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 President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has named the Director General of the Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) 1. Mr. Stephen Y. Mambu, Director General This appointment takes immediate effect. President Boakai calls on appointed officials of government to continue to demonstrate diligence, commitment, integrity, professionalism, and loyalty in service to country.   Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion.    

 Indonesia’s national oil company (NOC) Pertamina will lead a delegation to the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference, taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town. Led by Wisnu Medan Santoso, Senior Vice President: Business Development at Pertamina, the delegation will explore new opportunities in African oil and gas as the country seeks to diversify its imports. Once representing a major oil exporter, Indonesia has gained significant expertise […]

 The African Union's InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are partnering to strengthen and harmonise approaches and methodologies for undertaking Feed and Foder Inventories and developing National Feed Balances. Accurate Feed and Fodder Inventory is crucial for livestock development, identifying gaps and opportunities for investments for a viable livestock sector to reduce shocks due to climate related challenges and other challenges. To address […]

 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has launched the EGDC’s gender programmes for Togo on October 24, 2024, in Sokodé, Togo, as part of its commitment to ensure equal opportunities for all in the region. To implement EGDC’s Gender programmes, a cheque of USD245,000 was presented to the Togolese Republic for the Obstetric Fistula programme. In 2024, ECOWAS is providing funding support […]

 In a landmark move to promote transparency, efficiency, and improved public service delivery, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has directed all government institutions to adopt and implement the new National Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS) immediately. The President said the initiative is designed to transform Liberia’s public sector into a result-driven model that prioritizes accountability, responsiveness, and citizen-focused governance The PMCS, introduced as part of the President’s commitment to […]

 The Vice-President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission), Ms Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, has reaffirmed the key role of the Joint Analysis and Response Planning Working Group (JARP-WG) tools in the peace and security architecture of the West African region. Speaking on the third and final day of the Group’s inaugural workshop held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 25 October 2024, she expressed her expectations regarding the use […]

 By Ngozi Akinyele, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Coronation Group (www.Coronation.ng) A diversified portfolio is one of the key metrics of investment success. The greater this diversity, the more likely it will outperform the market, and the savviest investors are often looking for new opportunities: the rising stars among new asset classes. Investment in art is certainly not a new concept, but what makes it unique is that it often […]

 On October 27, 2024 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sergei Terentiev, met with the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt for European Affairs, Wael Hamed.  The Parties confirmed their readiness to cooperate in priority areas of Belarusian-Egyptian cooperation, in particular in the areas of politics, trade, industry and agriculture, as well as discussed the schedule […]

 In commemoration of the 50-year Sister Cities partnership between Lagos and Atlanta, the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, in collaboration with Rele Arts Foundation , has launched the LagosAtlanta Artist Exchange to further deepen the artistic collaborations between the two dynamic cities. Two Atlanta-based artists, Myra Greene and Artemus Jenkins, arrived in Lagos earlier this month for the LagosAtlanta Artist Exchange residency. Greene and Jenkins have been conducting research, collaborating with local artists, and […]