Our continent is hurtling towards an uncertain future that is being shaped by the forces of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s too early to tell how exactly the confluence of rapid change and exponential technological advances will pla…
Discussion topics included the current state of the seed sector, the role of government in the production and distribution of quality seed
The U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a Seed S…
A former Congolese rebel leader has been sentenced to 30 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed "Terminator", was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldier…
Two former employees of Twitter have been charged in the US with spying for Saudi Arabia.
The charges, unsealed on Wednesday in San Francisco, allege that Saudi agents sought personal information about Twitter users including known crit…
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is engaging the services of 260 civic, voters and peace educators to undertake community-level engagements with citizens and educate them on the essence of the upcoming December 17 dis…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it cannot appoint enemies to run its government and that the assertion by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Akufo-Addo-led administration is running a family and friends governmen…
A pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong has been stabbed in the street by a man pretending to be a supporter.
In footage posted online, a man is seen approaching Junius Ho with flowers before reaching into a bag - saying he wants a picture …
One thousand election-day observers are to be deployed by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) to monitor the District Level Election and National Referendum scheduled to take place on December 17.
The observers, who wou…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the Ghanaian electorate to turn out in their numbers on December 17 to vote ‘Yes’ in the Referendum to repeal Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution and obtain the power to elect directly th…
The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been taking part in a strike since September over pay.
Last month a court ruled that the strike was illegal and ordered them back to work but they defied the ruling.
Hundreds o…
Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are in the US capital, Washington DC, for Wednesday's crunch talks on the controversial building of a mega dam along the River Nile.
The Grand Renaissance dam, under construction in north…
Mr Samuel Opoku, an Aspiring Assembly Member of the Nkawie-Panin electoral area in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality, has called for greater unity among all the tribal groups in the community to promote speedy development.
He said…
The Sunyani Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) is to mount platforms for candidates in the Municipality vying for the District Level Election (DLE) slated for Tuesday, December 17 this year.
Mr Yaw Badu Amaniampong, the Sunyani Wes…
The Amenfi Central District Assembly of the Western Region has held its maiden "Meet the Press" to deliberate all the government flagship programmes and interventions in the District.
The District Chief Executive, Mr Patrick Hackson Amp…
Vulnerable groups including rural women should actively participate in local governance to help construct a just society for all, the Tamale Ecclesiastical Province Pastoral Conference (TEPPCON), says.
The Tamale Ecclesiastical Province…
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicated that 270,000 individuals were affected by the cyclone
Over eight months after Cyclone Idai devastated Sourthern Africa, the…
With the Lake Albert oil beginning to flow, Uganda has set its sights on further resources
Africa Oil Week (Africa-OilWeek.com) got off to a high profile start with a prestigious Ministerial and VIP Symposium on the 28th floor of First …
International Organization for Migration (IOM): USD 54 Million Needed to Assist 113,000 Vulnerable Migrants in Horn of Africa, Yemen
Approximately five per cent of all migrant arrivals into Yemen tracked by IOM in the first six months o…
Our world seems to be changing faster than ever – technologically, environmentally, socially – and in so many other ways. It is hard for any of us to keep up with the astonishing pace and scale of developments, and their impact for better …
A recalled US ambassador at the centre of the Trump impeachment inquiry said she felt threatened by a cryptic remark the president made about her on a call.
Ex-envoy to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told Congress she was "very concerned" by…
At least five US citizens, a mother and four children, have been killed in a violent attack by suspected drug cartel gunmen in northern Mexico.
The victims are said to be members of the LeBaron family, linked to a breakaway Mormon commu…
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has made major changes to his cabinet and security establishment, appointing a new army chief and dropping a minister who has not been seen in public for months.
Maj Gen Jean Bosco Kazura has been promoted…
Seven brands of peanut butter have been suspended in Kenya over fears that they contain a high level of a toxin called aflatoxin, which is produced by certain fungi in agricultural crops.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has asked t…
Tanzania’s members of parliament will start using tablets for official parliamentary business as the law-making body goes paperless.
The MPs were issued with the gadgets on Monday ahead of the sessions on Tuesday afternoon in the capita…
Mr Nicholas Fiifi Baako, the Municipal Chief Executive for Assin Fosu Municipality has called on the central government to release the galamsey excavators confiscated by the State to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MM…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hasgiven the assurance of elevating the Akatsi South District into a municipality.
The assurance followed requests from Togbe Dorglo Anumah VI, Paramount Chief and President of Avenor Traditional Co…
A local government expert has urged chiefs to rally their subjects towards a "yes" vote in the December 17 referendum on the election of Metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs).
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, the Technical …
Former President John Dramani Mahama, has asked the electorate to vote for him in the 2020 general election and "change the change" that came in 2016.
He said everywhere he went, he was met with concerns over stalled projects and econom…
The Ningo-Prampram District Assembly (NIPDA) has projected the success stories of government's flagship programmes, following a directive for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to engage the media on such projec…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday stated that Ghanaians are happy with the initiatives of his administration and will therefore retain the NPP in that respect.
Some of the policies he mentioned as; free Senior High School,…
The sister of former Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, Turkish officials say.
The 65-year-old, named as Rasmiya Awad, was detained in a raid on Monday near the town of Azaz, offici…
The US has begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, notifying the UN of its intention to leave, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move.
The notification begins a one-year process of exiting …
Pirates have kidnapped nine crew members from a Norwegian shipping vessel off the coast of Benin in West Africa.
The vessel was carrying gypsum, a mineral used as a fertiliser, and was at anchor, owner JJ Ugland said.
The Gulf of Gui…
Following "Day of the Dead" celebrations, demonstrators marched through Mexico City calling for an end to violence against women.
The marchers carried more than 100 purple crosses through the capital, each bearing the name of a woman wh…
Three thieves have broken into a medieval cathedral in south-western France using a log tied to the roof of their car, the authorities say.
They helped themselves to chalices and other treasures, much of it gold, at the cathedral in Olo…
Ugandan police have fired tear gas at journalists in the capital, Kampala, in protests against alleged police abuse. Five people were arrested but later released.
The demonstrations followed the arrest of several journalists at Makerere…
The former District Chief Executive (DCE) of Prestea Huni-Valley district in the Western Region, Mr Robert Wisdom Cudjoe, has been elected by popular acclamation to contest the parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Co…
A-ten-member referendum campaign committee has been inaugurated at Daboase in the Wassa-East District to sensitize the voter population for a massive turn-out in the upcoming December 17 referendum exercise.
The committee is being chair…
The Biakoye District Assembly has at as September, this year, generated a total revenue of GH 93,212 from a budget revenue target of GH 267,033 for the 2019 financial year, which represented 34.91 percent.
It however made a 36.26 percen…
Visually impaired voters have unanimously advocated for the sanctity of the voting processes to ensure a true secrecy of the ballot during voting at the upcoming District level Elections and Referendum as well as future exercises.
They…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged traditional rulers to develop and implement a code of conduct for themselves to uphold strict principles of transparency and accountability for the power and resou…
Political parties have been urged to prioritise local level development in their manifestoes for the 2020 general election.
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, the Technical Adviser of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, said as the…
Moving from huge fears to busloads of visitors: A Guinean doctor remembers overcoming community mistrust to treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Many doctors and epidemiologists from Guinea have offered their skills and e…
Women's Advancement in all Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action Must be Seized by a Sense of Urgency
The Year 2020 will mark 25 years since the world signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA)
With 10 years to …
Horn of Africa countries launch regional initiative as peace dividend beckons, $15 billion investment on the cards
The initiative was formalized on 18 October, on the sidelines of the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund (IMF) A…
The winners of the eighth UPPA, the second East African Photography Award (EAPA) and the fourth Young Photographer Award (YPA) were announced on Saturday, 26 October
Canon (CanonCNA.com), the global leader in the field of imaging soluti…
Algerian riot police clashed with judges participating in a nationwide strike on Sunday in the north-western port city of Oran, local media report.
The judges are pushing for the independence of the judiciary after an unprecedented mass…
A book that highlights the activities of Ghana’s Parliament and provides practical details about how parliamentarians carry out their constitutional mandate has been launched in Accra.
Titled “How Parliament works in Ghana”, the 117-pag…
India's top court has accused state governments of "passing the buck" on air pollution and failing to take action to tackle Delhi's toxic smog.
The Supreme Court also said authorities were only interested in "gimmicks", rather than conc…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for public participation in the drafting of its manifesto for the 2020 elections.
The 2020 Manifesto Committee of the party has in a statement dated Sunday, November 3, 2019…