Sudan's military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency.
Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, who had been heading a joint council with civilian leaders, blamed political infighting.
Protesters …
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has paid an emotional tribute to Hajia Mariama Bawumia, the late mother of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The glowing tribute, which was personally signed by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, …
Hundreds of schoolchildren have pleaded with parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding higher salaries for their teachers.
The pupils waved branches and chanted "we want to study" and "if we don't study, we will take dru…
The Ave Senior High School Old Students’ Association (AVOSA) is appealing to Assembly members of the Akatsi North District not to reject for the second time, Mr Prosper Kofi Patu, the President’s District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday ended his three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region with a firm commitment to completing all the major projects initiated by the Government in the region before he leaves office.
He pledge…
The third meeting of the first session of the Eighth Parliament will commence tomorrow, October 26, 2021.
The House adjourned sine die on August 10, 2021.
The House will consider a number of bills that have already been laid in Parli…
The NDC Minority Caucus in Parliament has asked the Government to release the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) of more than GH?2 billion to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
The Caucus said the monies ha…
Out of the 55,231 doses of vaccines allocated to vaccinate the people of the Obuasi East District against the covid-19, only 14, 195 persons have taken the first dose of the vaccines.
Regrettably, eight thousand, three hundred and fifty…
Eswatini has banned all protests to try to end pro-democracy demonstrations that have in recent weeks shaken the kingdom formerly known as Swaziland.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Prince Simelane told a news conference in the c…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation indefinitely suspended train services on a major route linking the capital, Abuja, to the north-western state of Kaduna after an armed gang attacked a passenger train on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses said the a…
Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has expressed concern about the high filing fees political parties charge for their internal party primaries, including presidential and parliamentary primaries.
H…
Mr John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament for Hohoe, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must not allow individual interest to affect the unity needed for development.
He said despite election victories, the Party needed to ensure that…
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Usif has described youth in Africa as her greatest asset.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Youthconnekt African 2021 in Accra, the Minister said, "Africa is reported to have the…
Belarus has been accused of taking revenge for EU sanctions by offering migrants tourist visas, and helping them across its border. The BBC has tracked one group trying to reach Germany.
The mobile phone camera pans left and right, but …
A Zambian journalist has surrendered $4m (£3m) found in her house last month as part of a corruption amnesty deal, officials have announced.
Margaret Chisela Musonda, alias Faith Musonda, has also forfeited her house located in an upmar…
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble have reportedly agreed to end a bitter rift that had threatened to derail the country's long-delayed elections.
The row between the two leaders had also…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has proposed the creation of a Multiparty Democracy Commission to regulate polical parties' activities towards a national sustainable democracy.
Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director, ID…
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament has complained about troubles in the approval process of the President's nominees for the metropolitan, municipal and district chief executive (MMDCE) positions, stressin…
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), has commended Cabo Verdeans for their "political maturity" and praised the National Electoral Commission (NCE) and other election management institutions for their "technical, organizational a…
The Egyptian activist Mozn Hassan says the authorities have closed the case against her, after more than five years of an asset freeze and travel ban.
Her non-governmental organisation - Nazra for Feminist Studies - and other NGOs had b…
Members of the female Caucus of the ECOWAS Parliament (ECOFEPA) on Thursday paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo in Accra to discuss issues relating to women’s empowerment and representation in national development ac…
Guinean authorities have relaxed Covid-19 measures, including ending a night curfew and suspending a requirement for prior authorisation to transport bodies outside the capital, Conakry.
"The curfew is lifted; advance requests for autho…
Benin lawmakers have voted to legalise abortion in the country, expanding on the restricted circumstances where the practice was already allowed.
Women can now end their pregnancy within the first three months in cases where it could "a…
President Akufo-Addo has challenged Africa’s youth to take mental, physical and economic lead roles in positioning Africa as the giant of the future.
In a speech read on his behalf by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the Youth…
President Akufo-Addo has commended the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey for his performance so far.
He said initially, Mr Quartey did not like the idea to serve as a Regional Minister.
President Akufo-Addo who was sp…
President Akufo-Addo says he is not a "clearing agent" of people accused of corruption in his government.
According to him, he only announces findings of institutions mandated to investigate corruption or corrupt practices.
He said …
President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position.
But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a…
The Queen spent Wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks and is now back at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has said.
The 95-year-old monarch returned from the private hospital in central London at lunchtime on Thurs…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to ensure a fair process to elect a new successor to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the 2024 elections.
He said the party needed a transparent and a leveled ground to el…
The United Nations says more than 700,000 people have been displaced by the worst floods to hit South Sudan in decades.
At least 40 people have died across the country as heavy rains and flash floods destroy livestock, farmlands and hom…
Victims of the Nigerian security forces' crackdown on anti-police brutality protestors have yet to get justice one year on from nationwide demonstrations, according to international human rights groups.
In separate statements Amnesty In…
Turkey has signed several agreements with Nigeria that will see its volume of trade increase to over $1bn (£723m) in a major push to ramp up commercial and economic co-operation with Africa’s most populous nation.
President Recep Tayyip…
Barbados has elected its first ever president as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
Dame Sandra Mason, 72, is set to be sworn in on 30 November, which will mark the country's 55th anniversary of…
A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change.
The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play…
A total of 71 statistical officers attached to the Local Government Service (LGS) have been trained in Ho.
Drawn from the Greater Accra, Volta and the Oti Regions, the officers, among who were new recruits, sharpened data handling …
The Rwandan President Paul Kagame is one of the high profile personalities attending the 2021 YouthConnekt Africa Summit in Accra from Wednesday to Friday, October 20 to 22.
President Kagame, since his assumption of office in 2,000, has…
Prosecutors have filed an appeal against the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, the man portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide.
Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced to 25 years in jail last month after being found gu…
The Eswatini government has directed the country's main telecoms operator, MTN, to shut down social media giant Facebook, reports say.
The move is in a bid to curb pro-democracy protests that have been going on for months amid calls for…
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social.
He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny of big tech", accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US.
S…
South Korea has launched its first homegrown rocket, stepping up the country's ambitions in space.
The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.
President Moon J…
The Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Dr Bruce Aylward, senior leader at the WHO, said it meant the …
The Head of the Department of Media Studies at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Dr Ebo Afful, has called for the active involvement of the media in the formulation of government policies to ensure the successful implementation of t…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged party executives and supporters to volunteer to man the polling stations and collation centres to ensure the right things are done to secure the victory for the party in the next elections.
…
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accused the EU of blackmail in a heated debate with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over the rule of law.
The clash in the European Parliament follows a top Polish court ruling…
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met indigenous leaders two weeks after he took a seaside holiday on a day meant to honour residential schools survivors and victims.
His decision to skip formal events on the first National Day f…
The top US envoy to Afghanistan is stepping down from his role less than two months after American forces withdrew from the country.
Zalmay Khalilzad led the US dialogue with the Taliban, but months of diplomatic talks failed to prevent…
Liberia’s President George Weah has honoured an 18-year-old motorcycle taxi rider who found and returned $50,000 (£36,000) to a businesswoman who had lost the cash in the north-eastern Nimba region.
President Weah met Emmanuel Tolue at …
An organisation supporting Somalis living in the UK says its members have been receiving death threats since the killing of British MP Sir David Amess.
Sir David was stabbed multiple times during a regular Friday meeting with his Southe…
President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed Government's commitment to revamp the cash-strapped Ameen Sangari Industry under the One District One Factory (1D1F) to stimulate economic activities in Cape Coast.
The factory is the Regio…
South African and US law enforcement agencies have arrested at least six members of the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate in Cape Town, TimesLive news website reports.
The group, believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of “romance …