Fraud Alleged As Protesters Scuffle
A row has erupted over Ecuador's presidential elections after early results indicate a victory for the incumbent party's candidate. With more than 98% of the votes counted, Lenin Moreno of the...
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South Africa Rand Sinks Further Amid Concern About Credit Downgrade
Worries over the health of South Africa's economy continued on Monday, as comments by the new finance minister failed to stem a fall in the rand. The value of currency fell 1.5% to a two-month low,...
Ruling Party Wins ‘milestone’ Armenia Vote
Armenia's pro-Russian ruling party has won the first legislative elections held since the adoption of constitutional reforms that are transforming the country into a parliamentary republic, official...
Transport Fares Likely To Go Up By Tomorrow
Government and transport owners have been meeting for more than a month for the annual review Reliable information reaching Onua News suggests that transport fares would go up by tomorrow, Tuesday,...
‘Chop Chop’ At Fire Service; Donations, Contract Monies Missing
Corruption has started germinating from the stables of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), leaving many people to wonder whether the canker is likely tobseize in the public sector. Information...
EU Sees No Future For Assad In Syria
President Bashar al-Assad has no future in post-conflict Syria but his fate is ultimately up to the Syrian people, EU foreign ministers said Monday in response to an apparent shift in US policy. The...
Ecuador Election: Fraud Alleged As Protesters Scuffle
A row has erupted over Ecuador’s presidential elections after early results projected victory for the incumbent party’s candidate. Results show former vice president Lenin Moreno of the Socialist...
S.A Former Leader’s Colonialism Tweets Lead To Disciplinary Action
South Africa’s opposition party has launched disciplinary action against its former leader after she tweeted colonialism was not all bad. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been under pressure to...
Ghana District Profile Series Launched
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the first-ever Ghana District Profile Series report in Accra. This report is part of USAID’s work to support...
Kumasi Zongo Chief Reveals He Bears NPP Membership Card
The chairman of Council of Zongo Chiefs in Kumasi says he is not bothered to be a registered member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Naba Musah Akanbonga II, who also doubles as Frafra chief in...
Ghana, Japan Sign $58.4m Grant Agreements For Road and Health Infrastructure
Ghana and Japan on Friday signed two grant agreements totalling $58.4 million, geared towards the improvement of international corridor roads and sector budget support to promote health service...
Trump Welcomes Egypt’s Sisi Amid Questions On Rights Record
US President Donald Trump meets his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Washington on Monday, welcoming a strongman leader who has faced harsh criticism for his human rights record. For...
UN Vote On Israeli Settlements Has Changed Little
Three months after a landmark UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, the measure has changed little on the ground and some analysts question whether it ever will. Security Council Resolution...
Mobile Data Subscriptions Hit Over 20 Million In Ghana
As at the end of January this year, the total subscriptions of mobile data in Ghana stand at more than 20 million with a penetration rate of 70.90 per cent, Mr Joe Anokye, the Director-General of the...
Drunkenness and Policing Are Not Bedfellows
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr George Alex Mensah, Eastern Regional Police Commander, has cautioned police officers who take delight in drinking alcohol whiles on duty, to stop because...
Helen Zille Faces Disciplinary After Colonialism Tweets
South Africa's opposition party has launched disciplinary action against its former leader after she tweeted colonialism was not all bad. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been under pressure to...
Salaries Commission Denies Determining Salaries of Parastatal Heads
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says it has no hand in the determination of the salaries of the chief executives of para-statal institutions. A statement issued by the FWSC and copied...
S. Africa Regional Leader Charged By Party Over Tweet
South Africa's main opposition party said on Sunday that it has charged a provincial leader with misconduct over her tweet that colonialism had brought benefits including clean water. Helen Zille,...
At Least 200 Indian Police In Hospital After Meal
At least 200 Indian paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the southern state of Kerala, police said Sunday. Training cadets and...
Paraguay President Sacks Top Officials After Protests
Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes has sacked the interior minister and the chief of police after violent protests on Friday against a bill that would allow the president to run for a second term in...