The event, held in the historic mining town of Yekepa, marked two decades since the global steel giant began operations in ...

Wesseh during the aftermath of the 1979 rice riots. "She hid us under her bed," Wesseh wrote. "She saved our lives." In The Gambia, when the Best family established the Daily Observer amidst the chaos ...

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 ...

Half a century has passed since the outbreak of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War, a vicious, multifaceted conflict ...

In July 2024, The PUNCH reported that at least 23,465 foreign nationals, primarily children, sought asylum in Nigeria. This ...

The 7.7-magnitude quake caused widespread damage in Myanmar, a country already in chaos because of civil war. It was also felt in neighboring countries, including Thailand. In Photos and Videos ...

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is often cited as one of the ... However, the late 20th century saw the country descend into two brutal civil wars, from 1989 to 1997 and 1999 to 2003.

On a balmy January day in 2001, Maurice Pelham, a descendant of Mississippi slaves and a Liberian citizen ... injuries or wounds stemming from the civil war. Hundreds of peacekeepers lost their ...

Though following two decades of relative peace after the brutal Second Liberian Civil War more than half of the country's population is still living in poverty, according to the institution.