Month: July 2024

 President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., will on today Saturday, July 6, 2024, travel to Abuja, Nigeria to attend the 65th, Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority&Heads of State and Government. Members of the President’s Official Delegation include: 1. Honorable Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dean of the Cabinet  2. Honorable Boima S. Kamara, Minister of Finance  3. Honorable Amos Tweh, Managing Director, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC)  […]

 Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have fled their homes in search of safety, UN humanitarians have said. “People are facing multiple protection risks and have reported widespread looting of homes and personal possessions,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a flash update issued late on Thursday. Humanitarian partners receiving displaced people from Sennar state in the […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The two Presidents exchanged greetings on the occasion of the new Hijri year, asking Allah the Almighty to bless the Arab and Islamic nations with goodness, prosperity, and blessings. The phone call tackled regional developments. President El-Sisi and Syrian President al-Assad exchanged views on the dangers of escalation in the region and emphasized the vital necessity […]

 President William Ruto has congratulated Sir Keir Starmer on the overwhelming support garnered by the Labour Party in the just concluded elections, leading to his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The President described his election as a testament to the deep yearning of the citizens of the United Kingdom for progressive politics and policies championed by the Labour Party. He said Kenya is keen on working with […]

 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed a facility agreement with BSMART Technology Ltd expanding the Afreximbank African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme (AACTGS) to cover the issuance of container deposit guarantees and customs bonds in the East African Community (EAC) region. Under the terms of the agreement, signed at the just-concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2024) in Nassau, The Bahamas, Afreximbank will issue container guarantees to shipping companies on behalf of […]

 The commemorative ceremony witnessed presentation of local research papers on diverse relevant topics, and panel discussion on the national context of the Theme of the Day World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed globally on the 17th of June. This year, the Day was internationally observed in Bonn, Germany, for the 30th time under the theme, “United for Land: Our Legacy. Our Future”. In Eritrea, the commemoration of […]

 President Wavel Ramkalawan, joined by the Minister for Youth, Sport and Family, Marie-Céline Zialor, visited the Home Care Agency's (HCS) new office in the Unity House Building in Victoria this morning. During his visit to the Agency, the President toured various departments, including the Registration and Monitoring offices. He interacted with the staff, gaining insights into their work and understanding some of the challenges they face. In his statement following […]

 President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. on Thursday, July 4, 2024, presided over his Administration’s first Inter-Ministerial Committee on Decentralization Meeting held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town. The President highlighted the importance of advancing the decentralization program in Liberia to improve service delivery to all citizens. He emphasized the government's commitment to driving the decentralization program forward by outlining specific measures to overcome the challenges hindering the decentralization […]

 President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr. received a representative leadership delegation of the students of the University of Liberia at the Executive Mansion on July 2, 2024. The student delegation, led by the current University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU) President Mary Korpo Kerkula, included leaders of the Student Integration Movement (SIM), the Student Democratic Alliance (STUDA), the Progressive Student Alliance (PROSA), the Varsity Christian Fellowship, and the University of Liberia […]