Pressure group OccupyGhana has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Health Minister, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Manu over fallouts from government's failed attempt to procure quantities of the Sputnik-V vaccines through a middlemen, Sheik…
Mohammed Sani Idris was abducted from his home (library photo)Image caption: Mohammed Sani Idris was abducted from his home (library photo)
A senior government official in Niger state, central Nigeria, has been kidnapped, an official stat…
Thousands of people are now marooned, says the UNImage caption: Thousands of people are now marooned, says the UN
About 90,000 people have been affected by flash flooding in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, the UN humanitarian affairs…
Burkina Faso's troops are battling an insurgency in the regionImage caption: Burkina Faso's troops are battling an insurgency in the region
At least 12 soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush in north-western Burkina Faso near the bor…
Mali has been fighting an Islamist insurgency in the north for over a decadeImage caption: Mali has been fighting an Islamist insurgency in the north for over a decade
Officials in Mali say more than 40 people have been killed by suspec…
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries.
Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change.
China's President Xi Jinping has…
The Taliban have rejected international calls for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, as they push for new territory.
They are reported to have overrun the key northern city of Kunduz, as well as Sar-e-Pul and Taloqan. Fierce fighting continues…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated the determination of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to break the eight-year electoral jinx in the 2024 polls to sustain socio-economic gains.
That would be hinged on the Party's commitmen…
Read the full report of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that investigated the Procurement Contract between the Government of Ghana and Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum and S. L. GlobaL for the supply of Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commenced series of consultations with various stakeholders on the party’s proposals for electoral reforms.
A release signed by the party’s Director of Elections, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, said …
Tuesday's planned hearing relating to the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma is set to be postponed, his foundation has said in a tweet.
Zuma - who is currently serving a sentence for contempt of court - was…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed government’s commitment to improving the well-being of the people in the Bono East Region and the country at large.
He said on assumption of office he assured the good people of Ghana…
The Government of Jamaica has appointed Mr. Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu, a legal practitioner, as the first Honorary Consul of Jamaica to Ghana.
The Honorary Consul presented copies of his letters of appointment to Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botc…
Rwandan and Mozambican troops have retaken a key port city from Islamist militants in northern Mozambique, the Rwandan military says.
It says Mocímboa da Praia was the rebels' last stronghold. It is located in Cabo Delgado province, hom…
Firefighters are continuing to tackle a wildfire in northern California which has become the second largest in state history.
The Dixie Fire has already destroyed nearly all of the historic Gold Rush town of Greenville and authorities w…
A top aide to New York state's Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal involving her boss.
Melissa DeRosa, secretary to Mr Cuomo, announced her resignation on Sunday. She said working for the people of New Yo…
The ECOWAS Commission has organised with the support of GIZ a two-day retreat for Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), as part of the ECOWAS Vision 2050 development process.
The event which was held at Transcorp Hotel in Abuja, Ni…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his team is working hard to reach a consensus on the appointment of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).
He said various reports presented to him by committees se…
A Turkish national detained on Saturday on arrival in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Harun Aydin was seized by immigration officials after he returned from a private trip to neighbouring Uganda. The…
Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say a journalist working for the national broadcaster has had his throat slit in North Kivu province.
Heritier Magayane's colleagues say his murder could be linked to his work, where he …
Parliament has approved a Visa Waiver Agreement between Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement is in respect of diplomatic, service/special and ordinary passport holders.
The agreement, which was approved on Thursday, A…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has been elected by the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) as the association’s acting Vice-Chairperson.
The election of the leader of go…
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended members of the Central Regional branch of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their grassroots party mobilisation.
For him, their commit…
When Air China Flight CA910 touched down at the Chinese city of Nanjing on 10 July, it was carrying more than just a planeload of passengers.
One of those people travelling from Moscow had the Delta variant of Covid-19. After they left …
The authorities in north-west Nigeria’s Kano and Jigawa states say a cholera outbreak has killed about 300 people.
Nigeria experiences annual cholera outbreaks during the rainy season but this year’s death toll appears to be higher than…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday evening, with notable changes for the finance and health ministries.
Zweli Mkhize resigned as health minister hours before Mr Ramaphosa was set to fire him afte…
Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the nearby islandof Evia as Greece faced a fourth day of wildfires fuelled by strong winds and searing temperatures.
Like…
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said although demonstration in Ghana was a fundamental human right, it was equally good to offer the government solutions to some burning issues and while demonstrating.
…
The US has called on Iran's new president to return to talks on reviving a historic nuclear deal.
The window for diplomacy would not remain open forever, a spokesman for the US state department warned.
Tensions between the US and Ira…
Suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 30 people in the north of the country, officials say.
Armed men targeted villages near the border with Niger on Wednesday, before opening fire on security forces who responded to the raids…
Five District Assemblies in the Upper East Region do not have Presiding Members since their inauguration in January 2020.
The situation is affecting the effective planning and implementation of development projects.
The affect…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have discussed efforts to engage with North Korea, including the prospect of humanitarian aid, their offices said on Friday.
While the allies both w…
Participants at a day's workshop organised by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), have rekindled the debate for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
According to them, electing the MMDC…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has reiterated Ghana’s readiness to support the activities of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
That, she said, would enable strategi…
Mr Joseph Korto, National Dean of Presiding Members has called on Assembly Members to be guided by the 1992 constitution in the execution of their political activities and constitutional mandate.
They should also respect the dictates of…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has the policies and programmes to confront challenges of the country.
While admitting that Ghana was currently faced with some difficulties and cha…
The founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has suggested that all holidays that fall in the middle of the week should be shifted to Fridays or Mondays. That, he said, would boost domestic tourism.…
The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been hospitalised after being injured at a protest against a proposed vaccine mandate.
Ralph Gonsalves was walking through a crowd outside parliament when he was reportedly hit in …
A court in Ghana has dismissed a case against 21 people who were arrested in May while attending a meeting for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) activists.
Prosecutors said they had been advised there was not enough evidence …
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked more regional governors, as he continues to implement a range of exceptional measures.
The senior officials in Monastir, Medenine and Zaghouan were all dismissed.
This followed the recent sack…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, on his first public outing after the December 2020 elections, has assured Ghanaians of comeback and victory of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the next polls in 2024.
‘I want to…
Leaders of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's political party have endorsed him to be a vice presidential candidate in next year's elections, paving the way for him to stay in power for six more years after he steps down in 2022.
Th…
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, John Boadu, says the governing party has implemented more social intervention programs than any other political party in the history of Ghana.
This, according to him, is d…
The Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Association of elected Assembly Members (GAAM) has threatened to boycott the confirmation of the Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCEs) nominees when announced, if government fails to add…
Australians living overseas could be "trapped" in Australia if they return, after the nation's government tightened its border rules without notice.
Since March last year, the country has banned its citizens from leaving the country as …
Human rights campaign group Amnesty International says an Egyptian army propaganda video appears to show troops carrying out extrajudicial killings.
The army posted the images on social media earlier this week in an update on its war ag…
Thousands of Hong Kong residents are to be offered a temporary "safe haven" in the US, President Joe Biden says.
Mr Biden said that because Hong Kong's freedoms were being violated by China, the US would allow visitors to stay for a per…
Former South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital outside prison for medical observation, the prison authorities have said.
His foundation said it was an "annual medical routine check-up" and there was "no need …
Tanzania’s main opposition party leader Freeman Mbowe and his three co-accused have been brought before a court in Dar es Salaam.
The accused arrived at the Kisutu Magistrates Court at around 08:00 local time in a prison bus escorted by…
Rebels from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region.
Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of…