Liberia should guarantee rule of law for all
The Emancipation Movement of Liberia (EMOL) is calling on President George Weah and the Liberian government to guarantee the rule of law for all and to focus on stimulating economy growth. The government should summon a new dawn of rule of law and access to justice in all 15 counties, 73 electoral districts and 134 […]
Liberian ambassador seeks more UK investment
Liberia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK) Gurly Gibson-Schwarz says she will focus on having the UK expand its investment profile in Liberia. Speaking recently at ceremonies held at the Liberian embassy in London, marking her presentation of credentials to Queen Elizabeth, Ambassador Gibson-Schwarz noted that accelerating investment alongside the UK international development commitment to […]
Norway to fund the promotion of cleaner oceans
Norway will provide more than NOK 3 billion($328.1m) to a number of initiatives to promote sustainable ocean management in the period 2020-2024. The initiatives will be announced at the Our Ocean conference in Oslo, which began on Wednesday, October 23. The conference will bring together 500 world leaders and 100 youth representatives from a total […]
Liberian President Weah signs several bills into law
Liberian President Dr. George Manneh Weah has signed into law several bills geared towards enhancing the government’s national development efforts encapsulated in its Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development. President Weah’s signing of the bills into law followed their passage by the 54th National Legislature. The 15 bills include the Act to Grant Chapter […]
Governments must fulfill global commitments
Last month three hundred people from 80 countries and 203 civil society organisations participated in the People’s Assembly 2019 in the UN Church Center in New York. There were many representatives from social movements fighting for justice at the local level. They analyzed the people’s perspectives and challenged heads of state attending the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) […]
Sweden: Anti-racist Liberty Parade held in Malmo
The Afro-Swedes Forum for Justice on Wednesday October 9 held its 3rd annual Liberty Parade in the Swedish city of Malmo to honor and remember all those who were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade and who lived under racial suppression throughout history. Hundreds participated in the parade carrying placards, flags, etc and they were […]
Speech: Norway’s foreign minister opens NABA summit
The Nordic-African Business Association Summit has become important annual event. I would like to thank Managing Director Eivind Fjeldstad and Naba for arranging this conference for the ninth consecutive time. The Norwegian Government works systematically to ensure that our businesses have an array of good opportunities – in Norway and abroad. Much of our trade […]
Sweden observes Day of the Girl Child
Within the context of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is taking part in the global #GirlsTakeover campaign. Through this campaign – an initiative of Plan International – girls all over the world will step into a leadership role on 11 October in connection with International Day of the Girl Child. In […]
African-Americans make case for resettlement to Liberia
An African-American group, the New African Development Trust (NADT), is reportedly lobbying the US Congress, among other actions, for the resettlement of African-Americans, mostly prisoners, to Liberia. Below is the group’s position statement: Introduction House Resolution 1242 commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 African indenture servants in the United States of […]
The unrealized oil promise of DR Congo
It is no secret that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) mining industry is of vital importance in answering the country’s and the world’s mineral needs. Today, copper, cobalt and other byproducts represent the backbone of the DRC’s economic structure at about 85% of its exports. That has been the case for many years, through […]
