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When Ghana’s Parliament turned chaotic on January 7, it had two of the unlikeliest people wearing the peacemakers' badge—the Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong and K.T. Hammond of Adansi Asokwa. The two have been…

The 37 Military Hospital will from Thursday, January 14, shut down its Medical Emergency Unit (MEU) for three weeks in order to conduct a disinfection exercise. The closure of the unit has become" necessary to enable the authorities to…

The rising number of patients needing admission in Gauteng in South Africa have put hospital management and staff on their toes as beds are running out and healthcare workers demand adequate personal protective equipment (PPEs) to…

The FBI has warned of possible armed protests being held across the US as Trump supporters and far-right groups call for demonstrations before Joe Biden is sworn in as president. There are reports of armed groups planning…

The United States Supreme Court on Monday formally refused to put on fast track election challenges filed by President Donald Trump and his allies. The court rejected pleas for quick consideration of cases involving the outcome in…

Just a day into the reopening of universities after months on hiatus, the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has declared a nationwide strike, starting from Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The group says its decision has been…

I spent a greater portion of the night of 6th January 2021 observing the nine-hour proceedings as the nation’s House of Parliament got itself ready to elect a Speaker and Deputies as well as have the 8th Parliament inaugurated.…

Another coronavirus variant that shares some of the same mutations as the B.1.1.7 strain, first identified in the U.K., has begun spreading rapidly after it was first identifiedin South Africa in mid-December. It has quickly become the…

Order order order! The 8th Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament boomed into the microphone as he rapped the gavel to silence perhaps the noisiest legislature on its inauguration day. Alban Sumani Bagbin was elected Speaker after a rather…

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stepped up the pressure on Vice-President Mike Pence to act to remove Donald Trump from office over his role in last week's storming of Congress. Lawmakers are expected to bring up a…