• Results of controversial LSA election rejected

    Tuesday, June 23, 2026

    The recently announced results of the controversial Liberian Swedish Association (LSA) election have been rejected by candidates declared losers by the election commissioner. Election commissioner Beyan Kesselly, who solely conducted the elections, Sunday announced the following candidates as winners: Selina Tutu Bryant King (president), Angeline King (vice president), Charlotte Bee (general secretary) and Carina Andersson […]

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  • Liberian striker joins Maltese premier league club

    Tuesday, June 16, 2026

    By Joseph Morris Vincent Liberian international striker Emmanuel Ernest has officially completed a move to Malta’s Hamrun Spartans FC, marking another significant step in his growing professional football career. The powerful center-forward joins the Maltese champions after building a reputation through impressive performances across both African and European football.  Ernest most recently featured in Albania’s […]

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  • Africans see justice system as unequal, costly and slow

    Thursday, June 4, 2026

    Africans continue to rely on both formal and informal justice systems to resolve legal disputes, and many question whether the courts deliver fair, affordable, and timely justice, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows. The new report, based on 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that while many citizens would turn first to […]

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  • Africa: Accelerating female digital entrepreneurship

    Sunday, May 31, 2026

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division (TICID), has officially launched a regional project titled “Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship Among Women in Africa”, aimed at strengthening women’s participation in the digital economy across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Namibia, and the Republic of Congo. The initiative responds to persistent structural […]

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  • Morocco: €200m to boost employability

    Thursday, May 21, 2026

    The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” program, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women in Morocco. This results-based financing is designed to strengthen the relevance, quality, and diversity of vocational training through the digitalisation […]

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News

Jun
26

New Arrivals Ministries celebrate 3rd anniversary in Sweden

New Arrivals Holiness Ministries, a church located in Gothenburg, Sweden will observe its third anniversary this weekend. According to information provided by the church, the event which is themed Power, Fire and Light Convention will be held from Friday to Sunday.  Pastor Kehinde Bamiji Isaac, General Overseer of the Covenant Keeping God Evangelical Ministries, will serve as guest […]

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Jun
25

No serious side-effects in Liberia ebola vaccine trials

The 1,500 participants of the recent clinical trials of two vaccines to prevent the Ebola virus have since their inoculation reported no serious side effects, an official has disclosed. Dr. Mark Kieh, who is Site Physician of the Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccines in Liberia (PREVAIL) at the Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, noted that the […]

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Jun
25

Chinese goods popular in South Africa

“Chinese commodities are of high quality, and we like them very much. My boss asked us to buy the entire exhibition booth of Great Star Industrial and put it in the exhibition hall of our company, so as to recommend the Chinese brand to South African customers.” Jesson from ACDC of South Africa told our […]

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Jun
24

Liberian bush meat trade on again despite ban

‘Liberia doesn’t have Ebola any more so we should be allowed to eat bush meat again.’ ‘We’ve been eating it without any problem for generations.’ These are common refrains in Liberian markets, where the trade in bush meat, a known source of the Ebola virus, has picked up once again. As Liberia approaches its two-month […]

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Jun
21

Eritreans to protest against UN report

Eritreans and friends of Eritrea in Europe, outraged by the recent unwarranted attack on the state, people and government of Eritrea by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Commission of Inquiry (COI) and Special Rapporteur Report on the Human Rights situation in Eritrea, and standing for genuine human rights, are holding a mass protest rally […]

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Jun
21

Africa sets up fund to promote science

  A ‘Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund’ for Africa was launched on 13th June 2015. The launch event was led by the President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall and representatives of the heads of states of Ethiopia and Rwanda.  The Fund will contribute to the World Bank ‘Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering […]

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Jun
21

Liberia: UMU’s Social Work Dept. goes international

The Social Work Department of the United Methodist University (UMU) has been admitted into the membership of two international academic social work associations, including the African Association of Schools of Social Work (AASSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). The Chairman of the Social Work Department of UMU, Prof. Sam Togba […]

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Jun
17

Tough challenges for developing countries

Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive year of disappointing economic growth this year, says the World Bank Group’s latest Global Economic Prospects […]

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Jun
15

African leaders praise NEPAD

African leaders gathered last Saturday morning at the Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa for the 33rd New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation meeting. Welcoming the delegation to the Opening Session, South African President Jacob Zuma commended NEPAD for keeping the dreams and potential of the African continent alive. […]

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Jun
15

Liberia’s central bank governor pushes ahead

The executive governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Dr. Joseph Mills Jones is strongly kicking back against what he termed as baseless and noisy arguments against the bank’s scheme to financially empower ordinary Liberians. Governor Jones said the CBL’s financial inclusion program is based on finding ways and responses to the situation that exists in […]

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