Sub-Saharan African Growth Slows Amid Ongoing And New Economic Shocks
WASHINGTON- As the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic...
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Two Liberians Earn PhDs At Fourah Bay College In Freetown, Sierra Leone
PHOTO: Rev. Dr. Emmanuel F. Johnson and Prof. Dr. James Legbeli Sumo Kollie By George Stewart in Freetown The Bishop’s Deputy of the AME Zion...
Merck Foundation And Africa Reproductive Care Society Announce Their Partnership
PHOTO: Merck Foundation and Africa Reproductive Care Society (ARCS) Joint Annual Summit 2022. Press Release Merck Foundation and Africa Reproductive Care Society announced free annual...
Over Two-Thirds Of Africans Exposed To Virus Which Causes COVID-19
Brazzaville– Up to 65% of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds. The study finds...
Liberian Lawmaker, Vincent Willie Urges UN To Establish Global Platform For Water
PHOTO: Rep Vicent Willie (2nd from right) at just ended World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal A member of the Liberian House of Representative, Vincent...
Low Funding, COVID-19 Curtail Tuberculosis Fight In Africa
Brazzaville– Inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis (TB) control in Africa is jeopardizing the efforts to meet the global target of ending the disease by...
WHO Calls For Caution, As African Countries Scale Back On COVID-19 Measures
Brazzaville, 24 March 2022 – With new COVID-19 cases significantly dropping, many countries are increasingly curtailing COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures. While the need to reopen...
Africa Kid’s Operating Room Advocates For Increased Capacity For Pediatric Surgery
PHOTO: Rosemary Mugwe, KidsOR Director By Alfred Kollie, alfredkolliejr92@gmail.com At the 62nd of West African College of Surgeons in Monrovia, the Director for Africa Kid’s Operating Room,...
LACC Boss Elected Vice Chair Of West Africa Anti-graft Chiefs
PHOTO: Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, LACC Chairman The Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin has been elected the new...
Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Increases By 15%
Brazzaville– Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on mass vaccination drives to expand coverage and protect populations...