Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president fails to end inauguration speech

[ad_1] Joseph Boakai,79, is helped from the podium as the ceremony in the capital Monrovia is cut short. [ad_2] Source link

January 23, 2024 1

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Africa: Liberia Is a Powerful Example of a Smooth Democratic Transition: U.S. UN Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield

[ad_1] Monrovia — Why is this trip important? What is the significance to the United States – and to you, specifically - having served as ambassador here? Well, first, for the United States, Liberia is a long historical partner and ally of the United States. Our histories are intertwined with each other” – “The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly” – and there was a lot of bad and ugly during Liberia's civil war. We really worked to help Liberia […]

January 23, 2024 3

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Abuja sisters' kidnapping: Nigeria police did not free them, we paid ransom, family says

[ad_1] A ransom was paid to free the six girls who were kidnapped earlier this month, an uncle tells the BBC. [ad_2] Source link

January 23, 2024 1

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Africa: Turning Protracted African Conflicts Into Sustainable Peace

[ad_1] Nairobi, Kenya — Among East Africa's dozens of pastoral tribes, major conflicts have erupted repeatedly, largely over land and water disputes. Generational trauma and anger have built to create tensions and grievances that carry emotional weight even hundreds of years later. Among some African tribes, warriors returning home from fighting are frequently greeted by women singing. And it is reported that some tribes have no name for an enemy tribe in their language; they simply substitute the word enemy. […]

January 22, 2024 2

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Africa Needs a Stronger Voice On Resolving the Red Sea Crisis

[ad_1] African countries' call for diplomatic solutions should be accompanied by AU action to protect the continent's interests. The Red Sea crisis is now a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) priority, with three meetings held this year already. Following several months of Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a coalition of concerned countries launched military operations on 11 January to degrade Houthi maritime capabilities in Yemen. The Houthis' campaign started shortly after the Israel-Hamas-Gaza […]

January 22, 2024 1

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Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout

[ad_1] It becomes the first nation in the world to roll out a universal anti-malaria jab for infants. [ad_2] Source link

January 22, 2024 1

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Dar es Salaam floods: Roads unpassable in Tanzania's main city

[ad_1] Some schoolchildren and workers are forced to stay at home following heavy rains. [ad_2] Source link

January 22, 2024

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Africa: Blinken Launching Four-Nation Africa Trip

[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Monday with Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, as the top U.S. diplomat begins a four-nation tour in Africa. Blinken's itinerary also includes a visit to Porto da Praia, which received funding for modernization efforts from the U.S. government's Millenium Challenge Corporation, and attending an Africa Cup of Nations football match between Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said ahead of the […]

January 22, 2024 2

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Africa: Non Aligned Movement Leaders Adopt Kampala Declaration

[ad_1] Kampala — Non Aligned Movement (NAM) leaders have adopted the Kampala Declaration where Heads of State and Government agree to strengthen the unity and cohesion of the movement as a political force in the international political arena so as to push back unilateral actions made against international law. The leaders, who included President Mnangagwa are also agreed to rededicate the movement to its principles, ideals and purposes. The 19th NAM Summit ended on Saturday with leaders unanimously agreeing on […]

January 22, 2024 1

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