The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama is urging members of the international community and election observers to pay close attention to developments related to the upcoming elections in Ghana. Mahama said foreign observers must do well to be in the country much earlier than they typically would be to engage the […] The post Come
The Ethiopian government has said that 2,000 people have been charged in connection with the killing of Oromia singer Hachalu Hundessa and the violence that followed. Attorney general, Gedion Timothewos, said those charged include politicians and clarified that none of them were held for their political activities. More than 160 people died during the violence […] The post Ethiopia
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday commissioned Ghana’s fourth Medical Drone Distribution Centre at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region. The Centre is to help expand the reach to essential medical services by deprived and hard-to-reach communities. At a short ceremony at Sewfi Wiawso, President Akufo-Addo indicated that government was determined to ensuring […] The post Akufo-Addo
Four human rights groups are seeking compensation for victims of police brutality in Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya, International Justice Mission Kenya, Haki Africa and the Kituo cha Sheria have filed a petition asking for monetary compensation for five victims of brutality as police enforced a Covid-19 curfew. They have sued the inspector general of police, […] The post Kenyan
Mali’s new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections are held. Col Goita will be his vice-president. The new government is expected to […] The post Mali to swear in
Mali’s new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections are held. Col Goita will be his vice-president. The new government is expected to […] The post Mali’s interim
A group called the Coalition of Repatriated Ghanaians has welcomed a decision by the Electoral Commission to capture their members on the 2020 voters’ register. Speaking on Eyewitness News the lead convenor of the Coalition of Repatriated Ghanaians, Kingsley Dunyo, said the EC’s decision is in response to their petition. “Last week we petitioned the […] The post Coalition
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has no qualms with the reopening of the electoral roll to register citizens to vote as long as all processes leading up to the election are lawful. The 2020 Campaign Manager of the NPP, Peter Mac Manu, said he expects the Electoral Commission to abide by the Public Elections Regulations, […] The post Resuming voter registration within
The National Democratic Congress has plans to compile a parallel voter register to verify the credibility of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) own electoral roll. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the NDC’s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said his party was going to make use of its agents who monitored the voter registration exercise. “So all that […] The post NDC
Members of secessionist group, Homeland Study Foundation, also known as Western Togoland group have blocked major entries into the Volta Region. The action by the group is believed to have taken place on the dawn of Friday, September 25, 2020. Most passengers travelling to areas in the Volta Region including Tefle, Tsopoli and Juapong have […] The post Passengers
The Electoral Commission can organise a second round of voters registration exercise for specific groups of people if it abides by the laws regulating the exercise, the Coalition Of Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO) has said. The Constitutional Instrument 91 (C.I. 91) on Public Election Regulation 2016 stipulates, among others that the Commission shall not include […] The post Second
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