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Ivorian Envoy In Liberia Cautions Citizens To Be Law Abiding, Amid Emergency

News Public TrustMay 2, 2020

by News Public TrustMay 2, 2020026

By Augustine Octavius, The Ivorian Ambassador accredited near Monrovia has cautioned his fellow compatriots to remain law abiding, especially in the wake of the enforcement...

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WHO: African Countries Start Easing COVID-19 Confinement Measures

News Public TrustApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 30, 2020April 30, 20200159

“If governments abruptly end these measures, we risk losing the gains countries have made so far against COVID-19,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa Regional Director...

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Prominent Scientist Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan Warns Against Unethical COVID-19 Vaccine Trials in Africa

News Public TrustApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 27, 2020April 27, 20200111

— Supports Multicenter Trials PHOTO: Dr. Nyan By Fatoumata Njie Washington, DC – Award-winning scientist, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan of Liberia has said that, “any...

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COVID-19: 50 Million People Threatened By Hunger In West Africa

News Public TrustApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 26, 2020April 26, 202009

PRESS RELEASE Published: 21st April 2020 According to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the impact of the coronavirus pandemic could increase the...

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WAJA President, Peter Quaqua Quits Weah’s Committee To Probe State Security Brutality

News Public TrustApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020034

Press Statement 26 April 2020 Withdrawal from the Presidential Committee to Investigate Violence against Journalists On 18 March 2020, I accepted a call to sit...

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COVID-19 Threatens Immunization Gains, As WHO Says Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off

News Public TrustApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020032

Brazzaville, Congo – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week starts today as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to vaccination efforts and to the surveillance of...

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Two Ingenious Africans Offer Innovative Solutions To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

News Public TrustApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020040

-Ethiopia and Rwanda show Interest in the Liberian and Ethiopian experts PHOTO: Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, M.D. of Liberia (Left) and Mr. Yoseph Seyoum of...

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FAJ Calls For Heightened Protection For Frontline Journalists, Amid COVID-19 Tragedy

News Public TrustApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020097

-And improvement of their conditions of work The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Pan-African regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), salutes...

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COVID-19 Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years

News Public TrustApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020029

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020-Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in...

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Covid-19 in Africa: RSF Joins Civil Society Coalition Demanding Release Of Journalists

News Public TrustApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020

by News Public TrustApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020017

Imprisoned Journalists While the Covid-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa with full force, with more than 10,000 cases and nearly 500 deaths, Reporters Without Borders...