Abidjan to Host Regional Summit on Lassa Fever Response
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — Health leaders, researchers, and international partners will convene in Abidjan this week for the 2nd International Conference on Lassa Fever, a high-level gathering aimed at advancing regional strategies to combat...
President Boakai Launches China-Funded Overpass Project to Ease Monrovia Traffic
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has officially broken ground on the construction of two China-funded overpass bridges in Monrovia, marking a major step toward alleviating traffic congestion in the capital’s bustling suburb of Congo...
Liberia Launches $3M Forest Conservation Project to Protect Gola National Park and Empower Communities
In the heart of West Africa, where the luxurious canopy of the Gola Forest National Park stretches across the horizon, a transformative conservation effort is underway.
The Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL),...
Côte d’Ivoire Releases Provisional Presidential Candidate List Ahead of 2025 Election
The Constitutional Council of Côte d’Ivoire has published the provisional list of candidates for the country’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for October 25, 2025.
The announcement was made Friday via an official communiqué signed by...
Sidi Ould Tah to Assume Presidency of African Development Bank
ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire — Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania will be sworn in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday, September 1, 2025, marking a significant leadership transition for...
Baltasar, ‘sex tape Scandal man’ sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was involved in a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement.
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head...
Liberia’s President Boakai Dismisses Drug Enforcement Leadership Amid Escalating Narcotics Crisis
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has dismissed the top leadership of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), citing the need for urgent reforms as the country grapples with a deepening drug crisis. The move...
Unidentified Gunmen Kill Four in Northeastern Côte d’Ivoire Village
ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire August 26, 2025 — Four people were killed and one remains missing following an attack by unidentified armed assailants in the northeastern Ivorian village of Difita, near the border with Burkina Faso,...
Thirty-Nine Liberian Returnees Certified in “Be Your Own Boss” Micro-Entrepreneurship Training
In a significant step toward economic reintegration, thirty-nine Liberian returnees were awarded certificates on Friday after completing a two-month micro-entrepreneurship training program titled “Be Your Own Boss.”
The initiative, funded by Samaritan's Purse Liberia,...
Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 15 people, including 4 journalists
At least three Palestinian journalists were among the 14 people killed in an Israeli attack on a hospital in southern Gaza.
Doctors report that there is little they can do to prevent children from dying...
