South Africa’s corruption watchdog has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of deliberately misleading parliament.
The finding was made at the same time that the country’s former President Jacob Zuma announced he was withdrawing from a sep…
A female tiger which fled a wildlife park in India's flood-ravaged state of Assam was found relaxing on a bed inside a local resident's house.
She is believed to have fled the Kaziranga National Park, where 92 animals have died in recen…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has told the Government of China that Ghana is making good progress with the utilisation of the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) Loan.
A st…
Mr Emmanuel Valis Akyianu, son of former Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada, the late Samuel Valis-Akyianu has picked nomination forms to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in…
Zimbabwe’s civil servants have accepted a one-off payment of $45 (£36) as part of wage negotiations, after they rejected an offer of a $10-a-month wage increase earlier in July.
Last month, June inflation surged to 175%, the highest in …
A Fellow of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)-Ghana, Professor Atsu Amegashie, has suggested that the 1992 Constitution must be amended to cap the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) to avoid the trap of successively increasing…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) as part of efforts to deliver effective and efficient service to the public, has inaugurated a Social Audit Committee (SAC) to monitor and assess the implementation of development initiatives in commu…
The lack of interest on the part of most women to participate in politics, decision making and leadership roles has once again manifested as only three women picked forms to participate in the National Democratic Party's primaries in the W…
Sudan's pro-democracy movement is seeking to postpone the signing of the second and possibly more contentious part of a power-sharing agreement with the country's military, saying Friday that it needs more time to resolve differences among…
This will be a concrete and inclusive summit, bringing together local authorities, businesses, and society civil actors
As announced by President Emmanuel Macron in Ouagadougou in November 2017, France is committed to contribute to the …
World Food Programme (WFP) and Luxembourg join forces to boost Emergency Telecommunications in Emergencies
On 8 July, Paulette Lenert, Luxembourg’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, and Rehan Asad, WFP’s Chie…
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Ms Abena Osei-Asare, has stated that government is to drawdown an amount of 12 million euros within the 2019 financial year to commence the construction of a potable water infrastructure project in Tamale an…
Screening is being performed on all boarders and airports and the country is equipped with an Emergency Treatment Center
The disease was confirmed on this July 14, 2019 in Goma, North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo by…
A new Rural Enterprise Finance Project (REFP), which will help more than 287,700 rural people engaged in agriculture, fisheries and small and medium-sized enterprises in 10 provinces improve their access to national and regional markets, w…
strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out phone networks and power in parts of the city.
The earthquake was registered at 5.1 magnitude with an epicentre about 22km (14 miles) north-west of Athens.
Atheni…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will give further testimony to a corruption inquiry, withdrawing an earlier threat to pull out.
His lawyer, Muzi Sikhakhane, had said on Friday that Mr Zuma would "take no further part" in the p…
African countries wish to consolidate South-South cooperation, share their experiences in addressing the multiple and complex challenges they are facing
The Chair of the Bureau of the 5th Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustai…
A former National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sidii Abubakar Musah, has expressed confidence to win the Madina parliamentary seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) come 2020.
According to him, Madina cons…
A Former National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sidii Abubakar Musah has pledged a “rescue mission” to win the Madina parliamentary seat from the incumbent governing New Patriotic Party’s candidate, Abu-Bakar…
The Director General of Elections, Senegal, Mr Tanor Thieuolella Siely Fall, has said external voting has enhanced the legitimacy of the country’s regime and its democratic image, and symbolically integrates key economic groups into its pu…
The Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has said the conversion of the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies into a fully-fledged university will attract development into the Upper West…
All is set for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in 11 out of 17 constituencies in the Western Region.
Thirty-one aspirants have so far picked nomination forms to contest the primaries in readiness for the 2…
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern".
The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provide more cash.
But the WHO st…
US Democratic congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has responded via Twitter after crowds at a presidential rally chanted "send her back."
Donald Trump was cheered at the rally in North Carolina after continuing his attacks on the four non…
A Nigerian imam, who saved 262 Christians from killer herdsman by hiding them in his mosque and home, has been honoured by the US government.
Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, 83, received the International Religious Freedom Award alongside four…
Former Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Isaac Ashai Odamtten, has issued a battle cry to rally members and supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) across the country, for the party's victory in 2020.
According …
A supposed suspension that was issued against a member of the Tema East Constituency branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ashitey Adjei, has been quashed.
A statement signed by Joseph Ade Coker ,Greater A…
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State-in-Charge of Tertiary Education has asserted that public universities in Ghana have not deviated from its core mandate that established them.
According to him, though some universities had allow…
The women will be featured in an upcoming commemorative book set to be launched in year 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) are calling for nominations of African women who …
The World Bank launched the HCI in October 2018 as part of the new Human Capital Project to encourage countries to invest more and better in their people
Tanzania needs to undertake important and urgent investments to accelerate progres…
The Commonwealth observer group deployed to observe Maldives’ 2019 parliamentary elections has released its final report today.
These were the first elections that a Commonwealth group observed since Maldives withdrew its membership in …
Senior Management of Barclays Bank Ghana and selected Ghanaian scholars at the African Leadership University (ALU) have paid a courtesy call on the South African Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Thapelo Madumane to mark th…
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama has described as sheer wickedness President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to stop the supply of free fertilisers to cocoa farmers and allow the fertil…
The Greater Accra regional parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has recorded a massive entry, with 118 aspirants picking nomination forms to contest at the various constituencies.
The aspirants,…
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has asked the Accra High Court to halt a criminal case initiated against him by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Mahama Ayariga wants the court to stay proceedings o…
Africans are twice as likely to be refused UK visas than applicants from any other part of the world, a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Africa shows.
The study said the UK immigration system was "biased or even d…
Kenya could run out of pilots if not enough young people train for the job, the president and founder of Young Aviators Club of Africa is quoted the the Star newspaper as saying.
Mercy Makau said many pilots are now in their 40s and onc…
Sudan's ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks.
It is a "historic moment" for the country, the deputy head of Sudan's ruling military council, Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dago…
A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years.
Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in Febr…
Dr Awudu Ahmed Gumah, Head, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, on Tuesday postulated that Political Parties should fund the implementation of external voting for Ghanaians abroad.
"We vote f…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $25 million loan to one of Guinea's leading flour producers - Société Nouvelle de Commerce. The financing is part of IFC’s broader efforts to drive economic growth and create jobs in th…
The project will target the most affected districts with a focus on immediate interventions to support livelihoods regeneration and restoration
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $72 million grant from the International …
Mauritius based Rushmore Business School sets its sight on expansion into East Africa with its offer of quality British degree programmes delivered on the African continent
The influential magazine Foreign Policy published an article at…
A total of 87 aspirants have filed their nominations to contest the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the three northern regions.
The regions are the Northern Region and the two newly created reg…
The Electoral Commission says a total of about 1.2million new voters were registered under the limited voter registration exercise which ended last week.
Out of that number, the registration of 8500 new voters were challenged.
Accord…
The UK has announced fresh support to help deal with the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Speaking at an event about the crisis in Geneva yesterday (Monday 15 July), the International Development Secretary, Rory St…
The returnees are among a large group of Ethiopian migrants from Yemen who have been taken home as part of an International Organization for Migration (IOM) Voluntary Humanitarian Return operation that began in May 2019
After being stra…
The Electoral Commission says its decision to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 elections was because its current biometric machines are outdated.
According to the commission, the need for the new voters' register was necessit…
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday began a two-day working visit to the Western North Region.
Mr Mahama will during the tour thank delegates and supporters of the pa…
The second annual Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa gathering concluded this past weekend in Johannesburg. During the week-long summit, 200 delegates from 45 African countries came together to explore new ways of tackling some of the bigges…
