The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; former President of Liberia, George Weah and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vista Equity Partners...

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former President of Liberia, George Weah and the Chairman/CEO of Vista Equity Partners, Texas, United States,Robert Smith has all been nominated for the African Heritage Awards

With the news and realities of conflicts already in Europe [between Ukraine and Russia], the Middle East [between Israel and Hamas], and brewing challenges in the South American region between Venezuela and Guyana, and then in the Sahel region of Africa, as the ECOWAS threatened military action against Niger, Ms. Zuriel Oduwole believed it was perhaps time for a different approach to addressing some of our world's conflicts, with an emphasis on conflict prevention rather than resolution.

A mere fact that a leader who lost a second term election and could not in fact fulfil most of the promises of the first term is the one being deconstructed as a Person of the Year in a region that parades giants including the most populous...

It was not an auspicious time for politicians to test popularity on the streets. While rich economies in the global north got richer, their poor and developing counterparts in Africa got poorer in 2023.

At a time that military adventurism seems to threaten democratic stability in the West African region, the seamless transition featured in the recent general election held in Liberia presents a positive outlook to civil rule and offers deep lessons to African leaders with a sit-tight mentality. The Liberian election was held to elect a new…

For a long time, political transition has been a serious issue in Africa. Elections are often turned into a theater of warfare as incumbent political leaders wouldn’t want to concede to electoral defeats easily. It is almost rare in Africa for an incumbent President to lose an election. It is sacrilegious! The ugly trend has…

Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count.

Dr Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer has commended outcome of the Liberian Presidential Election, describing it as a salute to Africa’s progress.

Months after military coup d’etats in Niger Republic and Mali that blighted Africa’s democratic credentials, last Friday’s concession of defeat by Liberia’s incumbent president and football legend, George Weah, to the opposition leader, Joseph Boakai...

Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".

Vote counting was under way in Liberia on Wednesday, the day after a presidential run-off between football legend George Weah and ex-vice president Joseph Boakai, with the challenger taking a narrow early lead.