Weah woos investors, pledges to fight corruption in Liberia
Liberian President-elect George Weah on Saturday declared the country open to investment and pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, in his first speech to the nation since decisively winning an election…
Liberia’s VP concedes defeat, congratulates Weah
December 29, 2017 Liberia’s Vice President, Jospeh Boakai, has conceded the Dec. 26 presidential runoff election to former soccer star, George Weah. In a nationwide broadcast from his party’s headquarters…
George Weah: From Pitch to Presidency, the story of Liberia’s new President
Former World Footballer of the Year and Senator in Liberia, George Oppong Weah, has emerged the winner of the Presidential run-off election making him the new President of Liberia. It…
Hydrogen-powered bus unveiled in Central China, can carry 56 passengers
December 28, 2017 A new hydrogen fuel cell bus was unveiled in Central Chinese City of Wuhan on Thursday. The 8.5-meter vehicle, can carry 56 passengers and can run more…
Fame finds empathy: Story of top five celebrities giving back to society using
Popularity and awareness of social enterprises – businesses that trade to address social problems – has flourished in recent years. From A-list actors to celebrity chefs, here are five famous…
German couple sets world record, mounts half a million Christmas lights
A couple in western Germany plan to spend 3,000 Euros (3,560 dollars) to light up their house with half a million Christmas lights during the month of December. According to…
Jerusalem: Over 120 countries vote in favour of UN resolution, chide Trump; US threaten to cut financial support to UN
More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the U.S. to drop its recognition of Jerusalem…
Tears of joy as white Zimbabwean farmer returns to seized land
The last time white Zimbabwean farmer Rob Smart left his land it was at gunpoint, forced out in June by riot police armed with tear gas and AK-47 assault rifles….
Oil rises up on N.Sea pipeline outage, expectation of lower US crude stocks
December 20, 2017 Oil prices inched up on Wednesday supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and by the ongoing outage of the North Sea Forties pipeline…
Nigeria remains our business destination priority – French Delegation
December 14, 2017 A Delegation of the Movement of French Business (MEDEF), the first network of entrepreneurs in France, on Wednesday said that Nigeria would continue to attract more French…