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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Is Forging a New Path for the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCredit - Courtesy Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wouldn’t want other women to have to...
Where are Nigeria’s women in the upcoming elections?
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThis year, Africa will see presidential elections in 10 of its countries. This is an excellent opportunity for more women to take up the mantle of...
After decades in the wings, Liberia's quiet man Boakai set for presidency
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) -When Joseph Boakai won a place at Liberia's prestigious College of West...
On This Day, Jan. 16: 18th Amendment -- prohibition of alcohol -- ratified
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNew York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach (R) watches agents pour liquor into sewer...
Every Black Nobel Prize Winner And What They Did To Get It
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's only been a few weeks since the Nobel Prizes were awarded for 2022. Here is a list of the...
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says 'let's keep fighting for justice' in International Women's Day post
Yahoo Canada Style· 2 months agoSophie Grégoire Trudeau took to Instagram to mark International Women's Day on March 8. (Photo by...
Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLiberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a...
Ebola Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHere’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses ...
Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger from 2017
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLiberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office Tuesday, hoping that his efforts...
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030...