The Invincible Sports Park was initiated to replace the famous Invincible Eleven Majesty Sports club known as I.E. She expressed hope that President Weah will do more developments across Liberia. Thank you, George Weah, because he said we should not carry anything in the house, but only clothes,” Shena noted. The Invincible ParkThe Invincible Park would be dedicated by President Weah today. The new Invincible Park in the heart of Sinkor, Monrovia.

Gbarplay, Nimba County – Representative Dorwohn Twain Gleekia (District #6, Nimba County) has reached oto dozens of residents that were affected from storm in his constituent town of Gbarplay. In late March, a wave of heavy storms made several people homeless across Nimba County. In Gbarpay, over 27 houses were destroyed as the storm tore roofs of the buildings apart, and causing some to collapse. He told the townspeople that following the news of the storm disaster, he immediately wrote the National Disaster Management Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, informing them about the incident. He thanked Rep. Gleekia for his prompt intervention and called on other district lawmakers whose constituents were affected to respond in such manner.

induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic growth challenges, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Resource-rich countries, especially their extractive sectors, will see improved economic performance due to the war in Ukraine, while non-resource rich countries will experience a deceleration in economic activity. Excluding Angola, Nigeria and South Africa, regional growth is projected at 4.1 in 2022, and 4.9 percent in 2023. The growth trajectory for Cameroon, which has a somewhat diversified economy, shows sustained robust performance, reaching 4.4 percent in 2024. The report also highlights the importance of expanding social protection programs beyond safety nets to strengthen economic resilience and responsiveness to shocks, particularly for poor and vulnerable households.

The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria as epidemics. It emphasized that the Swiss Centre for International Health has also been under contract by the Global Fund as the Local Fund Agent (LFA). Appreciating Global FundMeanwhile, the Ministry has appreciated the efforts of the Global Fund and its desire to safeguard and ensure transparent implementation of all Global Fund grants generally. The findings released by Global Fund appear to discourage efforts towards ensuring a resilient healthcare delivery system in Liberia. The Global Fund has implemented several internal controls to address this issue, and further controls will be implemented as a result of this investigation”.

Monrovia – Judge Kennedy Peabody of the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice on Wednesday denied Senator Abraham Darius Dillon’s motion to quash the legal proceedings against him. According to the judge, his request does not apply to the case. Dillon is being tried for “Action of Damage for Wrong for Libel and Slander by Attachment,” filed by Liberty Party Embattled Chairman Musa Hassan Bility. Bility, through his lawsuit, alleged that Senator Dillon called him “a criminal” which he said is an assassination of his character. Meanwhile, for the writ of attachment, the court said it has no legal reason for issuing the Writ of Attachment.

.... VP Taylor tells delegates at just-ended Generation Equality Conference in MalawiLiberia’s Vice President, Jewel Howard-Taylor has said until the issue of Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is eliminated in the lives of women and girls, the task begun is not complete. The conference, held in Lilongwe, Malawi, under the theme “Growing and Glowing as a leader against all odds,” discussed issues of gender equality. Speaking to Women, the Vice President Howard Taylor said: “God has given each of us all the inherent traits we need to succeed. But through it all, VP Howard-Taylor emphasized: “We each learned to stand, preserve, grow and glow; as we traveled our Life routes. At the honoring ceremony, Vice President Howard-Taylor hailed President Chakwera for the honor, reechoing that he is genuinely a HE4SHE champion.

... Africa’s PulseAs the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic growth challenges, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Resource-rich countries, especially their extractive sectors, will see improved economic performance due to the war in Ukraine, while non-resource rich countries will experience a deceleration in economic activity. Excluding Angola, Nigeria and South Africa, regional growth is projected at 4.1 in 2022, and 4.9 percent in 2023. The growth trajectory for Cameroon, which has a somewhat diversified economy, shows sustained robust performance, reaching 4.4 percent in 2024. The report also highlights the importance of expanding social protection programs beyond safety nets to strengthen economic resilience and responsiveness to shocks, particularly for poor and vulnerable households.

MONROVIA – Renowned international health body The Global Fund has released a damaging report on the Ministry of Health, unearthing alleged acts of corruption amounting to nearly US$1M. The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. After OIG’s 2019 Audit of Global Fund Grants in Liberia found that Fiscal Agent oversight was inadequate, a new Fiscal Agent Team Leader was assigned in 2020. However, the Committee’s findings will not impact OIG’s investigation findings or the subsequent actions taken by the Global Fund as a consequence of OIG’s investigation findings”. In its report, the Fiscal Agent Cardno disagreed with OIG’s conclusions regarding conflict of interest on the part of the former Fiscal Agent team.

Africa is well-positioned to drive sustainable economic growth continent-wide through the monetization and utilization of gas. Firstly, expanding gas production will enable African economies to achieve energy security which is vital for industrialisation and socioeconomic growth. Firstly, Europe must invest in African gas so that the continent is better positioned to increase its exports. Courtesy: African Energy ChamberAEW 2022 is the AEC’s annual conference, exhibition and networking event. AEW 2022 unites African energy stakeholders with investors and international partners to drive industry growth and development and promote Africa as the destination for energy investments.

BAHN, Nimba – A total of 244 Ivorian Refugees including men, women, and children of 46 households on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, were repatriated to The Ivory Coast. The Government of Liberia announced the invocation of the Cessation Clause for Ivorian Refugees on 24th February 2022 and it will take effect on 30 June 2022. This process is happening in all countries that are hosting Ivorian refugees. The voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees started in late 2012. While UNHCR facilitated the return of some 40,000 refugees from Liberia, an additional 160,000 are believed to have returned on their own.

Monrovia – The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has called on the ruling Coalition for Democratic (CDC) and opposition political parties to stop what it termed as the political weaponizing, pre-election campaigning, and escalating existing inter-party or legal battling. These trends are manifesting ahead of Liberia’s high stakes 2023 elections, the Council warned. Regarding pre-election campaigning, the Council singled out President George Weah’s gesture to the chiefs and county’s health teams in February this year. “We observed that opposition political parties continue to use concerning social and economic issues in Liberia to weaponize the CDC-led Government. The Council noted that these are just a few cases among several studied which reflect the general patterns of Liberia’s pre-election democratic context.

A 24-year-old lady was murdered by her boyfriend whose lifeless body was also found near the deceased. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday, April 11, in Gleeyelu Community, where Grace moved after she left Preston. She hailed from Karnplay, Gbehlay Geh District, while the late Preston Dolo also hailed from Kpei Tiara in the Yarpea Mah Administrative District. The body of the alleged perpetrator, Preston Dolo is still in the hands of the government awaiting the family. Similarly, in March 2017, a lady and her ward were gruesomely killed by her boyfriend in her rented apartment in Ganta.

Margibi County – Several members of the diplomatic corps on Thursday, April 7, 2022, visited and toured the facilities of the Roberts International Airport to assess for themselves the present condition of the airport. Also, the team of diplomats visited the control tower of the Roberts International Airport. Alexandra Saye is the Manager for Air Traffic at the Roberts International Airport. Despite boasting of trained staff, Saye said the building that hosts the Control Tower Department at the Roberts International Airport needs improvement. So, I think their visit is a good step in the right direction.”According to Shannon, the Roberts International Airport has lots of challenges.

The LapsesMany of these issues unfolding under this regime could have been averted had the Code of Conduct, one of the major achievements of the Governance Commission, been adequately implemented. Dr. McIntosh has a strong education and work background in policy formulation and reforms. Dr. McIntosh was one of the few under the wings of Madam Sirleaf who expressed support for a Weah-led administration before the 2017 elections. Reviving a Dormant CommissionHowever, the Governance Commission has relatively been dormant – almost non-existent and without much attention from the government. This leaves so much burden on Dr. McIntosh should he accept and be confirmed to revive a seemingly dormant agency, especially with just 17 months remaining to the next presidential and general elections.

Jewel Howard-Taylor has addressed the 2022 Generation Equality Conference organized by the Government of Malawi in coordination with The Joyce Banda Foundation (WED) and some international NGOs. Speaking to Women, the Vice President said: “God has given each of us all the inherent traits we need to succeed. But through it all, VP Howard-Taylor emphasized: “We each learned to stand, preserve, grow and glow; as we traveled our Life routes. Meanwhile, the 3-day Generation Equality conference organizers have honored Malawi’s President H.E Lazarus Chakwera as a true HE4SHE CHAMPION. At the honoring ceremony, Vice President Howard-Taylor hailed President Chakwera for the honor, reechoing that he is genuinely a HE4SHE champion.