Boris Johnson is meeting Emmanuel Macron in Paris for Brexit talks, with the French president saying the UK's vote to quit the EU must be respected.
But he added that the Ireland-Northern Ireland backstop plan was "indispensable" to pre…
A Zimbabwean comedian has been found after being abducted and beaten by masked gunmen in the capital Harare, her relatives and colleagues say.
Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name "Gonyeti", has been critical of the police and gover…
Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, a son of former Vice President Aliu Mahama has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for investing in the agriculture sector in northern Ghana.
He said the President Akufo-Addo's flagship programmes hav…
A former Member of Parliament for Hohoe North in the Volta Region, Patience Esi Pomary has received a re-conditioned KIA Sorento sports utility vehicle from former President Jerry John Rawlings.
The vehicle was presented to the former…
Polio is preventable with an immunisation but for years Boko Haram made it hard for health workers to access some areasImage caption: Polio is preventable with an immunisation but for years Boko Haram made it hard for health workers to acc…
Uganda's police force has confirmed it is using China technology giant Huawei to install CCTV cameras countrywide "as a measure to strengthen law and order".
The police issued the statement to clarify its relationship with Huawei and to…
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia.
Pell was jailed for six years in March after being found guilty of abusing two boys …
The speaker of New Zealand's parliament has cradled a lawmaker's baby while he presided over a debate in the House of Representatives.
Trevor Mallard tweeted a photo of himself feeding MP T?mati Coffey's baby boy in the speaker's seat.
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China has threatened to impose sanctions on US firms involved with the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Taiwan if Washington goes ahead with the deal.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang urged the US to stop the arms sales and end mili…
A row has erupted in Kenya after 23 tonnes (about 3,610 stone) of fresh ginger imported from Vietnam was released despite being found to be unfit for human consumption.
Port authorities in Mombasa discovered that the shipment of ginger …
Prophet Dr Prince Kofi Okyere, President of the Faith Anointing International Ministries, has said that the election of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives will deepen democracy and accountability in the local governm…
The Sunyani Municipal Directorate of Agriculture has presented 19 motorbikes with two helmets each to Agriculture Extension Agents (AEAs) in the Municipality to enhance the implementation of the government's agricultural programmes.
The…
Mr George Banbilla Azungah, an aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Pusiga Constituency, has said he will stop the annual youth migration from the area in search of jobs, when he wins the party's primarie…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is lacing its boots for the 2020 general elections, with the election of Parliamentary Candidates (PC), slated for Saturday, August 24th.
Arrangements for the NDC's internal contest is almost at fe…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Madam Victoria Adu as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Birim Central Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region.
This is in accordance with Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitu…
Today, Real Estate is a cliché in every country. Real Estate property is attributed as a sure-bank investment for persons who can afford this intangible form of assets, and unlike money, it is ranked higher than financial instruments.
T…
Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal and Mauritania lead investment across supply and demand driven projects
Africa is an exciting frontier in the global natural gas sector. The continent holds 7.1 percent of proven global …
Kikwanda and Walubita are among beneficiaries from more than 5,000 households in Central, Western and North-western Zambia who are now using the stoves
A UNDP-GEF partnership is promoting energy-saving stoves in rural communities in sup…
The country was able to finalize and launch its National Climate Change Policy and Response Strategy
In March 2018 we connected with the Executive Director of Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency – Mr. Nathaniel Blama – to discuss …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launch joint voucher programme to support communities affected by Cyclone Idai
The voucher programme will run from August to October and will bene…
A suspected Nigerian "kidnap kingpin", who escaped in a shootout between the army and police, has been rearrested.
Police say Hamisu Bala Wadume was tracked down after a “massive manhunt” to a hideout the northern state of Kano.
Two …
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US.
The president was scheduled to visit on 2 September, at the invitation of Denmark's Queen Marg…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed to the Chairperson and Members of the Council of State that, on Monday, August 19, 2019, he gave his assent to Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019.
The Act has amended the Min…
Military police say they have "neutralised" a man who held dozens of passengers hostage for more than three hours on a commuter bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
In a tweet, police said all hostages had been freed after a sni…
Thousands of people in Ghana who deposited their money in some bank accounts are worried they'll never get it back, after 23 savings and loans companies had their licences removed in a crackdown by the country's central bank.
It says th…
A course about Brexit, the UK's plan to leave the European Union, is to be offered as an option by the University of Botswana's history department.
The course, called Modern Britain, will "study the crisis" as it happens, a notice share…
Dams supplying the South African city of Cape Town are now 81% full, a year after a chronic water shortage almost forced officials to cut the supply off entirely.
At this time last year the level was just 53%, News24 reports.
Residen…
Kenyans on Twitter are not happy about an order for all bars and entertainment venues to be shut down in Machakos county during the national census taking place next Saturday and Sunday.
The governor of Machokos, in eastern Kenya, issue…
The fate of Italy's coalition is set to be decided after weeks of hostility between ruling parties the nationalist League and Five Star.
Matteo Salvini, leader of the League, called for a snap election earlier this month, saying differe…
The Kadjebi District Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified public education on the need for the citizenry to acquire the Ghana Card during the mass registration.
Speaking at one of such programme…
Mr Benjamin Komla Kpodo, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central, has said the constituency had made giant strides in infrastructural development and could become the first "smart constituency" und…
Mr Daniel Akwasi Appiah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for Amenfi Central, Western Region, says the NDC is ready to maintain the seat due to the developmental projects it had embarked on in the area.
In an interview wi…
The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Ghanaians to disregard former President John Mahama’s statement that he had no intention to cancel the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS).
Mr Mahama i…
Government has secured a Danish facility of over GHC62 million to build seven bridges in the North, under a project dubbed "Northern Bridges Project".
The bridges would be constructed in Doninga in Builsa South, Kulungugu in Bawku Munic…
With just 10 weeks to go until the 31 October Brexit deadline, Brits are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential decline in their passport power. As millions return from their visa-free summer holidays abroad, and the more than…
Nigeria, with her huge population continues to experience an untold effect of drug use especially among youth
“I have been injecting drugs for a long time and we share syringes,” says Ali who lives in the suburb of the Federal Capital T…
The vote taken on the future of wild African elephants by members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) this past weekend is a step in the right direction, but leaves a lot of questi…
Sixty-ninth session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa
The 69th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa opened today in Brazzaville, with Congolese President Denis Sassou-…
They have paid special tribute to women humanitarians in Nigeria and brought their voices to the world
Marking the tenth anniversary of World Humanitarian Day, aid workers in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, as well as in the capital Abu…
The United States Government (USG) remains the largest single donor to the humanitarian response in Central African Republic (CAR)
The United States Government (USG) will provide just over 186 million USD in funding for the humanitarian…
Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is being treated as a fugitive after fleeing from anti-corruption officials.
Mr Mphoko was due at a police station to make a statement on allegations being levelled against him but dro…
Countries at risk of Ebola will receive extra UK aid support to help stop the deadly disease from spreading, International Development Secretary Alok Sharma announced today
Since the epidemic began last August, the UK has been a major d…
The US has tested a medium-range cruise missile weeks after pulling out of a key treaty with Russia that banned such nuclear-capable weapons.
The Pentagon said it successfully launched the missile off the coast of California on Sunday.
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Progress at Last for Kingdom of Eswatini’s Energy Mix Dream (By: Koketso Lediga, Managing Director & Lead Consultant, Infra-Afrika Advisory, Sandton)
The request for qualification comes delayed given that Eswatini has publicized its int…
Professor Kwesi Botchwey, Ghana's longest-serving Finance Minister is tipped to become the running mate to former President John Dramani Mahama for Election 2020, Graphic Online has gathered.
It has been gathered that Prof Botchwey's na…
U.S. Embassy, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and iCog Labs Celebrate Youth Winners of SolveIT! 2019
The winners of this year’s competition were Melkamu Taddese and Memberu Zeleke, who won 100,000 birr for their joint pro…
Discussants on building inclusive business concept in Ghana have called for an effective partnership between the government and the private sector to increase investment, grow private businesses and reduce poverty in the country.
They…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a fiat that the party will not allow delegates in the upcoming primary to enter the polling booth with phones.
The General Secretary of the party, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who disclos…
The government says it is scaling up preparations for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
A week after taking office, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged an extra £2.1bn specifically to prepare for leaving the EU without a deal.
Prior t…
Prince Andrew is appalled by sex abuse claims about his ex-friend Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace has said.
It comes after the Mail on Sunday published footage that claimed to show the Duke of York inside the financier's Manhattan ma…