Tag: Presidential
Uganda’s presidential, parliamentary elections kick off
Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections kicked off on Thursday with people in the east African country queuing up to cast their votes.
A total of...
Uganda blocks social media ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said late Tuesday the government has blocked social media in the country because of the unfair practice by Facebook and...
The Supreme Court will decide the validity of our claims – NDC
Mr Abraham Amaliba, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Team, says the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Presidential...
Ketu South seeks election results justice on streets
Hundreds of residents have poured onto streets in the Ketu South Municipality to demand that the right verdict be delivered in the just-ended Presidential...
Ashaiman NDC supporters demonstrate against presidential election results
Scores of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ashaiman poured into their local streets to demonstrate against the 2020 presidential election results.
The...
Savelugu Parliamentary results declared without Presidential
The Parliamentary results in the Savelugu Constituency that nearly marred the 2020 election there, has been declared in favour of the NDC candidate Abdulai...
Dzifa Gomashie is Ketu South’s first female MP
Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie has won the Ketu South Parliamentary seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just ended Presidential and Parliamentary...
Wa Local Council of Churches pray for peaceful elections
The Wa Local Council of Churches have lifted up their voices to the heavens asking God to grant Ghana another peaceful Presidential and Parliamentary...
Polls close for presidential, legislative elections in Burkina Faso
Polls for combined presidential and general elections in Burkina Faso have closed as scheduled at 1800 hours local time on Sunday, and provisional results...
Polls close for presidential, legislative elections in Burkina Faso
Polls for combined presidential and general elections in Burkina Faso have closed as scheduled at 6 p.m. local time on Sunday, and provisional results...
Vote for me to sustain my husband’s legacy in Mfantseman – Mrs Hayford
Mrs Ophelia Hayford, the wife of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, has rallied the collective support of electorates to retain the...
Campaign kicks off for presidential and legislative elections in Burkina Faso
The campaign for presidential and parliamentary elections in Burkina Faso has started on Saturday for ballot scheduled on November 22.
The...
Egypt’s president renews state of emergency for 3 months
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree for renewing the state of emergency nationwide for three months starting Monday, state-run Ahram...
Voter transfer, proxy voters slated for October 20-22
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the compilation of Transferred Voters Lists, and the Proxy Voters Lists for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections for...
Biden: Trump was a ‘national embarrassment’ during the debate
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said the first presidential debate was a "wake-up call for all Americans," as he sharply criticized President Donald Trump.
"The...
![Rescuers search for missing people in Bailong Lake of Guangyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2016. A leisure boat carrying 18 people capsized on the Lake due to strong gales Saturday afternoon. One child died and 14 people remain missing. [Photo/Xinhua]](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7427ea210acc18bf0cb505-218x150.jpg "Tanzania’s ruling party presidential candidate pledges to end transport snags in Lake Tanganyika")
Tanzania’s ruling party presidential candidate pledges to end transport snags in Lake Tanganyika
Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate John Magufuli on Friday pledged to end transportation problems in Lake Tanganyika if he...
2020 Elections candidates to file nomination in five days
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set aside five days for the filing of nomination by Presidential and Parliamentary candidates who want to contest the...
Iran denies meddling in U.S. presidential campaigns
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday denied that the Islamic republic is meddling in the U.S. upcoming presidential election.
"The United States is...
Tanzania’s ruling party presidential candidate pledges to turn lakeside city into trading hub
Tanzania's presidential candidate for the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), John Magufuli, on Monday pledged to turn the country's northwestern lakeside Mwanza city...
U.S. riot-torn city becomes presidential candidates’ campaign platform
by Matthew Rusling
After months of limiting or completely avoiding in-person events, both U.S. presidential candidates this week visited...
Ghana FA wins landmark case against disqualified presidential aspirant
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) late Tuesday issued a judgment in favor of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) involving a landmark case...
We are confident of winning the 2020 Elections – NPP Chairman
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is confident of winning the December 07, presidential and parliamentary elections, Mr Amoafo Atuobi Yiadom, Offinso South Constituency Chairman...
Let’s give CPP the chance – Regional Chairman
The Convention People's Party (CPP) has called on Ghanaians to ignore the nation’s two major political parties and vote for the CPP in the...
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in a speech Thursday night that capped off the four-day virtual...
Profile: U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency. The following is a profile of Harris.
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Uganda unveils roadmap to 2021 general elections
Uganda's electoral body on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap to the country's 2021 general elections, emphasizing COVID-19 prevention measures.
Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the Electoral Commission...
CLEEN Foundation Calls on Nigerians to Cooperate with Covid-19 Task Force
1.0 Introduction
The Federal Government on Monday 18th May 2020 extended gradual easing of the lockdown for another two weeks to enable a balance between...
Burundi’s ruling party submits papers for presidential candidate nomination
The head of Burundi's ruling party Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday submitted his papers for the nomination of presidential candidate in the east African country's...
Burundi’s ruling party picks presidential election candidate
The Burundian ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), on Sunday elected Major General Evariste...
Bawku Naba calls for peace among political parties in Bawku
Naba Asigri Abugragoe Azoka II, the Paramount Chief of the Bawku traditional area, on Friday called for peace among political parties in the Bawku...