Gambia: opposition backs one presidential hopeful
Seven Gambian opposition parties came together late Sunday to form a coalition to challenge President Yahya Jammeh in December’s election. A national convention saw 308 out of 490 delegates give their support to Adama Barrow, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), as the main candidate to face Jammeh in a presidential poll on Dec. […]
Tanzania to host African energy summit
Following a high interest in off grid ventures and technologies at this year’s Africa Energy Forum in London as well as in-depth study of over 100 local community commissionaires from across Kenya and Tanzania, the organiser EnergyNet will launch the conference dedicated to the off grid and mini grid project opportunities. Taking place in Dar es […]
Raw wounds remain in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic’s new government is struggling to bring an end to three years of war and sectarian violence, its authority undermined by continuing attacks on civilians by the rival mainly Muslim Séléka and Christian anti-Balaka militias. Six months after Faustin-Archange Touadéra became the country’s first democratically elected president in three years, his plans […]
Liberia has made gains in education, says minister
Tremendous gains have been made over the years by Liberian education authorities, an assistant minister has noted. Assistant Education Minister for Teachers’ Education, Advertus Wright serving as a panelist at programs marking the observance of World Teachers’ Day held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, said Liberia graduated from a point where teachers training, morale and […]
Mali’s stability at risk, says UN peacekeeping chief
Citing a lack of progress on the peace process in Mali, the United Nations peacekeeping chief today warned that the UN mission there would not be able to fully carry out its mandate as long as the signatories to the peace agreement do not resolutely engage in its implementation. “If the relative respite in recent […]
Liberia: Five parliamentary seats alloted for women
Women’s rights activists in Liberia on Friday, September 30 welcomed a new law creating parliamentary seats reserved for women, young people and people with disabilities, in a country where women are poorly represented in politics despite having a female leader. Liberia’s House of Representatives on Thursday, September 29 passed the Equal Representation and Participation Bill, creating five […]
Taylor-linked war crimes suspect dies in Belgian jail
Michel Desaedeleer, a businessman of dual citizenship (Belgian and American) accused of war crimes died Wednesday in prison in Belgium. He was arrested in August 2015 based on allegations that he had committed the war crimes of inhuman and degrading treatment and pillage as well as the crime against humanity of enslavement through his participation in […]
A look at Liberia’s new maternity law
I had a conversation recently with someone who is expecting her first child and she was curious as to what Liberian law allowed as it related to pregnancy leave; Brenda Brewer Moore writes. This had me thinking, that many people, both employees and employers, may not be aware of the changes in the law regarding maternity […]
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 […]
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, […]
