The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on the people of Ahwaiso in the Bibiani Ahwaiso Bekwai constituency of the Western North Region to take into account pol…
South Africa’s Auditor General Kimi Makwetu has described his findings into alleged corruption in the disbursement of the government’s Covid-19 relief fund as "frightening".
Some $26bn (£19bn), the equivalent of 10% of the country’s GDP…
India confirmed 83,883 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the BBC's Jill McGivering reports.
This brings India's total number of confirmed cases to more than 3.8m - just 100,000 behind Brazil, the country with the second-highest …
The UN mission in South Sudan will set up a peacekeeping base in Lobonok, where six bodyguards of Vice-President James Wani Igga were killed last month.
The mission cited other attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys in the region…
The US government has cut $100m (£75m) in aid to Ethiopia over the ongoing dispute about the construction of a mega dam on the River Nile, news agency Reuters reports, quoting a US congressional source.
"Up to $100m or so will be affect…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's office has dismissed a media report that indicated one of his aides had tested positive for Covid-19.
The presidency said all aides are routinely tested for coronavirus and the named staff member ha…
Nigeria's House of Representatives speaker Femi Gbajabiamila is going to Ghana for a meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart following the recent diplomatic tension.
Mr Gbajabiamila told Nigerian media that the main topic of discussion wo…
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged charges against police who shot two black Americans, Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor.
Speaking in Delaware, Mr Biden did not specify what counts should be brought in the cases, which …
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.
Daniel Prude, 41, was suffering from mental health issues when police restrained him in…
Human Rights Watch says the authorities in Tanzania have stepped up repression of opposition parties and non-governmental organisations ahead of next month's elections.
Human Rights Watch has also criticised new media restrictions which…
The National Democratic Party (NDP) will, on Friday acclaim former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, as flagbearer ahead of the 2020 elections.
This will be the second time Mrs Rawlings would be running as a presidential candida…
The Bolgatanga East Constituency Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Reverend Emmanuel Abugre Abole, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, have settled a long-standing dispute and given peace a chance.
This was ma…
Some normality has resumed at the Vatican as Pope Francis welcomed members of the public to his weekly audiences for the first time in 26 weeks.
He kissed the Lebanese flag in an act of prayer for the country, blessed children from a di…
It's hard work for governments to enforce coronavirus restrictions. So when the Dutch justice minister - who has that particular task - got married last week, there was an outcry when photos emerged showing his wedding guests not observing…
The most powerful elected US Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, has visited a hair salon in San Francisco, breaking rules that only allow service outdoors, in order to control the spread of coronavirus.
Ms Pelosi was also seen with a face mask aro…
Thousands of people on Tuesday night poured onto the streets of the Upper West Regional capital, Wa, to welcome Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
A statement issued by Mr Jame…
Mr. Augustine Collins Ntim, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has reiterated government’s commitment to improve on structures to help strengthen the decentralization process and transform local governance.
The f…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected a 42-year-old pharmacy technician, Mr. Sampson Oti Boateng, as its parliamentary candidate for New Juaben North for the December 7 polls.
He defeated a former Municipal Chief…
Political leaders have been urged to be truthful and be consistent with what they say at all times.
Mr Emmanuel Arthur, Chief Executive Officer of Advocate for Social Intervention Ghana (ASIG) who made the call, said it was important fo…
Government has re-launched the GH COVID-19 tracker App which was first launched on April 13, 2020.
The app was first launched by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to help boost government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic i…
The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabialamila arrived in Ghana Wednesday morning at the head of a Nigerian delegation for a two day visit to the Parliament of Ghana.
He was received on arrival at the Kotoka I…
The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has held a Town Hall Meeting at the auditorium of The Lord Is There Church at Kokompe in Accra.
It is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the stakeholders, the Municipal Chief Exec…
Three persons, all males, have filed nominations to contest the flagbearer position for the People's National Convention (PNC).
They are; Mr. Samson Asaki Awingobit, Reverend Samuel Adjay and Mr David Apasera.
A total of 21 others s…
Mali's ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been admitted to a hospital in the capital Bamako, the Associated Press reports.
It quoted two anonymous sources at a clinic where the former leader is reportedly being treated.
The …
The Zimbabwean government has announced that schools will be reopened in two weeks for students who will sit for examinations later in the year.
Those preparing to sit for Cambridge examinations will resume on 14 September.
Students pr…
The Trump administration has indicated that it will not participate in international coalition efforts to find and distribute a vaccine for Covid-19 because the World Health Organization (WHO) is involved.
The Washington Post newspaper …
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s chief government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, moved a step closer to becoming the next premier when the ruling party decided on Tuesday on a slimmed-down leadership vote that favours the long-time lieutenant of Prim…
US Representative Joseph Kennedy III has been defeated in his bid to become senator for Massachusetts.
The grandson of assassinated presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy lost the Democratic primary to incumbent Senator Ed Markey on Tuesda…
Fourteen people are on trial in France over the deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
Most of the alleged accomplices are in court in Paris, but three are being tried in absentia.
They are accused of helping …
The Zimbabwean government has said that white farmers whose tracts of land were seized between 2000 and 2001 under a government programme of land reform can apply to get them back.
Where the land cannot be given back, the farmers will b…
The Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has stressed the need for functionaries and members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intensify their house-to-house campaigns for the party to retain political power in the December 7, 2020, gen…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader in Parliament, Tuesday, said the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government will abrogate the Agyapa Royalties Agreement.
He said the NDC Minority would put the London Stock Exchange and the F…
The daughter of Hotel Rwanda film hero Paul Rusesabagina, who was arrested on terror charges, has said the family hasn't heard from him.
Anaise Kanimba told the BBC's Newsday programme that the family last heard from him on Thursday whe…
The authorities in Senegal have started to gradually reopen the country's eight universities for in-person learning after they were closed for more than five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reopening will depend on the capac…
Professor Naana Jane Opoku- Agyemang, the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will embark on a three day tour of all the nine constituencies in the Western North Region on Wednesday September 02, 2020.
…
The Obuasi East District Assembly has donated quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Obuasi East Union of Churches.
The items which included 7,000 pieces of nose masks, 3,000 bottles of hand sanitizers to support the c…
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The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) , Hajia Alima Mahama, has given a firm assurance that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will ensure the partisan election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief …
ndia has set a record for the world's highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases.
The nation, the world's third-most infected, on Sunday reported 78,761 new cases in 24 hours, passing the number posted in the US on 17 July.
The…
India's former president Pranab Mukherjee has died 21 days after it was confirmed that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The 84-year-old was in hospital to remove a clot in his brain when it was discovered he also had Co…
Construction on the dam began in 2011Image caption: Construction on the dam began in 2011.
Ethiopia's government has demanded an explanation from the US over a report that it has reduced its funding of Ethiopia as the dispute continues …
South Africa's governing party officials have said President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before an integrity commission to answer questions about a controversial campaign donation.
But Jessie Duarte, a senior member of the African Natio…
Resident doctors in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, will begin an "indefinite" strike on Tuesday morning over non-payment of what they term as "Covid-19 hazard and inducement allowance" since April.
The Association of Resident Doctors said th…
The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, has accepted his party's nomination to seek a controversial third term.
Mr Condé, who was first elected in 2010, pushed through a constitutional change in a referendum in March which allowed him to …
Ugandan opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he is two years younger than purported by his critics in a recent row over his real age.
Bobi Wine, a presidential nominee for Uganda's elections in Jan…
US President Donald Trump has defended supporters for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes.
He suggested a teen accused of killing two in Wisconsin last week and Trump fans involved in clashes in Oregon on Saturday had ac…
One of India's most competitive college exams - which determines the fate of millions of young people - is starting on Tuesday, amid protests and fear over rising Covid-19 cases.
Many students have campaigned to delay the Joint Entrance…
Mali’s military leaders have held a series of meetings with political, social and religious groups to discuss a transition to civilian rule.
The talks were due to take place on Saturday but were postponed due to disagreements with the M…
A number of Saudi officials, including two members of the royal family, have been sacked.
A royal decree said Saudi King Salman had relieved Prince Fahad bin Turki of his role as commander of joint forces in the Saudi-led coalition in Y…
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) is set to outdoor its Flagbearer in the person of Dr Henry Herbert Lartey in the few weeks.
This came to light when Mr. Ato Dadzie, the General Secretary of the Party formally launched the Pa…