The United Nations is calling for nominations for the 2020 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize
The Award is presented every five years to two individuals: one female and one male.
The Prize was established in June 2014 by …
Major outbreaks of the new coronavirus have suddenly been detected in both Italy and Iran in the past few days.
Meanwhile, cases in South Korea have surged making it one of the worst-affected countries.
The new coronavirus is no long…
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91.
Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt.
He was found guilty of complicity in the kill…
The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) in collaboration with the National Youth Authority (NYA) has inaugurated the KoKMA youth parliament in Accra.
The initiative is to identify young people from the ages of 15 to 35 years to con…
Kenya’s agriculture minister has banned the slaughter of donkeys and ordered the closure of all donkey abattoirs in the country.
Peter Munya gave the owners of the Kenya’s four donkey abattoirs a month to transition to slaughtering othe…
Ms Gloria Ofori-Boadu, a private legal practitioner and law lecturer, has filed her nomination to contest the Abuakwa South Constituency seat in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries.
Ms Ofori-Boadu, who contested for the sea…
The Convention People's Party (CPP) on Monday called on political parties and Ghanaians to return to the progressive values to enable the country restore its prosperity and productivity.
The CPP said, the nation had lost its ideals and…
Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa Central has appealed to delegates to vote for him to retain the seat for the Party in the Election 2020.
Mr Agyemang Manu made the appeal when …
Nana Ama Asefo-Boakye, an aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency has filed her nomination forms to contest the party's primaries, calling on delegates to vote for tried and tested …
A 10-member District Census Implementation Committee (DCIC) for the Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly, has been inaugurated with a call on Ghanaians to avail themselves for the successful conduct of the 2020 Population and Housing Census (PH…
Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed their nomination papers at the close of nominations on Thursday, February 20, to contest in 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region.
Surprisingly, the…
Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants have filed their nomination papers to contest the New Patriotic Party's Parliamentary Primary in the 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region, where the Party has sitting Members of Parliament.…
Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has resigned in a surprise move that could unravel the ruling coalition.
The resignation of Mr Mahathir, 94, comes amid rumours that he may form a new coalition without his designated successor, Anwar Ibrah…
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have visited the Taj Mahal on the first day of their trip to India.
The iconic monument to love was the second stop in a 36-hour official visit, Mr Trump's first to India.
Earlier in the…
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé has told his rivals to accept preliminary election results showing he has won by a landslide, the AFP news agency reports.
Some Togolese worry that a contested outcome could lead to political violence, …
Nigeria's ministry of communications has denied reports that it has been spying on mobile phone and social media users.
This comes after a fake statement went viral and caused panic by claiming that all mobile phones are connected to th…
An eight-member committee has been inaugurated at Sege in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region to implement this year's Population and Housing Census to be conducted in May.
The Committee chaired by Mr. Justice Bayong Marf…
The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has asked the Electoral Commission to transfer existing data of voters onto the biometric devices to be acquired for the 2020 election.
"Instead of stressing Ghanaians with unending reregistration, t…
Mr Joseph Kwaku Asare, the Assembly Member of the Achiase Electoral Area in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has been elected the Presiding Member of the Juaben Municipal Assembly.
This was after two previous elections fai…
Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, the Paramount Chief of the Kwahu Traditional Area, has urged the youth, especially in the Kwahu Afram Plains, to avoid activities that would result in violence during the electioneering.
He said violence r…
Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, National Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the next NDC government would support local businesses to thrive.
Mr. Ampofo was addressing members of the National Democratic Congress in the Kpone-Ka…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has backed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) plan to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections.
According to the President, the decision makes a lot of sense.
Speaking at a…
Nigeria: All hands on deck to implement Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, says Minister Nanono
A workshop was held in Abuja from 17 to 18 February to address the categorization and location of the SAPZs
The African Developmen…
The country achieved the feat ahead of its wildlife tourism rivals South Africa and Kenya
Tanzania continued to cement its status as among the world’s best tourism destinations after scooping the Best International Wildlife Destination …
Africa’s first regional PPP hydropower project reaches key milestone
Finance Minister signs grant agreement with European Investment Bank in Bujumbura
EUR 9 million European support unlocks final preparatory works for Ruzizi III hyd…
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé has won re-election, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission.
However, opposition leader Agbéyomé Kodjo has accused the authorities of widespread fraud.
The president's office …
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year.
Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent fr…
Fears are growing that the coronavirus outbreak could reach pandemic scale as more cases emerge around the world.
Most infections are in China but other nations like South Korea, Italy and Iran are battling the virus, which causes respi…
A book detailing the works of the West African Nationalist Secretariat (WANS) formed by Dr Kwame Nkrumah to build a united movement throughout West Africa for independence has been launched in Accra.
The 192- page book, titled Kwame N…
IMANI, a policy think tank in Africa, has stated that handing over the clearance system at the country’s ports to UNIPASS is inappropriate, since the action stands the risk of eroding all the achievements made under the paperless clearin…
Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents, a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States.
A hero to admirers…
Candidates have ended their campaigns ahead of the first round of Togo's presidential elections on Saturday.
In his final public address in his hometown Kara, north of the capital Lomé, President Faure Gnassingbé told supporters that th…
Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim Haruna, the Acting Chairperson of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP) on Thursday said the Party would target strategic seats across the country in Election 2020 to ensure the Party wins those seats.
She said it wa…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo filed his nomination papers to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the December General Election with an advice to members to shun acrimony, which will cause the Party its deserving victory.
In th…
Naa Seidu Abdulai Nawologmo, the Paramount Chief of the Bulenga Traditional Area, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for fulfilling his promise he made to the people of the Wa East District by awarding the Wa-Bulenga Road …
Nigeria’s Interior Minister Ogbeni Aregbesola has asked the US to reverse its new visa restrictions on Nigerians.
US visa restrictions for citizens of Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania came into force on Friday.
…
Mr Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie, the Publisher of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper has filed his nomination forms to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Okaikoi South constituency.
Mr Kuranchie…
A total of 55 Persons With Disability (PWDs) have received various forms of support totalling GHC86,000.00 from the Ho Municipal Assembly Common Fund.
The items they received as support include six chest freezers, two sewing machines, a…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress, Former President John Mahama, to provide strategic policies and governance structures implemented during his tenure to combat illegal mining.…
Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, Catholic Bishop of the Yendi Diocese has appealed to Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to help Kingmakers of Dagbon to come out with a clear succession plan.
The plan, he said s…
A video featuring a pregnant nurse treating patients in a hospital in the virus epicentre of Wuhan has sparked a backlash across China.
The video by state media outlet CCTV was meant to portray nine-month pregnant Zhao Yu as a hero.
…
Kenyan students living in China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the of the coronavirus outbreak, are better off left there to minimise the risk of the virus spreading, a government spokesman has said.
https://twitter.com/SpokespersonGoK/…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region is calling for stakeholder engagements to stem secessionists agenda in the Region.
Mr Henry Ametefe, Regional Chairman of the Party, in a release copied to the Ghana News Agency…
Mr William Yamoah, one of the six candidates who have picked nomination forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Asante-Akim South Constituency, has successfully submitted his forms.
Accompanied b…
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Afigya-Kwabre South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stressed the need for consensus building among Party executives and opinion leaders in the constituencies in the selection and approval of…
Once fully implemented, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will unlock significant but uneven growth opportunities on the continent. According to research from Baker McKenzie and Oxford Economics, AfCFTA's US$ 3 trillion Oppo…
“Go and register, I appeal to every Ghanaian to go and register, it is our civic right to do so,” were the words of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he delivered the 2020 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday.
Th…
2.9 million people, including 1.6 million children, affected by one or more of humanitarian crises in Niger
UNICEF took this opportunity to appeal for solidarity to help the Government of Niger and its partners meet the urgent needs of …
People fleeing the violence report attacks on their villages by militant groups, killing, raping, pillaging
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s pre…
Following a meeting between Ms Kaag and Prime Minister Abiy, the crown was officially handed over at a special ceremony
Today the Dutch government returned an important religious crown, the property of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, to …