The female suicide bomber has become the signature weapon of the Nigerian jihadist group, Boko Haram. Women have strapped explosives to their bodies in other recent conflicts – from Chechnya to Iraq, from Pakistan to Palestine, from Syria to Sri Lanka – but never at such a rate as in the Boko Haram insurgency. According […]

South Africa’s top five retailers (Pick n Pay, Massmart, Spar, Woolworths and Shoprite) have a major role to play in shaping sustainable growth in the energy sector and need to champion South Africa’s transition to 100% renewable energy, according to the latest report launched today by Greenpeace Africa. The report ‘Shopping Clean – Retailers and […]

I wish to convey goodwill and deepest appreciations to the President and organizers of this summit on behalf of Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, the government and the people of Liberia for the warm reception accorded the Liberian delegation since our arrival in this beautiful country two days ago. As […]

On 15 April, a new act entered into force with the aim of reducing abuse of Swedish passports and the risk of valid passports falling into the wrong hands.    The act includes the following amendments: As a general rule, Swedish citizens may be granted a maximum of three regular passports during a five-year period. As […]

The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has warned some political parties and individuals desiring to seek political offices during the 2017 general elections to stop pre-campaign activities. NEC, headed by Cllr. Jerome Korkoya, warned that engaging in pre-campaign activities is in violation of Chapter VI, Section 6 of the 2014 Guidelines Relating to the Registration of […]

Sweden is one of the countries in the world with the highest level of development aid as a percentage of gross national income (GNI), according to new figures from the Development Assistance Committee  (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for 2015. This applies whether costs for asylum reception are included or not. […]

Liberia’s ambassador accredited to the United States of America (USA) Jeremiah C. Sulunteh says christianizing Liberia now, as suggested by some members of the Christian community, is not the way forward politically as it will make no political or economic difference in the lives of the people. He said “Over the years Liberian Christians and other religious […]

Economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa slowed in 2015, with GDP growth averaging 3.0 percent, down from 4.5 percent in 2014. This means that the pace of expansion decelerated to the lows last seen in 2009. These figures are outlined in Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly analysis of economic trends and latest data for the […]

The National President of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Moses D. Sandy is proposing the merger of media institutions in Liberia with similar or identical editorial philosophies. Mr. Sandy said such endeavor would help minimize the extreme poverty which continues to stall the professional growth and development of the Liberian press. […]

The future of law is here. Imani, Africa’s first full-scale lawyers on demand service, has launched operations, based out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Imani will offer tailored legal solutions across the African continent and across economic sectors on a demand basis, tapping into a large pool of skilled and qualified lawyers with experience at big […]