Sierra Leone Votes For New President
Voting is under way in Sierra Leone, where more than three million people are eligible to choose a new president, ...
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Amidu’s Appointment Should Win Investor Confidence
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has maintained that the appointment of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor is a strong ...
Dr Spio-Garbrah Confirms Interest In Presidency
Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has indicated interest in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential race ...
Ayisi-Boateng Apologizes For Partisan Comments
Ghana’s High Commissioner to SA has apologized for the demeaning partisan comments to the effect that he will serve the ...
Ghana’s High Commissioner To South Africa Chided Over Partisan Comments
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa may be needing more than words to win back the people’s trust and loyalty. ...
I Am A Diaspora Returnee, Get Me Out of Here
I have no regrets for coming back to Ghana after some 12 years abroad, studying to acquire a few advanced ...
Tillerson Staying On As Top US Diplomat
Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing differences ...
Ten Hurt As Gabon Police End Rally For Opposition Figure
Ten people were injured in Libreville Tuesday as Gabon police broke up a rally organised to mark the return of ...
UN ‘not Giving Up’ On Cyprus After Talks Collapse
The United Nations is "not giving up" on efforts to seal a Cyprus reunification deal despite the failure of an ...
Britain’s Johnson Compares Maori Greeting To Headbutt
Britain's gaffe-prone Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson likened a traditional Maori greeting to a headbutt Monday while visiting indigenous leaders in ...
Trump Taps New Ambassador To Afghanistan
John Bass has been posted in Turkey since 2014, and has steered US-Turkey relations through an unsuccessful coup attempt and ...
Tanzanian Leader Urges Burundian Exiles To Go Home
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called on Burundians who have fled their country to return home, after talks with ...
Britain’s Johnson Meets High-Tech Robots In Japan
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan's high-tech robots, a humanoid candidate to carry ...
US Locked In ‘slow-Going’ Talks With China On N.Korea Sanctions
Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in "slow-going" ...
China ‘aggressive’ In Border Row, Says India Diplomat
A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no ...
Trump Taps Jon Huntsman As US Ambassador To Russia
President Donald Trump has tapped veteran diplomat and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, the White House ...
India Votes For Next President From Lowest Dalit Caste
Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in ...
China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility in Djibouti, as ...
India To Get Head of State From Lowest Caste
India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as "untouchables" ...
Ankara, Doha Insist Turkish Base Will Stay In Qatar
Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in the emirate, rejecting demands from other ...