Protesters in Hong Kong have begun a three-day sit-in at the city's international airport - a day after the US warned citizens to "exercise increased caution" when travelling there.
Several other nations - including Australia, the UK, I…
Betty Mould-Iddrisu, a former Minister of Education, has stated that she is not interested in becoming the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama’s running mate going into the 2020 elections.
She insisted that…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson Dafeamekpor, has asked delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to renew his mandate as the incumbent MP during the 2020 elections.
He touted that he had served his cons…
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met with senior South Korean leaders on Friday amid a series of regional challenges ranging from a bitter trade row between Seoul and Tokyo to the cost of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.
Esper, on…
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira "for conduct inappropriate for a minister of government" after her arrest over the disappearance of millions of dollars from the country's pension fund.
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The Institute of Chartered Economists - Ghana (I¢EG) is pushing for the proposed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) assembly elections to be held simultaneously with the presidential and parliamentary election…
US President Donald Trump says "serious discussions" are taking place between congressional leaders on "meaningful" background checks for gun owners following two mass shootings.
On Twitter, Mr Trump also said he had spoken to the gun l…
The US and the UK have strongly criticised Tanzania's justice system, saying they are deeply concerned about the erosion of due process.
In a joint statement they condemn the frequent use of lengthy pre-trial detentions and the common p…
The Women Caucus in Ghana's Parliament has indicated that it will push for a review of the Standing Orders of Parliament to allow female Members of Parliament (MPs) to enter Parliament with their babies.
There are 38 female MPs out of…
A Cambodian man has been rescued after being trapped in a cave for four days whilst collecting bat droppings.
Sum Bora slipped between two rocks on Sunday while trying to retrieve his torch, police in the north-western province of Batta…
You can walk up and down Rome’s famed Spanish Steps all you want but don’t try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and threaten you with a fine.
City authorities have imposed a ne…
The female Kenyan MP evicted from parliament on Wednesday for taking her baby into the chamber denies that a crèche had been made available for MPs’ children.
After Zuleika Hassan’s eviction, the deputy speaker had said there was a faci…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) does not have the mandate to investigate financial and economic crimes including probing the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited saga.
It explained that “section 79 of Act 959 seve…
As a controversial Russia-Africa summit opens in Sochi on the Black Sea on October 24, a more modest but ultimately more significant conference will be taking place back in Africa in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
The conference…
World Health Organization (WHO) interventions in underprivileged communities positively impact RI turnout, disease surveillance
WHO office in FCT has supported Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) teams and RI outreaches to immuniz…
Collecting data is key to better understanding of migrant flows and needs of displaced populations in Chad, where over 244,000 persons are currently displaced
In the world of humanitarian response, proper data leads to better pr…
Chinese authorities have declared a red alert as a powerful typhoon heads towards the eastern coast.
Typhoon Lekima is currently battering Taiwan with winds of more than 190km/h (120mph) and is due to make landfall in China's Zhejiang p…
A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing at a Kenyan regional assembly on Wednesday, local reports say.
"Honourable Speaker, one of us has polluted the air and I know who it is," Juli…
The Colombia Ambassador, Ms Claudia Turbay Quintero, has called on the leaders of political parties and the government to be committed to the use of dialogue to resolve political conflicts in the country.
She observed that in doing so…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government suspended the PDS agreement in the interest of the public, and to protect the assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) worth over $3 billion.
According to President Akuf…
Some angry youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region have allegedly vandalised the regional office of the party in protest against the suspension of the Regional 1st Vice Chairman of the party, Mr Horace Ekow Ewusi.
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A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi East in the Ashanti Region, Mr Edward Ennin has expressed interest in becoming President of Ghana.
Consequently, he says he will contest for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer slot i…
Students taking selfies are being blamed for the collapse of a bridge that killed three students in a northern Nigerian university, the privately owned Punch newspaper reports.
Three undergraduates at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University i…
The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which spearheaded nationwide protests that led to the military's overthrow of long-time President Omar al-Bashir in April, has said it will not join a transitional government.
Over the weeke…
Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a leading figure in Pakistan's political opposition, has been arrested by anti-graft authorities.
She was visiting her father, the jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, when she was taken into custody.
The c…
US President Donald Trump has accused the Federal Reserve of being responsible for the "very strong" dollar by keeping interest rates high.
The president tweeted that he was not "thrilled" at the result.
Mr Trump said the strong dollar…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern over what he described as a breakdown of the social sense of responsibility among the citizenry, leading to a rise in indiscipline and lawlessness in the country.
He said unli…
Madam Gabiana Abugri Gbanwa, former parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Bawku Central Constituency has filed her nomination to contest the party's primaries again.
Madam Gbanwa contested the Bawku central pr…
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, National Director of Elections, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that the Party would resist attempts by the National Identification Authority (NIA) and the Electoral Commission (EC) to make the Ghana Ca…
Concerned Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, on Tuesday staged demonstrated in Cape Coast against the decision of the regional disciplinary committee of the party to suspend its First Vice Chairman, Horace E…
The Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) says government is not doing enough to seek justice for the 44 Ghanaians who were murdered on the orders of Yahya Jammeh, ex-president of Gambia, in 2005.
ACILA’s Exec…
The Summit was an initiative developed by the alumni Steering Committee, and it took place on August 3 in Algiers
The #DzAlumni Summit was a one-day summit that gathered U.S. Embassy Alumni from around Algeria for a full day of speech…
History repeats itself in Brexit - even to the day
As we move inexorably towards the 31st October 2019 when Britain severs its links with its European neighbours through a unilateral act, robin charter** retraces the steps of a disturbi…
Africa's Key Development Partners formalize their commitment to work jointly to help address food and nutrition security in times of climate change
Sub-Saharan Africa's farming sector has grown faster than anywhere else in the world wit…
A Coalition of 40 women’s organizations [The South Sudan Women Coalition for Peace and Development] was formed and UN Women contributed to
At 32, Susan Sebit is an accomplished lawyer and advocate from South Sudan. She works to …
US President Donald Trump has visited two cities reeling from mass shootings but the trip saw protests and feuds with local politicians.
Mr Trump called for unity in the wake of the attacks in Texas and Ohio and spent Wednesday visiting…
Three Congolese doctors have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a World Health Organization (WHO) medic, a military prosecutor has said.
Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead in April at a h…
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana will resume replacing lost voter ID cards nationwide on August 8, 2019.
According to a press release signed by the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa, the replacement of the cards were suspended…
Plans to introduce Arabic calligraphy lessons for 10-year-olds in schools in Malaysia have prompted a furious row among minority communities there, as the issue touches on the hotly-debated subjects of mother tongues and education.
Mala…
Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.
Zuleika Hassan said she had brought her five-month-old baby with her to work because of a domestic …
Pakistan has announced plans to expel India's top diplomat and suspend trade with its neighbour, deepening a row between the countries over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been on lockdown since the Indi…
A domestic worker in Zimbabwe has told the BBC that those in her profession are often treated like slaves.
Many women in the southern African nation are turning to domestic work as a result of the country's dire economic climate.
Liv…
Minka Premo & Co, barristers and solicitors, says it has not issued any statement on the suspension of Power Distribution Services (PDS).
In a disclaimer signed and copied to the Ghana. News Agency by Justice Kusi Minka Premo, it states…
Mr Abdulaih Musah, an aspiring Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress in the Bawku Central Constituency, has withdrawn from the parliamentary primary.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, on Tuesday…
Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), has stated that the Council remained unperturbed by incessant unsavoury comments and vile political colouration of its activities.
He said the attacks wer…
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah says his desire to represent his constituency a fourth time in Parliament is to perpetuate the massive developmental agenda he has envisioned since he made his debut in Parliament in 2008.
The Member of Parli…
Three years of restrictions imposed on Yemen’s airspace by the Saudi-led coalition is preventing thousands of sick Yemeni civilians from seeking urgent medical treatment outside the country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and CARE sai…
Mr Bright Appiah, the Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), a non-governmental organisation, has lauded Ghana’s child rights policies and interventions that seek to protect the fundamental human rights and privileges of…
The parliamentary race for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ningo-Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region is gradually taking shape with a resolve by the aspirants to do whatever it takes to end the grip of the National Dem…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for a review of the national identification registration exercise in the Volta Region due to recurrent challenges.
The National Director of Elections of the NDC, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankra…