Unlocking Africa’s economic potentials
The African Transformation Forum (ATF), held from 14-15th March in Kigali, Rwanda, concluded with the official launch of The Coalition for Transformation in Africa – a network of experts working across sectors and borders to drive policy and institutional reforms. The ATF was organised by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the Government of […]
Public roundtable on resolving African conflicts
US-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) will host a public roundatble on Resolving African Conflicts: Towards An African Model of Peace Operations on Monday at the National Defense University in Washington DC. Participants will include Cedric de Coning of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, Linnea Gelot […]
Regnér: Gender equality good for democracy
On March 15 Sweden’s Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Åsa Regnér delivered a speech (below) at the Commission on the Status of Women 2016 being convened in New York, the United States of America: Distinguished delegates, It is an honour for me to address the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of […]
Is Ivory Coast attack the new normal?
The attacks that killed 16 people yesterday at a beach resort in Cote d’Ivoire were shocking and brutal, but not entirely unexpected. Security experts had been warning that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was a growing threat outside its traditional stronghold in northern Mali. The group, and its affiliate al-Mourabitoun, claimed responsibility for attacks […]
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s Liberia: A scary place to live
Judging from recent local newspaper reports as well as interviews conducted with people returning from Liberia, it’s evident that the country is no longer the way former interim leader Charles Gyude Bryant or indicted former Pres. Charles Taylor left it in terms of appreciable level of security for all as the state of general security […]
Food production takes a hit in Boko Haram fight
Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram is finally swinging in the government’s favour, but it’s going to take much longer for food production to recover in the country’s northeast. The same is true in neighbouring Cameroon, which has also felt the impact of the violence. According to the Famine Early Warning Network, FEWS NET, the conflict […]
Time for a woman to head UN, says NPA Boss
The orator of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration in Liberia has called on women the world over to strive for parity by ensuring that a female becomes the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General. Delivering the keynote address at the official indoor program commemorating the day held in Buchannan, Grand Bassa County, the Managing […]
Sweden prolongs internal border controls
The Swedish Government on Thursday decided to prolong internal border controls again, from 10 March up to and including 8 April. The government’s assessment is that the conditions on which the earlier decisions were taken still apply. “Europe has not managed to maintain its external borders. Until we see a joint European solution, Sweden will […]
Sweden’s 5-year development plan in Liberia
The Swedish Government has decided on a new development cooperation strategy with Liberia for the next five years from 2016 to 2020, amounting to about US$160 million. Swedish Ambassador Lena Nordstrom disclosed that the development cooperation includes support to building feeder roads, the decentralization process and County Service Center as well as the fight against […]
West Africa: Catholics want action against terrorists
Catholic Church leaders from West Africa have condemned terrorist attacks in the region and urged governments to act decisively to end the scourge. The 120 bishops, cardinals and archbishops made the call in a recent communique after a seven-day conference in Accra, Ghana whose theme was: ‘The new evangelisation and specific challenges for the church, family […]
