West Africa
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:02 GMTLiberia: U.S. Envoy Renews Partnership Commitment With AFL
[New Dawn] The newly-accredited U S AMBASSADOR to Liberia Michael A. McCarthy has renewed his governments' continuous partnership with the Armed Forces of Liberia in making the force more relevant to the people of Liberia.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:18:47 GMTNigeria: Covid-19 - Police Told to Enforce Use of Face Masks, Other Measures
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the COVID-19 Health Protection Bill 2021, making the use of face masks in public places mandatory, among other measures to curtail the further spread of pandemic.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:30:53 GMTNigeria: 16 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Expected in February - Official
[Premium Times] "This will replace the earlier communicated 100,000 doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine..."
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 06:27:26 GMTNigeria: Country May Suspend Flights From UAE, Netherlands - Official
[Premium Times] "If they insist on having these additional tests being done, then PTF has decided that their operations will be suspended into Nigeria."
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:31:07 GMTWest Africa: A Course Correction for the Sahel Stabilisation Strategy
[Crisis Group] Dakar/Brussels -- Since 2013, when it sent troops to Mali, France has led international efforts to root out Islamist militancy from the Sa
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:32:50 GMTNigeria: Govt Moves to Avert Strike, Meets Varsity Workers Tomorrow
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has fixed a meeting with the leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) on Tuesday (tomorrow)
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:15:16 GMTNigeria: Covid-19 - Kogi State High Risk, Nigerians Warned
[Vanguard] The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared Kogi a high-risk state for refusing to acknowledge the existence of the disease.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:05:15 GMTNigeria: Nigeria Building Stronger Gender-Responsive Health System-Invests in Health Workforce Planners
[WHO] Abuja -- "I have always believed that gender equality would impact positively on the provision of high-quality health care in Bauchi state," says Amina Madi a Gender Desk officer, Human Resource for Health (HRH) unit in Bauchi State Ministry of...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:21 GMTLiberia: Opposition Laments Gloomy Economy
[New Dawn] The opposition Rainbow Alliance has branded President George Manneh Weah's fourth Annual Message as recitation of his previous Annual Messages, as it paints a gloomy picture of the Liberian economy of which it claims the government has no ...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:15 GMTLiberia: Presidential Power
[New Dawn] Introduction
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:13 GMTLiberia: Govt Wants Judge Off
[New Dawn] The Liberian Government has requested the Chief Judge of the Community Court of Justice Edward Amoako Asante to recuse himself from any and all cases brought before the Ecowas Court by any applicant or a state party, now or in the future f...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:13 GMTLiberia: '30 LNP Officers On Standby for UN Peacekeeping Missions'
[New Dawn] The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Col. Patrick Sudue has disclosed that after sending four LNP officers to South Sudan on United Nations peacekeeping mission, about thirty Liberian police officers are on the stand...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:10 GMTLiberia: Pres. Weah Declares Today Wetland Day
[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah has declared Tuesday, February 2, 2021 as "World Wetlands Day" and is to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia as a Working Holiday.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:07 GMTLiberia: Build Islamic University and Hospitals
[New Dawn] -Pres. Weah's Islamic Advisor urges Muslim community
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:07 GMTLiberia: UMU Rallies Alumnus' Support
[New Dawn] The former president of the United Methodist University Alumni Association Abraham Nyenswah has challenged alumni of the university to support their alma mater in the wake of economic constraint confronting the nation. He said alumnus of U...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:06 GMTLiberia: CBL Breaks Grounds for Financial Hub in Bong
[New Dawn] Bong County -- The Central Bank of Liberia over the weekend broke grounds for the construction of a Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Regional Banking Hub in Gbarnga.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:06 GMTLiberia: No Show On Armed Forces Day
[New Dawn] -Officials cite Covid-19 protocol
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:53:03 GMTLiberia: MOA to Hold Agriculture Fair At Cari
[New Dawn] The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announces the holding of a National Agricultural Fair from February 12-14, 2021 at the Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko, Bong County, Liberia after 12 years of dormancy.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:49:07 GMTNigeria: Updated - Covid-19: 75 Nigerian Health Workers Tested Positive Last Week - Official
[Premium Times] The official said the Nigerian government is worried about the high number of health workers getting infected.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:13:16 GMTLiberia: Lofa County Wins County Meet for the First Time Since Its Establishment in 1956
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Lofa County has won its first National County Sports Meet Trophy since the establishment of the county in 1956.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:13:13 GMTLiberia: Ugly Caterpillar, Beautiful Butterfly, Ugly Again - the Trigonometric Metamorphosis of Liberian Political Thesis
[FrontPageAfrica] In my thinking thoughts I arrived at the realization that President Weah would soon be delivering his 2020 Annual Message to the nation to chronicle the achievements and vagaries that bridled his administration over 365 days. More i...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:13:11 GMTLiberia: Young Liberian Humanitarian Urges Citizens to Cater to the Needy in Society
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A young Liberian humanitarian has called on Liberians to cultivate the spirit of sharing, especially with the needy and vulnerable groups and institutions during these difficult times in the history of the country.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:13:08 GMTLiberia: "Failure to Make Research and Fact Check Information Impede Advocacy Groups of Achieving Goals" - Youth Advocate Matthew Karley
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The challenge of getting facts to substantiate advocacy for change or fostering an agenda remains a major challenge for a lot of groups, individuals and even the media.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:12:35 GMTLiberia: Liberian Government's Ban On Airing of Talk Show Violates Constitution
[IFEX] The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) castigates the Liberian government for banning the "Costa Show" on D-15 radio, pointing out that the action is a violation of the country's constitution.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:08:36 GMTLiberia: Commerce Warns Scratch Card Dealers
[New Republic] The Ministry of Commerce, through its local office in Nimba is warning scratch cards dealers in the county against what he terms as 'profiteering.'
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:08:33 GMTLiberia: RPI Trains Several Eye Technicians
[New Republic] An acclaimed non-governmental organization under the banner of Refuge Place International (RPI) has concluded an eye care training program for 20 Good Vision Technicians (GVTs).
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:08:30 GMTLiberia: Doctors in Medicine of General Practice
[New Republic] It is often said that dream positive and disbelieve in impossibility, this is the case of a youthful medical Doctor, J. Nutai Kolleh who has risen himself hard above the bar to become an inspiration to many young people of Liberia.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:08:27 GMTLiberia: Education and You Innovation for Better Look of Education
[New Republic] The school year 2020-2021 is a new start towards the production of excellent students, those we usually referred to as 'future leaders.'
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:01:34 GMTNigeria: MTN, 9mobile to Introduce Network-Sharing Arrangement
[Premium Times] 9Mobile CEO, Alan Sinfield, says a pilot free roaming scheme that allows customers of each company to switch to the network of the other where its own has no coverage has run smoothly in Ondo State.
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:43:47 GMTLiberia: Biden Tips Liberian-Born of Indian Parents to Coordinate Malaria Initiative
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- US President Joe Biden on Monday named Dr. Raj Panjabi to lead the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI).