WHO Says Africa Faces Steepest COVID-19 Surge Yet
WHO photo Brazzaville, 24 June 2021 – Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and projected to soon...
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Youth Group Pushes For Biometric Voters Registration, Ahead Of 2023 Elections
The African Youths Peer Review Committee (AYPRC) has welcomed the idea introducing a Biometric Voting Process (BVR), ahead of the country’s 2023 general and presidential...
World Bank And AU Team Up To Support Rapid Vaccination For Up To 400M People
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021—The African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met today to fast track vaccine acquisition on the continent and avoid a...
Merck Foundation & First Ladies Recognized Winners Of “More Than A Mother” Fashion Awards
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, announced the winners of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother FASHION AWARDS 2020 from Ghana, Namibia...
WHO On New COVID-19 Surge In Africa
Brazzaville, 17 June 2021 – COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent’s third wave gains pace and nears the first...
CPJ Highlights Risks For Journalists Who Flee
Activists condemn violence and attempts to kidnap Pakistani journalists, in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 12, 2018. (AP/Fareed Khan) New York, June 17, 2021– The Committee...
Rise In Terrorism In West Africa Puts Liberian Security Forces On Guard
PHOTO: LIS chief Robert Budy By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com The Commissioner General of the Liberia Immigration Service has written a letter to the Ministry of...
New Survey Shows: Worsening Unemployment & Gender Equality In Liberia But…
Press Release A new Afrobarometer Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Scorecard for Liberia shows the country is doing worse than five years ago when it comes...
WHO Says Blood Donation Rate Falls In Africa, Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Brazzaville, 14 June 2021 – Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused widespread...
Finance Min. Tweah Urges Int’l Partners To Diversify Economic Development
PHOTO: Min. Samuel Tweah By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel Tweah is calling on international development partners to focus on...