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In Africa, some 63 million children suffer from stunted growth, and another 13 million face other forms of malnutrition. In Asia, the crisis is even greater as global agricultural production is devastated by floods and other extreme weather events.East African nations are mobilizing resources to meet this growing challenge and transform the lives of some of their most vulnerable citizens.”This alarming reality, compounded by conflicts, climate change, and economic challenges, reinforces our determination to find effective solutions,” said Professor Julio Rakotonirina, Director for Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the African Union Commission. “We are better together in this fight against…

Press ReleaseMonrovia – The Regional Maritime University (RMU) continued its Board of Governors’ Meeting in Monrovia on Friday with the Ceremonial opening, drawing ministers and officials from member states. In attendance were dignitaries including Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport, Mr. Alhaji Fanday Turay, Cameroon’s Minister of Transport, Hon. Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe, Ghana’s Minister of Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, and the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) Secretary-General Dr. Paul Adalikwu, who praised Liberia’s warm hospitality.Addressing attendees, Dr. Adalikwu noted Liberia’s unique status as Africa’s only nation in Category A according to the International Maritime Organization…

Monrovia, Liberia- Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, commended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its pivotal partnership in Liberia’s ongoing development. He made the disclosure when he received Mr. Jim Wright, Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on Tuesday, 24th November 2024. Hon. Ngafuan acknowledged USAID’s extensive contributions that have significantly boosted domestic resource mobilization, enhanced capacity building, and improved the technical performance of Liberia’s overall financial system. Minister Ngafuan stressed the essential role USAID has played through various efforts to strengthen governance, improve public financial management, and…

……𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮, 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐚, 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 (𝟕 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒): As the international COP29 climate talks begin in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, the European Union has suddenly decided to cut its support for forest trade treaties – called Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) — with two African countries in spite of demonstrated results in helping these countries curb illegal logging and strengthen national controls against illicit…

Luther Tarpeh, chairman of Liberia’s ruling Unity Party, called on Liberians to take diplomatic relations and cooperation with the People’s Republic of China very seriously and not to take it for granted. “Let’s not take our relationship with China for granted.“Our friendly relationship with China is very strategic and there are many concrete Chinese projects in Liberia, so let’s respect what China wants to do,” Tarpeh said.The Unity Party chairman was speaking at a one-day seminar entitled “Deepening Cooperation, Working Together for Development” hosted by the People’s Republic of China through its embassy near Monrovia on Friday, November 8, 2024.…

BEIJING – China’s State-owned enterprises (SOEs), excluding State-owned financial enterprises, reported a 1.2 percent year-on-year increase in revenues from January to September of this year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday.Their combined revenues reached nearly 61.06 trillion yuan ($8.56 trillion) during the period, while combined profits reached about 3.25 trillion yuan, down 2.3 percent year-on-year, the data showed.In the first nine months of the year, the Chinese SOEs’ tax and fee payables grew 0.1 percent year-on-year to over 4.41 trillion yuan, the data showed.Meanwhile, the debt-to-asset ratio of Chinese SOEs stood at 64.9 percent at…

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — William Kwame Amakye, who hails from Ghana, typically spends 10 to 12 hours a day in a laboratory. As a postdoc research fellow at the South China University of Technology (SCUT), he is committed to acquiring knowledge and experience in China to advance his career.”I worked in a clinic in Ghana as a nutritionist for two years, and one of the major challenges we face there is the high cost of medicine. Many of the drugs are imported, which drives up healthcare costs,” said Amakye.With the desire to do more to help patients in Ghana,…