In a powerful moment of national remembrance and literary pride, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined government ...

In 2022, the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL) announced a three-year moratorium on female genital ...

In a blistering critique of Liberia's aviation sector, Alhajji James Attoh, the country's first Director General of the ...

Former President Sirleaf launches a book on Liberia's fight against Ebola, as she reflects on resilience of the population here.The Ebola outbreak here left an enduring psychological and spiritual ...

In December 2011, Leymah Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her role in helping to end the devastating civil war in Liberia. She had mobilised thousands of women to take part in daily, ...

The United Methodist Church and the Global Methodist Church are locked in a legal battle over at least seven properties in ...

Namibia marked a milestone in its history on March 21, when Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as the country’s first female president. At 72, she joins a small group of female African national ...

Others include Ellen Sirleaf Johnson in Liberia, Joyce Banda of Malawi ... REUTERS In her first address as president, Nandi-Ndaitwah vowed to focus on reducing youth unemployment and making ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the U.S. trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s ...