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The Government of Liberia and a delegation from California have launched a joint initiative aimed at ending Liberia’s estimated $200 million annual rice import bill and transforming the country’s agricultural sector. The announcement followed a high-level strategy meeting held on April 24 in Sacramento, where officials and stakeholders from agriculture, academia, and investment circles agreed on a rapid-action plan to move Liberia from importing 61 percent of its rice needs to full self-sufficiency. According to a joint communiqué, the partnership seeks to combine Liberia’s natural resources and workforce with California’s innovation, research capacity, and investment potential to strengthen food security,…

Bo Waterside, Grand Cape Mount County – Liberia President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. and Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio have jointly broken ground for the US$363.9 million Western Corridor Highway—an ambitious 255-kilometer road network set to redefine connectivity between Liberia and Sierra Leone. The landmark project, spanning Montserrado, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount, and Lofa counties, is more than a national infrastructure drive—it is a bold step toward strengthening West African integration. Designed to be completed within five years, the highway will transition into a sustainable Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, ensuring long-term maintenance and efficiency. President Boakai described the…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has submitted a US$45 million Draft Supplementary Budget to the National Legislature, signaling a bold step toward strengthening human capital and accelerating national development. The submission, in line with the Public Financial Management Law of 2009, reinforces the government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID)—a policy framework focused on improving the lives of ordinary Liberians through inclusive and sustainable growth. The budget was formally presented to House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon by Acting Finance Minister Anthony G. Myers on behalf of Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, who is currently attending the World…

The queue of tanker trucks stretched for seven kilometers along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, a serpentine caravan of steel and rubber that snaked through the humid dawn. In the past, such a line would have spelled panic, a signal that fuel was about to vanish for weeks, that prices would double, and that the black-market barons would once again hold Nigeria hostage. But on this morning in late 2025, the drivers sipped tea and swapped stories. There was no fear. Because ahead of them, rising from the reclaimed swamp like a cathedral of modern industry, stood the Dangote Refinery. For decades,…

Mali has implemented an upward revision of petroleum product prices across the country, with the new rates taking effect from March 28, 2026, according to the Malian Office of Petroleum Products (OMAP). The announcement was made by OMAP President and Chief Executive Officer Diakiridia Dembélé, an Inspector of Finance, during a televised address on the national broadcaster, the Office of Radio and Television of Mali (ORTM). Under the new pricing structure, super unleaded fuel now sells at 875 CFA francs per litre, while diesel (gasoil) and distillate diesel oil (DDO) are priced at 940 CFA francs per litre. The price…

The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) has dismantled two terrorist bases during coordinated weekend offensives in the Sikasso and Ségou regions. In a statement, Chief of the General Staff Oumar Diarra confirmed that several militants were killed and logistics equipment destroyed in the separate strikes. The army said the first assault targeted the Tabakoro area in the Kléla cercle of Sikasso, where troops ambushed a moving armed group following intelligence reports. Several fighters were neutralized and a cache of military equipment recovered. Another strike was carried out in the Dioura area of Ségou after surveillance units spotted militants travelling on motorcycles.…

A Gambian lawmaker has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the long-running conflict in Senegal’s Casamance region, warning that the violence is now spilling into Gambian territory and displacing border communities. Hon. Almameh Gibba, who represents Foni Kansala, made the appeal on Tuesday while addressing the National Assembly on cross-border insecurity, internal displacement, and the protection of Gambian sovereignty in the Foni border communities. The clashes involve Senegalese government forces and fighters of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance, a separatist group active in southern Casamance. Gibba warned lawmakers that the escalating confrontation is already affecting Gambian…

The European Union has pledged continued support for Nigeria in its fight against terrorism, describing the country as a regional anchor for security and stability. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas made the remarks on Monday during a joint press conference with Nigerian officials, saying the bloc stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Nigeria in confronting extremist threats. “Extremist groups like Boko Haram pose not only a threat to Nigeria, but also to the region,” she said. Kallas highlighted the EU’s support for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in promoting regional stability, including efforts to strengthen the bloc’s…

Ghana is seeking broader international backing for reparations efforts with an appeal to United Nations member states to support a draft resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity.” The appeal was made on Monday by Ghana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Samuel Yao Kumah, during an African Group press conference ahead of a planned address by President John Dramani Mahama at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Kumah said the resolution is primarily intended to support reparations initiatives being advanced by Caribbean nations. He stressed that the proposal is not meant to rank suffering…

A report by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir has ranked Chad as Africa’s most air-polluted country in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous fine particles exceeding the recommended levels set by the World Health Organization. Lead author of the IQAir report, Christi Chester Schroeder, said the loss of air quality monitoring data in March created the appearance of a significant drop in PM2.5 levels in Chad. “The loss of the data in March made it appear there was a significant drop in PM2.5 levels (in Chad), but the fact of the matter is that we don’t know,” Schroeder said. Chad,…