The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, has urged members of the current Lands Commission not to repeat the past mistakes during which government lands were sold to politicians and some selfish individuals in the …
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the deportation of its former campaign manager in the 2016 election, Mr Peter Mac Manu and an NPP activist, Mr Evans Nimako by the Kenyan authorities as repugnant, dehumanising and unac…
The Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Lee Ocran, has identified the quest for materialism as the bane of the country’s democracy.
According to him, the quest for materialism by politicians which is becoming the…
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor's permission.
The African leader has recently faced questions at home over whether he is well enou…
Kenya's opposition leader has urged people to stay away from work on Monday over the disputed election result.
Raila Odinga said it would be a "day of mourning for the fallen patriots" after a rally in Kibera, the largest slum in the ca…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called on the government to engage the various political party vigilante groups in the national fight against illegal mining.
They said government could work out modalities and bring the identifi…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said civic awareness and sensitisation was critical in ensuring accountability and transparency in governance in both private and public sectors of the country.
Alhaji Aliyu Mohamme…
A 13-member Ministerial Advisory Board for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) was inaugurated in Accra on Thursday. The Board, chaired by Hajia Alima Mahama, the Sector Minister, is mandated, under the Civil Ser…
The US president has vowed to respond to North Korean threats "with fire and fury like the world has never seen".
North Korea, meanwhile, has threatened to fire off missiles towards the US island territory of Guam - home to 163,000 peop…
Stephen McGown watched the swallows migrate back and forth across the Sahara six times before he was finally rescued from the grip of Islamist extremists.
In that time, he only truly feared for his life on three occasions - all of them …
Nigeria's government says it’s pushing ahead with a long-delayed law that will criminalise hate speech.
The announcement followed the appearance of songs on social media calling on one of Nigeria’s main ethnic groups to leave the north …
Radio France Internationale (RFI) has resumed services in Democratic Republic of Congo after a 10-month shutdown over what the government said was the station's sympathy for opposition rallies, RFI and the Congolese government said on Frid…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said he wants a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump.
He told the newly elected constituent assembly that he wanted "a personal conversation" when the two leaders attended the UN Ge…
Canada's foreign ministry is investigating after at least one of its diplomats stationed in Cuba was treated for hearing loss and headaches.
It comes a day after the US said its diplomats in Havana were experiencing strange physical sym…
Mr Drissa Ouattara, the Dormaa Municipal Chief Executive, has vowed to fight illegal mining or galamsey in the Municipality.
He said he was determined to support the efforts, commitment and resolve shown by traditional rulers, particul…
Mr Isaac Adawele Atasige, a former Upper East Regional First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on all the regional and constituency executives to explore viable economic ventures to support the growth of the party.…
Dr Kofi Atta Annan, the Former United Nations Secretary-General, has said Africa needs courageous, persistent and compassionate leaders who would tap into the continent’s vitality to create a better future.
He said Africa needed true de…
Mr Fanuel Kande Donkor, 38, a teacher and the third District Chief Executive Nominee for the Adaklu District, was on Thursday rejected by the Assembly.
Mr Donkor got 10 votes out of the total 18 votes, in spite of the passionate appeal…
Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.
It means the number of sea arrivals in Spain - at 8,385 - could overtake G…
A German court has jailed two Syrian people traffickers over the deaths of 13 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2015.
Two children are still missing after the inflatable dinghy hit a freighter off the Greek island of Lesbos.
The 27-ye…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin, Mr Eugene Boakye Antwi, has called on media organisations and practitioners in the media-fraternity to join forces to ensure that the Electoral Commission (EC) account for every penny it collected a…
Dr Kofi Atta Annan, the Former United Nations Secretary-General, has cautioned individuals who find themselves in leadership positions to constitute strong teams comprising persons who believe in their ideas and principles.
“As a leader…
Kenya's electoral commission has warned the opposition that its claims of victory for its presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, could be deemed illegal.
The opposition has published its own figures, putting Mr Odinga ahead of incumbent …
National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has urged security agencies in the country to investigate the controversial towing levy to determine in whose procurement interest some actors are forcing it down …
Many in Cameroon have been shocked by a video that has emerged showing a dozen detainees being held in a dark cell.
The video appears to have been secretly filmed on a mobile phone, and depicts the detainees in squalid conditions, some …
Mr Kennedy Kankam, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has called for investigations into circumstances leading to the withdrawal of GH¢896,457.00 from the Consolidated Fund which were pay-cuts of Former President Mahama’s appointees wi…
President Donald Trump says the US military is "locked and loaded" to deal with North Korea, ramping up the rhetorical brinkmanship.
"Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopeful…
Some angry youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region last Tuesday morning locked up the offices of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Karaga and the District Coordinating Director (DCD) to…
Deputy Information Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Oppong-Nkrumah, has underlined the government’s unswerving determination to deepen the engagement with the people to create space for everybody to contribute to the development of the nation.
The…
The Asante Akim Central Municipal Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed Mrs. Susan Akomea, as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE).
Thirty-four (34) out of 35 members voted yes with only one person dissenting. This was at an election su…
Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, Dean of Graduate Students of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), has criticized the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies for not doing enough to efficiently harness resources in their areas of …
The man wounded by French police after an alleged attack on soldiers has been identified as a 36-year-old Algerian who was not on a watch list.
He is in hospital in Lille, northern France. His life is not in danger.
French media say …
Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya's electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga's claim of massive fraud.
African observers described Tuesday's poll as credible, while former US Secretary of State John K…
North Korea says a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will be ready in a matter of days.
State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the sea about 30km (17 miles) from Guam,…
When will this buzzing sound stop? Aaba! Should I call them ntomtom (Twi word for ‘mosquitoes’) or nwansena (Twi word for ‘flies’)? In the Ga dialect, the mosquito is referred to as tonton and the fly adidon.
Yet another day dawns in wh…
The fate of Mr Martin Amidu, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), hangs in the balance as some members of the party have petitioned the National Excutive Committee (NEC) of the party to punish him for his recent outb…
A former national chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Obed Yao Asamoah has congratulated Dr Valerie Sawyerr for speaking her mind and taking on the founder of the NDC, Mr Jerry John Rawlings.
According to Dr Asamoah, …
A former national chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Obed Asamoah has reiterated his stance that former President Jerry John Rawlings was not the founder of the NDC.
According to him, at the time of filing for the re…
The FBI has conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Virginia home of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his spokesman confirmed.
Federal agents are said to have seized files and other material on 26 July, a day after Mr Man…
A two-day photo exhibition to mark Ghana’s 60th anniversary is being organised by the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), with a call being made for increased civil society action to weed out corruption in the country.
A former…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has identified the high level of mistrust among politicians and key election stakeholders with respect to the discharge of their duties as the root cause of vigilantism.
The mistrust,…
The Government has made it clear that it has no interest, whatsoever, in who emerges winner in Tuesday’s polls in Kenya. It said: “The decision as to who leads Kenya for the next five years as President remains the sole preserve of the K…
A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, has said it is an erroneous impression that the NDC had contributed to the abysmal electoral performance of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) because…
Lawyer for the suspended General Secretary of the Peoples National Convetion (PNC), Mr Atik Mohammed has accused the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) of overstepping its boundaries in the suspension.
Mr Samson Lardy Anyenini o…
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament, has called on ECOWAS to harmonize the educational systems and curricula of member countries in order to enhance the free movement of persons in the sub-region.
He said the free …
North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam.
The North's official news agency said on Tuesday the plan involved firing medium-to-long-range rockets at Guam, where US strategic …
An Independent Presidential Candidate in the 2016 and 2012 elections, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah aka JOY, has reiterated his call for inclusiveness in the governance process as the way to go to build national consensus and development.
He ins…
The head of Kenya's election commission assured Kenyans on Wednesday that "all is well", countering claims by opposition leader Raila Odinga of "massive" vote fraud due to an overnight hack of the commission's computer systems and database…
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.
He rejected provisional results from Tuesday's vote indicating a strong lead for Pres…
In order to help ensure that people understand the ideals of social democracy, the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has set up a political training institute, dubbed the “Ghana Institute of Social Democracy.”
The insti…
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