UN Secretary-General on Monday underlined "the need to ensure that there is no retaliation" against supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent Cote d'Ivoire leader who was seized by forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara.
Ouattara i…
Relative calm has reigned in Abidjan after Cote d'Ivoire's former president Laurent Gbagbo was captured on Monday by soldiers loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president.
Some Abidjan residents came out …
Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is recording better performance as more results of the last Saturday's National Assembly Elections have been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In oil rich Nig…
Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo was arrested Monday in Abidjan by Alassane Ouattara's force with support of UN and French troops, French media reported.
"It is not the French forces who arrested Laurent Gbagbo," an unnamed…
President Barack Obama's approval rate is still high among Latino voters more than two years after he took office, according to a survey published on Monday.
Among Latino voters surveyed, 73 percent said they either strongly approved or s…
Libyan rebels on Monday rejected a road map initiated by the African Union (AU) calling for ceasefire between the rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, because it did not include the ouster of the ruling family.
Mustaf…
Mr Kofi Adams, an aide to former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Monday said the time had come for the media, self-seeking individuals and detractors of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop peddling falsehood against the…
The Socialist Forum (Ghana) on Monday condemned foreign intervention in Africa and announced a demonstration in Accra on Tuesday to protest the development.
A statement signed by Mr Kwasi Adu said the march organised by the Coalition…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Monday appealed to former President Jerry John Rawlings to tolerate and appreciate President John Evans Atta Mills’ style of le…
The Brong Ahafo Regional office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday claimed that there was deliberate and consistent attempts by the government to claim ownership of projects initiated and completed under the NPP administration.
…
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged that the world body would help Côte d’Ivoire to restore the rule of law following Monday’s capture of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
Gbagbo’s surrender followed weeks of fighting and…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Monday appealed to former President Jerry John Rawlings to tolerate and appreciate President John Atta Mills’ style of leadersh…
The Ivorians at the Ampain refugee camp in the Ellembelle District have expressed their unhappiness over the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
One of the refugees, Kouadwi Patrice, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview …
Former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has taken a swipe at parliamentary candidates who induce party delegates with money during primaries and described anyone who would indulge in such acts as “enemies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)”…
Mr Kofi Adams, an aide to former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Monday said the time had come for the media, self-seeking individuals and detractors of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stop peddling falsehood against the…
The Socialist Forum (Ghana) on Monday condemned foreign intervention in Africa and announced a demonstration in Accra on Tuesday to protest the development.
A statement signed by Mr Kwasi Adu said the march organised by the Coalition…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Monday appealed to former President Jerry John Rawlings to tolerate and appreciate President John Evans Atta Mills’ style of le…
The Brong Ahafo Regional office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday claimed that there was deliberate and consistent attempts by the government to claim ownership of projects initiated and completed under the NPP administration.
…
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged that the world body would help Côte d’Ivoire to restore the rule of law following Monday’s capture of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
Gbagbo’s surrender followed weeks of fighting and…
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, on Monday appealed to former President Jerry John Rawlings to tolerate and appreciate President John Atta Mills’ style of leadersh…
The Ivorians at the Ampain refugee camp in the Ellembelle District have expressed their unhappiness over the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
One of the refugees, Kouadwi Patrice, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview …
Former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has taken a swipe at parliamentary candidates who induce party delegates with money during primaries and described anyone who would indulge in such acts as “enemies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)”…
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is working to create peace and stability in Somalia, on Sunday, expressed the need for more support and cooperation from member-states.
Mr Wafula Wamunyinyi, Deputy Special Represe…
Some polling station executives in the Tema West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have appealed for a free and fair parliamentary primary poll in the Constituency.
They said if the rumpus preceding the impending election…
Mama Attratoh II, Queen of Ho-Dome, has reminded President John Atta Mills of his promise to give the Volta Region its fair share of development and said she was not happy about the region’s pace of progress.
Mama Attratoh, the Ch…
South Korea's foreign ministry is reviewing all of its past foreign treaties and agreements for translation errors after taking the blame recently for similar mistakes in a free trade deal with the European Union (EU), an official said Sun…
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be accompanied by as many as three former heads of state on his visit to North Korea slated for April 26-28, a diplomatic source here said Sunday.
Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari will j…
North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the African nation, a source said Sunday.
In a letter sent to the North Korean embass…
Conflict Citizen Security, Justice and Jobs Key to Breaking Cycles of Political and Criminal Violence: World Bank report 1.5 billion people in countries affected by repeated cycles of
violence, with poverty rates more than 20 percentage p…
Madam Abena Pokuaa Amoah, a lecturer at Southwark College, United Kingdom, contesting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries in Ejisu-Juaben, has pledged to boost the party’s dynamism across board towards a resounding vict…
The Old Guards Association of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the leadership of the party to utilise the elders of the party in efforts to mend its cracks and restore unity.
Unity, they said, was crucial if the party …
Mama Attratoh II, Queen of Ho-Dome, has reminded President John Atta Mills of his promise to give the Volta Region its fair share of development and said she was not happy about the region’s pace of progress.
Mama Attratoh, the Ch…
South Korea's foreign ministry is reviewing all of its past foreign treaties and agreements for translation errors after taking the blame recently for similar mistakes in a free trade deal with the European Union (EU), an official said Sun…
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be accompanied by as many as three former heads of state on his visit to North Korea slated for April 26-28, a diplomatic source here said Sunday.
Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari will j…
North Korea has ordered its people in Libya not to return home, apparently out of fear that they will spread news of the anti-government uprisings in the African nation, a source said Sunday.
In a letter sent to the North Korean embass…
Conflict Citizen Security, Justice and Jobs Key to Breaking Cycles of Political and Criminal Violence: World Bank report 1.5 billion people in countries affected by repeated cycles of
violence, with poverty rates more than 20 percentage p…
Madam Abena Pokuaa Amoah, a lecturer at Southwark College, United Kingdom, contesting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries in Ejisu-Juaben, has pledged to boost the party’s dynamism across board towards a resounding vict…
The Old Guards Association of National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the leadership of the party to utilise the elders of the party in efforts to mend its cracks and restore unity.
Unity, they said, was crucial if the party …
Cote d'Ivoire's internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara on Thursday announced the blockade of his presidential rival Laurent Gbagbo's residence in the West African country's
biggest city Abidjan, vowing to restore order and…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday urged the beleaguered incumbent leader of Cote d' Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, to step down.
"This is his last opportunity to gracefully exit," Ban said during his visit to the U.S. congress.
Cote…
Pro-Ouattara forces in Cote d'Ivoire affirmed on Wednesday that they had launched an assault on the residence of embattled Cote d'Ivoire president
Laurent Gbagbo.
The spokesman of Alassane Ouattara's government Leon Alla Kouakou said thi…
The besieged Cote d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo has told a French television station, LCI, that he would not recognize the victory of Alassane Ouattara who is being supported by France and largely accepted by the international communit…
A founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Mintah, has cautioned party loyalists against acts that could thwart the efforts of the ruling body to hold on to
power in the 2012 general election.
Mr Mintah sai…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Friday
failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM), after none of the two contestants got the required 93 votes to be declared the winner from the 400-member
assembly.
During the voting only 128…
India and the United States have agreed to hold another round of bi-lateral dialogue on East Asian affairs later this year, the State Department said.
The decision was taken at a meeting early this week in New Delhi.
The Assistan…
Separatists and terrorists in the northern Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir and northeast along with the Maoists committed serious human rights abuses, an official US report has said, even as it slammed the government for extra-judicial …
Libyan government forces intensified shelling of rebels in the eastern city of Ajdabiya on Saturday, while rebels started to strike back with their heavy weaponry in trying to hold the town between capital Tripoli and their stronghold of B…
Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi paid a visit on Saturday to a school in the capital Tripoli, official news agency Jana reported.
The agency said the so-called school is located in an area known as Zanata "whose sound barrier has b…
A police woman attached to a polling unit has been reportedly killed and seven others seriously injured in northeast Nigeria's Borno State when a bomb blast exploded during the ongoing parliamentary elections.
A Xinhua reporter based in M…
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Friday remained critical of Justice Richard Goldstone's refusal to fully squash a United Nations report accusing Israel of intentionally targeting civilians.
Goldstone, a South African justice who led a U…
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