Monrovia — In a monumental achievement for Liberia’s educational landscape, the NetLib Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) has been crowned as the Best Vocational Training Institute in West Africa at the prestigious 2024 Business Executive Excellence Awards in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This recognition comes as a testament to NVTI’s unwavering commitment to excellence, vocational training, and […]
Monrovia — The Gallup 2024 Global Report Law and Order Index has identified Liberia as the most unsafe country in Africa for the second consecutive year, citing significant issues such as rampant political corruption and limited access to essential public services as primary factors contributing to this alarming status. The Law and Order Index is
Tsumeb was the host for the launch of the 2024/2025 Africa Road Safety Day spearheaded by the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on 17 November, 2024. As part of the broader “World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims,” this event gathered stakeholders from various sectors to honour lives lost in road traffic accidents and
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This tea won’t detox your lungs ‘while you enjoy your smokes’ – ignore social media posts claiming otherwise “We get it–smoking is part of your vibe. But your lungs? They still deserve some TLC. Our Lungs Detox Tea works while you enjoy your smokes, helping clear things up and keep your lungs feeling lighter,” reads
Partial resistance to a life-saving antimalarial drug has been detected in Uganda among children experiencing severe forms of the disease. The findings of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) paint a worrying picture. The authors reported evidence of partial resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin among 11 out
Cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes and stroke now account for nearly three-quarters of all deaths globally. Investigating the causes of these diseases has never been more crucial for public health. But this research is a direct threat to corporate power and profits. It can lead to growing recognition of the need to regulate
Human footprints stir the imagination. They invite you to follow, to guess what someone was doing and where they were going. Fossilized footprints preserved in rock do the same – they record instants in the lives of many different extinct organisms, back to the earliest creatures that walked on four feet, 380 million years ago.
Africa must protect its agricultural biodiversity to build a food-secure future, writes Joyce Maru, Africa director at the International Potato Center. Sweet potato has become a staple in many diets, but what about taro, anchote and ensete? While not currently global commodity crops, these locally adapted roots and tubers can greatly contribute to Africa’s food
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Africa Union Member States have endorsed a new strategic plan at to tackle endemic diseases across the African continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened a key workshop from November 27-29, 2024, in Addis Ababa to launch the new strategy with an emphasis on integrated health
The Climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present reality that is disrupting ecosystems, economies, and communities worldwide. Although climate change is global, its most severe impact is seen in Africa. According to the United Nations Environment Programme “Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three
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