Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp awarded by Africa’s First Female President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced today that H.E. President of the Republic of Liberia and Africa’s First Female Head of State Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has awarded a ‘Medal of Honour’ to Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Executive Board and Family Board of E. Merck KG in recognition of Merck’s efforts […]
Of Businessmen, Technocrats and Politicos – the Race for Presidency
In October 2017, for the first time in over half a century, Liberians will participate in the peaceful transfer of power between a living president and an elected successor. A compelling cast of businessmen, technocrats and career politicians are jockeying to replace incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Over the 11 years of her presidency, she might […]
When Will Liberians Finally Take Their Presidency Seriously?
Perhaps the more cogent (logical) question this Editorial should be asking is: How many more presidential candidates should we expect before the registration door closes? There are already 23 political parties, with almost as many presidential candidates. And on Saturday, February 4, 2017, Margibi Senator Oscar Cooper added his name to the list of presidential […]
Liberty Party ‘Well-Positioned to Take Power in Liberia, Says Charles Brumskine
One of the opposition political parties in Liberia – has put up a shock in the Monrovia with an unprecedented crowd of followers. At the well-attended program marking the opening of the party’s new Headquarters in Congo Town, outside Monrovia, the party’s standard bearer says “Liberty Party is ready to win”. Cllr. Charles Brumskine said […]
Africa’s future rests in the hands of its youth says Bill Gates
Africa’s future rests in the hands of its youth – and every effort must be made to ensure they thrive, philanthropist and entrepreneur Bill Gates said in South Africa on SUNDAY, 17 July 2016. Delivering the 2016 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Pretoria (Mamelodi campus), Gates said he was optimistic about the […]
African Women Rise in Political Participation
A few weeks after she was sworn in as Malawi’s first female president, Joyce Banda travelled to Liberia in late April 2012 to meet President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who has occupied Liberia’s highest office since January 2006. Glowing in African attire, both leaders bantered like sisters during a press conference. “This is our day, this […]
Be Vigilant – Togolese President Lauds Liberia With Caution
On the day Liberia held its official program commemorating the end of the Ebola endemic as declared by the World Health organization (WHO), the President of the Republic of Togo, Essozimna Gnassingbe, has congratulated Liberia and its partners for the level of cordial working relationship that led to the achievement against the Ebola virus disease. […]