Monrovia — Senator Jeremiah Kpan-Koung (MDR-Nimba County) has vehemently denied rumors suggesting that he was recently denied a US Visa by the United States Embassy near Monrovia, referring to the claims as ‘stupidity’. Koung, who also serves as the running mate to Unity Party standard Beard Amb. Joseph Nyumah Boakai, clarified that he last traveled […]
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The United States Government is encouraging the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) and Liberian security institutions to continue to work together to combat illicit drug trafficking and to strengthen their efforts to earn the confidence and trust of the Liberian public. The Embassy of the United States near Monrovia made the call here on Monday, […]
AFTER upstaging former World champions, West Indies Saturday, Zimbabwe will be aiming for a perfect record in the on-going ICC Men’s World Cup Qualifier when they take on minnows United States at Harare Sports Club on Monday. Buoyed by a spectacular crowd at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe claimed the scalp of West Indies by beating […]
Tubmanburg — It was a room filled with optimism at the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation’s conference hall in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, when USAID, in partnership with the Africa Trade and Investment Program launched the application process for an agribusiness incubator. The USAID Liberia agribusiness incubator, launched on June 16 is being implemented by […]
Major General Todd Wasmund of the United States (U.S) last week Thursday, expressed delight at the collaboration between United States medical doctors and those of their Ghanaian counterpart at the 37 Military Hospital. Major General Wasmund who is Commander, Army Southeastern Europe Task Force – Africa said these when he and his team of military […]
Seychelles has been upgraded to Tier 1 on the 23rd annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report released by the United States Department of State last week. The TIP report assesses the anti-trafficking efforts of 188 governments around the world, including Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Tier 1 on the TIP means fully […]
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will release the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) on Thursday, June 15, at 11:00 a.m. ET in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State and will be joined by Cindy Dyer, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. As mandated by the Trafficking […]
Abassador Jeffrey DeLaurentisActing Deputy Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkJune 14, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. Standing for freedom of expression and religion or belief, it is U.S. policy to support the protection of human rights as a central tenet of international peace and security, and we view efforts toward that […]
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in partnership with the Government of Botswana will host the U.S.-Africa Business Summit on July 11-14, 2023 in Gaborone, Botswana. The Summit will bring together more than 1,000 U.S. and African public and private sector participants, including African Heads of State, U.S. and African Ministers and senior government officials, private sector executives and entrepreneurs, international investors, […]
A group of Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Congress have written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting that the annual Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa) Forum be moved from South Africa this year, News24 reports. The legislators – which includes Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who chairs the Subcommittee on State and […]
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme is deploying a second contingent of 200 firefighters and 13 managers to assist in ongoing fire suppression operations in the Canadian province of Alberta. This follows the deployment of 200 firefighters and 15 managers on 3 June 2023. The group (Mzanzi Hotshots 2) […]
The Washington Post reports the U.S. government is suspending food aid to Ethiopia after an investigation uncovered a scheme to divert the food from the poor to the Ethiopian military. The Post quoted a statement from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which said: “After a country-wide review, USAID determined, in coordination with the […]
-To attract foreign investors, as he tours Jeety Rubber Factory United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy is pushing for visa flexibility here to enable the country to attract much needed foreign investments. Amb. McCarthy told journalists during his visit at the Jeety Rubber Factory in Cinta, Weala, Margibi County on Wednesday, June 7, that if the […]
Canada has announced visa free travel for eligible travellers from 13 additional countries, including Seychelles. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Sean Fraser, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. This applies only to travellers from the 13 countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who […]
Cape Town — Restitution amounting to U.S.$201 million (nearly R4 billion) to compensate multiple “victim organisations” harmed by global soccer body Fifa in a major corruption scandal, will not be issued to the South African Football Association (SAFA), an investigation by journalism watchdog amaBhungane has found. The cash-strapped SAFA, who denied it was swindled out […]
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today, Tuesday, for talks on global security and economic issues, as the conflict in Sudan enters its eighth week. Blinken will “discuss US-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range of bilateral issues including economic and security cooperation”, […]
Jeddah — The USA/Saudi Arabian joint facilitators of the suspended Jeddah talks between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), say they stand ready to resume formal talks and remind the parties that they must implement their obligations under the May 11 Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians […]
Mogadishu — The United States said its military in Africa conducted a new airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia on Thursday, June 1, killing three militants. In a statement, the U.S. military’s Africa Command [AFRICOM], said it conducted a “collective self-defense” strike against al-Shabab in the vicinity of Wayanta, Jubaland state. The airstrike came following a […]