Yoruba people of West Africa
Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. There are ...
Tag: Liberia
Forty-seven inmates escape from Liberian prison
Forty-seven inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison in Liberia's Margibi County, a rural area east of the West ...
IMF reaches staff-level deal for Liberia on $209 million new credit facility
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement for Liberia on a new 40-month extended credit facility arrangement for $209 ...
UN: Floods in Central and West Africa affect over 700,000 people
The floods currently affecting Central and West Africa have already impacted more than 700,000 people, according to a report from ...
Liberia suspends central bank governor over audit
Liberia suspended its central bank governor on Tuesday after an audit found irregular loans to the government and unauthorised spending, ...
Liberia: President Joseph Boakai slashes salary by 40%
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has announced a 40% reduction in his annual salary, lowering it from $13,400 to $8,000 per ...
UN assembly adopts resolution backing ongoing efforts to eliminate ‘blood diamonds’ trade
The UN general assembly adopted Wednesday (Apr. 03) a resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict and expressing ...
French court hands former Liberian rebel leader 30-year prison sentence
On Wednesday (Mar. 27), a French court handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence ...
As they connect continents, undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and create digital gaps
By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah* Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire missile against Liberian-flagged ship
Yemen's Houthi rebels fired missiles at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea. An explosion occurred near the ship, ...
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