EPresident Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Saturday, 24th August, 2019, for Japan, to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), at the invitation of the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe. The objective of the conference is “to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.” Japan …

It’s win or bust for Kumasi Asante Kotoko as they take on Nigerian side Kano Pillars in a second leg fixture of the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. A 3-2 win in faraway Nigeria has given Pillars a slim advantage but at their favourite Baba Yara ground, the …

A Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot during protests on Sunday, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in June. Images show several other officers also pointed guns at protesters who were chasing them with sticks. In another first, police deployed water cannon …

Algeria’s culture minister has resigned, after the deaths of five young music fans in a stampede at a packed concert by a popular rapper. Meriem Merdaci’s resignation follows public outrage over Thursday’s stampede in the capital, Algiers. Thousands had gathered at a stadium to see Abderraouf Derradji, better known as …

South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania’s national carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The Airbus 220-300 was due to fly from Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It was not immediately clear why the action was taken, and South African authorities have not …

Former United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has subtly reminded actor cum politician, John Dumelo, of his ‘stolen’ Toyota Landcruiser V8 scandal as the latter emerged winner of the NDC Parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. In a ‘killer tweet’ after Mr. Dumelo was declared …

I certainly can not be happy with comments from some of the aspirants who did not emerge victorious at yesterday’s primaries.  It can’t be justify in anyway, but I believe we must give them the second chance. We can not throw the baby away with the bath water. There are …

The 2019 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary primaries are over and we have fresh faces set to face-off against notably, the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) line-up of MPs for the 2020 general elections. Myjoyonline.com has been providing comprehensive coverage of the primaries and here are some new candidates who have emerged winners. …

The growing trend of scandals that hit political administrations in Ghana appears to have come to stay. Year in, year out, accusations of bribery and corruption are flung far and wide by politicians, their opponents, and the neutrals who observe both sides and pass judgments. The Akufo-Addo administration, after assuming …

A total of nine incumbent Members of Parliament (MP) lost their bids to contest the 2020 Parliamentary Election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Saturday’s primaries. In what will likely shape much of the narrative for the NDC ahead of the 2020 general election, the party …