Expressing "deep concern" over recent attacks against political parties in Nepal, the United Nations has warmly welcomed planned talks between the Nepalese government and the Madhesis group, who live in the dispute-wrecked Terai region.
U…
The African Union (AU) would hold its 2007 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ghana to coincide with the country's major landmark celebration of 50 years of nationhood.
The decision was taken to give recognition to Ghana's p…
President John Agyekum Kufuor morning left Accra for Abuja to attend the first Africa-South America Summit.
The summit would deliberate on bilateral relations and economic corporation among African and selected countries from South …
Vice President Aliu Mahama observed that peace and stability are the vital ingredients needed for the progress of Africa often besieged by conflicts.
Speaking during an interaction with the visiting former President of Botswana; Sir …
A former Deputy Minister, Mr Thomas Broni has urged delegates to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Congress to elect Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, as the flag bearer of the Party.
He said Mr Ow…
The chief and elders of Ellenda in the Jomoro District have appealed to the Minister of Interior to investigate incidents that led to disruption of voting during the district level elections at one of the polling stations at Tikobo Number…
Iran warned Japan on Monday it has just two days of last-ditch talks to give a final answer on whether to go ahead with a two billion dollar contract to develop the Islamic republic's largest onshore oil field.
Government spokesman Gh…
The main contender to lead the United Nations expressed confidence Monday he could heal its rift with the United States and push through reforms to make the world body "promise less and deliver more."
South Korean Foreign Minister Ba…
President John Agyekum Kufuor has repeated Ghana's total commitment towards helping to bring peace back to Cote d'Ivoire, which has been in political crisis, since rebels calling itself, the Union of Forces for Change, seized the northern…
Only five out of the 21 women who contested the District Assembly election in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam district (AEED) were successful.
The Assemblywomen won the seats at Ajumako Ochiso, Enyan Abaasa, Kokoben Kromain and Ajumako Bis…
The governor of the South-Western Nigerian state of Ekiti and his deputy have been served a notice of impeachment by state lawmakers over graft and abuse of office, officials said Saturday.
Twenty-four members of the 26-strong state …
Mr Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, NEPAD and Regional Integration, said on Thursday that the recent military coup in Thailand would have no adverse effect on trade and other mutual relations between Ghana and the Asi…
Segolene Royal, the socialist frontrunner for France's presidential election, received a new boost to her campaign when her nearest rival for the party nomination -- former prime minister Lionel Jospin -- withdrew from the race.
Two …
Poland will accelerate the deployment of its troops to Afghanistan and supply most of the reinforcements NATO needs to tackle the insurgency in the volatile south, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday.
"It is for Poland to time the deploymen…
Mr Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD said Ghana’s election to the United Nation’s Security Council was based on the confidence reposed in her by member countries.
In addition, was …
The Women's Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has embarked on an educational tour of all the 38 constituencies to educate its members on the achievements, policies and programmes of the government, so that they c…
The largest US business association is taking its fight against counterfeit goods to four Chinese provinces where many fakes are turned out around the clock, officials.
US Chamber of Commerce officials are also lobbying China's gover…
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya, head of the Hamas-led government, fended off criticism that a series of conditions he set out for a national unity coalition threatened to thwart the measure.
"We are committed to the underst…
About 118 candidates including 11 women are contesting the 35 electoral seats in the Atwima-Mponua District of Ashanti.
Meanwhile, reports have it that, Mr Hamlet Osei, current Presiding member of the assembly and also assembly me…
The Israeli army confirmed early Sunday that 24 of its soldiers had been killed the previous day in a series of clashes with the Hezbollah militia as it expanded its ground operations in south Lebanon.
The updated toll includes the f…
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has expressed condolences to the bereaved families, friends, and sympathizers of the Catholic Church over the loss of 35 members of the Abuakwa Parish who perished in an accident a week ago.
The CPP…
US President George W. Bush said Sunday that the formation of Iraq's new government will serve as a "devastating defeat" for Al-Qaeda and other terrorists seeking to create unrest in the region.
"I fully understand that a free Iraq wi…
The Bongo branch of New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the entire Bongo community have hailed the recent appointment of Mr Andrew Awuni as the Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman to President John Agyekum Kufuor.
"We the people of…
Thirty-five aspiring assemblywomen in the Upper West Region attended a day's workshop on campaign strategies to enhance their chances of winning seats in the District Level Elections in August.
The workshop organized by the Ministry …
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Boniface Gambila, observed that Ghana could achieve much in terms of development if conflicts such as land litigation, chieftaincy, tribal and religious disputes were avoided.
He made this observ…
The Obuasi office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has drawn up a programme to sensitise the citizenry on the need for them to actively participate in local governance, more especially on the impending district assemb…
President John Agyekum Kufuor received Letters of Credence of four new Ambassadors accredited to Ghana at the Castle, Osu.
They are Mr Saadi Mohamed Altumaizi, Ambassador of the State of Palestine; Mr Miroslav Krench, Ambassador of …
Mr. Kofi Dzamesi, Volta Regional Minister has warned that communities, which vandalize public property such as Police stations, would face the full rigours of the law.
"This is because lawlessness, instability and disorder are not co…
President John Agyekum Kufuor laid the foundation stone for the construction of a four-million-dollar National Mosque on 1.7 hectares at Kanda in Accra.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made available 264,000 dollars while the Ghanai…
Former Liberian leader and fugitive war crimes suspect Charles Taylor was arrested Wednesday in a northern Nigerian town near the Cameroon border, police spokesman Haz Iwendi said.
"Mr. Taylor has been arrested. He was arrested in the…
Fugitive Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has "agreed" to stand trial at the international tribunal in the Hague, but not in Sierra Leone where he faces an indictment for alleged crimes against humanity, his spiritual counsellor said.
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The 60-year-old UN Human Rights Commission was due to bow out Monday to make way for a streamlined council that activists hope will be sprightlier in tackling abuse.
The 53 states in the Human Rights Commission were holding their fina…
Mr Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, has assured Ghanaians that the Representation of People (amendment) Act will ultimately prove to be a unifying factor in spite of the rather contrived confusion and chaos that…
Former Liberian leader and war crimes suspect Charles Taylor has disappeared from the villa in which he was living in exile in Nigeria, the Nigerian presidency said in a statement Tuesday.
The statement said Taylor had left his house …
GNA-President John Agyekum-Kufuor said the passage of the Representation of the People's Amendment Bill (ROPAB) would enhance the
country' s democratic development.
He assured Ghanaians that the act would not destroy the democratic visi…
Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the party would continue protesting against the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill (ROPAB) until the government withdraws it.
He was s…
Professor Michael Oquaye, Energy Minister, said steps were being taken to improve the supply of kerosene.
He said, "... the kerosene situation will be brought back to normal within one week."
"Kerosene will be delivered to the m…
The Parliament has voted to push the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill beyond the consideration stage, with one more legislative lap for it to be passed.
The Minority, who vehemently opposed the bill from its unset were ab…
A Hamas delegation led by the Islamist movement's supremo Khaled Meshaal was due to review candidates for the vacant job of Palestinian prime minister with Egyptian officials, some of its members said.
The Damascus-based chief of the…
The Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has advised Ghanaians to respect the country's authorities, especially the presidency, to ensure peace, stability and development.
He said since the President and the country's leadership were…
President John Agyekum Kufuor performed creditably to the admiration of his colleagues as he answered questions pertaining the outcome of the report on Ghana under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
The reveiew, which falls u…
The Chairman of the Communication Department of the Obuasi constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it was unfortunate for Dr Obed Asamoah, the former NDC Chairman, to cite violence and other uncomplimentary reasons…
President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo, named chairman of the African Union at its summit meeting in Khartoum , is a career soldier who has never been afraid to use force to further his political ambitions.
Sassou-Nguesso returned to…
Sudan's endeavour to win the Right to chair African Union (AU), the 53-member regional bloc,
has obtained support from AU chairman Olusegun Obasanjo, a Sudanese official said .
Al-Zahawi Ibrahim Malik, the country's minister of info…
Dr Hilla Limann ...Thanks Be To God!! Dr Hilla Limann...Thanks Be To God!!! Dr Hilla Limann... Thanks Be To God!!! These were the solemn words that echoed through the serene Accra Ridge Church on Sunday January 22, as members of the Form…
UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei wants to give Iran until March to comply with international inspections, despite an emergency meeting set for February that could bring Tehran before the UN Security Council for possible sanctio…
The 29th ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), approved the conversion of its Executive Secretariat into a Commission.
The Commission, to be headed by a President assisted by a Deputy and seven o…
The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Mr Mohammed Ibn Abass on Thursday appealed to the feuding factions in the chieftaincy conflict that has erupted in Bimbilla to exercise restraint and end hostilities.
In a statement issued in A…
Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, on Thursday January 12.
The summit will consider proposals for the transformation of the Executive…
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has hailed France's decision to impose a tax on airline tickets that would fuel aid for developing countries.
"The secretary general warmly welcomes the adoption by the parliament of France of a levy o…
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