The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Thursday, visited the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to seek knowledge on the core mandate and operations of the Commission.
The call was crucial to help to promote peace and s…
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a surprise move on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response and sinking public support.
Suga, who took…
The Nigerian military says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram members including commanders, fighters and their families have surrendered to the authorities in the last couple of weeks.
Cameroon had also announced the surrender of hundreds of Boko …
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party has appealed to Ghanaians to disregard the propaganda carried out by some opposition members to bury the benefits of President's recent travels.
He said although the President's v…
A toxic leak from a massive diamond mine in Angola killed at least 12 people and left 4,500 sick, a minister in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo says.
The leak turned a tributary of the River Congo red and killed huge numbers o…
Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, has advocated a National Presidential Travel Policy to enforce strict guidelines and check expensive travels at the expense of the public purse.
He sta…
Five girls among dozens of students abducted from a secondary school in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have escaped from captivity.
Gunmen attacked their school in Kaya-Maradun town on Wednesday and seized more than 70 students …
Six illegal miners died after sneaking into the old pits of a gold mine in Burkina Faso.
Seven others were injured after police fired tear gas, survivors say.
The police said the miners had died because of lack of oxygen in the deep …
The European Union will return millions of South Africa-manufactured Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses to the continent.
The African Union’s special envoy Strive Masiyiwa told reporters that all the vaccines being produced in …
US President Joe Biden says "historic investment" is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 people.
The US is facing climate-related destruction acr…
The Member of Parliament for Kade, Alex Kwadwo Agyare, says no child will be allowed to work on a mining concession in Kade.
Alex Agyare says children ought to be in the classroom instead of mining pits.
“We need our kids to be educa…
US President Joe Biden has launched a "whole-of-government" response to oppose a new law in Texas that bans most abortions.
He called the Supreme Court's decision not to block the law an "unprecedented assault" on women's rights.
Any…
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party has appealed to Ghanaians to disregard the propaganda carried out by some opposition members to bury the benefits of President's recent travels.
He said although the President's v…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Friday September 3, embark on a two-day working visit to the Western Region as part of his Nationwide “Thank You Tour”.
The President would on the first day, pay a courtesy call on the Dompi…
Facebook has told the BBC that it took part in an effort to help 175 citizens leave Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country.
The company said some staff members were also on the flight to Mexico City.
The Mexican go…
Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma famously said it was a "blessing" for anyone to be part of the so-called "996 work culture"- where people work 9am to 9pm, six days a week.
Now, China's authorities have issued a stern reminder to companies t…
All schools have been ordered to close in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara state following the latest mass abduction of students.
On Wednesday morning armed men on motorbikes and pick-up trucks stormed a secondary school.
A teacher sa…
Kashmir's top separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who spearheaded the resistance movement against Indian rule, has died, aged 92. Author Sumantra Bose writes about Geelani's life and his role in Kashmiri politics.
I first met Syed …
South Africa has said it is unable to take in refugees from Afghanistan.
“South Africa is already home to a substantial number of refugees and is seized with addressing their needs,” the Department of International Relations said in a s…
Botswana's president has suspended the assistant minister for health for attending a tombstone unveiling ceremony for his late father, in breach of Covid regulations that ban public gatherings.
Sethomo Lelatisitswe apologised and said t…
A Kenyan schoolboy has narrated how he walked for kilometres after being sent away from school for not paying fees.
In a video being shared on Twitter, Linus Kiptoo, who is a form two student at Chavakali Boys High School in western Ken…
The only accessible route for delivering aid into Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray has been impassable for over a week, says the UN, worsening the humanitarian situation there.
Aid agencies have run out of food for distribution in m…
A significant minority of Ghanaians believe President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's Government will perform "much better or better" in public or social service delivery in the next four years, Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-G…
Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has cautioned Local Assemblies in the Region against corrupt practices saying those caught would not be shielded.
The Regional Minister burst with fury while opening a performance contrac…
North Korea has asked that almost three million Covid-19 jabs offered to it be redirected elsewhere, the UN says.
A spokesperson said the country had asked that the shots be relocated to harder hit nations in view of global vaccine shor…
The top US general has described the Taliban as a "ruthless group" and says it is unclear whether they will change.
Gen Mark Milley said, however, it was "possible" that the US would co-ordinate with the Islamist militants on future cou…
At least nine people have died after flash flooding and tornadoes hit the north-eastern US, local media report.
Some people were trapped in flooded basements of their homes, while one body was found in a vehicle that was swept away.
…
A Ugandan minister has raised concerns about “trade restrictions” imposed by neighbouring Kenya.
A tweet by Uganda’s Agriculture Minister, Frank Tumwebaze, addressed to his Kenyan counterpart, Peter Munya, says Uganda is “not happy” wit…
An Ivorian TV programme presenter has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence by an Abidjan court for "condoning rape".
He was also fined 2m CFA francs ($3,600 £2,600).
Yves de M'Bella hosted a show in which a convicted ex-ra…
Egypt says it plans to produce more than one billion doses of China's Sinovac Covid vaccine a year.
Health Minister Hala Zayed told reporters that under a deal with the Chinese firm, a factory in the capital, Cairo, would make more than…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has called for effective collaboration with the media, especially state-owned media in the Region to ensure effective execution of government business in the Western Region.
…
Mrs Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankuma, Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has asked Security Services to make forms for enlistment free.
The CPP Chair described the sale of forms for recruitment into the Services as exto…
Mrs. Rejoice Dorcoo, a renowned businesswoman in the Greater Accra Region has advised faithful of the two major political parties - New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress to avoid using acidic language against themselves, as …
Sri Lanka has declared an economic emergency, after a steep fall in the value of the South Asian country's currency caused a spike in food prices.
Authorities say they will take control of the supply of basic food items, including rice …
Air pollution can reduce the life expectancy of Indians by nine years, says a report by a US research group.
The study says 480 million people in northern India face the "most extreme levels of air pollution in the world" and, over time…
Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have looted the US government humanitarian agency's warehouses in the neighbouring Amhara state, the mission's head says.
The Tigrayans fighters have not responded to the allegations.
The head of …
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has revealed why he is a teetotaller, saying he once tried to drink beer and whiskey and found both alcoholic drinks bitter and disgusting.
Quote Message: I had never tasted alcohol before then one of …
A Mozambican doctors' organisation has raised concern that some doctors remain unemployed despite the struggles the health sector is facing during the the Covid-19 pandemic.
The head of the Order of Doctors of Mozambique said it had abo…
A new laboratory test has found no evidence of Ebola in the samples of a patient who was thought to be Ivory Coast’s first case of the disease in 25 years.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it now considers that the patient did n…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged the youth to develop the sense of patriotism and nationalism to safeguard national cohesion and stability.
"We have to preserve, protect, and defend the lives, interest, and t…
Mr Kofi Amankwaa-Manu, Deputy Minister for Defence has asked Ghanaians not to pressure politicians to influence the selection and recruitment of people into the security services.
He said the recruitment into the various security s…
Nana Afrim-Darko, the Oti Regional Security Co-ordinator has appealed to Ghanaians, especially, the security agencies to help protect the country's territories.
He said the security agencies ought to protect the country's sovereignty an…
The Global Ambassador of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity, Kumi Naidoo, has joined other renowned social justice leaders to petition the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), United Kingdom (UK), to drop its cases against those in…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region have held their annual delegates conference in the four traditional zones of the Constituency.
Their zones are Avenorpeme, Gefia, Wute and Akatsi.
The…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked the President Akufo-Addo/Vice President Bawumia administration to take responsibility for the worsening economic conditions under which Ghanaians are living.
Reacting to claims made last …
A post-election survey by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has found that some Ghanaians are not confident that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government will be able to curb corruption and impunity by its officials.
…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that its rival, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been left dazed by the gains made during the Thank You Tour of former President John Mahama hence their incessant attack…
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Mr James Kluste Avedzi, has appealed to the government through the Ministry of Finance to ensure regular release of money to the Administrator of the District Assemblies Co…
Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyepong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Assin Central Constituency, says he will not seek re-election when the current parliamentary tenure elapses in 2024.
Mr Agyepong, who served the constituents for 24 years,…
The body of a British journalist killed by armed robbers while on a reporting trip to Ghana is being repatriated on Wednesday.
Syed Taalay Ahmed, 31, from Hartlepool in north-east England worked for the UK-based Muslim Television Ahmadi…