Merck Foundation CEO, Sen. Rasha Kelej Named Among Most Influential African Woman In The World
NAW: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, is truly a force of nature and one of Africa’s unsung ‘sheroes’ of women’s empowerment and health advocates. Here at...
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WHO Urges Greater Surveillance As New COVID-19 Variants Emerge
Brazzaville, 30 December 2020 – With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the World Health...
RSF’s 2020 Global Round-up: 50 Journalists Killed
A total of 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to the second part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment and violence against...
Over Facebook Posts, Ghana Journalist Held For 2 Days, Charged
A police vehicle is seen in Accra, Ghana, on December 9, 2020. Police recently detained and charged journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie. (Reuters/Francis Kokoroko) Abuja— Authorities...
Outgoing UN And ECOWAS Envoys Get One Of Liberia’s Highest Honours
Monrovia- Liberian President George Manneh Weah has honored outgoing United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Liberia and the Special Representative of the President of the...
GIABA Upgrades Liberia’s Anti-Money Laundering Status In W. Africa
Liberia’s status within the international anti-money laundering circle has now been upgraded, according to the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). In a press release issued...
Coronavirus Global Response: EU Mobilizes €84M For 4 African Countries
News 18 December 2020 Brussels The European Commission today announced the mobilisation of €84.26 million in support of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in four...
Liberia Rights Commission Was Advised About Implications Of Jan’neh’s Impeachment
By Frank Sainworla, Jr. fsainworla@yahoo.com As the Liberian Legislature was pushing through the impeachment of former Associate Justice Kabineh Jan’neh earlier this year with the...
Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Africa—Says WHO
Brazzaville– COVID-19 cases in the African region have risen steadily over the past two months, underscoring the need for reinforced public health measures to avert a...
Number Of Journalists Jailed Worldwide Hits Record Amid Unrest, Pandemic
Police officers detain a photojournalist during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, on September 26, 2020. Authorities arrested...