Sirleaf prioritizes ECOWAS reform
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says one of her key priorities as the chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to reform the regional body in line with a decision by its highest decision-making body, the Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Liberian Leader made the remarks when she […]
Ihezie Foundation donates 100,000 books to Liberia
A United Kingdom (UK)-based charity, Ihezie Foundation, through its Book Relief Africa program, has donated 100,000 textbooks to Liberia’s education ministry. The donation was made recently through the office of the West African nation’s Vice President Amb. joseph Nyumah Boakai. Ihezie foundation’s chair Aloysius Ihezie informed partners and beneficiaries that the books are assembled based on the UK’s supervised and approved […]
South Africa’s small-scale fishers try to turn the tide
The sea seethes and bubbles when the snoek are “running” off Lamberts Bay in South Africa’s Northern Cape. It seems almost as soon as the line and hook is in the water, there’s a half-metre fish on the end of it. Wilfred Gonzalves says he caught 285 in 30 minutes in April, his two-man crew […]
Pastor: Liberia needs spiritual leader
The senior pastor of the Life Center Church in Monrovia,says “Liberia needs a spiritual leader who will help transform the country.” Pastor Folley Karpeh told a local radio show in the Liberian capital on Thursday that “there is no law without spirituality and leaders should understand what it means to lead a nation.” According to Karpeh, […]
Only a just society can heal apartheid’s wounds
Only a new economic system leading to fewer injustices and divisions among people can heal South African society. This is the view of the Sweden-based Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) guest professor Tim Murithi, who is otherwise based at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town, South Africa. After the ending of apartheid, the Truth […]
Welfare contributes to an inclusive society
“Welfare makes it possible for people with disabilities to be included in society,” said Åsa Regnér, the minister with responsibility for disability issues, as she represented the Swedish Government at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro on 7–9 September. The 2016 Paralympics are being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 7–18 September 2016. These […]
Veep Boakai wants Liberian ownership of economy
Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr. has asked Liberians to take full ownership of the country and its economy by venturing into different types of businesses across the country. Serving on Wednesday, September 7 as chief launcher of Nobel Liberia Limited, a multifaceted financial institutition, Vice President Boakai indicated that when this is done, Liberians will […]
Two refugee summits in New York
It’s billed as a potential “game-changer” for refugee protection and the rights of migrants, but what can we really expect from the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants taking place in New York next Monday? And is US President Barack Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees likely to deliver substantial new commitments on refugee resettlement and funding? […]
Mills Jones speaks about who a leader should be
2017 is just around the corner and the fact that Nimba County is second only to Montserrado County in term of voting population is not lost on politicians aspiring for the Liberian presidency. So we are the ones everyone wants to talk to as the countdown begins towards the 2017 general election; Nvasekie Konneh writes. So, fresh […]
Good news for 300,000 West African farmers
Impact investing pioneer Root Capital announced today at the African Green Revolution Forum a new partnership with The MasterCard Foundation that will help raise incomes for over 300,000 smallholder farmers in West Africa. The foundation has committed $5.2 million to Root Capital over five years to support early-stage agricultural businesses that generate transformational impact in rural […]
