Beyina-Moussa: African aviation is moving forward

Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of the Congo, and president of AFRAA, the African Airlines Association, since November 2014 is coming to the end of her term in office. Two weeks before AFRAA’s 47th general assembly, which will be held November 8-10th at the sports complex […]

Promote Liberia’s good name, VP Boakai urges

Liberia’s Vice President Joseph N. Boakai has called on Liberians in the Diaspora to hold together to foster a positive image of their country.    He has also conveyed the gratitude of the Liberian people to their compatriots in the Diaspora for their support during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the country. Vice President Boakai […]

African Development Bank holds Nordic seminars

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just concluded three back-to-back African Economic Outlook 2015 information seminars in the Nordic capitals of Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Helsinki (Finland). The seminars followed an invitation extended to the Bank’s Development Research Department in June by a visiting Danish delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to launch the […]

Liberia: Why Min. Nagbe’s 5-year plan is ripe

From where I sit in Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria, I marvel at how the country’s football authority has been able to keep active all its football teams in all the major continental and global competitions. At six (6) different levels, Nigeria’s various national football teams have been simultaneously competing at the highest levels […]

Patsime uses arts to spread life-saving message

Patsime Trust is an organization based in Zimbabwe using the arts to educate Zimbabweans about issues of serious concern in their country. It uses theatre, films and radio to spread the message about the prevention of HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, gender inequality, etc. Patsime is a partner of Sweden’s Unga Ornar, an organization that works globally for the benefit of children […]

Sao Tome courts investors, development partners

“We are a small, flexible, reform-minded country trying to build from a base of almost nothing and we are well positioned to capitalise on the surrounding wealth of the West and Central African region” The Prime Minister of São Tomé e Príncipe Patrice Emery Trovoada, made this statement in his address to delegates at ‘STeP […]

In US, awards bring tears to Liberian artists

Overwhelmed by excitement and not knowing how to react, scores of professional artists from the Liberian National Cultural Ambassadors (LNCA)Inc. of America, recently shed tears when their names were called out one after the other before a record crowd to be awarded; writes James Kokulo Fasuekoi.  The award ceremony was a surprise event set up by […]

Sweden-based stars shine in World Cup qualifiers

A number of African footballers plying their trade in the Swedish premiership were in action on Tuesday in the second leg matches of the first rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup with some of them hitting the net. Sierra Leonean striker Alhaji kamara, who plays for league leaders IFK Norrkoping, scored twice in nine […]

Triggerfish releases expanded shortlist

South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios has shortlisted 23 features and 12 TV series for the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, out of a whopping 1 378 entries from 30 countries across Africa. Triggerfish had planned to announce a shortlist of 10 features and 10 TV series, but increased this after being pleasantly surprised by both the […]

African airlines hold summit next month

The national airline of the Republic of the Congo, ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines), is organising the 47th Annual General Assembly and the Summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) from the 8 to the 10 November in Brazzaville. The theme will be “Open skies: Growth through competition and collaboration”. The event has been organised under the […]