A 15-member trade and medical delegation from Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, is currently in Liberia to explore investment possibilities and render humanitarian services to needy Liberians.
Business has been slow for many Ghanaian traders. They blame the situation on not only the influx of cheap Chinese products but also insufficient legal protection and corruption.
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (Democrat - Illinois) has proposed legislation in the United States Congress which would authorize U.S. $225 million in assistance to Liberia over the five years from 2009 to 2013. In an interview with AllAfrica's François
The end of 2003, it was clear that most foreign investments were not only bogus and exploitative but that they also fueled insecurity in the Ecowas subregion with Liberia as epicenter.
A thirty-seven-year-old man, a welder working for the Sierra Leone Diamond Company and resident of Seijko village in the Sandor chiefdom, Kono district is alleged to have raped his stepdaughter aged 13.
Public relations officer of the Sierra Leone Roads Transport Authority (SLRTA) Tuesday told Concord Times that plans were underway to reduce traffic congestions on Kissy and Fourah Bay Road in the east of Freetown.
One of Africa's most sought after speakers Professor Amos Sawyer yesterday said in Monrovia that he was looking forward to participating in the Concord Times' Anniversary Lecture slated for August 15 in Freetown.
Farmers in Pendembu in the Upper Bambara chiefdom, Kailahun district has confirmed to Concord Times that farming especially, rice growing in district has been affected seriously by recent activities of bush cows.
Reports close to State House have it that President Ernest Bai Koroma may find it extremely difficult if he decided to reshuffle his cabinet amidst speculations that most ministers have failed to live up to expectations.
Public relations officer Sierra Leone Roads Authority in Kenema Tuesday disclosed to Concord Times that his organisation has started demolishing illegal structures that encroached on roads in Kenema.
Baby Scorpions of The Gambia have lined up two international friendly matches before they host Sierra Stars of Sierra Leone for the 8th edition of African U-17 Championship qualifiers.
The United Nation (UN) Assistant Secretary General, Gilbert Houngbo on Wednesday blessed the Sierra Leone single-legged team with sporting equipment at the team's training ground, Lumbley beach.
With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games drawing nearer, Sierra Leonean born athlete, Eunice Barber who is now competing for France, will miss what could have been her fifth Olympic Games appearance.
Despite pockets of resistance by unidentified militant groups, the international community as well as the Nigerian government is determined to ensure the complete hand over of the Bakassi peninsular to Cameroon on August 14.
Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Moussa Aksar, the editor of the Niamey-based independent weekly L'Evénement, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of publishing "false information" after the newspaper linked an army officer to the assassination of
The Government of Liberia has launched the National NGO Policy that will guide the establishment, registration and operations of Non-Governmental Organizations in the country. The policy will ensure better coordination among government ministries and agencies involved with NGOs operation and
United Nations relief officials warned today that heavy rains across West Africa have brought renewed flooding to the region, threatening the homes and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people and jeopardizing the already fragile food security situation.
The Liberian Government is showing concerns for hundreds of wayward youthful Liberians who are believed to be living in streets corners, cemeteries and other hideouts, engaged in criminal activities by encouraging them to become useful Liberians.
