Ms Samia Nkrumah, the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) Member of Parliament for Jomoro at the weekend challenged gender advocates to join the Elections 2012 contest as they seek to empower other women to contest for elective positions.
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The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on Saturday set in motion efforts to galvanise stakeholder support, to develop a manual on strategies and guidelines to increase the number of women elected to parliament in 2012.
The Political…
As Egyptians used peoples’ power to carry out a revolution that ousted their veteran president Hosni Mubarak, Vice President John Dramani Mahama has written an article on the development.
The article with the heading “Your Take: Wir…
Mr William Ofori Boafo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP), for Akropong, at the weekend, declared his intention to seek for re-election in 2012.
He said that would enable him to complete all the developmental pro…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has condemned the loss of millions of lives, especially in developing countries, because of the lack of nutritious and sufficient food.
“In the 21st century, this is a scandal which must shame all …
Three people, including the incumbent Member of Parliament, have expressed their interest to contest the New Juaben South Constituency Parliamentary primary on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The party goes to congress on…
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in a televised speech on Thursday night that he will hand over power to Vice President Omar Suleiman, but will not resign, in response to more than two weeks of mass protests against his 30-year rule.
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Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Thursday reiterated his government's stance on disputed islands it holds claim to off Hokkaido, northeastern Japan, saying that they are sovereign Japanese territory from a point of law.
Speaking …
India Thursday called the decision for resumption of Indian-Pakistan comprehensive dialogue after two years was "very pragmatic", local media reported.
Saying that keeping this process in "abeyance" for far too long has not given returns …
French President Nicolas Sarkozy took pains to explain his policies to ordinary citizens on Thursday, trying to win the hearts and minds of the people over domestic reforms amid his sinking approval ratings.
During the more-than-two-hour …
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has not yet opened the way to faster and deeper reforms, said EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday.
"The demands and expectations of the Egyptian people must be met. It is for them to judge…
Brazil and the United States are now at a very important point of their relationship, as the two sides seek collaboration in infrastructure programs, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Attending the 5th U.S.-Brazil Session of the Economic Par…
India's move to resume talks with Pakistan on all outstanding issues was a "conscious decision",
Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday said, adding that it was "necessary" for both sides to also discuss Afghanistan.
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A group of U.S. congressmen Thursday proposed a bill to press China to let its currency appreciate faster, a latest move that may harm China-U.S. cooperation.
Sander Levin, a ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. Hous…
South Korea's foreign ministry on Friday launched an emergency response team to support the country's firms and citizens in politically volatile nations of Africa and the Middle East.
The team, headed by Moon Ha-yong, ambassador for ov…
The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday that it was in contact with the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) for a proposed meeting between President Lee Myung-bak and the party's leader, Sohn Hak-kyu, which would be one of the …
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, on Thursday advised the party’s parliamentary aspirants not to repeat the mistake they made in 2008 that led the party to lose a number of parliamentary seats t…
Ms Ophelia Koomson, the Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive, on Thursday assured rural communities that the government would not renege on its campaign promises.
“Government will continue to provide you with good drinking w…
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Alhaji Gado Sulemana, has urged the Government to be ruthless in its crusade to clean up the public service and restore some level of sanity.
It should act decisively to punish pu…
Mr Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, National Chairman, New Patriotic Party (NPP), has cautioned all aspiring parliamentary candidates of the party against verbal abuse and unsubstantiated allegations during campaigns.
He said the party …
Thai nationalists, known as "yellow- shirt" voiced opposition to the enforcement of special security law in seven districts in Bangkok, Bangkok Post online reported on Tuesday.
Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said the impositio…
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that President Hosni Mubarak took another step towards democratic reforms, as he approved a committee to oversee constitutional changes on Tuesday.
"The president signed a decree to for…
South Korea and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday ended without much progress preliminary military talks aimed at discussing holding high-level military talks, planning to meet Wednesday for another round, the de…
As a standoff with protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak entered its third week Tuesday, demonstrators called for continued mass rallies against their embattled leader.
Several thousand demonstrators crowded into c…
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Monday hailed the "historic moment for Sudan" upon the announcement of the final results of an independence referendum in Southern Sudan.
She praised the January referendum as "…
The United States on Monday made clear its intention to formally recognize southern Sudan as an independent state in July and initiated the process of withdrawing Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, as Sudan formally accept…
The Head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday offered her congratulations to South Sudan for holding a peaceful and transparent referendum on South’s separation.
Helen Clark, the UNDP Administrator, thanked the Southern Sudan …
South Sudan Referendum ended on Monday with the official announcement of the results which indicated that 98.83 per cent of the voters have voted for separation.
South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) Chairman Mohamed Ibrahim Khali…
China respects the results of south Sudan Referendum, which was announced Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday.
Hong made the remarks in a statement concerning China's view on the results of the Referendum…
The Leadership of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), on Tuesday charged its members to adopt marketing oriented approach to organise the party at all levels.
“We must seriously think of the CPP as a quality product that must be sol…
Assemblyman-elect for Horticulture Electoral Area at Community Four in Tema Mr Winston John Quasie, has observed that dialogue was the key towards enhancing development.
In this regard he urged members of his electoral area to channe…
Mr. Umar Abdul Wahab, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Zabzugu/Tatale on Tuesday said government would continue to honour its campaign pledges to justify the confidence the electorate reposed in it in 2008.
He said the NDC believed…
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, on Tuesday said he would introduce a competition on environmental cleanliness among District, Municipal and Metropolitan assemblies to promote environmental sa…
Mr Kenneth Nana Addo, Okere Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has given the assurance that the party would retain the Okere parliamentary seat come 2012.
He said the assurance was based on the hard work of the M…
India and Pakistan appear set to resume their stalled dialogue after a near-freeze of several months with Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna announcing on Monday that "a solid foundation" has been laid for a "sustained engagement…
Pakistan has refused permission to a team of India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) to visit that country to interrogate the masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and gather evidence against them.
The refusal comes at …
India on Monday conveyed its "deep concern" over killing of its fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Lankan counterpart G L Peiris, who said the two countries were working to find a "sensi…
As the government’s Action Year activities stay on course, President John Evans Atta Mills would on Monday, cut the sod for work to start on the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho.
On Tuesday, February 8, he would carry o…
Thirty-one North Korean people crossed the tense Yellow Sea border by boat and arrived on the frontline South Korean island of Yeonpyeong on Saturday in an apparent defection, a government source said Monday.
The North Koreans, consist…
India on Monday said the meeting between Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries had laid a "solid foundation" for sustained engagement aimed at building "bridges of trust and mutual confidence".
Arriving here to attend the 33rd meeting of SAA…
India is "cautiously optimistic" on charting a way forward in the dialogue process with Pakistan and would like to see the process to mature keeping in view ground realities, India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday.
"W…
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman who is leading the regime's negotiations with the opposition has ruled himself out of presidential contention, saying he is an "old man" with no urge to run for the top post.
The former intelligen…
Nepal's veteran communist leader Jhalanath Khanal was sworn in as the new prime minister on Sunday, even as his party failed to ink a power sharing deal with its key ally Maoists, delaying the cabinet formation.
President Ram Baran Ya…
Mr Laari Bimi, Chairman of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), at the weekend said Ghanaians had been able to sustain peace because they had accepted the common destiny that they share.
Mr Bimi said Ghana was an oasis…
Mrs Lucy Mbun Awuni, the Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, at the weekend said Ghana could not be left behind in the study of international languages such as French as the country moved towards a more integrated, interdependent global e…
As thousands of anti-government protesters out on streets in Egyptian cities demanding an end
to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, Egyptians living here offer differing opinions on the embattled leader as they debate the best way fo…
From an unobtrusive wife of a slain Prime Minister to becoming the top ranked politician in India, Sonia Gandhi is hailed in her country of origin Italy as an "Indian who is loyal to its interests".
"It is like a dream," says 35-yea…
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday inaugurated the Commonwealth Law Conference here
in the capital of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh with delegates from about 53 countries participating in the five-day event.
More th…
Setting a positive tone ahead of their meeting here, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and
her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir Sunday said they would endeavour to find a way forward for continued engagement between the two countri…
The US Sunday stepped up efforts for a speedy transition of power in Egypt, where embattled President Hosni Mubarak's powerful son Gamal and top leaders of ruling party quit their posts, amid reports that key opposition group Muslim Brothe…
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