The Electoral Commission (EC) has been urged to make conscious efforts to improve relations between opposition parties and parliament to enable the smooth implementation of electoral reforms.
Such a move, according to Dr Kojo Asante, Di…
The UN Security Council is on Monday expected to vote on a resolution that will see an international force led by Kenya deployed to Haiti to quell a surge in gang violence.
The 15-member council is set to develop the framework for and a…
Rights groups say that the use of torture by the Egyptian authorities is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity.
In a report submitted to the UN Committee against Torture, six groups spoke of beatings, ele…
At least 13 people have died in a fire that engulfed three nightclubs in the south-eastern Spanish city of Murcia.
The blaze broke out in the Fonda Milagros nightclub - known as La Fonda - early on Sunday morning.
…
President Joe Biden has vowed continued US support for Ukraine, after further military funding was excluded from a last-minute congressional budget deal.
The temporary measure, pushed through to avert a government shutdown, …
Presidential aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, is of the view that Vice Presidential Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will collapse the party.
For him, the actions of the Vice President, who is also contes…
Presidential aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, says the exit of the former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen from the party will have dire consequences on the party.
He said…
A proposal to construct an airstrip in Talensi in the Upper East Region, for the exclusive use by the Chinese mining firm, Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited, has now been changed to an airport similar to what is in Wa or Tamale to help serve…
Two weeks ago, I chanced upon a live feed on GTV from the Oti Region on a hospital project under construction.
I was struck by how new funds were supposedly being pumped into a new project at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District…
Council of State member and former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, E.T. Mensah has died aged 77.
He reportedly died in South Africa on Sunday night after battling ill-health for some time.
Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 19…
The US has imposed sanctions on former Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti and two companies - one based in Russia - it accused of undermining the peace in Sudan.
Mr Karti, who served in the government of ousted President Omar al-Bashir…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs’) demand for the resignation of two Commissioners, Dr. Peter Appiahene and Madam Salima Tijani, saying that it does not make appointments to…
People in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, are voting in parliamentary elections where candidates are not allowed to run for a political party.
This is the first poll there since 2021's deadly pro-democracy protest…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.3bn (£1bn) loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters, three weeks after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the country.
Some Moroccans critic…
The Philippines has stood by its removal of China's barriers in the South China Sea and said it will continue defending its territory.
Beijing has protested the removal of the buoys, heightening a long-running dispute over t…
At least 170 people are now known to have died in a huge explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday.
The announcement marks a sharp rise from the authorities' previous estimate of 68 deaths.
Remains f…
A former stalwart of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has cautioned the leadership of the party not to attempt to discredit his contributions to the party following his resignation.
Mr Kyerematen ack…
The United States has announced it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who undermines elections in Liberia next month.
It said the move targeted those "undermining democracy in Liberia, including through manipulation or rigging of t…
One person was killed and 11 people were wounded, after a rocket-propelled grenade being held by a Congolese soldier went off inadvertently as the vehicle he was in hit something on the road.
It happened by the Unity stadium in Goma, in…
Former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has asked members of the party to remain focused in the wake of the resignation of one of their staunch members and former presidential aspirant, Alan Kye…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to return to the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).
This comes after the NDC expressed numerous concerns over the usage of the new Constitutional …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met one of the most senior ex-commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, who the Kremlin says now works for the defence ministry.
Andrei Troshev is a former aide of late Wagner chief Yevge…
President Vladimir Putin has held talks with the military leader of eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar in Moscow.
Gen Haftar’s forces relied heavily on Russian Wagner mercenaries – many of whom are still in eastern Libya - during his failed …
France's top diplomat to Niger says he's "tired", after two months of "extreme tension" and several weeks confined to his embassy in Niamey before being kicked out the country.
Now back in Paris, Ambassador Sylvain Itté told the TF1 TV…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has made a strong case for the use of the Ghana Card as the sole document for identification for purposes of voter registration.
At a press conference on Thursday, a Deputy Chairperson of the commission, Dr…
THE Minority has called on government to recapitalise the National Investment Bank (NIB) and abort any idea of selling it to the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB).
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus noted that the poor stat…
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is on course to meet the target it set out for itself at the commencement of the ongoing voter registration exercise
The commission set out an ambitious target to register 1,350,000 eligible vote…
One of Vietnam's best-known climate activists has been sentenced to three years in prison over tax evasion.
Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the fifth Vietnamese activist to be jailed over the charge.
Campaigners say it is…
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack.
President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in the port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday.
…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The visit comes at a time when Russia and Western powers are trying to woo African support in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Ki…
Gabon’s interim prime minister says the time-frame for a transition to civilian rule will only be decided during a national dialogue to take place between April and June next year.
Speaking at a press conference, Raymond Ndong Sima reve…
Burkina Faso's security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country's military government.
It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it int…
Alan Kyerematen, the leader of the newly established political group, the Movement for Change, has spoken out against claims that former President John Kufuor orchestrated his candidacy during the 2007 presidential primaries of the New Pat…
It will only take a non-partisan candidate to transform and bring development to the country, an independent presidential candidate for the 2012 and 2016 general elections, Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY) has said.
He explained that a non-par…
Voting is under way in parliamentary elections in Eswatini, where King Mswati III continues to rule as Africa's last absolute monarch.
Political parties are banned and candidates must contest the polls as individuals.
Human rights ca…
Military leaders in Gabon have relaxed the curfew imposed on the country following the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
The new curfew, announced by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) on Wednesday, …
Dutch police have arrested a gunman who killed at least three people in twin shootings in the city of Rotterdam.
They say the male attacker, 32, opened fire in a home before setting it alight, then stormed the city's Erasmus…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that the guarantor system has outlived its usefulness, hence the need for a system that will ensure people are registered on merit rather than others vouching for the age and nationality of applicants…
Sweden's prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings.
The two men and the country's police chief will meet on Friday to discuss what role the military could play.
…
Ghana has been added to the E Visa list of South Africa, the South Africa High Commission in Ghana has announced.
In a statement dated Thursday, September 28, 2023, the South African High Commission explained that by adding Ghana to the…
The 2020 NDC running mate to former President John Dramani Mahama, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has lauded two statemen, the first President of Ghana and former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa for their effort at emancipatin…
Mr Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, a former flagbearer hopeful on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged party's leadership to use the resignation of Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen to "smoothen ruffled edges of the party."
Mr Kye…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged members and supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to be distracted by any events, Party but remain focused on winning next year's elections.
Vice President Bawumia gave the adv…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged all eligible voters who are yet to register in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise to do so to enable them to vote in the 2024 general election.
The 21-day exercise which bega…
Present and successive governments have been urged to undertake proper project management by planning adequately with the resources at their disposal before embarking on infrastructural projects, the President of the Institute of Engineeri…
Ghana’s Parliament will host the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra from September 30 to October 6, 2023.
The event will be held on the theme: “The Commonwealth Char…
India is open to looking into any "specific" information Canada provides on the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, the country's foreign minister said.
S Jaishankar was referring to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in C…
Donald Trump committed fraud by repeatedly misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars, a New York judge has ruled.
The ruling, part of a civil case brought against the former president and his family busin…
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned against the registration of minors on the voter register.
Dr. Bawumia stressed that this practice is undemocratic and should not be encouraged.
Speaking to journalists after touring some…
The Ashaiman Municipality is to undergo a major facelift following Friday’s heavy rains that recorded one person dead and properties worth thousands of Ghana Cedis destroyed.
The over three-hour downpour led to severe flash waters, one …
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