Sweden: Ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament
We, the participating states – Argentina, Canada, Finland, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland – to the Stockholm Ministerial Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), met today to discuss how nuclear disarmament can be advanced. We are one year away from […]
Stability and reforms bring progress in Somalia
Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide visited Mogadishu, the Somali capital on 10 June for talks with Somalia’s president and prime minister. She also met key humanitarian and diplomatic actors. “The Somali Government is more politically stable than it has been for many decades, and it is now in the process of implementing vital reforms. […]
Liberian President Weah calls for national dialogue
My Fellow Liberians: For the past several days, our democracy has been tried, tested, and it has proven to be mature, resilient, and strong. You are aware that some of our citizens exercised their constitutional right to publicly assemble with the objective to petition their government. We commend them for the peaceful and orderly manner […]
Full text: ECOWAS statement on Liberian protest
Following the series of mediation efforts and constructive engagements between the representatives of Government and organisers of the June 7 Protest that was facilitated by ECOWAS, African Union and the United Nations, including the recent visits by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr Mohamed Ibn […]
Liberian ambassador gives credentials to UNESCO
Liberia’s ambassador to France Geraldine Bass-Golokeh has presented her credentials to the Director General of UNESCO accrediting her as the West African nation’s 39th Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to the world body. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization with its headquarters in Paris, France. UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay welcomed Ambassador Bass-Golokeh […]
New report: Sustainability a key part of tourism policies
Countries around the world are integrating sustainability in their tourism policies but the evidence on the results of their implementation remains limited, research carried out for the first “Baseline Report on the Integration of Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns into Tourism Policies” has found. The Baseline Report, prepared by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in […]
Norway supports Mozambican reconstruction
‘The cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which struck Mozambique in March and April, caused enormous devastation that will affect the country for a long time to come. The costs of reconstruction are expected to exceed $3 billion. Some two million people are affected, and the poverty rate is expected to increase considerably in the affected […]
Liberia: Full text of President Weah’s speech to the nation
Fellow Liberians: Four months ago, during my State of the Nation address, I reported to you that the state of the nation remains strong. This is still true today, as I deliver my second major national address in 2019. I wish to speak today to you, fellow citizens, my brothers and my sisters, on […]
German businesses to partner with Angola
The Germany Africa Business Forum (GABF) proudly endorses the Angola Oil & Gas Conference 2019, organized by Africa Oil & Power and taking place in Luanda, the Angolan capital, on June 4-6. This is one of the best platforms for German investment, cutting-edge technology and service providers to engage in Africa’s second-largest oil producing market. […]
Mueller: Let election be start of a new day
Just after the 2014 senatorial elections in Liberia, Michael Geegbae Mueller, who unsuccessfully contested for a senate seat, issued the below statement, which is relevant today in the light of current political tensions in the country: Despite the Ebola crisis, our mother country, Liberia has held successful elections and avoided a potentially catastrophic constitutional […]
