Ghana's former President John Mahama will be under enormous pressure to meet the expectations of voters following his landslide victory in Saturday's election.
He swept back to power after eight years in opposition, running what political analyst (...)
Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday's election and congratulated the opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, on his victory.
"The people have voted for change," said Bawumia.
The elections come amid (...)
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country's Western Region.
The monument is intended to honor the development initiatives the president has (...)
Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned.
Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the establishment of 10 private colleges in Saudi Arabia. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet in Riyadh.
At the outset of the session, King (...)
Two high-profile members of Germany's national football team have come out against a survey organized by a public broadcaster which asked participants if they would prefer to see more people with white skin playing for Germany.
Germany's head coach (...)
RIYADH — During his tour of Africa, Eng. Abdulrahman Alfadley, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, alongside Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture, reached an agreement to strengthen relations and (...)
تأهل فريق الزمالك المصري، لنهائي بطولة الكونفدرالية الإفريقية، بعد تغلبه على فريق دريمز الغاني بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، وذلك في لقاء الإياب، الذي أقيم مساء اليوم في ملعب كوماسي بغانا. وكانت مباراة الذهاب بالقاهرة قد انتهت بالتعادل السلبي.
جاء الهدف (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his country's National Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the Ghanaian president (...)
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said.
Most had only been in the job, based in Ghana's capital, Accra, (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims.
The Weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, also (...)
The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.
A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.
The Victoria & Albert Museum (...)
The world's first routine vaccine program against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa.
The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near (...)
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC.
Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members — five British — allege atrocities, including (...)
The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare was speaking at the 2023 UN (...)
Raphael Dwamena, who played for the Ghana international football team, has died at the age of 28 after collapsing during a match, the Ghana Football Association announced.
"Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time," (...)
Most parts of Ghana have been plunged into darkness due to a lack of gas to power machinery used to generate electricity in the country.
Power distribution firm Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused "a supply gap of 550MW (...)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, (...)
The Ukrainian government has spotted an opportunity to strengthen its diplomatic ties in Africa as Russia tries to cling on to major allies there.
As the BRICS summit gets underway in Johannesburg this week, bringing together the main players of (...)
RIYADH — As Brazilian star Neymar gears up to begin his professional journey with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, he won't have to look far for familiar faces. Upon his arrival, Neymar will reunite with a group of friends and compatriots who are actively (...)
Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbors.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger's (...)
An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research.
It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made at COP26 by world leaders is well off track.
Some 11 football pitches (...)
With an estimated 3.5 billion people living in "climate hot spots", related peace and security risks are only set to heighten, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Tuesday, warning that (...)
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is "out of control", according to the head of one of the world's biggest nursing groups.
The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana's health system is struggling (...)
Five countries have been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia will join the premier body for maintaining (...)
