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The Mallorcan lawyer dedicated to changing the lives of orphans in darkest Liberia
Majorca Daily Bulletin
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June 21, 2025
Leading Palma lawyer Alejandro Bellapart will next month see his dream come true when, after seven years - a lifetime in fact, of hard work - his newly created Fundación Action Group Children for Liberia opens a new orphanage and school in...
WAES: Turn West Africa’s Demographic Strength, Mineral Wealth Into Jobs, Industry – Tinubu Tells Leaders
The Will
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June 21, 2025
June 21, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent collective economic transformation across the region, saying West African nations must turn their mineral wealth into domestic economic value chains for jobs and technology. Tinubu...
Tinubu To W’ African Leaders: Turn Region’s Demographic Strength, Mineral Wealth Into Jobs, Industry
This Day
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June 21, 2025
* Nigeria, Benin sign integration agreement as President and Beninois counterpart, Talon canvass regional reforms * Talon charges regional leaders to urgently tackle current crisis rocking ECOWAS Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Upstream E&P Track To Foster Dialogue And Deals Amid African Exploration Surge
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Amid Africa's ongoing exploration and production surge, this year's African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference will host a dedicated Upstream E&P Track. The track - taking place as part of...
‘Foreign Aid Won’t Develop Liberia’
Liberian Observer
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Tennie Kormazu Kparzarwalah Jallah, a Liberian residing in the United States, has issued a wake-up call to the government of Liberia, urging a shift from dependence on foreign aid to homegrown, practical reforms that place Liberians at the center...
Elsa-3 Shipwreck: Kerala Mulling Admiralty Suit Against MSC Shipping Company
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kochi, June 19 (IANS) The Pinarayi Vijayan government on Thursday informed the Kerala High Court that it intends to file an admiralty suit against MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, the owner of the vessel MSC Elsa-3 that sank...
No Christmas Cheer For Growing Number of Liberians in Poverty
New Narratives
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June 19, 2025
Madam Esther Bana looks surrounded by a pile of charcoal as she looks on in a difficult Christmas period for she and her family. Credit: Fatu Kamara/New Narratives. By Fatu Kamara with New Narratives TODEE DISTRICT, Montserrado County – For...
“We Have No Choice”: As Farms Fail, Rural Dwellers Turn to Charcoal Production in Renewed Threat to Liberia’s Forests and Global Climate Commitments
Front Page Africa
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June 19, 2025
Summary: With erratic weather crippling agriculture, thousands of rural Liberians are turning to charcoal for survival—fueling deforestation and putting the country’s climate goals at risk. Mangroves and old-growth forests under threat as weak...
Real Estate Tokenization: Recent Developments in New Jersey and Dubai
JD Supra - California
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July 17, 2025
[co-author: Lauren Dorn] Bergen County, New Jersey, and the Government of Dubai have recently announced ambitious partnerships with blockchain companies. Tokenizing real estate involves converting ownership or economic rights in property into...
UAE Energy Ministry: Ship collision off UAE coast due to navigational misjudgment
Gulf Daily News Online
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Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that preliminary information regarding the accidental collision between two ships in the Sea of Oman, approximately 24 nautical miles off the...
ArcelorMittal: 20 Years of Operation in Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 18, 2025
By Seltue Karweaye Sr. Many Liberians have negative views about mining due to a history of exploitation and limited local benefits. Still, Liberians were optimistic when Liberia enacted its Minerals and Mining Law in April 2000, aimed at...
Jubilee Praise Ministries to Honor Special Liberians
Liberian Observer
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Jubilee Praise and Worship Center Liberty Ministries located in Duazon, Margibi County, has announced plans to hold a special honoring ceremony aimed at recognizing distinguished personalities within Liberian society. The event, according to a...
Chinese investors to explore Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 19, 2025
Qingdao, Shandong, China, June 19, 2025: Chinese investors from Shandong Province are expected to visit Liberia shortly on an investment exploration mission, as part of efforts to strengthen ties between the two countries and boost investment....
ASX Miners Raise Capital for Global Projects | Rare Earths, Gold, and Energy Shift in Focus
Kalkine Media
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June 19, 2025
Highlights Critical Metals Corp advances Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland through US support Turaco Gold secures funding to expand Afema Project across West Africa Blaze Minerals and First Au initiate capital raising for exploration and...
ArcelorMittal Liberia gives employment overview
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 19, 2025
“There are no “3000 Indians” working at ArcelorMittal. This narrative is false and misleading,” Mittal Steel argues. ArcelorMittal Liberia has given exclusive access to the US to review their job numbers, and we are proud to report the following,...
Wang Yi meets leading politicians from Uganda, Liberia, Mozambique and other countries
Friends of Socialist China
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June 19, 2025
On June 12, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a series of bilateral meetings, for the third consecutive day, with leading politicians from a number of African countries who were in Changsha, Hunan to attend the Ministerial Meeting of...
World Bank Aligns New Framework with Liberia Rising 2030 Goals
Liberian Observer
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The World Bank Group (WBG) announced a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Liberia that supports more and better jobs by focusing selectively on four essential outcome areas: education; energy access; accountable and transparent...
Ship collision off UAE coast due to navigational misjudgment, says Ministry of Energy
Gulf Today
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June 18, 2025
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) announced that preliminary information regarding the accidental collision between two ships in the Sea of Oman, approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of the UAE, indicates that the incident...
Gov’t begins FY2026 Budget Preparation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 16, 2025
By Lewis S. Teh The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, has officially launched the start of the fiscal year 2026 budget preparation process involving line ministries, agencies, and commissions. The...
WAIFEM workshop urges regional collaboration on currency management and forecasting
Joy FM
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July 16, 2025
The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has concluded a five-day regional workshop in Accra focused on Currency Management and Forecasting across West Africa. The workshop brought together senior representatives...