UNESCO conference opens in France
The 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO opened today in Paris, France with the organization’s outgoing President HAO Ping, the Minister of Education of the People’s Republic of China and President of the 36th Session of the General Conference announcing the commencement of the proceedings. The chairperson of the Executive Board Mr Mohamed […]
Is Zanzibar in trouble?
I took the family for a holiday on the paradise island Zanzibar. White sand, turquoise water and colorful marine life. Easy living. The last two days we left our resort and toured the island. It was a week after the Tanzanian and Zanzibari elections. Mindful that elections can be rough, and with previous research experiences […]
Dealing with the migrant dead
Since the beginning of this year, 2,860 migrants are thought to have died in the Mediterranean after setting off in smugglers’ boats from the Libyan coast towards Italy. Volunteers from the Libyan Red Crescent Society, working with scant support or equipment, are left to deal with the decaying and bloated bodies when they wash ashore. Working with […]
Heavier workload for ECOWAS Court of Justice
The president of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honorable Justice Maria Do Céu Silva Monteiro has launched an appeal for the expansion of its facilities to reflect its stature as an international court and enable it cope with the phenomenal increase in cases occasioned by the addition of a human rights mandate to its […]
Promote Liberia’s good name, VP Boakai urges
Liberia’s Vice President Joseph N. Boakai has called on Liberians in the Diaspora to hold together to foster a positive image of their country. He has also conveyed the gratitude of the Liberian people to their compatriots in the Diaspora for their support during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the country. Vice President Boakai […]
Sao Tome courts investors, development partners
“We are a small, flexible, reform-minded country trying to build from a base of almost nothing and we are well positioned to capitalise on the surrounding wealth of the West and Central African region” The Prime Minister of São Tomé e Príncipe Patrice Emery Trovoada, made this statement in his address to delegates at ‘STeP […]
Liberians discuss relevant issues in Sweden
A meeting of the executives of the Liberian Swedish Association (LSA) was held on September 27, via Skype. This was the first meeting of the association since the independence day celebration held in August (instead of July 26), President Francis Mensah told the gathering However, he noted that the leadership has been working endlessly in the interest […]
Addy: WTO membership good for Liberia
Liberia’s Commerce and Industry Minister Axel Addy and Chief Negotiator says Liberia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will provide the enabling environment for growth and development, promoting trade and commerce. Minister Addy speaking at the last Working Party meeting in Geneva, Switrzerland on Tuesday, October 6 praised members of the Working Party and emphasized […]
Sweden forms group to ensure UN goals are met
Four African presidents are among nine world leaders named in a high level group initiated by the Swedish government to ensure that the United Nations’ 17 global goals and the 2030 Agenda are implemented at all levels of society. The four are Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Tunisia’s Beji Caid […]
Cattle rustlers profit from Boko Haram war
Malama Amina stands quietly in the middle of her late husband’s compound in northwestern Nigeria trying to figure out how she will feed herself and her six children in the coming months. Thieves stole 48 cows during a raid on their village in Kaduna State earlier this year. Her husband was killed trying to save […]
