Ugandan security forces attack and detain journalists covering protests
Security forces detain a protester in Kampala on August 20. Security personnel beat and detained at least four journalists who were covering unrest in Uganda’s...
Category : African News
Former UN Chief and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan Dies At 80
Source: Allafrica.com/AFP Former United Nations secretary general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday after a short illness at the age of 80,...
Top Liberian Scientist, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan receives Medicine & Research Award
–Calls on Liberians to Stand Up Against Mediocrity and Corruption Liberian medical doctor and inventor, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has been honoured with a Medical...
Mali: Beyond the Motions of an Electoral Success
By Paul Ejime Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or renew the five-year mandate of the...
Report being vetted on mining, energy, water resources management impact in MRU
By Augustine Octavius A validation process of in-depth diagnostic report on the impact of mining and energy on the management of transboundary water resources in...
ECOWAS deploys Observers around in Mali’s regions, ahead of presidential poll
By Paul Ejime Twenty ECOWAS Long-Term Observers (LTOs) have been deployed across four of Mali’s eight administrative regions and Bamako District, the nation’s capital, ahead...
Liberia to host Int’l Seamen Training to boost local seafarers’ chances
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), in collaboration with the Liberia Seamen Union will next week host an International Seafarers Training in Monrovia, the...
CENTAL, TI urge increased commitment, political will to fight corruption
-As AU declares Anti-Corruption year The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) and 27 other Transparency International African Chapters have joined the African...
‘End violent extremism in West Africa’-ECOWAS, WANEP urge
Abuja-The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Network for Peace building (WANEP) have called for increased efforts...
Hafez Ghanem Takes Over as World Bank’s Vice President for Africa
The World Bank has appointed Hafez Ghanem as the new World Bank Vice President for Africa, effective July 1, a World Bank statement has said...