West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts, Nigeria's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
U.S.…
Conditions for grape-pickers in France's champagne business lie at the heart of a human trafficking trial that has opened in the eastern city of Reims.
Three people – a woman from Kyrgyzstan, a man from Georgia and a Frenchman – are a…
A Supreme Court nominee, Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, says the Executive violated no law by sanctioning appointees who fail to declare their asset.
According to her the directive did not infringe on any law or usurp the authority of any…
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has received a delegation from World Vision Ghana, led by Mr. Samuel Norgah, Director of the African Union Liaison Office, to discuss strategic areas of co…
A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam.
In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in …
Southern Mexico began a major clean-up on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Erick, which hit its Pacific coast as a powerful Category 3 storm.
The tourist town of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state was left without electricity and …
Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has confirmed that Dr Bryan Acheampong, former Food and Agriculture Minister and Abetifi MP is preparing to contest the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer positio…
The Member of Parliament for Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku has made a passionate appeal to the House to address the urgent needs of deaf students in Ghana, following a recent engagement with students and staff of the Senio…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has launched an initiative to strengthen Parliament's oversight responsibilities and ensure a faster legislative review and better economic governance and fiscal discipline.
“T…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has commended the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Health Committee for demonstrating exemplary leadership in helping to end the strike act…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has fixed January 31, 2026 for the presidential primaries for 2028 election.
The party’s presidential candidate for the 2024 elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is seen as a frontrunner but is expected to f…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged four public officials, including a National Insurance Commission officer and a former Vice President’s staffer, following allegations of conspiring to steal 10 containers …
Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahdi Gibril, has cautioned against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to rely on scanned pink sheets for the collation of parliamentary res…
China's military has called a British warship's recent passage through the Taiwan Strait a disruptive act of "intentional provocation" that "undermines peace and stability".
The British Royal Navy says HMS Spey's patrol on Wednesday w…
Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea's president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long defied expectations.
Isaias Afwerki now spends much of his time at his rural residence on a dus…
Member of Parliament for Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, has expressed strong confidence in Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s ability to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) back to power in the 2028 general election.
Speaking on Cit…
Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed deep gratitude to a group of NPP Members of Parliament who have publicly declared their support for his bid to lea…
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's coalition government is on the brink of collapse after a phone call between her and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen about a festering border dispute was leaked.
The leak provoked public ang…
Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached a draft agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict.
The breakthrough, mediated by the US and Qatar, provides for the "disengagement, disarmament and conditiona…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office, the Attorney-General and the Ministry of Justice to carry out forensic investigations and trace proceeds made by Fred Kwarte…
The Human Rights Court has dismissed an application by former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta, who sought to prevent the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from declaring him wanted ahead of his scheduled appearance on June 2, 20…
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Tuesday engaged with the Functional Executive Committee of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
A statement issued by the Office of the Vice President said the Delegation…
Parliament has secured £800,000 in funding from the World Bank to support a new training programme aimed at strengthening the economic and financial oversight responsibilities of Members of Parliament.
According to a statement issued …
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe and former Minister for Education, has declared his intention to contest for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential slot ahead of the 2028 general elections.…
Spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong, Kwasi Kwarteng, has dismissed criticisms suggesting that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to schedule its presidential primaries early is designed to favour a particular candid…
A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK.
The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed "non-conducive to the public good" and that it was "…
Donald Trump has approved plans to attack Iran, but has not made a final decision on whether to strike the country, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.
The US president held off from initiating strikes in case Iran agreed to abandon its…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has attributed delays in the delivery of U.S. visas and passports to logistical challenges on the part of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
He made this revelation on…
Kenyan protesters have clashed with club-carrying young men, believed to be loyal to the government, in the centre of the capital, Nairobi.
The demonstration, held in the wake of the death in custody 10 days ago of blogger and teacher…
MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.
The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wale…
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, Hamza Suhuyini, has described former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest contender for leadership ahead…
An educational scholarship scheme aimed at rewarding best performing candidates in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) was launched in Accra on Tuesday.
The scheme, an…
Civil society organisation Democracy Hub has filed a lawsuit against the government, challenging its policy of deporting foreign nationals involved in illegal mining without subjecting them to prosecution.
The suit, …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has rolled out five comprehensive initiatives aimed at improving the standards of living of the people of the area.
The interventions includ…
Mali's military junta has started building a gold refinery in partnership with a Russian conglomerate, the Yadran Group.
The project would embody the West African nation's assertion of its "economic sovereignty", and ensure the nation…
When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia described the current escalation in the Middle East as "alarming" and "dangerous."
Still, Russian media were quick to stress the potential positives for Moscow.
Among …
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has asserted that the party’s decision to hold presidential primaries early is aimed at giving its eventual flagbearer enough time to engage st…
Sudan's war is in strategic stalemate. Each side stakes its hopes on a new offensive, a new delivery of weapons, a new political alliance, but neither can gain a decisive advantage.
The losers are the Sudanese people. Every month ther…
Ukraine and Russia have completed an exchange of dead bodies - the final stage of a deal to bring home fallen soldiers.
Kyiv said Moscow handed over 1,245 bodies on Monday, bringing the total to 6,057 in the past few days. It said it …
Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has called for equal accountability across all arms of government, insisting that judges, like other public officials, must declare their assets in accordance with the Constit…
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ga North, Akwetey Agbo, has pledged his unwavering commitment to the development of his municipality and the nation at large.
He assured residents that his leadership would be anchored on the same…
The Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Yaa-Naa Abukari II, has paid a courtesy call on President John Dramani Mahama, at the Presidency in Accra last Thursday.
The visit was for the Overlord to offer his congratulations to President Maha…
The family of Stephen Ayensu Ntim, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has requested the former’s temporary withdrawal from all party duties due to health reasons and the urgent need for medical care and…
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will allow, once again, civilians to be tried in a military court under certain circumstances.
A previous law permitting such trials was ruled unconstitutional b…
President Trump's comments on the Israel-Iran conflict have veered from full throated support for Israel's strikes to strongly distancing himself from them, and back again.
His ambiguity has added to the sense of uncertainty as the fi…
Supreme Court nominee Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei has come out strongly in favour of maintaining the traditional use of wigs and gowns by legal practitioners in Ghana, insisting that the attire plays a crucial role in preserving the dig…
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean A. Mensa, will appear before the Committee of the Whole on Thursday to respond to a question by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rocks…
Protests against President Donald Trump have taken place in towns and cities across the US in a coordinated event titled "No Kings".
The demonstrations were held to counter a rare military parade hosted by Trump in Washington DC, and …
A call for all staff in Nigeria's ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy.
An internal memo from the head of the ministry's HR department urges staff to attend a solemn prayer s…
Ibrahim Adjei, former Assistant Secretary at the Office of the Former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has stressed that political affiliation must not be used as a cover to protect individuals accused of wrongdoing, especi…