There are many Liberian gospel musicians, but only one, Bernice Blackie – so completely embodies the skill and vocal that is transcending Liberian gospel music. Bernice has consistently displayed her genius by combining Liberian and African high-life gospel music, with soul and blues into a fervid, heart changing contemporary gospel.  Over the years, she has […]

Four African presidents are among nine world leaders named in a high level group initiated by the Swedish government to ensure that the United Nations’ 17 global goals and the 2030 Agenda are implemented at all levels of society.   The four are Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma,  Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Tunisia’s Beji Caid […]

Malama Amina stands quietly in the middle of her late husband’s compound in northwestern Nigeria trying to figure out how she will feed herself and her six children in the coming months. Thieves stole 48 cows during a raid on their village in Kaduna State earlier this year. Her husband was killed trying to save […]

Last week, Burkina Faso was breaking international news. In the midst of a government meeting, soldiers of the president’s security forces – the notorious Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP) – took President Michel Kafando, Prime Minister Isaac Yacouba Zida and other members of the government in hostage and seized power under the command of General […]

Africa United partners, including the African Union, Confederation of African Football (CAF), CDC Foundation and the World Bank Group proposed Africa United as a Commitment to Action at the 11th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting today. Africa United, a powerful neutrally-branded communications platform, leverages African political and football leadership along with national and local […]

  Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s speech at the UN Sustainable Development Summit  in New York on 26 September 2015: Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I was a foster child. Ten months old I arrived by train to my new parents in the northern part of Sweden. I had the good fortune […]

Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Strive Masiyiwa, Helen Hai and Mohammed Dewji are among the top business leaders who were recognised at the 2015 African Business Awards held Thursday night at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The awards, organised by African Business magazine, also commended leading businesses […]

Fellow Liberians: Liberia is 168 years old, but remains backward and underdeveloped in absolute terms and also in comparison to other African countries that are in fact younger. The cause of Liberia’s underdevelopment is complex, but due in large part to the collective failure of Liberians to work for, demand and make the necessary hard […]

The Chairman / National Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Scandinavia, Lawal Ayoola has consoled muslims all over the world over the untimely deaths of several pilgrims  during the stampede in Mecca, Saudia Arabia.   The condolence message contained in a release on Friday in Boras, Sweden.   The Statement read:   ” It is deeply touching […]

An alleged assault on a young Liberian lady by a presidential bodyguard has claimed the attention of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) with the foundation saying that its major concern is the well-being of the victim and the provision of legal representation for her as she undergoes medical treatment. GPFA’s Executive Director Mrs. Williametta Saydee-Tarr said the paramount concern right now is […]