International Organization for Migration (IOM) Hits Milestone: 5,002 Gambians Supported with Assisted Return
The reintegration assistance offered aims to address economic, social and psychosocial needs
The Gambia is a small coastal W…
Briefing of Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to the Security Council on recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel
You can follow the briefing of the SRSG Mohamed Ibn Chambas on UN Web TV today 08 January at 3.00 PM GMT
Mr. Mohamed Ibn …
The average annual income in a retired British home edged up to £28,600 this year, enough to provide for a comfortable pension, say experts.
The joint retirement income for two adults lifted 1.2 per cent in the 2018-19 tax year, compa…
The UK is supporting efforts to build the capacity and capability of Somalia’s security forces, ahead of transition to Somali-led security
134 Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers graduated on 7 November from a UK-led training course in …
From farms in Africa to forks in the UK in under 48 hours.
British company Blue Skies supplies UK retailers including Waitrose with fresh fruit by investing sustainably in Ghana, Egypt, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire bringing …
A team of doctors in Nigeria have successfully separated one-year-old conjoined twins.
Lead surgeon Emmanuel Ameh told the BBC the operation to separate Goodness and Mercy Martins at the chest and abdomen took place in November and the …
Since the start of 2019, around 310 000 suspected measles cases have been reported
With the death toll from the world’s worst measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpassing 6000, the World Health Organization …
Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani.
More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asa…
Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Syria at greatest risk of humanitarian crisis in 2020, warn International Rescue Committee (IRC) experts
New analysis by experts from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) shows Yemen is the…
Happy New Year to you all, my fellow countrymen and women.
The last pages of 2019 have shut and a blank new one- 2020- has opened up to us. Within the last 365 days, there has been joy, happiness and fulfilled dreams for a few; but pain…
The Youth Patriotic Movement (YPM), a youth group, has scored the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo 72 percent for keeping its election campaign promises.
The group said it would be a wise decision to vote President Na…
A group of teenagers entered a hospital in Naples and forced staff to drive an ambulance to a nearby neighbourhood to attend a boy suffering a minor knee sprain, Italian doctors say.
The boys targeted an emergency ward in the city centr…
Nigerian police have been placed on “red alert” after the US killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump. He spearheaded Ir…
Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, the Ameer and Missionary -in-Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, has proposed that the fight against corruption should start with reforming social values, grounding in them appropriate concepts of social just…
The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has called on all political leaders to go about the 2020 election campaign with circumspection to safeguard the peace of the nation.
He said they …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged religious and traditional leaders to be bold in criticising the worrying levels of nepotism and corruption in the country.
“Nepotism doesn’t become right because a different government is i…
The governor of Nigeria's northern Kaduna state has tweeted photos of the destruction caused by the gas explosion which killed six people - including the head of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) - in Kaduna city on Saturday.
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George Weah denies that power has got to his headImage caption: George Weah denies that power has got to his head
A protest against Liberia's President George Weah has started in the capital, Monrovia.
The first group of banner-carry…
Students across India have begun protesting against an attack on a prestigious Delhi university by masked men wielding sticks on Sunday.
At least 40 students and staff of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were admitted to hospital w…
Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has called on religious groups and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to continue to speak and generate awareness on the fight against corruption.
"The fight against corruption is an ongoing activity t…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, has called for support for anti-corruption crusaders in their attempts at fighting corruption.
When given the support, he said, they would be in a position to continue to champion the fight to stem …
Uganda is among the 13 teams that have been invited to participate in the two Challenger Series tournaments
The Uganda Rugby Cranes Coach, Tolbert Onyango has summoned a squad to train ahead of the Challenger Series in Chile and Uruguay…
We continue with our review of some significant political activities of 2019.
NPP inaugurates standing, ad hoc committees – April 27, 2019
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appointed 15 new members to its Council of Elders and offici…
President Trump has threatened severe sanctions against Iraq after its parliament called on US troops to leave the country.
"We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that's there. It cost billions of dollars to build. We're not…
Huge crowds have packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran for the funeral of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
Soleimani was assassinated in a US drone strike in Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump.
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The US has announced a countrywide ban on some e-cigarette flavours amid concerns about vaping among teens.
The ban applies to mint and fruit flavours that are offered in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, like the popular pods sold by Juul.…
Reverend Johnson Avuletey, Deputy Volta Regional Minister, has asked the Nation to hold on to God, and anticipate His favour in the year 2020.
He said God had destined the year 2020 to be a good one for all, therefore the Nation must se…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be stepping down when his second term in office ends in 2023.
In a New Year message, Mr Buhari said he would not attempt to exceed the constitutional mandate.
The president said he wa…
None of the six female candidates who contested in the just ended District Level Elections in the Agona West Municipality were able to win in their respective electoral areas.
Three of them, Madam Monica Johnson Siaw, Mrs Jemima Otoo an…
Flights were suspended at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday due to rocket fire and shelling, officials said.
The closure of Mitiga Airport comes a day after Turkey’s parliament voted to allow a troop depl…
Authorities urged Australians on Friday to evacuate parts of the eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales to escape bushfires they fear are set to burn out of control this weekend.
In a harbinger of the searing conditions expecte…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described as a calculated attempt by some individuals to distort history and destroy the legacy laid by the June 4th and 31st December revolutions.
According to him, the two interventions were ca…
The Electoral Commission has announced its intention to compile a new voter register in the first quarter of next year for election 2020 and beyond.
The Commission said the new voter register would include facial recognition to eliminat…
A Sudanese military plane has crashed in West Darfur state killing at least 18 people, including four children.
The aircraft crashed five minutes after taking off from an airport in the state capital of El Geneina.
It had been delive…
The United States embassy in Baghdad urged on Friday all citizens to depart Iraq immediately, hours after the U.S. killed Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in an air strike.
“Du…
The Electoral Commission has said the new voter registration is meant to ensure appropriate and meaningful use of technology to safeguard the efficacy of the ballot count and the acceptance of results.
According to the Commission, the q…
Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to the aforementioned countries from January 7 to 13
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang announces:
At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Hassa…
A Progress Review of the Formation of South Sudan’s Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity
The people of South Sudan deserve a government that respects human rights and leaders who make necessary compromises for the great…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) would issue a two-year validity residence permit to American students and Missionaries in Ghana
Please find below the new visa arrangement between The Republic of Ghana and The United States of Americ…
The stowaway fell from a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to LondonImage caption: The stowaway fell from a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to London
Kenya has started reviewing its airport access rules, six months after a stowaway fe…
Iran's most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US air strike in Iraq.
The 62-year old spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
He was kille…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to imbibe and exude the virtues of peace, unity and love as the nation enters a new year.
Quoting from the scriptures, Vice President Bawumia emphasised that a peaceful, united nat…
Shares of Tullow Oil dropped by nearly a fifth on Thursday as the Africa-focused oil producer’s update on the commercial viability of its new well offshore Guyana disappointed investors.
Tullow said the Carapa well in the Kanuku offshor…
In the centre of bustling and busy Barcelona there is unusual quiet: just the babble of children playing in a small playground and the sound of the birds.
There is virtually no traffic and the space where cars would have parked is given…
Taiwan's top military official is among eight people killed when a military helicopter made an emergency landing in mountainous terrain, officials say.
General Shen Yi-ming and 12 others were on the Black Hawk helicopter when it was for…
The Reverend Isaac Obed Asamoah, Senior Pastor of Gospel Faith Ministries, Accra, has pleaded with all political parties to ensure that the 2020 general election activities are devoid of political vigilantism to avoid its associated chaos.…
Former President John Dramani Mahama and Presidential flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress has expressed concern about the growing loss of faith and trust in the country's democratic system.
He described it as a 'looming dange…
World Leaders have dispensed out goodwill messages to affirm commitment to global peace and progressive development in 2020.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson New Year message tweeted: "Hoping to make it a fantastic one for Britain. Happy…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), in a New Year message said: "I would like to wish Ghanaians at home and abroad a 2020 that comes with positive change that contributes to personal and societal advancement.
"May 2020 bring with it the p…
Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described the country's laws on political party financing and campaigning as vague and called for it to be strengthened.
He said the laws must be…