Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Liberia: Female Lone Star Leave for WAFCON Qualifying Match in Cape Verde
The women’s national team of Liberia left the country early on Tuesday morning for Cape Verde to compete in the first leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 Qualifying match. The delegation is headed by Executive Committee member, Tickly D. Monkoney, Jr. The female Lone Star will take on Cape Verde on Friday, 22 September in Praia, with the return leg taking place on Tuesday, 26 September at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia. Following weeks of training camp and a scouting process, coach Selam KebedeRead More
Liberia: Police Forwards Lucas Richards To Court
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice has officially charged and sent to court Lucas Richard, the American citizen accused of slitting Jessica Lloyd’s throat. Lucas doubles as a missionary in the area with the Creekside Church. According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice, Lucas was on Tuesday arraigned before the Bushrod Island Magisterial Court on charges of Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, and Aggravated Assault. Defendant Lucas Richard was duly processed and remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison to await trial. On Thursday, September 14,Read More
President Weah Attends UNGA Opening Session
President George Weah was on Tuesday, among over 140 world leaders who attended the opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 78th Session. UNGA is an annual event that brings together global leaders for a high-level debate that retrospect and discusses pertinent world issues. The Liberian Chief Executive will take the podium Wednesday, September 20, 2023, to address the world. President Weah is expected to reassure UNGA and the world of his unflinching commitment to uphold a free, fair, inclusive, and transparent election. He is also expected to callRead More
Oversight mission of the ECOWAS parliamentary delegation to ecowas regional competition authority (ERCA) office in Banjul
Within the Framework of the execution of the parliament oversight functions over the activities of programme implementing bodies of the Community, a delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament headed by Honourable Fagbla Ramarique Sedami of Benin undertook a working visit to ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority in Banjul from 11-14 September 2023. This mission falls in line with the Supplementary Act relating to the enhancement of the powers of the ECOWAS parliament , intended to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of programme implementation to ensure the interests of Community Citizens as well as the integrationRead More
End of the high-level joint AfDB-ECOWAS review mission on the Inte-gration Strategy Paper 2020-2025
The ECOWAS Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully concluded a series of joint consultation meetings from Tuesday, September 5th, to Friday, September 15th, 2023, focusing on the mid-term and portfolio performance reviews of the Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) for West Africa for 2020-2025. These consultations aimed to assess the progress and performance of the RISP and discuss the necessary interventions to promote regional integration and development. Various departments were visited during the two-week consultations, including economic affairs and agricul-ture, human development and social affairs, infrastructure, energyRead More