Mississippi city honors ‘Prince Among Slaves’ with historical marker

After being ambushed by a rival group, Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima went from being a Muslim prince and colonel in his father’s army to being enslaved in Mississippi. Ibrahima spent 40 years enslaved on a Natchez plantation, far from his homeland...

Federal judge warns Trump officials over statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Tennessee on Monday warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial. U.S. District Judge...

African airlines hit by more EU bans in ongoing safety oversight battle

The European Union has delivered a fresh blow to African aviation by expanding its Air Safety List, commonly known as the EU flight blacklist, removing dozens of carriers from the right to operate in European airspace. The 2025 EU Air Safety List...

Lawyer For Abrego Garcia Brazenly Demands US Deport Him To Country Of Choice

The attorney for adjudicated MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia told MSNBC host Ana Cabrera Tuesday that the federal government should release his client if it won’t deport him to Costa Rica. Abrego Garcia is currently under indictment for...

UN Envoy urges Liberia to shift from foreign aid to self-reliance

By: Kruah Thomson Monrovia, October 22, 2025: The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Liberia, Madam Christine N. Umutoni, has urged the country to move beyond reliance on foreign aid and focus on building economic independence and sustainable...

MRU Youth Parliament Liberia releases electoral calendar

By: Naneka Hoffman Monrovia, Liberia; October 22, 2025 – Varney Sheriff, Chairman of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) of the Liberia Chapter of the Mano River Union Youth Parliament (MRUYP), has officially announced the calendar of...

County Planning Units roll out in Southeast Liberia

Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County; October 22, 2025 – The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), with support from the Government of Liberia, UNDP, and UN Women, has launched a five-day onboarding training in Zwedru to establish County Development Planning...

Invest in Health Workers Training and Retention — Merck Foundation Board Chair

African governments have been urged to prioritise investments in training and retaining healthcare professionals to curb the continent’s worsening brain drain and improve access to quality healthcare. Chairman of the Merck Foundation Board of...

A federal judge in Tennessee warns Trump officials over statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee on Monday warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming...

Kofi Adams inaugurates LOC for 2026 CAVB Zone III Volleyball Club Championship

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the upcoming CAVB Zone III Volleyball Club Championship set to be hosted by Ghana from March 1–8, 2026. The event, expected to feature over...

The life and lessons of the WPS generation

She was born in 2000—an agenda, an aspiration, a promise. She was named Resolution 1325, and with her came a new way of thinking: that peace and security are stronger when women are included, when protection is prioritised, and when conflict...

Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future

On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...

ICE Atrocities And The Resistance: A Roundup!

Protestors in Portland Since Donald John Trump was somehow elected and inaugurated 47th president of the United States, ICE has become its own military force, richer than most of the armies of the world. The Bountiful Blowjobs For Billionaires Act...

West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis!

The study, by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists, found that the heatwave would have happened less than once a century in a world without climate change. But instead it was a once-a-decade event, with an average of 1.2C of global...

Judge warns against Trump officials’ ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Litigation over Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to dog the Trump administration, which illegally sent him to El Salvador in March, then said it would never bring him back him to the U.S., then returned him to the U.S. and now has to prove that the...

38 Newly qualified doctors inducted into veterinary profession

The Veterinary Council of Ghana has inducted 38 newly qualified veterinary doctors to practise after six years of academic and professional training in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Whereas 27 of the doctors were trained at the Kwame Nkrumah...

Sports Minister Kofi Adams inaugurates LOC for 2026 CAVB Zone 3 Volleyball Championship

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2026 CAVB Zone 3 Volleyball Club Championship, tasking members to deliver a world-class event that will project Ghana as a leading...

I-GMAP hosts second installation of visiting practitioners program

The former deputy to the Ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice delivered a lecture on changing U.S. foreign policy and genocide prevention. The Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention hosted a former U.S. State Department...

EPA, UN Women Begin Validation W/shop for Liberia’s Climate Change GAP

The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), with support from UN Women and other partners, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, began a two-day validation workshop for Liberia’s Climate Change Gender Action Plan. The event, taking place at...

Revamped Football Pitches Spark Hope For Liberia’s Youth

Monrovia – Renovation works at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) and other football grounds nationwide are being hailed as a game-changer for Liberia’s young footballers, offering them the infrastructure needed to hone their skills. By A....