Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has apologised to the Spanish people after an escalating corruption scandal brought down a senior Socialist party colleague.
Sánchez, who has led Spain since 2018, said there was no such thing as "zero cor…
President John Dramani Mahama will on Saturday, June 14, 2025, begin a nationwide post-election “Thank You” tour with a major rally in the Savannah Region.
The event, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the forecourt of the Jakpa Palace in Damon…
China has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations.
The move, announced at a China-Africa co-operation meeting, comes as the continent is facing the …
An Air India passenger plane bound for London's Gatwick airport crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India, on Thursday, killing 241 passengers and crew.
It later emerged that only one passenger, a British man, had s…
Akosua Manu, the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for Adentan, has dismissed the government’s 24-Hour Economy policy as a political script of deception, arguing that the absence of corresponding budget allocations exposes it as a hollow promis…
Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels, a United Nations official has told the BBC.
The impact is starkly visible at a hospi…
Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources have said.
Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, but have been tol…
A former Presiding Member of the then Zabzugu/Tatale District Assembly, Edward Dawuni Abebe Atta, has appealed to President John Mahama to nominate a District Chief Executive (DCE) from one of the four persons who were vetted for appointm…
President John Mahama yesterday received the credentials of five new ambassadors to Ghana at the Jubilee House in Accra.
They are Vietnam — Bui Quoc Hung; Greece - Athanasios V. Kotsionis; Jamaica High Commissioner — Lincoln George Down…
A former National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has reacted to recent comments by Kennedy Ohene Agyapong in Mampong in the Ashanti Region and described the assertions as not true.
Mr Agyapong, a …
The Deputy Attorney General has confirmed that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, is under investigation by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in connection with projects undertaken during his time in government.
D…
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the rights of the Chagossian people.
The deal, signed last month, returned sovereignty of the Indian Ocean arc…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced that Parliament will soon begin drafting legislation to support lifestyle audits for individuals suspected of acquiring unexplained wealth.
According to the Speaker, the proposed law is…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said that the House is ready to legislate a lifestyle audit act to end the abuse of state resources by individuals appointed into privileged positions in society.
He said ena…
Editor of Newscenta newspaper, Elvis Darko, has criticised the newly introduced GHS1 fuel levy, warning that it will not resolve Ghana’s energy sector crisis and risks creating false hope among the public.
Describing the measure as a “d…
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has urged political parties to reform their internal electoral primaries system to allow all card-bearing members to participate in the process instead of the current delegate system, which he said w…
The UK has sanctioned two far-right Israeli ministers over "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities" in the occupied West Bank.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and…
Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls amid a backdrop of surging inflation, fuel shortages and complaints of political repression.
Seats in the National Assembly and local councils are up for grabs but Évariste Ndayishimiye is sa…
After a six-year delay, India is finally set to count its population in a two-phase census that will conclude in 2027, the government has announced.
India's decennial census is one of the world's largest administrative exercises and p…
To mark the 46th anniversary of the June 4 Uprising, a founder member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh has called for a “radical reset” of the NDC party to restore the core values of probity, justice, accountabilit…
President John Mahama has defended the government’s decision to impose an additional GH¢1 Energy Sector Recovery Levy, stating that the move—though difficult—is critical to resolving the country’s crippling energy sector debts and preven…
On the morning of 9 May, I was part of a BBC Arabic team which left the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the southern province of Deraa. From there we planned to go to the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
We wanted to ge…
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement.
He had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an undisclosed illness, the Patriotic Front (PF) added.
Lungu led…
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, has made a passionate appeal to traditional authorities in the region to join hands with the government in the fight against illegal mining, commonly known as “galamsey.”
Spe…
The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has urged Ghanaians to rally behind the newly approved GHS1 fuel levy, warning that without it, the alternative could be…
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new law against LGBTQ people.
In 2023, Uganda voted in some of the world's harshest anti-homosexual …
The Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Simone Giger, has urged greater inclusion of women in Ghana’s political landscape, warning that the country risks missing out on crucial leadership potential by sidelining half of its population.
Speaking …
Kenyan free-speech advocates and lawyers have condemned the prosecution of the author of an unauthorised biography of Kenyan President William Ruto's daughter.
Charlene Ruto accused Webster Ochora Elijah of "misusing" her name by writ…
A travel ban issued on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump is set to primarily affect countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Twelve countries face full bans, which will come into force on Monday. People from a further seven natio…
Mr Charles Kwesi, a bailiff with the Tarkwa High Court, has been acclaimed by Presiding Members in the Western Region as their Dean.
He was endorsed after a two-day workshop for Presiding Members and Finance and Administration staff o…
To mark the 46th anniversary of the June 4, 1979, a founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh has called for a “radical reset” of the NDC party to restore the core values of probity, justice, accountability,…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a series of proposals aimed at honouring the legacy of its founder, and late former President Jerry John Rawlings, and strengthening the party’s historical identity.
…
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said.
The content was contrary to the East African state's "laws, culture, customs, and …
Donald Trump has suspended for an initial six months the entry of foreign students seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University.
The US president issued the proclamation on Wednesday, citing "national…
Vladimir Putin has said he will have to respond to Ukraine's major drone attack on Russian airbases, Donald Trump has warned.
Speaking after a phone call with the Russian president, the US president said: "President Putin did say, and…
The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the Upper East Region, Mr Roland Atanga Ayoo, has made a passionate appeal to traditional leaders to help stamp out sanitation challenges in the regional capital, Bolgatanga.
The sanitat…
Private legal practitioner and governance advocate, Professor Kwaku Asare, has waded into the national conversation on the newly introduced GH¢1 per litre levy on petroleum products, warning that without accountability and structural r…
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has sounded an alarm to Ghanaians, warning them to prepare for additional tax burdens under John Dramani Mahama’s administration.
His caution comes just days after Parliamen…
Five members of a United Nations convoy carrying aid to the war-torn Sudanese city of el-Fasher have been killed in an attack, UN agencies have said.
Several people were also injured and multiple trucks burnt in Monday night's assault…
Former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the late Mion Lana, Abdulai Mahamadu, and Yoo, Naa Abdulai Yakubu Andani, for their significant contributions to maintaining complete peace in the Dagbon Kingdom after the funer…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on President John Mahama’s appointees to demonstrate integrity and prioritise the nation’s welfare in their service.
He advised them to avoid complacency and remain dedicated to their …
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has made 252 recommendations between 2021 and 2024 for improvement in the public sector financial system, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has disclosed.
That…
A three-term limit should be established for Members of Parliament (MPs) as recommended by research from the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana).
However, other participants opposed term limits, arguing that experience…
Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has confirmed that he was invited by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in relation to his time as Minister of Education under the erstwhile Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
According…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to stage a demonstration in response to the recent approval of the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, June 4, NPP National Organiser Henry Nana…
At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven minutes, on average.
Going into labour during a doctors' strike meant that, despite being in hosp…
The Member of Parliament for Sissala West, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has accused former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of being dishonest with Ghanaians over the circumstances surrounding his failed visit to the detained Ashanti Reg…
The Dutch government has collapsed after Geert Wilders withdrew his far-right party from the governing coalition following a row over migration.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof confirmed he was stepping down on Tuesday, and is expected to …
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Beauty Emefa Narteh, has called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to comply with the regulatory requirements of the country to enable them to demand accountabilit…
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, has called for a complete rethinking of how Ghana tackles corruption.
He urged stakeholders to abandon borrowed Western models and instead adopt local, practical solutions that address the co…
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