Month: December 2025

  As part of the first edition of the West African Arts and Culture Festival (ECOFEST), holding in Dakar from 30 November to 6 December 2025, two major highlights marked activities on 1 December 2025 at the Grand Théâtre National Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose: the inaugural conference and an interactive dialogue between West African youth and the Commissions of ECOWAS and UEMOA. The inaugural conference, which officially launched the festival’s programme of panel […]

  Speaker, Anita Among has asked the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Nobert Mao to present a statement on the status of regulations of the biometric voter verification system, ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Uganda will hold general elections in January 2026 and lawmakers are concerned that regulations on biometric voter verification have not yet been approvedyet the system will be in use. While chairing the plenary […]

  “The thin line between justice denied and justice served is determined by investigation.” This simple but profound statement by warrant officer, Michael Dhieu Malual, perfectly captures how he has harnessed the power of newly developed investigation skills into meaningful outcomes for victims of crime in Bor. After receiving five-days of specialized training by United Nations police officers serving with the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, he was able to […]

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Saturday, November 29, 2025, the 130th Birth Anniversary of the late William V. S. Tubman, the 18th President of the Republic of Liberia, to be celebrated throughout the length and breadth of the Republic as a National Holiday.  President Boakai has ordered and directed that all government ministries, agencies, business houses, and market places […]

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron Weah, a distinguished Liberian academic and transitional justice expert, to the African Union Committee of Experts on Reparations (AUCER). Dr. Weah’s appointment represents a significant milestone for Liberia as the nation continues to contribute meaningfully to continental policymaking on justice, accountability, and historical redress. Mme. Nyanti expressed a sense of pride in nominating Dr. Weah […]

  The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued a Proclamation declaring Monday, December 1, 2025 as World AIDS Day to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday, in recognition of the immense contributions of the United Nations to combat HIV and AIDS. The Proclamation calls upon all citizens, governmental and non-governmental institutions, faith-based and traditional leaders, youth organizations, civil society groups, and development partners […]