The Bugala Farmers Association of Uganda has called on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to sever its ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-based edible oil producer accused of land-grabbing, human rights violations and environmental disasters in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Over 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco when, in partnership with the local […]

Five Liberian graduate students have been awarded academic scholarships by UNESCO to study in China under the UNESCO and the People’s Republic of China Fellowship Scheme. The five students Blama Fully, Anna Siakor-Mbaku, Oliver Tokpah, Joseph Tukon and Jonah Woliwu Varmuwu will pursue their studies at the East China Normal University in the field of […]

Visa Inc., a global payments technology company, organized its first ever fraud prevention workshop dedicated to its West Africa-based clients and partners. Held in Dakar, Senegal the three-day workshop provided an in-depth look at the latest tools, information, and best practices for issuers and acquirers to effectively combat fraud. Workshop attendance was high, with thirty-two […]

Nine years after completing high school in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, Mohamed Abdullahi finally got a scholarship to study in Nairobi. But a security-related squeeze by the Kenyan authorities on refugee movements means his long-held dream of a university education is under threat. Dadaab, in northeastern Kenya, is what’s known as a closed camp. The […]

The Nigeria-based Liberian Association of Abuja (LAA) has called for a voting mechanism that will enable Liberians in the diaspora vote in the 2017 elections.  The association, through its president Garrison Thomas, also called on the Liberian government to issue ECOWAS biometric passports to Liberians in Nigeria. The LAA made its calls during a meeting Tuesday with Liberian President Ellen […]

The battle of the sexes is still very much alive in Denmark, as portrayed by men earning more than women in the private sector. In the public sector, however, the tables have turned. A new report from the union HK Stat has revealed that its female members working in the public sector earn more than […]

It’s just three months since world leaders reached an agreement in Paris to commit billions of dollars towards curbing and adapting to climate change. But the UN body responsible for ensuring the money is spent effectively is facing some critical questions. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has so far focused on building a framework to […]

On 8 February 2016, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy held a workshop for the over 150 different enterprises, municipalities, regions and organisations that have joined the Fossil Free Sweden initiative. Politicians and officials from various ministries at the Government Offices also took part in the workshop. It offered opportunities to put into more […]

The crisis that erupted in Burundi in April 2015 following Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a controversial third term as president has claimed more than 400 lives and caused more than 230,000 people to flee the country, according to the UN. But it isn’t just citizens who have suffered – the economy is in a […]

Liberia’s new Foreign Minister Marjon V. Kamara says she is confident that Liberia can provide security and maintain peace after the inevitable departure of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). “I believe sincerely that we can and, indeed, we must,” she said during programs marking the West African nation’s Armed Forces Day Thursday. She, however, […]