Forces loyal to Ethiopia's northern Tigray state have caused damage to the airport in the historic city of Aksum, state-linked Fana broadcaster has reported.
Last week, the government said its troops took over some key towns, including …
A judge leading an inquiry into corruption in South Africa has said that a criminal complaint will be laid with the police against former President Jacob Zuma after he walked out of a hearing last week.
Mr Zuma had tried to get Deputy C…
Mr Kennedy Atiibo Ayatah, the Acting Ahafo Regional Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council (NPC), has called on the youth in 'hotspots communities' not to de-value themselves and allow political parties to use them as tools to …
The Upper East Regional directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) has received its share of the election materials for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary polls on December 7.
The materials, which included; ballot papers, ballot …
Election materials including ballot papers for the over two-million voters in the Eastern Region have arrived at the Regional Police Command in Koforidua, for the necessary checks and sealing.
On Sunday morning when GNA visited the Poli…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described Mr John-Peter Amewu as an outstanding Minister in government and an excellent candidate for the country's Parliament.
"Hohoe has got an excellent candidate, one of the outstanding Min…
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has said her selection to partner John Dramani Mahama meant the NDC holds women in high esteem in the country and they must sho…
Polls have closed in Burkina Faso where people have been voting in presidential and parliamentary elections.
Voting passed peacefully but some polling stations in eastern areas affected by a jihadist conflict had to close early due to s…
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ms Amina Mohammed, has stated that as Ghana is about to have its general election this year, the international community looks up to the country to go through peaceful elections and …
Germany's chancellor has raised concerns about the world's poorest securing access to Covid-19 vaccines.
Angela Merkel was speaking at a G20 summit which saw leaders promise a fair distribution of jabs.
But Mrs Merkel warned progress…
Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Ethiopia to protect civilians living in Tigray's capital, Mekelle, as government troops advance to the city.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender …
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done well for Dagbon and deserves a second term in order to do more.
At the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi during a courtesy call on the Yaa-Naa Abuk…
Nigeria's Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of the state after a "surge in cult activities and related violence".
The governor said the area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro will be un…
Malawi's ministry of education has announced that final year secondary school students will report back to schools on 28 December to prepare to re-sit national examinations.
The government had on 4 November cancelled the examinations af…
Leadership of Yendi Muslim Community in the Northern Region have paid glowing tribute to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for his generous contribution towards the completion of the Yendi Central Mosque.
The Yendi Mosque project was at 4…
A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president's legal team a "national embarrassment"…
A Minister of State at the Ministry for the Interior, Mr Bryan Acheampong, has assured Ghanaians that the state security apparatus has put in place adequate preventive and protective measures to ensure that all Ghanaians cast their ballot …
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama has directly accused his contender for the 2020 presidential election of taking voters in the Ashanti Region for granted in spite of…
A "tough" six months lies ahead for Europe, which is again the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Hans Kluge, WHO Europe director, said the continent had recorded more than 29,000 new …
Mozambique’s Finance Minister, Adriano Maleiane, has dismissed fears that China might seize the country's assets in case of a payment default for loans.
The minister told lawmakers on Thursday that the fears were groundless
“There ar…
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has failed in his attempt to have a judge recuse himself from the inquiry into corruption during his presidency.
Judge Raymond Zondo ruled that claims that he was biased against Mr Zuma had not…
The Association of Chiefs in Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has advised residents in Krachi East to show appreciation to President Nana Akufo-Addo and Mr Michael Yaw Gyato, Member of Parliament (MP), in the December polls.
…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged candidates and political parties in the December 7 general elections to refrain from vote buying and selling.
The Commission said reports that some politicians were doling out…
The Awutu-Senya District Assembly has within the past three and half years executed a number of development projects to help improve the livelihoods of people living in the area.
Mr. Stephen Quaye, Awutu-Senya District Chief Executive (…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has tasked Presiding Officers to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that vulnerable voters – the sick, aged, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and Persons With Disabilities do not join long queues at P…
The Joint High-Level Pre-election Mission of ECOWAS and the African Union (AU), has urged Ghana to take all necessary measures to ensure violence-free elections.
The Mission in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency expressed satis…
Serbia's leading religious figure, Patriarch Irinej, has died after contracting coronavirus.
The 90-year-old head of the Serbian Orthodox Church had led a large public funeral in early November for the most senior cleric in neighbouring…
The #Endsars protests in Nigeria may have been halted by the strong action taken by army and police, but many activists are not relenting.
The widespread anger has prompted many prominent cultural icons to take action.
This includes …
The Techiman Municipal Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) with the support from the Municipal branch of the Ghana Blind Union (GBU), have trained visually impaired voters in the Municipality on the proper use of 'tactile jacket'.…
The Western Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Ndede Siah has expressed the confidence that the party has performed creditably well in the Region to secure the endorsement of the voters in the December 7 general electio…
The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) has indefinitely suspended one of its two chief fishermen for openly campaigning for former President John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer, National Democratic Congress.
Nii Adjierteh Mator III, Chief fish…
Former Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) Mr David Adeenze Kanga, has in a tribute to late former President Jerry John Rawlings said he gave the Commission a free hand to operate.
"He impressed me; I didn't see the least a…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has mandated the Returning Officer to announce results of Election for a Constituency after first summing-up the total number of votes cast for each candidate at all polling stations in the constituency.
Ou…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has toured a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank - the first such visit by a top US official.
The trip to Psagot came a year after Mr Pompeo said the settlements did not contradict internat…
The Techiman Municipal Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) with the support from the Municipal branch of the Ghana Blind Union (GBU), have trained visually impaired voters in the Municipality on the proper use of ‘tactile jacket’.…
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the…
The UK's representative at the World Health Organization (WHO), Julian Braithwaite, has posted on Twitter a photo of himself with the Ethiopian head of the body, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Ethiopia's army chief has accused Dr Tedros of…
Ibrahim Omer fled Eritrea as a refugee making his way to New Zealand and becoming the country's first ever African MP.
He told the BBC's Peter Okwoche that his win was historic.
"I'm very overwhelmed, very excited at the same time be…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says it will continue to open its doors to ensure that citizens participate actively in the governance of the city.
Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, Metropolitan Chief Executive, who stated this, said active…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined the task for security officers who will be on duties the Special Voting Day and December 7 for the nationwide polls.
"On Election Day, security officers are to provide security cover for the mo…
Forty-seven candidates including seven women in eight political parties and five independent parliamentary candidate have filed nominations to contest for 12 parliamentary seats in the Bono Region in the impending December 7 general electi…
Apostle Mark Obeng Andoh, the Sunyani Area Head of the Church of Pentecost on Thursday entreated Ministers of God to propagate the message of peace and refrain from using their pulpits in talking about politics.
He observed the message …
The Vatican has said it is investigating after the Pope's official Instagram account "liked" a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model.
It is unclear when the account "liked" the image of Natalia Garibotto, who was dressed up in a scho…
Mexico has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 - the fourth country to pass the sombre milestone.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the country has suffered 100,104 deaths since the pandemic began.
The news comes jus…
US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia has been confirmed by a recount, as legal efforts by Donald Trump's allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three states.
The Democrat beat his Republican rival in Georgia by 12…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced that come Thursday, 26th November, 2020, it will together with other political parties, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and all progressive forces embark on a Probity and Accountabil…
Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has sacked Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Isse Awad, hours after a row over Mogadishu’s position on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict.
"In a decree issued by the office of the Somali prime ministe…
Consistently, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) keeps increasing its votes in the Ketu North Constituency but is yet to win the parliamentary seat since 1992.
The NPP’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, w…
Women’s rights group, Equality Now, has filed a case against the Tanzanian government at the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights over its ban on pregnant girls from attending school.
The organisation, in a statement, said that goi…
The anti-corruption commission in Sierra Leone says it's considering issuing an arrest warrant against the former president, Ernest Bai Koroma, after he failed to comply with a summons for questioning.
His lawyers said it hadn't been sa…