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New Analysis Points to Ivory Enforcement Failures in Parts of Africa, Asia
Urgent law enforcement action by governments in Central and West Africa and South-east Asia is crucial to addressing the illicit ivory trade, according to a new analysis of elephant trade data. Detailed regional summaries of the data held in the Elephant...
World Bank Says “Quiet Corruption” Undermining Development in Africa
According to a new report from the World Bank, “Quiet corruption” – the failure of public servants to deliver goods or services paid for by governments – is pervasive and widespread across Africa and is having a disproportionate effect on the...
Liberian Vice President Calls for Harmonization of Sub-regional Pharmacy Regulation
Liberia’s Vice President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., has called for the harmonization of pharmacy education and regulation in the West Africa sub-region to avert threats posed by these discrepancies. Speaking at the 22nd Annual General Meeting and Scientific...
Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission And the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria Agree to Crime Fighting Partnership
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) have agreed to forge a partnership of cooperation and collaboration in the fight against corruption in the two countries and the sub-region. According...
Reform of Policing And Internal Security Key Element to Stability in Guinea-Bissau
In his latest report on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon calls security sector reform the “center piece” of priority stabilization...
African Union Appoints Benin Diplomat As Special Envoy for Niger
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, has announced the appointment of Professor Albert Tevoedejre, from Benin , as his Special Envoy for Niger . “This appointment is part of the support provided by the AU to the efforts of...
French ’hostage’ Freed Following Release of Islamist Militants in Mali
A French man held captive in Mali for three months by Al-Qaeda’s North Africa offshoot, has regained his freedom, following the controversial release by Mali of four detained Islamist militants. Pierre Camatte was freed following a court ruling ordering...
Mali Team Wins First Niger River Boat Race
Malian boatmen taking part in the first edition of the Niger River Rally won the ’”Pirogue d’or” (Golden canoe) and put on the winner’s yellow jersey after a 250km-long nautical rally down the regional river in four stages, APA learned Friday...
