Winning Back Trust in Nigeria’s Rescheduled Elections
Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for 16 February by one week. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Nigeria […]
Liberia: Training Suspended for National Football Team, the Lone Star
Training for the preparation of Liberia’s Lone Star for their final qualifying match against D R Congo has reportedly been suspended. State radio, ELBC, reported […]
Pres. Weah Pledges Increased Support To Integrity Institutions To Fight Corruption
MONROVIA, Feb. 18 (LINA) – President Dr. George Manneh Weah has described payroll padding or the placement of ‘ghost names’ on payrolls, and other corrupt practices as […]
Rebel Incursion Exposes Chad’s Weaknesses
An early February incursion by the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) into Chad from Libya was halted by French air strikes, conducted in coordination with […]
SENATOR DOE SHERIFF’S DEATH AND THE URGENT NEED FOR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
While a large section of the country is mourning the passing of Senator Geraldine Doe Sheriff in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, 9 February 2019, it […]
Pelé leads Gordon Banks tributes as England World Cup winner dies aged 81
• Banks played in goal for Sir Alf Ramsey’s legendary 1966 side • Produced one of the greatest ever saves to thwart Pelé in 1970 Paul Wilson […]
Gordon Banks: England World Cup-winning goalkeeper dies aged 81
Former England goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died at the age of 81, his family said on Tuesday. Banks won 73 caps during a nine-year international […]
Liberia: “Death Of Senator Doe-Sheriff Leaves Liberia In Deep Sorrow” – President George Weah
Geraldine Doe-Sheriff, a member of the Honorable Liberian Senate, died last Saturday at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana where she had been hospitalized […]
Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2019
Credit: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa Introduction by Robert Malley, President & CEO of International Crisis Group With this commentary, coming in the wake of our annual Ten Conflicts to […]
NTA Awaits 45 New Public Buses From Indian Gov’t
MONROVIA, Feb. 7 (LINA) – The Liberia government is expected to receive a donation of 45 transport buses from its Indian counterpart before the middle […]