Hundreds of protestors in the Nkoranza Municipality of the newly created Bono East Region on Monday hit the streets of Nkoranza Township to register their protest over what they described as "sidelined of the Nkoranza township as the capit…
Zimbabwe's reserve bank and the country's information ministry have been forced to deny rumours that a new national currency is being introduced.
"This has no base in fact or reality," the information ministry said in a tweet, adding, "…
One of the top trending topics on Twitter in Kenya is #FindCarolineMwatha
Ms Mwatha, who is a leading campaigner against extra-judicial killings by the police, has been missing for six days. She is a founding member of the Dandora Commu…
A UN judicial expert says the Nigerian president broke international rules when he recently suspended the country's Chief Justice.
President Muhammadu Buhari suspended Walter Onnoghen last month over allegations that the judge had faile…
It's Monday, a new week, so let's get a sense of what's coming up with some of the most important and interesting stories over the next seven days.
1) A trial to follow
What's happening?
On Tuesday, Malaysia's former prime ministe…
US congressional talks over a border security deal have stalled, raising the chances of another government shutdown.
Negotiators were hoping for a deal by Monday to give Congress time to pass legislation by Friday, when the federal fund…
The Council of Elders of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed disgust at the unprovoked brutality unleased on supporters of the party at the residence of the parliamentary candidate of the party, Mr Delali Kwasi …
The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria, Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy, as it approaches a presidential election 20 years since the return of democracy:
Four years ago, President Muhammadu Buhari's All Progressive…
The newly elected Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) Constituency, Ms Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has advised Ghanaian women not to shun politics despite the challenges of insults, name calling and denigration that they have to …
The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) has launched its 10th year anniversary celebration scheduled for Saturday, March 9th in Ashaiman.
The launch was on the theme: ‘The new Ashaiman,10 years of transformation, ’ with the aim of crea…
The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the old Shah, in the 1930s, banned the veil and ordered police to forci…
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been active in north-eastern Nigeria for well over a decade.
President Buhari says its activities have been largely brought under control since he assumed office in 2015.
His political oppon…
For a man who spent nearly three decades in prison, the passage of time was no doubt important to Nelson Mandela.
So it is perhaps fitting that an exhibition opening in London on Friday about his life and legacy features his watch, whic…
A court in Kenya's central county of Nyeri has convicted a trader for selling banned plastic bags, the country's Daily Nation reports.
Nancy Wangari Roberts can pay a fine of $500 (£386) or spend six months in prison.
She is among se…
French energy giant Total says it has made a "significant" discovery of gas off the southern coast of South Africa, reports AFP news agency.
Total's CEO Patrick Pouyanne is quoted as saying that the potential quantities "could be around…
Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia for consultations, indicating apparent cracks in relations between the traditional Sunni Muslim allies over Yemen, Qatar and Western Sahara, Moroccan media said on Friday.
Ambassador M…
Authorities in Australia say they are investigating an attempt to hack into its parliament's computer network.
Lawmakers said there was "no evidence" that information had been accessed or stolen, but politicians' passwords have been res…
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has dismissed media reports that she has called on the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to Ghanaians and specifically, to Ms Seyram Lydia Alhassan, the newly…
In an unprecedented move, the sister of Thailand's king has joined the race to be the country's next prime minister.
Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, 67, will stand for a party allied to divisive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accord…
An aspiring presidential candidate of the NDC Goosie Tanoh also visited and sympathised with the victims.
Mr. Tanoh who was among notable personalities who first condemned the crime also donated some items and an undisclosed amount of m…
South Africans have largely welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second State of the Nation Address delivered last night here in the legislative capital of Cape Town.
In a speech lasting nearly two hours, the president kept his focus ma…
The Leader and Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga, has noted with concern the continuous decline in the safety and security of the country evident in the recent spate of killings and vigilantism.
He said Ghana…
About 13,000 people are kept in slavery in the UK. Amy Romer’s book The Dark Figure* reveals the terrifying ordinariness of the sites of their captivity
In 2013, a 22-year-old Hungarian woman responded to an online ad for a babysitting …
Civil society organisations in good governance promotion in Africa have urged leaders across the continent to prioritise efforts which would increase the participation of women in governance, saying they will provide the difference critica…
Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) unveils 2019 New Editions on the sidelines of the African Union Summit
The Executive team of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), has unveiled today the special…
A Brazilian court has sentenced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to a further 12 years and 11 months in prison for corruption.
Lula, 73, was found guilty of taking renovation work from a company implicated in a massive corrupt…
Islamic State group (IS) members and their families have been fleeing the group's last sliver of territory in eastern Syria, as US-backed militia advance towards them.
Men, women and children, some with serious injuries, others describi…
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) on Wednesday said it stood by its Close-Of-Polls Statement, issued on Thursday, January 31, 2018, as it was the true snapshot of what transpired on the election day.
It expressed surp…
The European Union says its observers will continue to work across Nigeria ahead of next week’s fiercely contested elections.
The statement follows Kaduna state governor Nasir el-Rufai's controversial comment that foreigners who interve…
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Istanbul have found a five-year-old girl alive among the rubble of a building 18 hours after it collapsed.
The girl, discovered under a mound of debris at what was once an eight-storey apartment block in …
English-speaking separatists such as the Red Dragon rebel group, pictured, want to create a breakaway stateImage caption: English-speaking separatists such as the Red Dragon rebel group, pictured, want to create a breakaway state
The US…
Six people have been killed by a gas explosion in an abandoned coal mine in South Africa, the national broadcaster is reporting.
About 20 others are still trapped at the Gloria coal mine in Middelburg, east of the capital, Pretoria.
…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned the recent clash in the by-election held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon in Accra. The Association said: “It has noted with concern the entrenching phenomenon of violence in the electioneering s…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on political parties which are yet to submit their returns and audited accounts for 2017/218 to do so by the 13th of February.
Mrs Jean Mensa, EC Chairperson, said the Commission had noted that t…
A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent.
Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it's wrong to bring children into the world because they then have to put up with li…
Minority Members of Parliament who held placards with the inscription "Bloody Widow", on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 to protest the swearing-in of the new MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon in Accra, Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan, are to appear before…
The governor of a state in northern Nigeria has caused a row after he said that any foreigner who comes to intervene in the country's 16 February presidential election will "go back in body bags".
Kaduna governor Nasir el-Rufai was resp…
The Minority in Parliament has stormed the Police Headquarters to show solidarity with their colleague, Mr Samuel George, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, who was invited by the Police.
According to the Minority the march t…
The Tema West Municipal Assembly says it is pursuing the wholistic development of the new municipality hence it will not engage in reckless use of scare resources in the face of pressing needs and challenges.
It therefore asked the publ…
Liberia's President George Weah has urged citizens to pray for two hours every day for God’s intervention in solving some of the country’s enormous economic problems.
Believers are also being urged to hold an all-night prayer vigil on t…
Nato states have signed an agreement with Macedonia, clearing the way for the Balkan nation to become the military alliance's 30th member.
Each Nato member will now need to ratify the accession protocol.
Last month the Greek parliame…
It has not been smooth sailing. Only a few days into the talks – a fortnight ago – the prospect of peace was further threatened as the government rejected the rebels' demands for amnesty and inclusion in a new unity government.
The arme…
A petition has been launched in Uganda to force the government to cancel its reported decision to promote curvy women in a bid to attract tourists.
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Senegal's former President Abdoulaye Wade has called for this month's elections to be cancelled over fears they could lead to instability. Mr Wade lives in France but is due to return to Senegal this week and is calling for peaceful protes…
The committee to work out the modalities for the implementation of the Representation of the People’s (Amendment) Law (ROPAL) has identified three key actions for a successful roll-out.
They are public fora in all regions to solicit inp…
The Ghana Free Zone Authority (GFZA) has announced plans to establish Special Economic Zones in every region of the country. According to the Authority the idea to create the Special Economic Zones is to locate factories selected for proce…
US President Donald Trump has announced in his State of the Union speech that he will hold a second nuclear summit with North Korea's leader this month.
In an address to the nation with the theme "Choosing Greatness", he vowed once agai…
Ever since former President John Dramani Mahama made his infamous “boot for boot” comment to caution the National Security to be fair to all political actors in the country, I have been wondering whether such mantras win political power.
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A groom and his best man have been killed at a traditional honeymoon ceremony when a grenade belonging to the groom exploded, police are quoted by the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency as saying.
The incident happened on Monday at the h…
Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended an unprecedented public celebration of Mass on Tuesday by Pope Francis, the first pontiff in history to visit the Arabian Peninsula.
More than 120,000 worshippers pack…