Business men and women who sell crafted artifacts at the Accra Arts Center in Accra have accused politicians in the country of gradually collapsing their businesses as a result of their continuous...
Ghana has told the United Nations that the proliferation and abuse of conventional weapons, particularly Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and their ammunition continue to undermine world peace and...
Ibrahim Mahama in the company of the soldiers The Ghana Armed Forces has denied media reports that it has assigned men to protect President John Mahama’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama. Media reports have...
Until last week, no country had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Now, three African states — South Africa, Burundi and Gambia — have made official decisions to leave. Gambia...
Russia has withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the Spanish port of Ceuta for refuelling, following concern among Nato allies. The Spanish foreign ministry says the stopovers have now...
Institutions of state bending to the will and wishes of the incumbent spark anger, frustration and eventual societal implosion. When an incumbent's back is to the wall and is desperate, it would...
Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign in Aleppo. More than 80 human rights and aid organisations, including Human...
An official said the killings were to avenge the death of one of ISIL's commanders Fighters have killed at least 30 civilians, including children, after abducting them in the remote Afghan province...
Interior Minister, Prosper Douglas Bani says Ghana’s Security agencies would deal decisively with persons who are planning to foment trouble before, during and after the 2016 elections adding that...
The Ghana Armed Forces say they have begun investigations into reports that President John Mahama’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama, has a heavily armed military escort at his beck and call. There are...
The oil industry has caused widespread environmental damage in the Niger Delta Militants say they have blown an oil pipeline in south-east Nigeria. The Niger Delta Avengers said it attacked a...
Pascal Simbikangwa, the first person to be found guilty in France in connection with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has returned to court to appeal his 25-year jail sentence, BBC Afrique reports. In...
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya claimed by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab. The target was a guesthouse hosting members of a theatre group who were...
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya carried out by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab. Police in the Kenyan border town of Mandera said the attackers used...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the United States on Tuesday, saying he did not start a fight with Washington and it could forget about a military agreement between both countries if...
The United Nations has abandoned plans to evacuate patients from besieged rebel-held east Aleppo which it had hoped to accomplish during a three day lull in fighting last week, blaming all parties to...
At least 44 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. A major security operation lasted for hours after the...
South Africa's main opposition party has filed papers with the Constitutional Court to challenge the government's decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said on Monday....
Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an attack by Islamic State militants in At least 100 fighters sneaked into Kirkuk in...
Islamic State fighters and the Pakistani Taliban on Monday said they killed a police official in northwest Pakistan, the second attack in the south Asian nation claimed by the Middle East-based...