Neufville: Liberian students must empower themselves
Liberian students have been called upon to empower themselves with the tools to give them wisdom and guidance because they are future leaders. This call was made on Friday March 22 by Venetta Chesson Neufville, finance officer of GIZ Liberia, a German development agency operating in Liberia, when she served as guest speaker […]
Africa Industrialization Fund gets European investment
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a commitment of $15 million with the SPE Africa Industrialization I Fund (AIF I), a generalist private equity fund targeting primarily growth capital investments in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-market companies mainly in North Africa, with a focus on Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The fund’s first closing reached $80 million. […]
Why Liberian DED holders should not be deported
By James kokulo Fasuekoi in Minneapolis, Minnesota I am a former Associated Press war-photographer and news correspondent and was stationed in Liberia, West Africa for over a decade and from where I also covered war and political upheavals in neighboring Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast during the 90s. Before the outbreak of war in […]
Norway increases funding for cyclone relief effort
The UN has asked for a substantial increase in funding for the humanitarian response to Cyclone Idai. “The needs are huge. Norway is therefore increasing its support for humanitarian efforts in the wake of the cyclone to a total of NOK 47 million ($5.4m),” says Minister o Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Soreide. The damage caused […]
German-African Energy Forum held in Hamburg
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has congratulated the German Government and the African-German Business Association on the success of the 13th German-African Energy Forum that took place in Hamburg on March 27 and 28, under the theme “Realizing & Financing Africa’s Energy Revolution”. With a strong focus on the financing of energy projects on the […]
Liberian war crimes suspect to face trial in Switzerland
After nearly five years of criminal investigation, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) is presenting for the first time an international criminal law related indictment to the Federal Criminal Court (FCC). The suspect, Alieu Kosiah, is being accused of violations of the laws of war as a member of a military faction […]
African free trade: Regional integration remains low
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) marks a momentous milestone for Africa but preliminary findings of the upcoming 2019 African Regional Integration Index, released at the on-going Conference of Ministers in Morocco on Saturday, indicate that regional integration in Africa remains low. The Index, known as ARII, was set up to monitor and evaluate […]
Kelgbeh: Liberia will benefit from Pres. Weah’s UAE trip
Benefits from Liberian President George Weah’s recent trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be felt in very crucial areas, presidential press secretary I. Solo Kelgbeh has noted. President Weah was in the Mideast country as guest of the Special Olympics hosted there and then held talks with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and investors. Kelgbeh […]
Football: Africans in Swedish premiership this season
About 60 African players (or players of African descent) will this season play in Sweden’s top football championship, the Allsvenskan, which begins on March 30. Eritrean striker Henok Goitom, who captained AIK to the title last season, will continue in that role. His teammates include defender Heradi Rashidi of DR Congo, Ghanaian midfielder Enock Adu, […]
Biracial appearance – the bullying
“I wish I could have chosen my parents, maybe they will be your parents- if that makes you happy now.” Words coming out of Martin (12 years old), in a heated and furious argument with his classmate – Fredrik who had just coded the N-word by calling him “sunshine”, Fokumlah Nchungong writes They were […]
