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Mercy Ships Supports Symposium
What began as a dream two years ago has now become a reality in Casablanca, Morocco. On July 11 and 12, 2025, representatives from 24 nations across the continent gathered at Université Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé (UM6SS) for the...

'A Dream Realized': Mercy Ships Supports First-Of-Its-Kind African Dental Education Symposium
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 16, 2025/APO Group/ -- What began as a dream two years ago has now become a reality in Casablanca, Morocco. On July 11 and 12, 2025, representatives from 24 nations across the...
Bijagos Archipelago Earns UNESCO World Heritage Status, Celebrating Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage
July 14, 2025 Hour: 2:36 pm The Bijagos Archipelago, a dazzling mosaic of islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, has officially been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marking a historic milestone for the West African nation and its...

Address By His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia on the Occasion of the 178th Anniversary of Liberia’s Independence
Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone & Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority; President John Dramani Mahama of the Republic of Ghana;...

‘A Dream Realized’: Mercy Ships Supports First-Of-Its-Kind African Dental Education Symposium
What began as a dream two years ago has now become a reality in Casablanca, Morocco. On July 11 and 12, 2025, representatives from 24 nations across the continent gathered at Université Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé (UM6SS) for the...

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI, SR. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 178TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERIA’S INDEPENDENCE CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL PAVILION ASHMUM STREET, MONROVIA. JULY26,2025 Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio...

America on a War Footing: Implications as US Mineral Strategy Turns to Africa
Geologist James Cooper examines the potential implications of America’s heavy focus on West Africa. Why is the US becoming deeply involved here? And what could the consequences be? What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all...

UNESCO just announced 26 new World Heritage Sites
Listen up, everyone. UNESCO’s new World Heritage sites just dropped. In efforts to identify, preserve and protect cultural heritage spots across the world, UNESCO, aka the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, crafts...

President Mahama graces Liberia’s 178th independence celebration
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 27, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined his Liberian counterpart President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to mark the country’s 178th Independence Day celebration in Monrovia. A statement issued by Ghana’s...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
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Mahama Attends Liberia's 178Th Independence Anniversary
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, July 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- President John Dramani Mahama, on Saturday, joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the people of Liberia to celebrate their 178th Independence Day celebration in...

Nigerian Passport Rates 88th In Global Rankings
July 25, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian passport has been ranked 88th out of 99 countries on the latest Henley Passport Index, released on July 18. Nigeria shares the 88th position with Ethiopia and Myanmar, the same countries Nigeria was grouped with...
Trump White House Further Exposes Its Racism and Ignorance During Visit by Five West African Leaders
Liberian President Joseph Boakai was asked about his English-speaking capability while his country was established by the United States in 1847 Geostrategic Review Five heads-of-state from West African countries were invited to the White House to...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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The forgotten bond between Liberia and America
When my brother asks me about what Netflix series I’m currently watching, I answer vaguely about being busy watching world news. My world news since November had been focusing on one person: President Trump. Being part of a very conventional...

A diabolical plot unmasked and the ECOWAS coup that failed: ...
In the dark corridors of political strategy, there are power plays so blatant and desperate that they expose more than they conceal. The recent attempt by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to remove the Minority Leader, Hon Alexander...

UNESCO’s 2025 heritage picks: 26 sites added, Africa leads, histories honoured (full list inside)
UNESCO’s 47th World Heritage Committee session wrapped up in Paris this month with 26 new inscriptions to its iconic World Heritage List. From prehistoric petroglyphs in Korea to cultural landscapes in Australia, the new additions reflect a...

Liberia: As US Shifts from Aid to Trade, Liberia, Others Offer Invite to Explore Minerals, Push Investment
Washington – Barely 24 hours before President Donald Trump sat down for a lunch dialogue with African heads of state from Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon, the five African leaders gathered for a Tete-a-Tete to prepare for...

Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats
Home Africa Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House for lunch and talks focused on business opportunities. U.S. President...

Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
Abdou Aziz Diédhiou & Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Brandon DrenonBBC News, Dakar & Lagos & Washington DC ShareSave Donald Trump wants to do business in Africa - and is not interested in aid US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC...