April 09, 2014
Ethiopia: Who Audits the Auditors - Scandal At the Heart of the African Peer Review Mechanism
It is 5:20am on 30 January, 2014, and most of the residents of Ethiopia's capital are asleep. On the streets, a few vehicles prowl as night-time revellers - mostly girls in short… Read more »
September 06, 2013
Liberia: Sirleaf's New Public Enemy Number One
With the on-going Rodney Sieh libel case and growing media restrictions, the idea of 'Liberia Rising, Together' has an increasingly hollow ring. Read more »
August 07, 2013
Liberia: Why Bong County Still Loves Charles Talyor
In Bong County, the former heartland of support for Charles Taylor, Liberia's former president and warlord, a passing pehn-pehn (motorbike) throws up a cloud of dust in the… Read more »
April 05, 2013
Liberia: Was Cabinet Reshuffle Superficial?
Despite poor performance or being implicated in corruption scandals, many ministers survived President Johnson Sirleaf's recent cabinet reshuffle. Read more »
September 07, 2012
Liberia: Logging Loophole - Selling Off the Forest
Anthony Kamara stands at the end of a long mud road rendered all but impassable by heavy logging equipment. In a vast expanse cut from the forest around him, he's surrounded by… Read more »
August 29, 2012
Liberia: Building Mental Health Services From the Ground Up
By establishing centres in each county, training health workers and earmarking funds, post-war Liberia is trying to tackle its widespread mental health problems. Read more »
July 18, 2012
Liberia: Govt Plans to Rejuvenate Hydro-Power
With the help of renewed investment, the Liberian government hopes to rejuvenate the country's hydro-power. Read more »
June 28, 2012
Central Africa: Sexual Violence Against Men
More acknowledgement and support for male victims of sexual violence in the DRC's conflict are urgently needed. Read more »
June 19, 2012
Ghana: Liberian Refugees to Lose Status
What next for the Liberians in Ghana who will lose their refugee status on June 30? Read more »
May 30, 2012
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years
As the former Liberian president is sentenced, read around the subject with Think Africa Press. Read more »