Amnesty International condemns Public flogging and sentencing of Nigerian TikTokers
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars for allegedly defaming the governor of Kano state in northern Nigeria.
The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique Pikin, and Nazifi Muhammad, had pleaded guilty and...
Press Union of Liberia Postpones Elective Congress for the conduct of national census
(Monrovia, November 8, 2022), The Leadership of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) in consultation with its Executive Committee and the 2022 Elective Congress Committee has postponed this year’s Congress.
The PUL in a release...
Tanzanian PM to lead funeral of crash victims
Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa will lead mourners in paying their respects at a funeral service on Monday for the 19 victims of a plane crash in Lake Victoria.
The accident happened on Sunday morning...
Ex-rebels commander Kunti Kamara faces life in prison for torture in Western Liberia
A court in Paris has found former Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara guilty of of numerous atrocities including rape and cannibalism enacted during the country's civil war that ended nearly 20 years ago.
He was...
Liberia narrowly passes Millennium Challenge Compact scorecard
Liberia for the first time since the Weah administration came to power in 2018 managed to pass the Millennium Challenge Corporation report.
In 2018 Liberia passed 10 out of 20 of MCC scorecards.
The United States...
Weah asks Legislature for more time to submit 2023 fiscal budget
The House of Representatives has noted a communication of request from President George Manneh Weah for an extension in the submission of the National Draft Budget for 2023.President Weah’s communication to the House of...
Truce agreed to halt Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
A deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt their two-year conflict, which led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine.
The African Union (AU) has...
Kenya deploys troops to DR Congo to fight rebels
Kenya on Wednesday deployed troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional military intervention to support the Congolese regime against rebels operating in eastern DRC, Kenyan President William Ruto...
Port Truckers Association president resigns
The President of the National Port Truckers Association of Liberia (NAPTAL) has resigned his post, amid disunity amongst members of the association.
According to the Former President of NAPTAL, Abraham K. Kamara, his resignation is intended to...
PUL Elections: Team Daniel-Bettie expresses concern over state radio’s ‘propagandistic’ action against ...
The central campaign committee of Team Daniel-Bettie has expressed grave concern in the conduct of the administration of ELBC for its constant use of the state broadcaster to "propagate disinformation" about its candidate ahead...
