Liberia: Weah, Boakai in the run-off ballot
As forecast by observers, Senator George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai will be in the run-off ballot in Liberia, according to the partial results released […]
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Liberians expect provisional election results as vote counting goes on
Vote counting is underway in Liberia as over two million voters await the results of the general elections held on Tuesday. Vice-President Joseph Boakai and […]
Liberians to elect successor of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in crucial polls on Tuesday
Liberians will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect the successor of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female president. Twenty presidential candidates are […]
Senegal to launch its first internet exchange point, SenIX
Senegalese government plans to launch its first Internet Exchange Point on August 29 in the capital city Dakar, Cheikh Bakhoum, the Director General of the […]
Liberia: U.N. calls for ‘credible and transparent’ 2017 polls
The United Nations (U.N.) Security Council on Wednesday called on stakeholders in Liberia to uphold peace during the general elections in the country later this […]
Morocco: ECOWAS Green-lights Morocco’s membership bid
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sunday agreed to allow Morocco become member of the regional body pending final and official […]
Liberia: 22 political parties ink peace accord ahead of polls
Twenty two registered political parties in Liberia have signed an accord on Wednesday to uphold peace during the general elections in the West African nation […]
African fallen peacekeepers honoured by the UN
The United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday honoured 117 peacekeepers, including many Africans, who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations in 2016, […]
WHO confirms Ebola cases in DRC’s isolated far north
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday confirmed a second case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and suspected 17 other cases. […]
Childbirth complications kill Liberia’s heroic Ebola survivor
Liberia is mourning the death of its biggest Ebola fighter, Salome Karwah. According to local media, Salome died from childbirth complications after hospital staff initially […]