Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC that he left the country because he feared for his life following January's disputed election.
Speaking to Newshour from an undisclosed location after spending two m…
The Ecuadorean government has deployed more than 75,000 police officers and soldiers to four of the country's most violence-wracked provinces, the interior minister says.
The authorities have also declared a night-time…
The National President of the Local Government Service Association of Physical Planners (LoGSAPP), Gifty Nyarko, has urged the government to place spatial planning at the centre of the country’s development agenda.
That, she said, wou…
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Honourable Eric Opoku, has highlighted the pivotal role agriculture plays in Ghana’s economy and the government’s vision to transform the sector into a major driver of employment and industrial gr…
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has advised national executives of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to do away with internal divisions on various campuses of tertiary institutions.…
President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for receiving the Distinguished Fellow Award from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), describing the honour as “well deserved.”
In a …
In Somalia's remote al-Miskad mountains, a group of soldiers huddles around a small hand-held screen, tracking Islamic State group fighters on a drone feed.
A figure appears in the picture, moving through a valley. "He…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to "blackmail" Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
He said restoring the flow of Russian crude …
On the Iran-Turkey border a man sells a service that helps Iranians outside their country keep in touch with loved ones inside.
His secret is two phones - one connected to the Iranian phone network and one to the Turki…
Frank Davies, Lawyer for former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that any attempt by Ghanaian authorities to extradite his client from the United States will likely face legal challenges.
According to Mr Davies, the f…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Ghana and Belarus will commence negotiations on a visa waiver agreement as part of broader efforts to strengthen bilateral relations.
In a post on Fac…
Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) Pretoria have arrested three Somali nationals on charges of fraud, corruption and illegal immigration following a disruptive operation at border …
Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the brakes on new planting projects following a 70% plunge in cocoa prices from their 2024 record high, stalling growth that investors had expected would make the country a major supplier of the main in…
Senegal's parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the "promotion" of homosexuality.
The measure was supported by 135 MPs, non…
Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, Hannah Louisa Bissiw, has appealed to supporters of the National Democratic Congress to remain patient as the government works to create employment opportunities.
According to her on GHo…
The Africa Policy Lens has criticised government’s decision to diversify Ghana’s gold reserves and its reported plan to purchase more gold for Ghana’s reserves as reckless and potentially costly to the state.
The policy think tank s…
THE Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to building an inclusive and equitable justice system that upholds the rights and dignity of women and girls.
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The foreign ministers from the Group of Seven will have detailed discussions on diplomatic efforts related to the war in Iran when they meet near Paris at a scheduled meeting at the end of March, Canada's foreign minister said on Thursday.…
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country.
Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta I…
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has paid a courtesy call on the Nayiri of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, at his palace …
Th National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has stressed the need for unity between traditional leadership and political stakeholders in promoting peace and development.
He said such colla…
A well-known Eritrean satirical cartoonist has been freed from prison after spending 15 years in detention without charge, his family and friends have told the BBC.
Biniam Solomon, now in his early 60s, was arrested in…
British forces based in Iraq shot down two Iranian drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.
But some drones in the attack hit the coalition base in the Iraqi city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan…
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has called on the public to report anyone demanding or paying money in connection with the ongoing security services recruitment process.
He made the call in Parliament today wh…
The Assembly Member for the New Nsuta “Auntie Bee” Electoral Area, David Mensah Odoom, has been elected the Presiding Member (PM) of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region.
Mr Odoom secured 24 out of the 27 valid votes ca…
The National Secretariat of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) of the Judicial Service has sensitized traditional leaders and students in the Sunyani West Municipality on Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (CCADR).
The…
THE Minority Caucus in Parliament has demanded a refund of the GH¢ 220 application fees for disqualified applicants in the ongoing security services recruitment exercise and called for an independent bipartisan parliamentary probe into t…
At least 102 people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia, the local authority has said.
The official death toll, initially put at just over 30, has st…
A United Nations watchdog has warned that "racist hate speech" used by President Donald Trump and other US politicians has fuelled human rights violations.
A report by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrim…
Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft's crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says.
Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it sai…
The Chairman of the 2025 Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has explained that the review of the 1992 Constitution is to address governance challenges and strengthen democratic institutions.
He noted t…
The government has clarified that it does not bear the cost of maintaining the private jet belonging to businessman Ibrahim Mahama, which is sometimes used by President John Dramani Mahama for official international travel.
The Minist…
A French national working for the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, the French president has said, following reports of drone strikes on the eastern city of Goma.
Two other people were killed in t…
Three brothers have been arrested in Norway linked to an explosion outside the US embassy in the capital, Oslo, on Sunday.
The authorities believe the blast was caused by an improvised device that was placed at the bui…
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government’s decision to rebrand the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) as GoldBod, warning that the move is worsening the illegal mining crisis and accelerating environmental destruc…
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has announced that the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, will appear before the Parliament of Ghana to address concerns about the ongoing security service recruitmen…
The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has indicated that former Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu will soon be taken to court over investigations into the procurement of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines and the COVI…
A new nationwide survey by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Ghana and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) suggests that many Ghanaians believe the fight against corruption under the Mahama administrati…
The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains South, Joseph Appiah Boateng, has said the administration of John Dramani Mahama has delivered stronger results across key sectors of the economy compared with the previous government.
Contrib…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has urged the newly elected Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, to uphold his pledge to serve his constituents.
"You voluntarily offered yourself …
War-torn Ukraine "will stop at nothing" to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party winning the upcoming Hungarian elections, the Hungarian government claims. Physical violence against the prime minister and his famil…
Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain.
But life goes on, even as the war drags on.
…
The South African government has summoned the new US ambassador after he made what they called "undiplomatic" comments about an anti-apartheid chant.
Leo Brent Bozell III, who started in the role last month, caused off…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has praised the Lausanne Movement for its commitment to promoting Christian values and encouraging believers to serve humanity with faith, love and compassion.
Mr Bagbin expressed a…
For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture.
Now a new law set to be rubber-…
Unidentified suspects fired multiple shots at the US consulate in Toronto in what officials have described as a "national security incident", as police work to determine the motive behind the attack.
Authorities said t…
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him.
The 82-year-old former parat…
Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Chairman of the 2025 Constitution Review Committee (CRC), has justified the ongoing review of the 1992 Constitution, saying it would strengthen governance and improve efficiency.
He explained that lesson…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority in Parliament, has calld the government to urgently roll out a fiscal regime to cushion local mining companies following the maturity of the Minerals and Mining Royalties Legislation.
Mr Patrick Y…
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for stronger regional cooperation and coordinated responses to address the growing threat of violent extremism and insecurity in the Sahel.
He said the worsening s…
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