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Monrovia – Renowned Liberian Economist and veteran politician, Dr. Tokpa Nah Tipoteh has termed as unacceptable the irony of Grand Kru County: gave birth to most of Liberia’s best brains and statesmen, yet it remains the poorest county in Liberia.&nb

With hydropower as the main source of energy in Uganda since independence, government says the country needs an energy mix that ensures reliability of power

As the West African nation celebrates its AFCON victory, political instability is looming on the horizon.

By Francis Ben Kaifala, ACC Commissioner, Sierra Leone The day is July 27th 2018, I took oath before God, the President and People of Sierra (...)

A majority of Kenyans perceive President Uhuru Kenyatta as among most corrupt leaders in Government as indicated in a report released by Afrobarometer.

For many young people in Matabeleland South, the economic opportunities accessed by their parents in yester-years are a fleeting dream, to make ends, many are crossing lines. Edmore Dube (65) of Habane Township, Esigodini worked for 31 years for several citrus farming companies and had a modest lifestyle. The citrus farm was a thriving business concern that employed scores of locals around Esigodini, youths included. However, the 2000s land reform program that resulted in the invasion of one or...

Mr. Alexander B. Cummings, Chairman, Collaborating Political Parties The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), having listened to President George Weah’s state of the nation address on January 25 and dissected issues the President spoke about, has come out with its analyses of economic problems facing the country and described what the CDC-led government considers as progress as a total contradiction of the existing reality. According to a statement issued by CPP Chairman and political le...

Wonders what effect is that brain drain having on these countries that people are leaving well to the extend out it is the youth and the trip to cuba that keenest to any great us talking about is tuition youre talking of a situation where african countries tend to lose the most creative and the most energetic that is the youth and the trained human talent thats the educated and technically technocrats practically of crypt ok professor emanuel jayma or idea of the direction off afro barometer tha...

Mechanisms with the thought of africans considering leaving home new best practice urgently needed. im joined now by a professed say emanuel jim a bloody the director off afro barometer thats the network that conducted the survey its just been presented and i rode the wall come see the africa professor what were you almost surprising findings. were first for thank you christine and thanks for having me we came up with a number of findings and some of them indeed surprising. one of them is that t...