Mr Ishmael Agyekumhene, Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has advised Ghanaians to stop politicizing energy issues.
He said the energy situation was such that, "every Ghanaian must…
Madam Comfort A. Attah, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Biakoye has said that change in attitude of community members was an essential factor in preventing disasters.
She noted that most disasters were caused through human factors, wh…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has sensitized the people of Kankyiabo in the Bodi District of the Western North Region on the need to contribute towards creating an atmosphere of good governance by reducing incidents of…
Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, the Member of Parliament for Tema West and Deputy Minister of trade, has lifted the mood at the Aggrey Memorial School in Tema, with the donation of one thousand pieces of dual desks.
At a short ceremony on the scho…
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Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the Great Lakes Region
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Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has used a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks to try to quell months of anti-government unrest.
She said the ban would come into force on Saturday, after an escalation of violence during …
The power of a President to appoint Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE) might soon be taken away.
Steps towards that end will begin in the next few weeks when Parliament resumes and revisits processes in amen…
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, has urged the citizenry not to "blackmail" government into undertaking unplanned projects in their communities.
He said the worrying phenomenon where groups and communities embarked on…
At least 14 people have been killed in a collapse at an illegal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official says.
Government minister Steve Mbikayi said a further three people had been taken to hospital with serious injur…
Hong Kong's government is set to announce a ban on wearing face masks at public gatherings, local media report.
Officials plan to use emergency legislation dating from the colonial era to invoke the measure, aimed at quelling anti-gover…
The next government of the Convention Peoples Party(CPP) will build a robust National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) that will ensure that all members of the scheme will undergo full medical examination annually.
This was disclosed by th…
Ugandan pop star and presidential aspirant Bobi Wine has tweeted a video showing him denouncing the government's ban of his trademark red beret for people who are not in the armed forces.
A spokesman for Bobi Wine's People's Power Movem…
The growing trend of monetisation in Ghana's electoral processes has reached alarming proportions and national crisis, Majority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu warned on Tuesday in Accra.
He observed further that, the level …
Alhaji Sulemana Alhassan Iddi, the Yendi Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the public to volunteer information on corruption to the for necessary action.
He informed them on the Linkage bet…
Parliament is expected to debate the visa waiver agreement between Ghana and Jamaica when it resumes sitting
Both nations entered the agreement in June, 2019 when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo visited the Caribbean nation.
Th…
The President's nominee for Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Prosper Kofi Pi -Bansah has received 100 per cent endorsement from the Assembly members.
All 41 members of the Assembly voted for him
Mr Pi-Basah was grateful to the Presi…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is upbeat that Ghana would achieve more than the mandatory 40 per cent voter turn-out in the upcoming December 17 District Level Elections (DLES) and referendum.
A constitutional requir…
The Electoral Commission (EC), in its quest to conduct credible, free, fair and transparent 'trio' elections on Wednesday met the Police Management Advisory Board to commence discussions bordering on security.
The 'trio' are the electio…
Assembly members of Agotime-Ziope District have overwhelmingly endorsed the President's nominee, Mr John Kwaku Amenya as the District Chief Executive (DCE).
All 22 Assembly members voted for Mr Amenyah, making him record 100 per cent en…
Top five refugee host countries of study for Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) students were Turkey, Ethiopia, Jordan, Uganda and Kenya
Only three per cent of refugees have access to higher education, acc…
The Time has come for American Super Dividends through Pro-Growth Angolan Investments (By Sergio Pugliese, Angolan President of the African Energy Chamber and Verner Ayukegba, Senior Vice President of the African Energy Chamber)
Angola …
The Montenegro Citizenship-by-Investment Program [1] has opened for business, offering high-net-worth investors significant opportunities in a booming regional market, a powerful passport, and visa-free access to the whole of Europe’s Sche…
Ethiosat platform to deliver HD channels to Ethiopian viewers for the first time
For years, Ethiopian TV viewers have had to navigate through a plethora of multinational content in a variety of foreign languages in order to locate their…
The leaders of Africa's two superpowers, Nigeria and South Africa, are due to meet in the wake of recent xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg in which Nigerians were targeted.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will be welcoming his…
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at congressional Democrats after they vowed to summons the White House to produce documents this week.
Committees are demanding documents relating to the administration's dealings with Ukraine, w…
The Chief of Staff, Mrs Frema Akosua Osei Opare on Tuesday opened a three-day stakeholders workshop organized by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) at Aburi in the Eastern Region.
The workshop was organize…
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has rejected claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Akufo-Addo Government is, contrary to its promise while in opposition, increasing electricity tariffs rather than re…
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said the majority of Members of Parliament (MP) are not interested in the legislative work of Parliament.
Consequently, he says out of the 275 Members of Parliament,…
US President Donald Trump suggested shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down, according to a new book.
The book, by two New York Times journalists, says Mr Trump suggested extreme methods of deterring migrants from crossing the s…
In a controversial new measure to prevent accidents on roads, a total of 191 motorists in Rwanda have been fined and jailed in the last two weeks for drinking and driving, without being taken to court.
Police said the motorists were imp…
Zimbabwe's government has condemned the US' decision to ban its diamonds from entering the country on the grounds that they had been produced through forced labour.
The US's claim was a "shameless lie", and amounted to new sanctions aga…
The government has given the Electoral Commission (EC) the needed support to organise the election of District Assembly and Unit Committee Members as well as the Referendum.
Additionally, the government through the local government mini…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has held a two-day sensitisation on local governance and decentralisation processes for citizens of about 40 cocoa communities in seven districts in the Ashanti and Ahafo Regions.
The event…
As part of efforts at strengthening ties with the British High Commission in Ghana, leadership of the Zongo and Muslim Communities have paid a courtesy call on Mr Ian Walker, the High Commissioner in Accra.
The meeting was aimed at disc…
Traditional Authorities have been urged to encourage and throw their weight behind competent and capable individuals in their communities to avail themselves for the position of assembly members.
This is necessary because assembly membe…
Mr Samuel Kena, the Kwahu Afram Plains North District Chief Executive (DCE) has handed over 45 motorbikes to members of the assembly.
The motorbikes were presented to the Assembly by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Developmen…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) with support from the European Union (EU) has organised a community durbar to sensitise residents of Efutu in the Cape Coast Metropolis on Public Accountability and Environmental Governanc…
The Chiefs and people of Jasikan in the Oti Region are frantically preparing to receive a galaxy of Presidential stars on October 26th 2019 for this year's version of their annual congress of Chiefs and people of the district.
The trio,…
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, a local government expert has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to unite and approve the Amendment of Article 243(1) for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
He said Article…
Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for Interior has urged citizens in the Northern region to effectively support and collaborate with the security agencies to help sustain the peace and security in the area.
This, he said, would help ensure the …
Indian peacekeepers serving in Malakal examined the afflicted cattle to identify the cause of the fatalities and administered vaccinations to curb the risk of further outbreaks
Following a rash of enigmatic livestock deaths earl…
Ecolog leads discussions at Financing for Sustainable Development 2030 forum during United Nations General Assembly
Ecolog was the sole industry representative with its CEO, Ali Vezvaei, delivering the welcome address
High-Level foru…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Birim North in the Eastern Region, Mr Remond Nana Damptey has urged assembly members in the district to desist from influencing the public against paying tolls to the assembly.
He said such a pra…
The Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for enhancing infrastructure development in the Bekwai Constituency.
He explained that the projects (some completed and others ongoing)…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has advised the government to exempt the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from the Capping and Realignment policy it is implementing to ensure that the scheme gets the required funding.
Speaki…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says the allocation of spaces and shops at the Kejetia Market has been done transparently.
It said from the very beginning, the KMA had cooperated with the relevant stakeholders, especially trade…
More support is needed for women in higher education in South Africa, the Duchess of Sussex has said.
Meghan spoke to students and academics at a roundtable discussion at the University of Johannesburg.
"When a women is empowered it …
Relatives and friends of an imam who died 50 years ago while opposing racism in South Africa are still traumatised by his death, writes the BBC's Penny Dale.
Two momentous events occurred in Cape Town in South Africa on 29 September 1969.…
Russian alcohol consumption decreased by 43% from 2003 to 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
It attributed the decline to a series of alcohol-control measures implemented by the state, and a push towards healthy lifest…