West Africa: West Africa Bar Association Condemns Military Coups and Calls for Restoration of Democratic Order in the Region

The West Africa Bar Association (WABA), a leading regional organization representing legal professionals across West Africa, has issued a strong condemnation of recent military… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Cracks Down On Coups, Pushes Single Currency As Leaders Map New Future for West Africa

West African leaders meeting in Abuja have issued a sweeping communiqué that hardens the regional bloc's stance against coups, revives momentum for a single currency, and… Read more »

Africa: Royal Air Maroc to Launch Africa's First Direct Flight to U.S. West Coast in 2026

In a major leap for African aviation, Morocco's national airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), announced on Thursday that it will inaugurate a historic nonstop route between Casablanca… Read more »

Africa: South Africa, Ghana, Kenya Top 2025 Africa Open Parliament Index As Apmon Urges Bold Reforms

The Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON) has launched the 2025 edition of the Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), spotlighting South Africa, Ghana, and… Read more »

Africa: 'Liberia's Seat Belongs to Africa' - President Boakai Tells UN, Calls for Global Peace

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global… Read more »

Africa: Liberia's Dr. Clarence K. Moniba Appointed Professor of Leadership At Africa's Premier School of Public Policy

A new chapter in African leadership education has opened, and Liberia is proudly part of the story. Dr. Clarence K. Moniba has been recruited as a Professor of Leadership at the… Read more »

Africa: EPA Boss Urges Climate Justice At Africa Climate Summit Side Event

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called on African leaders, civil society, and international… Read more »

Africa: Liberia Showcases Climate Resilience Strategy At Africa Regional Climate Week

Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to climate resilience and sustainable development during the Africa Regional Climate Week held at the Addis Convention Centre in Addis Ababa. Read more »

Africa: Ghibconverge 2025 Outlines Bold Roadmap for Africa's Commodity and Trade Finance Transformation

Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African… Read more »

Africa: Ghib CEO Outlines Plan to Finance Africa's Value-Addition Drive

Dean Adansi, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana International Bank (GHIB), has unveiled a financing blueprint aimed at breaking Africa's dependence on raw commodity exports and… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Appoints Veteran Media Strategist Maximilian Jarrett As Manager of Editorial and Media Relations

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Mr. J. Max Bankole Jarrett as the new Manager of its Editorial and Media Relations Division (PCER1), a strategic unit within… Read more »

Africa: Liberia's Public Health Boss Joins Africa CDC Workshop On Mpox Vaccine Strategy in Addis Ababa

The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, is leading a Liberian delegation to a high-level workshop organized by the… Read more »

Africa: America's Plan to Send Deportees to Africa Needs a Rethink

THINGS ARE STILL a bit murky amid chatters and uncertainty surrounding a purported plan by the United States of America to offload scores of deportees, many of who are victims of… Read more »

Africa: From West Africa to Washington - a Spotlight On Leaders That Will Be Trump's White House Summit

When five African presidents board flights bound for Washington this week, they carry more than protocol briefings and tailored suits. Behind the ceremonial optics of the upcoming… Read more »

Africa: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia's First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation As Landmark for Africa

The World Bank's Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia's historic graduation of its first cohort of Certified Professional Public Sector Accountants… Read more »

Africa: Liberia Among Top Performers in AfDB's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa

Liberia has been ranked among the top performers in the African Development Bank's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI), highlighting the country's growing impact, sustained… Read more »

West Africa: Africa CDC, Ecowas Commit to Strengthening Public Health Capacity Across West Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West… Read more »

Africa: President Boakai Champions Regional Economic Integration and Growth At West Africa Economic Summit

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., today delivered a compelling address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), reaffirming Liberia's unwavering commitment to… Read more »

West Africa: Internal Affairs Minister Alarms Over Guinea-Sierra Leone Border Conflict At Historic AU-Ecowas Border Program Conference

Internal Affairs Minister, Franklin Sakila Nyumalin, has issued a strong warning over the rising tensions between Guinea and Sierra Leone at the Yengar border, calling the… Read more »

Africa: Over 35,000 Confirmed Mpox Cases Across Continent, Sierra Leone Among Worst Hit - Africa CDC

The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, has disclosed that Africa has recorded… Read more »

Africa: Trump Issues Travel Ban for Chad, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Sudan

Liberia has avoided inclusion on a new list of countries facing U.S. travel restrictions, following concerns earlier this year that the country could face sanctions for failure to… Read more »

Africa: Umc West Africa Conference Reaffirms Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Despite Global Church Ruling

The President of the West Africa Central Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC), Bishop Samuel J. Quire Jr., has clarified that a recent U.S.-based church ruling will have… Read more »

Africa: Health Minister Chairs WHO Session That Nominates Tanzanian Professor As Next Africa Regional Director

The Minister of Health, Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto, on Saturday chaired a pivotal session of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where Tanzanian cardiologist… Read more »

Africa: Ambassador Witherspoon Calls for Global Solidarity to Restore African Heritage At Unesco Africa Week 2025

Liberia's Special Envoy on Cultural and Heritage Diplomacy, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, has delivered a powerful keynote address at the opening of UNESCO Africa Week… Read more »

Africa: Reclaiming Africa - a Call for Bold Leadership Rooted in Indigenous Realities

Across Africa, a quiet but powerful revolution is underway--led not by slogans or promises, but by action. From Rwanda to Burkina Faso, we are witnessing a bold new leadership… Read more »