Speaker of Parliament Aaron Michael Oquaye on Wednesday directed the First Majority Deputy Chief Whip Matthew Nyidam to communicate to the Finance Minister to make available the 2020 Budget Estimates to the House for consideration.
"We …
New Patriotic Party (NPP) national chairman, Freddie Blay says President Akufo-Addo will definitely seek re-election and that thoughts to the contrary should not even be broached.
He says there should be no speculation of the president …
Sky School Says Blended Learning Model is Needed to Support World’s Displaced Refugees Who Do Not Get a Quality Education
Only 23% of the millions of displaced refugees around the world have access to a quality secondary education. How …
Pope Francis, moving quickly to fill a top financial position left vacant by an ongoing scandal, on Wednesday named a senior official from the Bank of Italy to head the Vatican’s financial regulator.
The Vatican said Carmelo Barbagallo,…
With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vietnam …
A 26-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after a lorry landed on top of a car in the coastal town of Port Elizabeth.
Independent ambulance company Netcare 911 were among the medical workers to respond to the scene of th…
A lawmaker in Zambia has suggested that some prison inmates should be caned instead of serving custodial sentences in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding.
There are currently about 22,000 inmates countrywide with a system designed to ac…
Zimbabwe's senior doctors have released a scathing statement explaining why they are joining their junior colleagues in not turning up to work.
They are protesting against the sacking of hundreds of doctors who have been fired because o…
Mr George Akomea Ankrah, a National Service Person at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority's office at Oda has been elected the President of the Birim Central branch of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA).
Other ele…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the public to stop the political colouration of its activities in relation to the December 17 Referendum and District Level Elections (DLE).
It said the incessant personalit…
Bishop Michael Kwesi Atormu, Founder and Leader of Greater Power and Fire Ministry has expressed concern about divisive party politics which is impacting negatively on the nation's rapid development.
He said now every facet of life was …
The Coalition for Democratic Election Observers (CODEO) has engaged residents of Lekpogunor in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region on the December 17 Referendum and the District Level Elections (DLE).
The CODEO publi…
A Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye has described the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a credible party which fulfils its promises to the citizenry.
According to him, the NPP had since the era of President J.A. Kuffour, init…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated government's commitment to bridge the development gap between northern and southern sectors of the country through implementation of cutting edge policies and programmes.
The introduction…
Demonstrates GE Steam Power’s ongoing commitment to support local communities empower youth and provide opportunities in SSA region
New school in Kaolack, Senegal will provide a safe learning environment for 150 learners; Demonstrates G…
New report calls for more vigilance on gold entering and exiting India
IMPACT’s (IMPACTTransform.org) new report reveals India to be one of the largest gold smuggling hubs in the world.
As a result, gold that is tied to confl…
The Top 25 Movers and Shakers to Watch list forms part of the African Energy Chamber’s African Energy Outlook
United States President Trump’s America First strategy to shape Africa’s energy industry; Barkindos OPEC to bring stability; N…
Through the power of AI technology, innovation and hard-work, Ugu District in KZN first to achieve HIVAIDS epidemic control
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, today officially announced that the first high prevalence district in South Africa…
Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December.
Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Mr Trump could either attend or "stop complaining about the …
The people of Namibia are voting to elect a new president and parliament, against a backdrop of discontent over a lagging economy and massive unemployment.
But analysts say the ruling Swapo party, which has been in power since independe…
Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) expanded access to rural finance and increased agricultural production in Sierra Leone, despite the civil war (1991-2002) and E…
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has called for a comprehensive review of the Affirmative Action Bill to ensure that it achieves the needed results when passed into law.
He said there were a number of gaps in the curr…
UN Ministerial Conference opens with urgent call for change to make gender equality a reality
Bangkok – Over 500 Ministers, senior policymakers, UN officials, civil society, youth and private sector representatives from across Asia and …
The Commonwealth has announced a new partnership designed to reduce domestic violence in member countries.
Today, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland signed a memorandum of understanding with the NO MORE Foundation which is a global mov…
Underpinning the campaign are three national events, including Africa Oil & Investment Forum & Exhibition, April 1-3, 2020 in Malabo
Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons spearheads yearlong effort to attract foreign direct investment in k…
France's silent problem has sparked a protest too loud to ignore.
The names and faces of women who seemed invisible when alive are being paraded after their deaths through France's streets, in a steady stream of protests against the hig…
Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president's office said.
It's believed to be the biggest single loss of life for the French military since the …
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has evacuated 49 of its staff from the town of Beni in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo because of the worsening security situation, following attacks on a UN base and the mayor's off…
A pilot in Zambia performed a heroic feat on Monday when he managed to safely land a Dash 8-300 plane, with 41 passengers on board, after it was hit by lightning and a hailstorm.
The incident happened as the plane, which belongs to loca…
Mr. Thomas Yaw Adjei Baffoe, the Deputy Central Regional Minister, has urged Ghanaians to vote overwhelmingly 'YES' in December 17 referendum, to allow for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
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South Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki has recalled the racism he experienced during an official visit to Sweden in 2000, as he raised concern about the growth of the far-right in Europe, the Mail & Guardian newspaper has reported.
…
Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korley Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, has called on the citizenry to arm themselves with knowledge to demand accountability from duty-bearers.
She said every citiz…
The Ablekuma Central Community Action for Development (ACCAD), a community development non-governmental organisation, has organised the second edition of the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly Aspirants public engagement at the Laterbioko…
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) is calling on the electorate to exercise their franchise in the December 17 Referendum, saying it is their civic responsibility to do so.
"In all these, we must all be seen to be pursuing the nationa…
Residents of Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency have been urged to vote "Yes" in the December referendum to strengthen grassroot democracy.
The Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur made the call when he paid a working visit to t…
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Deputy Minister of Education, has disclosed that gross secondary education enrolment ratio in Ghana is now 62.6 percent, up from 36 percent registered in 2010.
Dr Adutwum said this, while contributing to the 2020 Bu…
People in northern Nigeria are celebrating the renaming of their village from Area of Idiots to Area of Plenty.
The local emir announced the Hausa-language name change after residents complained that they had been mocked for years and w…
Three men falsely convicted of murder in the US state of Maryland have been set free after 36 years in prison.
Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins had been sentenced to life in 1984 for killing a 14-year-old boy a year ea…
The Deputy General of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says if the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has any qualms with the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, they should proceed to court and desist fr…
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChLoG) requested the government to answer 22 questions on the upcoming December 17, 2019 referendum and solicited answers from the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama.
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The government has no agenda to hound the Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo out of office, a Deputy Minister of Information, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide has said.
Reacting to claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on…
As displacement spikes in Burkina Faso, International Rescue Committee (IRC) assessment finds risk of growing health crisis
The assessment found 70% of the households surveyed in the north of Burkina Faso are feeding their children twic…
A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report highlights critical financing gaps in social protection and provides policy recommendations on how these gaps could be closed
More than US$500 billion a year needs to be invested if c…
Hungary is not prepared to support the document if it includes any refence at all to the global compacts for migration or on refugees
“Hungary is only prepared to support an EU agreement with the countries of Africa that concerns the fu…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has called on the Information Service Department (ISD) to intensify the awareness creation efforts on the impending referendum for the citizenry to make informed decision.
"I want to appe…
Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election.
Britain is holding an electi…
Jack Ma, the Chinese businessman and founder of e-commerce and technology giant, Alibaba, is in Addis Ababa for the launch of Electronic World Trade Platform in Ethiopia (eWTP).
The private sector-led initiative works with governments t…
At least 56 people have died in landslides caused by torrential rain in Kenya's West Pokot region on Saturday.
Hundreds of families have been made homeless and are sheltering in churches and schools, and desperately need food, water and…
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said the government will "seriously reflect" after local elections saw massive gains by pro-democracy candidates.
Seventeen of the 18 district councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors, a…
Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has said.
Feronia, which dominates DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to give workers adequat…