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The United States Congress is demanding sanctions against Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong over the death of investigative reporter Ahmed Hussein Suale. A letter written to the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mike Pompeo, by a member of Congress, Henry C. Johnson Jnr....

Suspected militants have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi, killing at least 15 people. The compound in the Westlands district of the Kenyan capital, which houses the DusitD2 hotel as well as offices, was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday. By the evening officials said the siege was over but gunfire...

Theresa May's government faces a vote of no confidence later after MPs rejected the PM's Brexit deal. Labour launched the bid to trigger a general election after the deal setting out the terms of Britain's exit from the EU was rejected by 230 votes. However, one senior party figure has suggested...

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed election in 2010. He was captured in 2011 in a presidential palace bunker by UN and French-backed forces...

MPs are preparing to vote on whether to back Theresa May's deal for leaving the European Union. The so-called "meaningful vote" will take place later as five days of debate on Brexit come to an end. Mrs May has called for politicians to back her deal or risk "letting the British...

Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, his son George W Bush has announced. George Bush Sr passed away at 22:10 local time on Friday (04:10 GMT Saturday), a family spokesperson said. He served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, his term...

World leaders are gathering in Argentina for their annual G20 summit amid new tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China. US President Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in protest at Russia's seizure of Ukrainian naval boats. Hopes of progress...

It was a veritable show of culture, power and royalty at Manhyia, Sunday, when the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Ashanti Kingdom to pay their respects to the Ashanti king. For a relationship built on sweat and blood, sealed by mutual respect and solidarity,...

The Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall will today, Friday, 2 November 2018 arrive in Ghana to begin their four-day visit.The Royal visit will also celebrate the U.K.'s dynamic, forward-looking partnerships with Commonwealth nations on a range of shared priorities.The tour is expected to highlight key themes...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to set their sights higher and help build a prosperous Africa equal opportunity for all.Addressing the 18th OECD International Forum on Africa, on Wednesday, 31st October 2018, in Paris, President Akufo-Addo...