British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) is giving up its work on developing three potential vaccines against the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses, despite an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
While Ebola is a dea…
The anger over water scarcity is palpable at a farmers' protest in Dharodi village in the northern Indian state of Haryana. Thousands of protesters from several villages have been demanding clean drinking water for nearly a month and half …
Cabinet minister Michael Gove says the EU "seem to be refusing to negotiate with the UK" over a new Brexit deal.
Mr Gove, who is responsible for no-deal planning, said he was "deeply saddened" that Brussels was, in his words, saying "no…
Rwanda is going to stop students crossing the border every morning to study in schools in neighbouring Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, over Ebola fears.
Health Minister Diane Gashumba said the students were going to be enroll…
King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco and Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, have both stressed that Africa’s wealth must benefit the continent.
The two leaders believe that Africa must be proud of its human potentia…
Members of Parliament (MPs) went on recess last Friday night after 42 sittings in the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, …
Mr Emmanuel Max-Voy, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant in the Ashaiman Constituency is reported dead on Sunday, bearly two weeks to the party's parliamentary primaries.
Mr Max-Voy, also known as Martin Luther,…
Mr Ignatius Akwasi Amankwah, the District Chief Executive of the Bodi District of the Western North Region has filed his nomination to contest the Sefwi Bodi NPP Parliamentary primaries.
Presenting his nomination form to the Party Resea…
Mr. Akwasi Afrifa-Mensa, the Amasaman Constituency first Vice Chairman of the ruling the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has filed his nomination to contest the party’s parliamentary primary election in the area.
His completed forms and fili…
An aspiring Parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Ayensuano Constituency, Mr Francis Teinor has appealed to the delegates to give him the nod to bring a resounding victory to the party in December 2020 ele…
Mr Bernard Nii Anyaa Brown has filed nomination to contest for the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries for the Ablekuma South Constituency.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on September 28, 2019, hold its primaries for parli…
The impoverished African nation of Burundi comes top of a list of the world's most food-insecure countries says Christian Aid.
The charity argues that Burundi and others are now keenly feeling the impacts of climate change on their food…
China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong's protesters, saying their attempts "to play with fire will only backfire".
A spokesman for China's top policy office on Hong Kong told protesters not to "underestimate the firm resolve [of…
The Dean of Studies and Research at the Institute of Local Government Studies, Dr E. Oduro Osae, has underscored the need for every nation to revere its founders.
He has also indicated that there should be a good description and defin…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Convention People’s Party (CPP) have kicked against the celebration of August 4 as Founders’ Day.
They said it amounted to a revision of the country’s history.
For the NDC it has assur…
Twenty-eight aspirants have filed their nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in the nine ‘orphan’ constituencies declared by the party in the Northern Region.
The nine orphan constituencies in t…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) will, in August this year, hold the 15th edition of its annual ‘Kronti ne Akwamu Lecture’ series.
The lecture is an annual event organised by the CDD-Ghana to discuss issues relating to …
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has filed his nomination to contest the upcoming parliamentary primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Agona East Constituency in the Central R…
THE National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah, has declared his intention to contest the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat in the Upper West Region in the 2020 general election for the second time.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says August 4 is the most appropriate day that signified the appreciation of the nation for the collective efforts of the forefathers towards the founding of Ghana.
He argued that the General of the…
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday gave the assurance that the next NDC government will continue with the sea defence project to cover the Ada to Ningo Prampram coastlin…
Philip Addison, lead counsel for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 Presidential Election Petition case, has picked up nomination forms to contest the Klottey Korley parliamentary seat in the NPP’s parliamentary primaries.
Alhaji…
More than 1,800 people have died and more than 2,700 have been infected in the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the crisis a public health emergency of international concern.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has justified the government’s right to shut down the internet, saying it is done to save lives.
“Internet is not water, internet is not air,” he told journalists in the capital, Addis Ababa on Thursd…
Fans of one of Burundi’s most-popular bottled beers are being told it is their fault that there is a shortage of the drink.
The dearth of Amstel is "caused by an increase in demand", Remy Ndayishimiye, spokesman for Burundian brewery Br…
A total of 34 out of 43 Assembly members of the Agona West Municipal Assembly have declared their unflinching support for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan to continue her work of implementating policies and …
Ghana to host the 11th edition of the African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC) scheduled for August 11 to 18 at Abokobi near Accra on the theme: “Partnerships for Youth Development: Key to Building Africa beyond Aid".
The event b…
Martha Kwayie Manu, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Juaboso in the Western North Region, has vowed to unseat the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Juabeso Constituency, Kwabena Mintah Akando, if she gets the nod in the upcomin…
Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, has reportedly been killed in an air strike, eight years after his father died in an attack in Pakistan by US forces.
How important was Hamza Bin Laden? And is al-Qaeda still…
A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency chairman for Akatsi South, Mr Kofitsey Martin Nyahe has said he was poised to unite the rank and file of the Party if given the nod to contest as a parliamentary candidate for Akatsi South.
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Professor Ransford Gyampo, an Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Ghana, on Thursday advocated for the involvement of young people actively in partisan politics, urging the youth to contest for Parliamentary seats.
H…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vetted 44 qualified candidates in the 15 constituencies in the Upper East Region to contest as parliamentary candidates for the party’s primaries.
Three candidates who had issues had been refer…
A powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Java has rattled the capital Jakarta but there appear to have been no major casualties or damage.
A tsunami warning after the quake, recorded by US monitors as being magnitude 6.9, was later…
Mr Vincent Wepia Kumangtum, Chairman of the Sludge Dealers Association of Ghana is advocating the upgrade of the current Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to substantive status.
He said the sensitive nature of the Chief Constable…
Mr Richard Bentum, an aspiring Parliamentary Candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West Constituency, has called on delegates to vote for him in the party’s parliamentary primaries slated for August 28.
He assured th…
The Assembly members within the Shama District have been entreated to stop washing their dirty linens in the public space and rather resort to appropriate resolution systems in the assembly.
The Presiding Member of the Assembly, Mr. Pe…
Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights recor…
Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries.
The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called "white list" puts fresh trading restrictions on the country.
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Adams Mutawakilu, the Minority Spokesperson on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, has accused the government for being unfair to the citizenry by not adhering to earlier concerns raised about the Power Distribution Services (PDS…
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated his intention to re-contest the Suame constituency seat in 2020 contrary to speculations that one of the longest-serving Members of Parliament was exiting.
In a …
Mr. Leo Nelson Adzidogah, the District Chief Executive for Akatsi South has underscored the need for citizens’ participation in local governance to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of public resources.
He said ac…
Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament has launched the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) report on proceedings on "Election 2016: Promoting Policy-Issue Debate at the Constituency Level".
It woul…
Senegal aims to obtain sufficient energy sources while reaching a triple objective that includes providing reliable electricity for its citizens
Africa is leading the liquefied natural gas (LNG) global race as it will receive one-third …
Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country's Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has announced.
The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.
Organisations that monitor the situat…
The US has formally withdrawn from a key nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race.
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 19…
The Asutifi South Constituency of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is leaving no stone unturned to defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 parliamentary election.
“We think the NPP is in a better position this ti…
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed Government’s determination to fulfill the campaign pledge of facilitating year round farming in the regions in the north through the construction of dams under the ‘One Village One Dam’ p…
One year into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, city of Goma faces risk of spread
The city of Goma has seen its second confirmed death as the result of infection which could lead to the first active transmission of…
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Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, died in an air strike, US media outlets report, citing intelligence officials.
The place and date of death were unclear. The Pentagon did not comment.
Bin Laden, thought t…