Mozambique has received the first batch of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese government.
The vaccines by Sinopharm were received on Wednesday by Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario at the Maputo International Airpor…
Customs authorities in Germany and Belgium have seized a record amount of cocaine - more than 23 tonnes - that was destined for the Netherlands.
German officials discovered 16 tonnes in five shipping containers that had arrived in the p…
Residents in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are clamouring for Mr Felix Owusu Gyimah, Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to become their next Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area.
Mr Steph…
Nana Akosua Sarpong Kumakuma, Chairperson, Convention People’s Party (CPP), says the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government on February 24, 1966 truncated Ghana’s national development.
She said 55 years down the line, the …
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration-designate, has received a letter from Mr Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The letter was delivered by Mr Aamir Abbasi, …
Princess Latifa, the captive daughter of Dubai's ruler, has appealed to UK police to re-investigate the kidnap of her older sister from a Cambridge street more than 20 years ago.
In a letter shared with the BBC, Latifa tells Cambridgesh…
US regulators have found the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective.
It paves the way for it to become the third Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the US, possibly within days.
The vaccine would be…
More than 40 people are feared to have drowned when a boat loaded with migrants ran into trouble after setting out from Libya.
UN officials said that after 15 hours at sea the vessel started taking on water.
A merchant ship rescued n…
The US company that produces the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine says it's ready to test a booster shot to target a variant of the virus first discovered in South Africa .
Early studies showed that its original vaccine - which is approved in t…
The Omanhene of Asante Juaben, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, has been re-elected the Chairman of the Council of State for the second term of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
At its maiden meeting held at the Accra International Conference…
The Petitioner in the 2020 election Petition trial says a run-off is required since no candidate in the December 7 polls obtained 50 percent valid votes cast.
The case of the Petitioner is simply that, in addition to fundamental constit…
Deans of Presiding Members from all the 16 regions of the country have called for reforms in the decentralisation system in the country.
They named some of the reforms as the improvement in the Funding Sources for Assemblies, payment of…
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister Designate for Lands and Natural Resources has given a firm assurance to deal with the issues of illegal mining in the country without “fear or favour”.
He explained that if given the nod by the House, he …
Lawyers for President Nana Addo has prayed the Supreme Court to dismiss the Petitioner's case as it discloses no reasonable cause of action.
President Nana Addo said "our submission is that the petition is frivolous and discloses no rea…
U.S. President Joseph Biden’s new administration said on Wednesday it would continue its international re-engagement by seeking election to the U.N. Human Rights Council where it will press to eliminate a “disproportionate focus” on ally I…
Africa has now recorded over 100,000 Covid-19 deaths and there is growing concern over delays in rolling out vaccination programmes.
Some countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana have received vaccines, but many others will ha…
A former interior minister, Mohamed Bazoum, has won Niger's presidential election, which has been hailed as a first democratic transition for the coup-prone West African state.
He took 55.75% of the vote, said the electoral commission, …
The capital of Borno state in northern Nigeria has been struck by mortar shells, with some reports saying 10 people died and many more were wounded.
Residents of Maiduguri told the BBC multiple projectiles had been fired from the outski…
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
The World Health Organization (WHO) programme aims to ensure that vaccines are shared fairly among all nations.
Covax is…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Afigya Kwabre North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has begun community engagements to solicit ideas, assistance and support from residents on how to bring growth and develo…
The legal counsel for the National Democratic Congress flagbearer in the 2020 polls, John Mahama, has filed closing arguments in the election petition ahead of the March 4 judgement.
Mahama’s counsel maintains that the petition is found…
Former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, E.T. Mensah says the notion that the leading opposition party –the National Democratic Congress– will dictate to the Speaker of the House should be discarded by all.
According to the new C…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration-designate, has appealed to Serbian investors to come and invest in Ghana.
The Foreign Minister-designate, made the appeal on Tuesday, when Mr Djura…
The body of the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo who was killed in a botched kidnapping attempt on Monday, has been flown back to Rome.
Luca Attanasio, his Italian bodyguard, Vittorio Iacovacci, and a local driver,…
Uganda's Health Minister Jane Aceng has denied reports that top government officials have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country formally receives vaccines.
Ms Aceng was reacting to a report by local newspaper Daily Monitor…
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has faulted the "hypocrisy and double standards" in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
President Kagame made the comments in a tweet after the World Health Organization (WHO) director, Tedros Ad…
US President Joe Biden has spoken to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since taking office.
The two leaders highlighted mutual policy priorities around climate change and China.
…
A criminal investigation into the financial affairs of former US President Donald Trump and his family business gained momentum this week.
On Monday the Supreme Court ordered Mr Trump to hand over his tax returns and other financial rec…
The Northern Youth for Peace and Development (NYUPED) has declared support for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 presidential elections.
The Group said Dr Bawumia was well accepted in …
Dr Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture to deliver when given the opportunity.
He pointed out that the capabilities of Madam H…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday swore the eighth Council of State into office, charging the body to be proactive partners in the common effort to improve the lot of Ghanaians.
At a ceremony at the Jubilee House, Accra, he …
A Hutu rebel group, known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has denied any role in Monday's killing of Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Luca Attanasio, 43, died in hospital after the Un…
Findings of a survey in Nigeria suggest that rates of infection from Covid-19 in the country are much higher than previously reported.
The results indicate that one in five of those tested in the states of Lagos, Enugu and Nasarawa have…
The authorities in Senegal have said fighting misinformation and Covid-19 vaccination reluctance will be key in the campaign launched on Tuesday.
Senegal's Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr was first in line to be vaccinated and said…
A corruption case against ex-President Jacob Zuma and French defence company Thales over a $2bn state arms deal will start in May, a South Africa court says.
Mr Zuma faces 16 charges , including fraud, racketeering and money laundering …
Donald Trump has been ordered by the US Supreme Court to hand over his tax returns and other financial records to prosecutors in New York.
The former US president has been refusing to release the documents for several years, despite a p…
A special plane carrying a consignment of Ebola vaccines has landed in Guinea, which will allow a vaccination campaign to begin later on Tuesday.
A dust storm in the Sahara had forced the aircraft off course on Sunday when it was divert…
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Ministers for Justice and Foreign Affairs from five Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) member states and other officials hav…
Police in Georgia have arrested the country's main opposition leader, Nika Melia, in a violent raid on his party's headquarters.
They used tear gas to disperse his supporters, some of whom had barricaded themselves inside with their lea…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) is undertaking an assessment of its performance in the 2020 general election to position itself for the next elections.
The General Secretary of the party, Ms Janet Nabla, told the Daily Graphic in…
Two political scientists have called on members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament to ensure that only nominees who demonstrate clear competence are given the nod.
According to them, vetting of ministerial nominees was one of t…
Somalia's presidency has invited the leaders of the semi-autonomous regions of Jubbaland and Puntland for another meeting to deliberate elections.
The regional leaders on Sunday skipped a meeting hosted by the president.
They maintai…
Oman has suspended arrivals from 10 countries for 15 days to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Out of the 10, eight are Africa countries. They include Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
The …
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed one more case of Ebola.
This latest case is connected to the first case of the nurse who died in the country's resurgence of the virus.
The country now has seven confirmed cases and four…
The wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been arrested in the US on suspicion of drug trafficking, US authorities say.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was detained at Dulles International Airport outside Washington D…
President Joe Biden has addressed the nation as the US passed the figure of 500,000 Covid-related deaths, the highest number of any country.
"As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. We have to resist becoming numb to the sorrow,…
A former Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has been cited for contempt of court by the Supreme Court.
Dr Ayine was found guilty of contempt for comments he made to the media on February 16, 2021 to the effect that th…
The Omanhene of the Techiman Traditional Council, Oseadeeyo Akumfi Ameyaw IV, was last Saturday, elected as the Bono East Regional representative to the Council of State.
He garnered all the 22 votes to beat his only contender, Mr Agyap…
The Supreme Court has fixed March 4, 2021, to deliver the final judgement on the 2020 Election Petition trial.
This follows the grant of leave to the petitioner’s lawyers to file their closing addresses by Tuesday, February 23.
The s…
On 9 July 2011, the Republic of South Sudan was welcomed by millions of South Sudanese and the world as the world’s newest nation. Juba, the capital city of the republic, was flooded with people who came to witness its birth.
The Republ…
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