Tunisia was bracing for a third day of violent protests Friday as the country prepares to bury slain opposition politician Chokri Belaid in a climate of tension accentuated by a general strike. Thousands of people are expected at Belaid's …
Egypt was bracing for large rallies on Friday after a number of political parties and groups called for anti-government protests. Protesters are expected to march to central Cairo's Tahrir Square and the presidential palace in the north-ea…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called upon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to unseat his regime to negotiate an end to the country's nearly two-year-old conflict.
"We are seeking to halt fighting and viole…
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday gave the assurance that his administration would run a politically inclusive and socially united government to ensure holistic development.
In doing so, the President said government would …
A three-member delegation from the US Embassy led by Mr Gene Cretz, the Ambassador to Ghana, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Information in Accra.
Mr Cretz commended Ghana for exhibiting high democ…
Naa Seidu Bhat Braimah, Chief of Guli in the Wala Traditional Area has been retained as Upper West Region's representative in the Council of State.
He polled 13 votes at the Council of State election, which was conducted by officials…
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party on Thursday rejected plans by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to appoint a government of technocrats to run the country, a decision that came in the wake of the assassination of opposition politician Chokri Bela…
US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the selection of Sally Jewell, a recognized environmentalist and chief executive of an outdoor apparel and equipment company, to be interior secretary.
Jewell, 56, is chief executive of Rec…
Mr Bernard Ahiafor, 39, a lawyer, representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has won the Akatsi-South bye-election held on Tuesday.
He polled 12,079 votes, followed by Evans Dzikunu, also a lawyer and standing as an Indepen…
Togbui Binah Lawluvi VI, Paramount Chief of Ziope Traditional area was on Wednesday elected to represent the Volta Region on the Council of State.
He polled 25 votes to beat five other candidates. They are God Is Good Amegashie, zero…
The Tolon/Kumbungu District in the Northern Region is one of the northern districts that had performed creditably in infrastructural and social development and improvement of peoples' living standards.
The district for the past four …
Nana Amonkona Nimpong, a Senior Citizen in Sunyani, has appealed to traditional rulers to be circumspect in their utterances on the nomination of Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa, a visually-impaired as Minister-designate for Chieftaincy Affairs.
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Silvio Berlusconi's main ally disowned on Tuesday the former Italian prime minister's proposal to introduce a tax amnesty if he wins this month's general elections, while his successor Mario Monti blamed him for renewed market tensions ove…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, in the first visit by an Iranian head of state to Egypt in more than 30 years.
He was received at Cairo airport by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
Ahmadinejad is…
Mr Alhassan Bugbilla, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Pusiga has assured the people of the District of government’s commitment to bring development to all sectors including health, education, and agriculture to enhance the living stan…
Sudanese army on Tuesday accused South Sudan of not committing to the withdrawal of its forces from Sudan, but downplayed the effect of Juba's mobilization of forces on the border.
"South Sudan has not yet committed itself to the imm…
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday said at least four people suspected of having links with radical Islamist groups were arrested in Ile-de-France.
Speaking to the news channel BFMTV, the minister said dozens of French citiz…
Jordan announced on Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees in the country is expected to exceed 700, 000 in 2013, the state-run Petra news agency reported. In a statement released Tuesday, Jordan's Minister of Planning and Internationa…
A section of the Central African Republic's political class on Monday contested the transition government whose list was released on Sunday through a presidential decree. The democratic opposition called for the review of the list while Se…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Bureau of Indian Authority, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to enhance and strengthen technical cooperation in standardization and conformity assessment between the two bodies.
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Mali called on the world to stand by it in it its fight against Islamist rebels, as delegates from some 50 countries and international organizations met in Brussels to discuss the situation in the West African state.
"This war was impos…
Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament, has urged lawmakers to build consensus on issues of peace, partnership and harmony to mitigate the current politically intolerance in the country.
He said at all times, the national interest sh…
The Central Regional Coalition of Constituency Election Directorate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday, described Mr Enoch Kweku Teye Addo appointment as Regional Minister "as the right choice for the job".
Mr M…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Minister Designate for Education, has emphasize the need for the State to adequately motivate teachers, who accepted postings to rural areas, to bridge the educational deficit between urban and rural Gh…
French President Francois Hollande is scheduled to visit Mali on Saturday to meet with Malian interim President Dioncounda Traore, the French Presidency said in a statement.
President Holland will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Af…
Armenia Presidential candidate, Paruyr Hayrikyan has undergone a surgery after he was shot in a failed assassination attempt, local media reported Friday. "The surgery went well, and the bullet was removed from his shoulder," doctors said…
The people of self-ruling Greenland were to go to the polls March 12, three months before the legislature's term ends, amid growing interest for the sparsely populated island's natural resources.
Greenland Premier Kuupik Kleist, who heads…
Syrian troops launched wide-scale attacks on areas located on the outskirts of Damascus Friday, two days after Israeli jets allegedly struck a research centre at the edge of the capital.
A pro-Syrian government source told dpa that Friday…
The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Thursday released three oil company workers in the southwest, after government troops launched a military operation. German Giraldo, commander of the army's 6th brigade, said the rebe…
The Ashanti Chapter of the Association of District Coordinators of Local Enterprises and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP), has congratulated Mr. Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, Minister designate for Local Government and Rural Development for his…
The Asante Akim South District branch of the Coalition of Women in Governance (COWIG), has held a day's workshop for 35 women in leadership positions, to strengthen their capacities, at Juaso.
The event that was funded by the Hung…
An estimated one million people are mourning the late Cambodian former monarch, King Norodom Sihanouk. The body of the most revered monarch, who died at the age of 90 in Beijing last year, was transported in a Khmer architectural float fro…
Chiefs from Akatsi North and South District Assemblies in the Volta Region on Thursday expressed grief over the death of the late Henry Ford Kamel, former Volta Regional Minister.
The chiefs, dressed in funeral apparel, praised the …
Ethnic groups led by Latino organizations in Los Angeles has called for united actions to push forward a just immigration reform to legalize 11 million undocumented Asian immigrants in the United States. The call was made in response to th…
A three-day global security conference with US Vice President Joe Biden as the top speaker was to start in Germany Friday, focusing on Mali, Syria and other world trouble spots.
Biden was set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in …
The UN Under--Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman has called on Kenyans to conduct the forthcoming elections in a credible and peaceful manner. "Kenya's elections will be watched closely around the world. Let me take …
The Upper East Regional Branch of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for nominating two distinguished personalities from the Region for ministerial positions.
Alhaji Mumuni Bol…
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate for Buem Constituency in the Volta Region, Elvis Akoto-Ade has filed his nomination to contest the by-election slated for 26 February.
Mr Akoto-Ade presented his completed …