Liberian Presidential elections will hold on 10 October 2023. Just like other countries, Liberia too has its own challenges. Despite these, there are seven reasons that President George Weah will win again; writes Abubakar Hasim, Monrovia, Liberia. Having spent several years in Liberia, commencing from the Presidency of Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, when the United Nations […]

The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), the leading platform for promoting investment opportunities and business growth across Africa and the world, will bring together Heads of State and Government, CEOs, UN leaders, investors and entrepreneurs in September for a deep dive into energy, trade, and digital transformation. This landmark event comes at a pivotal time […]

After its global premiere on Disney+ last month, The Walt Disney Company Africa on Monday announced that the Disney+ Original anthology series, “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” will be broadcast across Africa when it lands on Disney Channel this August. Featuring stories from Africa, a double bill of films will be broadcast each weekday from 28 […]

The Conference on Rethinking Africa: Rethinking Tourism for Africa: Addressing global challenges; Promoting investment and partnerships brought expert African perspectives to global challenges, highlighting the need of investments towards a greener tourism sector and access to finance within the sector and the need to further strengthen public-private collaboration at every level. Tourism Ministers set out visions Reflecting […]

Due to the serious security situation, there is greater need for control over who is attempting to enter Sweden and for what purposes. The Swedish Government has therefore decided to expand the mandate of the Police to intensify internal border control. This was announced at a press conference Tuesday by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and […]

I will firstly like for us to observe a few moments of Silence, in memory of our fallen founding members Mr. Emmanuel Lincoln , former Vice President and Mr. Germaine Verdier, former Secretary General of EFLA. I will like to give God the glory for giving me the opportunity to see this day and giving […]

Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are holding a foreign ministers meeting this afternoon to discuss, among other things, the recent demonstrations in Sweden and Denmark. I do not wish to speculate about the outcome of this meeting. In recent days, I have initiated talks with many foreign ministers of the OIC’s […]

Today, on this auspicious occasion of the 176th anniversary of our beloved Republic of Liberia, we gather here at the historic Centennial Memorial Pavilion to celebrate another significant milestone in our nation’s history. With hearts full of gratitude and reflection, we thank the Almighty God for guiding us through 176 years of independence as a […]

Africa must strategically invest in its workforce if it is to grow. Kenya President William Ruto said the continent is presented with gifted human capital that can drive its transformation. He noted that Africa must fix itself in a lane that will see the exploitation of the skilled, educated and productive manpower. This move, he […]

Liberia’s economy expanded by 4.8% in 2022 despite global headwinds from the war in Ukraine, high global inflation and depressed demand in advanced economies, according to a World Bank update released on Tuesday. The expansion was driven by gold production and a relatively good agricultural harvest, notes the bank’s 4th annual Liberia Economic Update, “Getting Rice […]