NEW YORK CARIB NEWS — “The resilience of remittances underscores their importance for millions of people,” said Dilip Ratha, lead economist and lead author of the report. “Leveraging remittances...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Since 2019, nearly 2,000 black Americans have packed their bags and embarked on a new life in Ghana. This movement was ignited by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans’ typical Thanksgiving Day ritual includes a parade trip, watching football, and overindulging in a family feast. But many are straying from...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black Star Network was launched by veteran journalist Roland Martin on September 2, 2021. Watching the content on the network is free on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Globally, and in many African countries, women have borne the brunt of the harmful effects of the pandemic. They have had limited to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On April 16, 1862, nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the District...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Before a packed venue of over 2,000, from various African countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, Tanzania, Liberia, Kenya, Cameroon, Somalia, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The Seminary's ties to slavery are a part of our story," Barnes stated. "It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I understand the impact personally that establishing an endowment has on a student's enrollment and graduation prospects," Dr. Glover said. "The actions of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s fellows represent the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Multinational corporations who seek weak democracies, high rates of poverty, and untapped resources, seem to make a beeline for Liberia which has struggled to...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Liberia Ebola-free for a second time on Thursday after the country hardest hit...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola,...
Jonathan Paye-Layleh and Krista Larson, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to...
MONROVIA, Liberia (USA Today) — This once-stricken nation plans to declare it is officially free of Ebola on Saturday, barring the unexpected discovery of a...
KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of Ebola cases reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone last week dropped to its lowest total...
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Friday of a risk of outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other diseases in West African countries...
(Telegraph) – Liberia released its last current Ebola patient from hospital on Thursday, marking the West African nation’s unexpected transition from critical-list patient to international poster boy...
LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Liberia’s president on Tuesday called for an Ebola “Marshall Plan” to help rebuild economies in West African nations devastated...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama heralded a “new phase in the fight” against Ebola on Wednesday and said progress against the...
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Close to 1,000 new cases of Ebola were recorded in the last three weeks despite progress in...
EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are...
(HealthDay News) — If the current high rates of monitoring and hospitalization continue, the Ebola epidemic in Liberia could be halted by the middle of...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Officials in Ebola-stricken Liberia have postponed senatorial elections elections until the end of the week, while some urged...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberia is making progress against Ebola but stamping out the final cases so the epidemic doesn’t flare up...
