• Former Liberian rebel guilty of US immigration fraud

    Monday, January 20, 2025

    Laye Sekou Camara, alleged high-ranking member of the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy), who was due to stand trial for immigration fraud in Philadelphia beginning on Tuesday, January 21 pleaded guilty on Thursday, January 16 to all four counts of immigration fraud.  Camara is due to be sentenced on May 19 and remains […]

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  • Africa: Renewable energy platform for clean access

    Saturday, January 18, 2025

    PowerGen Renewable Energy (PowerGen) has partnered with leading international investors to establish a scalable, distributed renewable energy platform targeting the deployment of 120 MW of renewable power, including battery energy storage solutions across Africa. The platform is a collaboration between PowerGen and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries […]

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  • Africa Finance Corporation receives AAA rating

    Monday, January 13, 2025

    Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has received an AAA domestic credit rating with a stable outlook from China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co. (CCXI). The milestone rating enables AFC to deepen its engagement in China’s vast domestic debt capital markets. It positions the Corporation to tap a new pool of […]

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  • Eritrean seminar on enhancing capacity

    Thursday, January 9, 2025

    Eritreans in Switzerland held a seminar on January 4 in Geneva, aimed at enhancing organizational capacity and participation in national affairs. The seminar was attended by over 1,500 nationals from across Switzerland. Habtom Zeray, chargé d’affaires at the Eritrean Embassy and Eritrea’s permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations, provided an extensive briefing […]

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  • Strategic partnership for Africa’s critical minerals

    Tuesday, January 7, 2025

    The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), an organisation dedicated to advancing responsible sourcing and sustainable development of Africa’s critical mineral resources, has entered a strategic partnership with APO Group, the award-winning pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service. This collaboration aims to raise the global prominence of Africa’s critical minerals sector. The partnership will […]

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News

Oct
27

A Liberian school seeks help

The Mother Saykon Y. Kekulah Foundation School is working hard to ensure that its impact is felt in the poor Liberian community where it is located. The school opened its door about three years ago in Johnsonville, a community situated just outside Monrovia, the Liberian capital, and has become a godsend for parents with very […]

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Oct
25

Liberia: Weah launches major development program

Liberian President Dr. George Manneh Weah on Monday officially launched a new community development initiative aimed at bringing development and growth to rural and urban poor. The Accelerated Community Development Program (ACDP) will be implemented as a partnership between the Government of Liberia, the United Nations, the World Bank, and other development partners President Weah […]

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Oct
24

Rwanda to host AWIEF conference next year

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced Kigali, Rwanda, as the host city for its 2023 conference and awards. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Rwanda Convention Bureau during the AWIEF2022 event recently held in Cairo, Egypt on 26 and 27 September. The AWIEF2023 conference venue has been confirmed as […]

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Oct
22

Eritrean women meet in Sweden

The National Union of Eritrean Women organized meeting in Uppsala on 15 and 16 October with representatives of the union from various cities of Sweden. The meeting was attended by representatives of union from the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Orebro, Guttenberg, Skara/Linkoping, Jonkoping, Lund, Hassleholm, Smaland, Motala, Umea, Flen, Sundsvall as well as executive […]

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Oct
22

Comoros gets nearly €6m to boost food production

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €5.76 million grant to the Comoros to increase food production and enhance the resilience of its food system.  The move comes as the country has experienced rising food prices due to the war in Ukraine. The grant funds will come from the […]

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Oct
20

Liberian opposition group establishes US branch

Liberian opposition grouping, the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) established a branch in the United States of America during a nationwide zoom conference held last month under the leadership of the CPP Chairman Musa Hassan Bility. CPP USA brings together supporters of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) and Liberty Party (LP) as well as Liberians who […]

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Oct
18

Young Activists Summit announces 2022 laureates

On 2 December at the United Nations in Geneva (Switzerland), the 2022 Young Activists Summit will honor six outstanding young people for their achievements on the ground. This edition focuses on inclusivity, solidarity and equity. The fourth Young Activists Summit (#YAS22) will showcase six individuals aged between 19 and 26 and the remarkable impact they […]

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Oct
15

Modest economic growth projected for Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow by 3.6 percent in 2022 – more than one percentage point slower than 2021 mainly due to a worldwide slowdown, tighter financial conditions and volatile commodity prices. Rising food and energy prices are striking at the region’s most vulnerable, and public debt and inflation are at levels not seen […]

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Oct
12

Zimbabwe’s vision 2030 requires more productivity

To achieve the ambitious goal of becoming an upper-middle income country (UMIC) by 2030, Zimbabwe will need to sharply accelerate productivity growth and ensure quality jobs, according to the World Bank’s Zimbabwe Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) launched today. This is the first CEM since 1985 and its release proposes pathways that the country can undertake to […]

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Oct
11

Ghanaian oil company sponsors Africa Energy Week

State-owned Ghanaian oil and gas marketing parastatal, Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), will be attending and participating as a bronze sponsor at this year’s edition of the African Energy Week (AEW) conference and exhibition – Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas industry – which will take place from October 18 – 21 in […]

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