A Kenyan student from China with symptoms similar to those of the deadly coronavirus has been quarantined at the national referral hospital in the capital, Nairobi.
The hospital’s Communication Manager Hezekiel Gikambi has told the BBC …
Dutch police got to the bottom of mobile phone thefts at a rock concert when they found a man with 30 mobiles in his cycling shorts.
The suspected pickpocket is a 34-year-old man, believed to be in a roving gang of thieves, police say.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday picked nomination forms at the headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to kickstart the process to launch his bid for a second term as President.
With a banker’s draft of GH¢20,000…
The air strikes will target areas with tough terrain
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered air strikes against bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers in forested areas bordering three major states in the north and centre of …
Italy’s right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini failed to overturn decades of leftist rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in an election that brought relief to the center-left and the embattled government.
Salvini ha…
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will “inspect and direct” efforts to control a virus outbreak in the central city of Wuhan and promised reinforcements, as provincial authorities faced accusations from the public of a failure to respond in time.…
A key figure of the 2011 Arab Spring, Tunisian activist and blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, has died after suffering for years from a chronic illness.
The 36-year-old shared her last post on her site A Tunisian Girl on Sunday.
The blog was …
Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, 2020 Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Keta has said the Party "will do everything legally possible to win power," in the 2020 general elections.
He said the "grassroo…
The Ada West District Assembly has for the first time in its life failed to elect a Presiding Member(PM).
Mr Prince Akoto polled 12 votes, representing 54.55 per cent while his contender, the former PM, Mr. Amuyao, had 10 votes represe…
Mr Kwamena Duncan, Central Regional Minister has called on District Assemblies to channel chunk of the funds received from Central government and donors into the education and sanitation sectors to improve human development.
According …
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and her Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Sunday announced that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be paying a State visit to…
This morning,the Karpinsk City Court convicted Brother Aleksandr Prianikov, along with Sisters Venera and Darya Dulova. The court issued them suspended prison sentences of two and a half years, two years, and one year, respectively. Althou…
An alleged Portuguese hacker has been named as the person who leaked the documents which revealed how Africa's richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption.
Last week some 715,000 leaked documents re…
A plane has crashed and caught fire in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
The aircraft came down in Ghazni province's Deh Yak district, south-west of the capital Kabul, in an area with a strong Taliban presence.
Local officials init…
Inaugural ceremonies were held at various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in Accra last Thursday for elected assembly members, government appointees and unit committee members.
Their role, as provided for under…
President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, will be the closing keynote speaker at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s 2020 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit. The 8th annual Summit will be held in …
US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California, sparking an outpouring of grief from fans around the world.
Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, were among the nine killed when the aircraft came down i…
Over One Million Ethiopians Received Humanitarian Aid from International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2019
IOM provided shelter construction and other emergency items to vulnerable populations, primarily in Somali and Oromia Regi…
Residents of Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, have complained about the supply of dirty water after days of having dry taps.
The Bulawayo city council had been repairing water pipes and had shut down supply for several days.
The cou…
Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has denied fraud and plans to sue the Angolan government.
Ms Dos Santos in a statement on Thursday said the accusations made by Attorney General Helder Pitta Gros on Wednesday were false and po…
Mr. Michael Awuah, first Vice Chairman of the Japan branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called for Ghanaian voters to renew the party's mandate in this year's general election.
They should return the party to power to co…
The Adaklu District Assembly Thursday failed to elect a presiding member (PM) after two rounds of voting.
Mr Fred Kwame Agbogbo, the Assemblyman for Ablornu Electoral Area, who is also the immediate past PM, and Mr Phanuel Kudi, Assembl…
Mr James Kobina Bomfeh Junior, the Acting Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP) Thursday said technology is an enabler and not a panacea to solving electoral irregularities.
He said just having a Biometric Voter Management Sy…
Japanese police have announced an investigation into a former postman who kept tens of thousands of undelivered items at his home.
Authorities found about 24,000 pieces of mail at the man's house in Kanagawa, near Tokyo.
The unnamed …
Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague.
Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal C…
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Merck for Mothers, Credit Suisse, and USAID seek to expand Lifesaving Medical Products for Mothers in Africa
Project would mark the first investment of The Maternal Outcomes Matt…
Representatives also agreed to form a Regional Ministerial Labour and Social Protection Forum, with a rotational chairmanship
The rescue last week of roughly 100 children and young Ugandan women here as they prepared to fly to United Ar…
Atlantic Methanol Production Company to create a methanol-to-gasoline and derivatives unit to further monetize domestic gas produced in Equatorial Guinea
Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO) is part of a series of foreign invest…
To eliminate cross border malaria in Southern Africa, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, awarded MOSASWA (Mozambique, South
Africa and Eswatini) a grant in 2017. Following the successful completion of the original gr…
In Kenya, U.S. forces are primarily responsible for training Kenyan forces, sharing intelligence, and personnel recovery
U.S. Africa Command continues to investigate the Jan. 5 attack on the Kenyan Defense Force Military Base in Manda B…
A banker implicated in the embezzlement and money-laundering case against Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been found dead in Lisbon.
Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha, 45, managed the account of oil firm Sonangol, formerly chaired by…
The number of police killings in Rio de Janeiro reached a record high last year, officials say, amid controversial hardline measures to tackle violence.
Police killed 1,810 people, an average of five per day, the highest number since of…
UN human rights experts have demanded an immediate investigation into allegations Saudi Arabia's crown prince hacked Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone.
They said Mohammed bin Salman should also be investigated for "continuous, direct and p…
Chinese online giant Taobao has warned sellers using its platform not to profit from the deadly coronavirus outbreak by raising prices.
Fears over the spread of the virus in China have triggered a surge in sales of protective gear in As…
BONABOTO, a Civil Society Organisation made up of natives from Bolgatanga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo in the Upper East Region, has disagreed with the Aviation Minister, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda over his proposal to relocate the site of the region…
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the principal leader of the Church of England, has visited Kiburu Boys Secondary School, a school he taught at in central Kenya.
During his visit, the archbishop said it was the Kenyan school w…
Somalia is still ranked the world's most corrupt country, according to the just released 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
The index is published annually by Transparency International (TI) and assesses the perceived levels of pu…
Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampah, the Director General of National Development Planning Commission, has called on Ghanaians to see elections as a developmental decision and not only the election of leaders to govern the country.
This, he explai…
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Member of Parliament for Agona West, has presented three motorbikes to the Swedru Divisional Police Command to help fight crime in the Agona West Municipality, which has surged recently.
Mrs Morrison, who is al…
Mr Joseph Atura Amiyuure, the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, has urged people of the municipality to take advantage of the one village, one dam (1V1D) projects to undertake dry season farming to improve their earnings.
Mr Amiyuur…
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, on Wednesday, interacted with the security agencies in the Upper West Region as part of his three-day visit to the region to ascertain their challenges.
The interaction was also to inform t…
Some 50 Mayors and Governors have confirmed their attendance so far from cities in Africa, Europe, Asia and North and South America
Policy makers, mayors, academics, business people, community leaders, artists and urban planners are amo…
UK Aid, through the UK Department for International Development (DFID) continues to invest heavily in Rwanda’s long-term growth and transformation
British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Joanna Lomas, writes on the importance of this year …
The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a $685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage disaster risks, including droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, through the Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Fi…
Data gathered by Learnbonds.com shows that each United Kingdom citizen owes £37,434 of the national debt as per Jan 22 United Kingdom’s public debt stood at £2.53 trillion with a population of 67,552,714.
Globally, UK citizens rank as…
The teachers and students of CI put on many wonderful performances, such as Tai Chi, poetry recitation, yoga and aerobics
Everyone at the event enjoyed the joyous atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year together
On Janua…
‘Water for Agriculture’ will also improve the capacity of local governments and communities to govern and manage water infrastructure and resources in the region
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a three-…
Burundi's parliament has voted to pay $530,000 (£400,000) to President Pierre Nkurunziza and provide him with a luxury villa when he leaves office.
The draft law, which has been presented to the cabinet for approval, also awards him a l…
Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering by prosecutors in Angola.
Attorney General Helder Pitta Gros said the allegations related to her time as chairwoman of state oil firm Sonan…
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, has dared the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott the planned voter registration exercise yet to be conducted by the Electoral Commission…
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