Month July 2024

Liberian President Boakai To Cut Salary By 40%

LIBERIAN President Joseph Boakai has declared a significant reduction in his salary by 40 percent, a move intended to set a precedent for responsible governance and express solidarity with the citizens of Liberia. His office stated that this decision is…

22 Congolese Soldiers Sentenced To Death For Desertion

IN a significant move to enforce military discipline, a military court in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced 22 soldiers to death for desertion during battles against M23 rebels. This decision, announced on Monday,…

ECOWAS Taps Senegal’s Faye To Mediate With Breakaway States

WEST Africa’s regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has tasked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye with mediating talks with the three military junta-led states—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—that withdrew from the group earlier this year. The…