Officials in Kenya say that there has been a significant rise in teenage pregnancies, especially since the start of Covid-19 restrictions in March.
Data released by the health ministry show that in just one county about 4,000 teenage gi…
Mr Joseph Osei Owusu, Member of Parliament for Bekwai, has appealed to the New Patriotic Party supporters to be decorous in their campaigns ahead of the Party’s parliamentary primaries on Saturday.
They should desist from the use of abu…
Jean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92.
Her daughter Kym confirmed her death to US media on Thursday.
Ms Smith was the second youngest of the nine Kennedy siblings, wh…
A police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the back last week in Atlanta, Georgia, will be charged with murder and assault, officials say.
Garrett Rolfe, who has already been fired, faces 11 charges related to Rayshard Bro…
An underwater data cable, linking the US to Hong Kong, looks set to be rejected by the US government because of fears of Chinese data theft.
The Pacific Light Cable Network, backed by Google and Facebook, is designed to boost internet s…
The UN-recognised government in Libya is extending the curfew to combat the coronavirus for another 10 days in the areas it controls.
The government based in the capital, Tripoli, has said that the curfew will run from 20:00 until 06:00…
Some 489 medics have died in Russia after contracting coronavirus, the country's health watchdog, Roszdravnadzor, has said.
The latest toll is a sharp rise from the 101 reported last month.
Roszdravnadzor chief Alla Samoilova said pr…
Beijing has in the past week seen a spike of Covid-19 cases - almost all of which have been linked to a huge wholesale food market.
State media said the virus was discovered on chopping boards used for imported salmon at the Xinfadi mar…
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has been criticised over his repeated attacks on "imperialists" and his recent declaration that prayers had ended coronavirus in the East African state.
But this is unlikely to bother him as, throughou…
In the face of a deteriorating economic situation, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has opted to ease lockdown restrictions further even though coronavirus cases are beginning to rise rapidly.
In the past week alone, the number …
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced.
He told a China-Africa summit on Covid-19 on Wednesday that African nations hardest hit by the pan…
Burundi's president-elect, 52-year-old Evariste Ndayishimiye, who is expected to be sworn in Thursday, is highly regarded as a "humble" and "religious" man.
He was among the "most influential" generals since 2005 when his close friend a…
Togbe Kotoku XI, Paramount Chief of Kpenoe Traditional Area, in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to honour invitation by the National House of Chiefs.
He said Chiefs, who were custodi…
The Okaikwei North Constituency Executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put in place measures and precautions to ensure that the Parliamentary Primaries slated for Saturday, June 20, comes off peacefully.
Mr Eric Nana Acquah, Con…
Mr Alexander Akwasi Acquah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for Akim Oda constituency, has launched a comprehensive health insurance for delegates of the party in the constituency.
The aspirant said, the policy woul…
Doctors in Nigeria's public hospitals have gone on strike over what they see as inadequate protective equipment and pay, with an exemption for coronavirus treatment centres.
Health Minister Dr Osagie Ehanire, however, says the issue of …
Sudan's authorities have formed a committee to investigate the discovery of a mass grave in a south-eastern district of the capital, Khartoum.
It is thought to contain the remains of conscripts who were killed in 1998 as they attempted to…
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced that opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who was kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in March, is alive, the AFP news agency reports.
The president is quoted as saying in a speec…
Kenyan investigators have told the BBC that they are investigating all donations and money given to the country to help fight against coronavirus.
They believe that millions of dollars and equipment have been stolen even as the country co…
New Zealand military will now run the country’s border and quarantine operations after two people who were allowed out early later tested positive for coronavirus.
Assistant chief of defence Darryn Webb will be able to use military reso…
Authorities in Arizona, Florida and Texas have reported their largest daily increases in coronavirus infections.
On Tuesday Florida reported 2,783 new cases, Texas 2,622 and Arizona 2,392.
Testing has been increased in all three sout…
All three constituencies in Tema, which are in the hands of the governing New Patriotic Party's (NPP) are ready for Saturday’s primaries to elect parliamentary candidates for the December general election.
Mr Charles Boateng, Tema Cent…
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) says a survey it conducted revealed that 35 per cent of eligible voters declined to participate in the voter registration due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
ChaLoG announcing this in a press release …
Sixty-three candidates including 10 women are contesting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries on June 20 to represent the Party in 27 constituencies in the December 7 general election.
The 63 candidates were cleared by …
Senior African leaders in the United Nations have expressed commitment to act decisively to help end systemic racism against people of African descent and other minority groups.
This will help in promoting and encouraging respect for hu…
A judge who was said to have died of a heart attack while overseeing a corruption trial involving the president's chief of staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo actually died of stab wounds to the head, the justice minister has reveale…
The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have exchanged protests over clashes in a disputed Himalayan border area which led to the deaths of at least 20 Indian troops.
India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said China tried to erect a structur…
Prince Charles has still not fully regained his sense of smell and taste after having coronavirus in March, he revealed on a visit to NHS staff.
The prince discussed his personal experience with the virus as he met workers at the Glouce…
The government has refuted the claims by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) made 631 promises in its 2016 manifesto.
It said the NPP rather made 388 promises in its 2016 manifesto.
“As we get i…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as ‘abysmal’ the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government's realisation of its 2016 manifesto promises.
At its weekly press briefing held in Accra Monday, the party said the NPP governmen…
The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament Tuesday said the Electoral Commission (EC) has informed the House of its intention to reduce the number of registration centres for the new voters’ identification card.
Mr Ha…
The US embassy in South Korea has taken down a Black Lives Matter banner, reportedly after pressure from US leaders.
The large banner went up on Saturday but was removed on Monday.
US media said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pre…
The Chinese capital Beijing has put more neighbourhoods under lockdown and boosted testing as it tries to contain an outbreak of coronavirus.
There were 27 new cases reported on Tuesday, bringing the total to 106 people over five days.
…
For millions of Indians, Jasleen Bhalla's is a familiar voice.
When you dial a phone number in India you don't always hear a ringing as you wait for the other person to answer, but sometimes a piece of music or a message, known locally …
US federal authorities will review investigations into the deaths of two African-Americans who were found hanged from trees in California.
Local police had said there was no foul play in the deaths of Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch, w…
Burundi's foreign ministry says the country's newly-elected president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, will be sworn in on Thursday - two months earlier than planned.
The fast-tracked ceremony follows the death last week of the incumbent, Pierre…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the coronavirus pandemic had worsened unemployment in the country.
In his Youth Day message, Mr Ramaphosa urged young people in the country to partner with government in coming up with "…
Uganda's Electoral Commission has banned mass campaign rallies and encouraged aspiring candidates to campaign through the media.
The commission said the country's general elections will go ahead in January 2021, but with strict measures…
Students of Al-Haramain secondary school attend a class on their first day of re-opened school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered schools at all levels to reopen on 29 June.
He has also ordered …
An American missionary accused of sexually abusing girls at an orphanage he ran in western Kenya has pleaded guilty to the charges in a US court, local media in Philadelphia report.
Gregory Dow is likely to serve up to 16 years in priso…
Central banks in East Africa have been cutting interest rates to encourage businesses to borrow, but the strategy is not working.
Companies are holding back from approaching a bank for a loan, amid concerns about the dramatic slowdown in …
Aspiring parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and their supporters have been advised to accept the outcome of the upcoming primaries in the interest of the party.
Mr Dan Nii Odarley France, Greater Accra Secretary o…
Mr Fred Tetteh Mills, the Assistant Secretary of the New Patriotic Party in the Ablekuma West Constituency, has called on party delegates and executives to endorse the candidature of the current Member of Parliament for the area.
This, …
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), as part of empowering its Assembly members, has organized a three-day training programme on local governance.
The Assembly members were made up of eight old members who retained their seat during th…
The Western Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Francis Ndede Siah has endorsed the candidature of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim Constituency, Mr Joseph Mensah for a second term ahead of the p…
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli and President of the National House of Chiefs, has expressed worry over the, "too much commitment to winning elections" by political parties with less efforts at bringing development to the people.
…
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the death in detention of broadcast journalist Samuel Wazizi who had been imprisoned since 2 August 2019.
“I am deeply concerned a…
Video conference calls with Hibernian players and staff over proposed cuts in wages have taken place.
A consultation period has now started and is expected to last a period of four-to-six weeks before final decisions are made over job l…
New Zealand has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, ending a 24-day run of no new infections in the country.
The cases relate to two women from the same family, both of whom had travelled from the UK and were given special permissio…
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
The site was opened in 2018 to…