After US Embassy Alert On Banks Cash Shortage, CBL Speaks
Monrovia – A day after the United States Embassy here issued an Alert on the worsening cash shortage at Liberia’s commercial banks, the Central Bank...
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ALJA Commends Liberians For Peaceful And Successful Midterm Elections
PHOTO: Joe Mason, ALJA President Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA- The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) is commending the National Elections Commission (NEC), leaders...
International lawyers & Activists Organize Independent Inquiry Into US Police Violence
By Rupa Shenoy It’s been more than six months since George Floyd’s killing by police on May 25 sparked worldwide protests, and led the United Nations Human Rights Council...
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...
35% Rise In Number Of Women Journalists Held Arbitrarily Worldwide
Worldwide, a total of 387 journalists are currently detained in connection with their work, 54 are held hostage and four are missing, according to the...
International Diplomatic Missions Hail Liberians For “Smooth And Orderly” Elections
The United Nations and other international diplomatic mission in Liberia have praised Liberians for the “smooth and orderly running ” of the December 8 elections...
Liberia To Get $10.65M In 2021 To Improve Health & Well-being Of Women, Children
Funding secured to recover health and social services lost to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening three decades of improvement in health and social services...
International Diplomatic Missions In Liberia Alarm Over Election Violence
The United Nations, ECOWAS, United States and European Union countries diplomatic missions in Liberia have condemned acts of political violence in the run up to...
Landmark Alliance Launches In Africa To fight COVID-19 Misinformation
Brazzaville, 3 December 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources...
Côte d’Ivoire: Post-Election Violence, Repression
New York,– Côte d’Ivoire’s authorities should urgently investigate the killing of more than 50 people in the political and intercommunal violence that accompanied the October...