A third of Danes turn a blind eye to drink driving
Drink driving caused a fifth of traffic deaths in the period 2009-2013 With the festive season upon us, the temptation to mix drinking and driving is at its highest, and according to a survey conducted by the analysis bureau YouGov for the insurance company If, a third of Danes have been in a position […]
ECOWAS holds summit in Nigeria
The 75th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers kicked-off Sunday, 13th December 2015 in the Nigerian capital of Abuja; writes Nat Bayjay. The Council of Ministers, holding from the 13th to the 14th of December, begins a week-long activity leading to the 48th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State […]
Swedish daycare worker jailed for child sex abuse
A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a male daycare (dagis) worker to six and a half years in prison for four cases of rape and 20 cases of sexual assault against toddlers aged one to three in his charge. The 40-year-old man, who worked at 40 different daycares in the southern municipality of Kristianstad […]
Liberian journalists, politicians are not enemies
The president of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Moses D. Sandy says the Liberian media and political leaders are not foes but a group of people working in unison for a better Liberia. Mr. Sandy said Liberian politicians have the foremost responsibility of creating and maintaining a stable and peaceful Liberia […]
EU supports poverty eradication in Eritrea
The European Union on Friday announced €200 million of new long term support to promote poverty reduction and socio-economic development in Eritrea through the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). Until 2020, under the National Indicative Programme (NIP), the European Union will support two main areas – energy and governance. The programme has the full agreement of […]
Cummings: Liberia must redevelop its middle class
Liberian-born philanthropist Alexander B. Cummings says as Liberia finds its bearing toward private sector development, human development and governance, it should focus on redeveloping its middle class. “…That is the ultimate test. A healthy, vibrant and hopeful middle class is the pulse of a successful society … a sign that it has broken free from its […]
300-million child antimalarial treatments supplied
Novartis (NVS) announced today that it has reached a delivery milestone of 300 million pediatric antimalarial treatments supplied without profit since 2009, helping to reduce the disease burden for children in more than 30 malaria-endemic countries. Coartem® Dispersible is the first artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) developed by Novartis in collaboration with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) […]
Boko Haram has killed over 600 Nigerian teachers
Boko Haram translates as “Western education is forbidden,” so it is perhaps unsurprising that a disproportionate number of teachers become victims of the Nigerian militant group. Hundreds have been killed, while many more have fled the violence. A UNICEF report in mid-September revealed that Boko Haram attacks had displaced 1.4 million children across the region. […]
Asylum seekers want to leave – if Norway pays
An increasing number of asylum seekers are interested in taking Norway up on its offer to fund a return trip home. Long family reunification waiting times and barriers to taking work or starting an education are leading more and more asylum seekers to express an interest in leaving Norway. “They thought that when they came […]
Liberia calls for binding climate change agreement
The head of the Liberian delegation at the Paris Climate Change Conference/COP21, Finance and Development Planning Minister Amara Konneh says Liberia wants a new legally binding agreement out of Paris that will be endorsed by all parties. Speaking at the High Level Segmentof the conference on Monday, Minister Konneh emphasized that a new global agreement […]
