Many of the Early Americo-Liberian settlers to Sinoe County came from the southwestern region of Mississippi in the United States. They were sent by the Mississippi State Colonization Society to what became known as “Mississippi in Africa” during the 1830s and 1840s, making the voyage to Liberia as a condition of their freedom from slavery. […]
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Just after a band of mercenaries tried to oust the government in the Maldives back in 1988, I asked a Maldivian diplomat, using a familiar military catchphrase, about the strength of his country’s “standing army.” “Standing army?” the diplomat asked with mock surprise, and remarked perhaps half-jokingly, “We don’t even have a sitting army.” With […]
Washington — Editor’s note: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee gave an interview to VOA Zimbabwe Service’s Blessing Zulu on Thursday. As Zimbabwe prepares to host general elections scheduled for Aug. 23, a top U.S. official said Thursday that what is happening on the ground suggests that a free and fair […]
At least six statements made public by the regional and international community raise concerns about the 2023 Zimbabwe general elections, including SADC. Several international election observer missions and diplomatic missions in Harare have published statements after Zimbabweans cast their votes in the elections held on Wednesday, 23 August in Zimbabwe. Among them were the Southern […]
-Warns of further sanctions if… As Liberians go to the poll on October 10th to elect their leaders, the United States Government reiterates call for the Government of Liberia to conduct fair, free, and peaceful elections, and hold accountable, those that would attempt to disrupt the process. The U.S. says it is prepared to assist […]
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Liberia: U.S. Targets Corrupt Officials
–As Ambassador-designate says corruption, lawlessness erode Liberia’s progress United States Ambassador to Liberia-designate Mark Toner says growing lawlessness and corruption within President George Manneh Weah’s administration have heavily eroded progress made through U.S. bilateral assistance to Liberia since 2003. If confirmed, Amb. Toner said he will lead the U.S. Embassy’s efforts to hold corrupt government […]
Washington, DC — The White House has named Ghanaian-American Deniece Laurent-Mantey as executive director of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States. “We are in a very exciting time. The council is an advisory council that is situated in the Department of State where we have 12 members on the […]
“American entrepreneurs and American companies are eager to partner with and invest in Nigeria’s economy, particularly in the tech sector…,” he said. Corruption and difficulty in repatriating capital amongst others are some of the reasons American entrepreneurs eager to invest in Nigeria are stalling, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told journalists at Nigeria’s Aso […]
Johannesburg — South Africa hosted the world’s biggest mining investment conference this week, with industry experts in attendance saying the U.S. and China are in a race for the critical minerals — such as cobalt and lithium — that will likely power the projected transition to clean energy. African countries like the Democratic Republic of […]
Today, the global community is convening for the second annual Summit for Democracy. Led by Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the United States, and the Republic of Zambia, the gathering invites representatives from government, business, and civil society to share strategies for championing resilient and robust democracies—rooted in transparency, human rights, and […]
Sudan’s warring parties have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire after US mediations, Blinken has said. Meanwhile, countries continue to evacuate their citizens, amid rising fear for those left behind. DW has the latest. Sudan’s warring army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said […]
Liberia’s former Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Atty. Isaac W. Jackson, Jr has returned the gift of US$1500 given him in August 2021 by Stanton Witherspoon upon his arrival in the United States. The former Deputy Information returned the gesture days after the pairs fell apart on live radio broadcast raining garbage […]
In December 2022, President Biden hosted leaders from across the African continent for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. At the Summit, business and government leaders committed to catalyze trade and investment deals and partnerships which will create jobs and foster shared prosperity for people across the African continent and the United States. Today […]
IN her first official visit since taking over from her former running mate, the late Dr John Magufuli following his untimely death in March 2021, Tanzania’s first female president, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan paved the way for the unfreezing of US government aid while overseeing $1bn in new business deals in the fields of tourism, […]
In November 2023, six western states filed a joint application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing for an ample and expansive understanding of genocide. This intervention, as it is legally termed, was made by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in relation to the genocide case The Gambia filed against […]
— “Looks forward to working with all Liberians to make the court a reality,” but Senate seems to look in a different direction The United States Government has lauded Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and the House of Representatives in Liberia for their recent vote in favor of establishing the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC). […]
Amsterdam — The aspirations of the Sudanese people are not just for the absence of war, but for the restoration of the revolution and the return to a constitutional transition that the people fought so hard for just five years ago, says Tom Perriello, US Special Envoy for Sudan. He accuses both warring parties of […]
Desperate to will a preferred candidate to victory, Western journalists fell into a tunnel vision on Nigerian politics. Across the Western media, the outcome of Nigeria’s just concluded general election has been both shocking and disappointing. While the shock owes to the triumph of candidate Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC)–a contender the […]