The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the 3rd Session of the International Conference of the Public Investments Fund Future Investment Initiative (FII), to be held from October 29 to 31, 2019.
The…
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) in the Greater Accra Region has outlined its achievement over the past two and a half years, with the most remarkable being the introduction of an integrated system that it claims has led to an increa…
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday Lebanon should urgently implement reforms to restore confidence and economic stability, as protesters kept up the pressure on politicians they accuse of corruption by setting up new road block…
Fishing communities on Kenya’s north coast will be the first to benefit from “smart” identity cards aimed at distinguishing genuine fishermen and loggers from poachers who raid waters and cut down mangroves vital to ease climate change thr…
The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S. raid is a further blow to a jihadist group that once held a swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria, experts said, but the organization and its ideology remain dangerous.
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Claudia López, a gay politician who advertises herself as "incorruptible", has become the first woman to be elected mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogotá.
The 49-year-old centre-left candidate had won 35.2% of the vote with nearly all vot…
The longest-serving black member of the US Congress, John Conyers, has died at home at the age of 90, police in Detroit say.
The Democrat resigned under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations in December 2017 after a career lasting ne…
Zimbabwe's government has condemned the US' decision to slap sanctions on State Security Minister Owen Ncube over his alleged involvement in gross violations of human rights, state-owned The Herald reports.
The US State Department annou…
Air Zimbabwe's only serviceable plane has been given permission to fly to South Africa again, after settling debts that saw it impounded in Johannesburg last week.
The South African city is Air Zimbabwe's only international destination.…
The Liberal Party of Ghana ( LPG) has given the assurance that, when given the nod in the 2020 elections, it would institute innovative policies to eradicate poverty and create wealth for all Ghanaians.
Mr John Amekah, the acting Nation…
The Berekum East Municipal Assembly has completed 40 physical infrastructural projects to enhance development, make government policies and development agenda a reality, promote good governance and accountability in the Municipality.
Fu…
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has held its official 'meet the press' engagement with a call on residents to immediately report sanitation issues to the Assembly.
The engagement was in fulfilment of a directive issued by governmen…
Over 21 communities and health facilities in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region have been provided with mechanized boreholes to improve access to potable water.
In addition to the boreholes, the district also benefited…
Distribution of the stocks of Super Cereal, produced by one of WFP’s suppliers, were suspended following an outbreak of illness
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will begin destroying global stocks of a blended food product,…
Forced begging is the most prevalent form of trafficking but traffickers also subject youth to domestic servitude, forced labour in gold mines, and sex trafficking
Senegal is an origin, transit, and destination country for many migrants…
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will meet with government leaders in India this week to strengthen joint efforts to boost farmers’ incomes and build sustainable food systems, and …
President Nyusi won the presidential election with 73% of the votesImage caption: President Nyusi won the presidential election with 73% of the votes
Mozambique’s opposition has called for a re-run of the general election alleging intim…
Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns.
Mr Fernández secured more than the 45% of the vote needed to win, beating conservative incumbent Mauric…
A two-day training programme aimed at equipping some stakeholders in the country’s governance system with knowledge and skills to mobilise broad based support for the upcoming referendum has ended in Accra.
Organised by a governance i…
Ghana’s quest to attain its development goals will continue to face a setback until political parties design their manifestoes to fit the country’s national development agenda.
According to a United Kingdom-based Ghanaian preacher, Re…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on the Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, to take a critical look at the non-resolution of the matter involving the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, …
South Africa has banned Zimbabwe's national airline from using its airports because of unpaid fees.
The South African airport management company said Air Zimbabwe's only serviceable plane had been stopped earlier this week from flying i…
The resignation of the leader of South Africa's main opposition party has robbed it of a man who was viewed as a potential president and raised questions of whether it can tackle the country's ingrained racial injustice, as Andrew Harding …
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said the UK will leave the European Union (EU) on 31 October "deal or no deal". But Chancellor Sajid Javid has now conceded that the deadline "can't be met".
While opposition parties decide in w…
Mr Isaac Kofi Asomaning, the National Director for Research and Monitoring of the Electoral Commission (EC), has called on Women and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) to actively participate in the forthcoming District Level Election…
Mrs Eudora Quartey-Koranteng, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana to the Republic of Italy, has presented her letters of accreditation to President Borut Pahor of Slovenia.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign…
Mr Ernest Patrick Kojo Mallet, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for South Dayi, said the Assembly would continue to use government's policies and programmes to enhance the livelihoods of the people.
"We in South Dayi District Assembly…
Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament on Thursday directed Chief Directors of the various Ministries to expressly communicate the absence of any Minister scheduled to answer questions on the floor of the House.
This follo…
A lovesick German teenager outdid Shakespeare's Romeo by scaling a 4m (13ft) prison wall and climbing up to his ex-girlfriend's barred window.
But the 18-year-old refused to come down and the fire brigade in northern Germany used a ladd…
Women aspirants who filed to contest in the upcoming District Level Election (DLE) in the Ashanti Region by the close of nomination, constitutes less than 6 per cent of the total number of candidates.
Out of the total of 4,197 candidate…
The authorities in Tanzania have arrested four Chinese contractors because of slow progress in a state-funded project in the coastal city of Dar es Salaam.
The three men and a woman are employed by two companies contracted to build a ca…
A leading US senator has accused the Zimbabwean government of trying to deflect blame for the economic hardships facing the country.
Jim Risch, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says responsibility for the current e…
Mr Ali Osman, the Upper West Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to women groups and other stakeholders in the electoral body to collaborate effectively to ensure a high voter turnout in the impending District L…
Members of the Northern House of Chiefs have appealed to government to expedite action on developing the Houses of Chiefs in the Savannah and North-East regions
They said this would enhance development efforts and efficient administrati…
Children and Youth Parliament, a project aimed at harnessing the potentials of the youth, particularly girls, to prepare them towards their future careers, has been launched at Awutu Bereku in Central Region.
This was initiated by Plan…
Mokgweetsi Masisi was declared president of Botswana on Friday, retaining his position and the ruling Botswana Democratic Party’s long dominance of power despite a strong opposition challenge in this week’s election.
The BDP surpassed t…
Amnesty International has condemned Iranian authorities for cutting off the fingers of a man convicted of theft.
The rights group said the amputation, carried out at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran, was "an abhorrent for…
Several students in Uganda are reported to have been injured after the military carried out a night-time raid at the halls of residence at Makerere University in the capital, Kampala.
Opposition politicians and activists have expressed …
The Bibiani -Ahwiaso -Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Alfred Amoah has announced all the government flagship programmes and interventions are progressing steadily in the Municipality.
"The government's flagship programme of Free SH…
Residents of Pigbengben community in the Wa West District have appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to create a polling station in the community to enable them to participate in national elections with ease.
They said the poor road…
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has declared its full support for the National Referendum to amend Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution.
The Party has, therefore, urged its supporters and all well-meaning Ghanaians to vote "Yes", to…
With an estimated 23,000 MW hydroelectric production capacity, Cameroon has the second largest hydroelectric potential in Africa and the 18th largest worldwide
For many years, Cameroon’s national electricity supply has been notoriously …
UNESCO Together with Merck Foundation will continue to build research capacity in the African Research Community in the fields of science and sustainability
Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany…
The Roscongress Foundation signed a number of cooperation agreements on the first day of the Russia–Africa Economic Forum to establish effective communication between the expert and business communities of the Russian Federation and Africa…
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organizes a Regional Conference on Improving Water Productivity in Agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that the Regional C…
Between 2018 and 2019, devastating floods, including Cyclone Idai, affected the whole sub region from Angola to Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi
Southern Africa needs to act now and build capacity within …
Statement by David Clay, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Thank you, Mr President. We hope to see both governments seize the opportunities this offers for for…
The CoM SSA initiative uses a bottom up approach pioneered by funders the European Union that mobilizes local actors for sustainable energy access
2000 representatives of the African cities, local and regional governments, and non-state…
Cyclone Kenneth arrived just six weeks after Cyclone Idai had made landfall in central Mozambique
Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in northern Mozambique on 25 April with winds over 200km/hour and caused extensive damage in Cabo Delgado an…
News that the bank JP Morgan in the USA is going to open up jobs to those with a criminal record may be good news for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that relaxed its finance sector hiring rules last year, but not necessar…