Few people are aware that a group of women – calling themselves the Peace Women, dressed in colourful lappas (Liberian cloth), bright white t-shirts and white headscarves, were instrumental in ...
Twenty-two-year-old Naomi George is visibly shaken as she fights back the tears, recalling the night her life changed forever. In 2019, the heavily pregnant Liberian endured a harrowing ordeal when ...
In this two part report, we highlight the role of women in advancing Liberia's renewable energy agenda through the transport sector and the impact of electric vehicles/kekehs on emission reductions.
In a timely act of philanthropy amid Liberia's mounting economic pressures, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bhofal Chambers, has donated L$3 million to women groups in Pleebo Electoral ...
MONROVIA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave firm support in Liberia on Thursday to Africa's only woman president, a corruption fighter who has come under fire at home. President ...
In what could be referred to as a historic partnership, some governments of the BRICS countries, including India, Brazil, and South Africa, have signed a US$1 million agreement with the Women's ...
(Bloomberg) -- Liberian President George Weah named Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh as Chief Justice of the West African nation’s top court, the first woman in the role since 2003. Yuoh replaces Francis ...
BROWNS TOWN, Liberia (UNHCR) - Georgia Power, 47, learnt about her rights the hard way. Abandoned by her husband more than 10 years ago, she was left to fend for herself and her eight children in ...
Luther College student Junita Sangare ‘25 received a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant for her proposal titled “Girls Let’s Talk.” Her primary goal is to empower young women in Liberia through ...
Naomi Tulay-Solanke is the Founder and Executive Director of Community Health Initiative (CHI) working at the intersection of women’s health and women’s rights in Liberia. Zeynep Meydanoglu who leads ...
* Clinton backs anti-corruption stance * Johnson-Sirleaf under fire domestically (Adds speech to parliament, details) By Sue Pleming MONROVIA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary ...