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11 Migrants Die, 263 Rescued off Libya Coast

The Libyan navy said it has recovered the bodies of 11 migrants and rescued 263 others in two separate operations off Libya’s western coast. The migrants were from various sub-SaharanRead More

US, Allies Justify Syria Strikes

The United States, Britain and France said Saturday that their military strike on Syrian chemical weapons storage and research facilities was legal and justified. At an emergency U.N. Security CouncilRead More

Liberia, Ivory Coast Sign MoU For Power Supply

The Liberian and Ivorian Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of energy to Liberia through the West Africa Power Pool Project. Making the disclosure throughRead More

Liberian Activist Wins International Award

The director of Liberia’s Global Justice and Research Project, Hassan Bility is the 2018 recipient of the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA)’s Judith Lee Stronach Human Rights Award inRead More

Top Kenyan Officials Fined for Defying Court Order

Kenya’s High Court has fined three top government officials $2,000 each for defying court orders, including an order to release detained opposition leader Miguna Miguna. The sentencing reflects a months-longRead More

North Korean Leader Visits China

BEIJING/SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China this week on an unofficial visit, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. It was the reclusive leader’s firstRead More

NBA Players Unite to Protest Police Shooting

Members of the Nationals Basketball Association’s Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings came together Sunday to call attention to the killing of an unarmed black man by police. Players wore warmupRead More

Boko Haram Returns Most Abducted Girls

A month after abducting 110 schoolgirls from a northeast Nigerian boarding school, Boko Haram militants freed almost all of them Wednesday — bringing relief to many families, but raising questionsRead More

Liberian Immigrants Risk US Deportation

Caroline Grimes, a Liberian immigrant who fled civil war in 2002 for the United States, is currently working as a nurse in Minnesota. Her job helps support her two daughtersRead More

Liberian Artists Exhibit Work In Paris

Two Liberian artists were selected among several others to represent Africa at International Women’s Day programs held Thursday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Sidibe A. Musa and EllenRead More

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