The Odomna family of Ekumfi Otuam and Ekumfi Asaman, have launched yet another sharp inquest into the unclear circumstances that led to the mysterious death of the late former President, Professor John Evans Atta-Mills. Speaking upon a visit to President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House today, Kyidomhemaa of Ekumfi Traditional Council and Queenmother of the Odomna Family of Ekumfi Otuam and  Asaman, Nanahemaa Enyimfuaa III, in the company of the […]

President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in Zanzibar at the invitation of Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Tanzanian President, to attend the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the Zanzibar Revolution. The President was received at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar by Dr. Khalid Salum Mohammed, the Tanzanian Minister of Construction and Communications. Also present at the airport to welcome President Museveni were Uganda's High Commissioner to Tanzania, Rtd. […]

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has met with the National Council of Paramount Chiefs, NCPC, and the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, IRC-SL, in two separate engagements to update them on a range of governance issues particularly the November 26 failed coup attempt. The President, joined by his Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh and Chief Minister, Dr Moinina David Sengeh, used the occasion to provide a detailed […]

His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah, on Friday, January 12, 2024, received letter of credence from the Egyptian Ambassador designate to Liberia.  Receiving the Letter of Credence from Ambassador Ahmed Abd El Azeem Zeinhom Abd El Shakour Farghaly, President Weah reaffirmed Liberia’s commitment to strengthening the already stronger diplomatic relations subsisting between Liberia and Egypt. The Liberian Leader recounted fond memories of Egypt's contributions to Liberia, Africa, and the world […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery (http://www.Dangote.com) has commenced production of diesel and aviation fuel.   President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, elatedly thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support, encouragement, and thoughtful advice towards the actualisation of this project. Dangote also thanked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Nigerians for their support and belief […]

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, yesterday presented to the United Nations Security Council the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS. The report covers the period from 30 June 30 to 31 December 2023. Addressing the members of the Security Council, Mr. Simão evoked the persistence of socio-political tensions, the […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have committed to strengthening collaboration towards the use of data analytics in the fight against diseases in the African region. The commitment was made during a technical visit to the WHO Africa office in Brazzaville, Congo by a delegation from BMGF led by Jennifer Gardy, Deputy Director, Surveillance, Data, and Epidemiology from 8 […]

In recent months, countries across West Africa have been battling the worst wave of diphtheria on record on the continent. The first cases were diagnosed in August 2022 in Niger, before the disease spread to Algeria, Mauritania, Nigeria and Guinea. The first patient in Guinea was diagnosed in July 2023 in Siguiri, a prefecture in the northeast of the country. Since then, cases of the life-threatening disease have continued to […]

The Government of Japan's US$2 million (over 79 million ouguiyas) funds in 2023 allowed the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania to provide food assistance to more than 65,000 vulnerable Malian refugees in the Mbera camp. Japan's contribution ensured food security for nearly 65,210 beneficiaries over five months (July-November 2023), through the distribution of in-kind food to vulnerable refugee populations who had fled the armed conflict in Mali to […]