By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Dawn
Former Liberian president George Manneh Weah called on Joseph Boakai’s administration on 3 August 2026 in Philadelphia to take firm action against the growing drug crisis. He was speaking on the sidelines of the CDC-USA convention, saying that narcotics pose a serious threat to society.
At the Innovate Africa 2026 conference in Kigali, Liberian presidential adviser Augustine Konneh called for increased investment in agriculture, energy, technology and creative industries. Speaking on behalf of Vice-President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, he advocated policies and infrastructure capable of creating jobs and improving living standards, according to his speech.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: The New Dawn ·
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai received a delegation of West African women parliamentarians promoting women’s participation in trade and economic development. The meeting took place on 14 and 15 October in Monrovia as part of a regional training programme, according to Sierraloaded.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: Sierraloaded ·
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yusuf Bichi, former director-general of the DSS intelligence service, chairman of the governing board of the National Institute for Security Studies. The appointment takes effect on 22 October 2026 for an initial four-year term, following a recommendation from the current DSS director-general, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Ibrahima Thiam, president of ACT, urges people not to normalise discourse targeting foreigners in Senegal. In an opinion piece carried by Xibaaru, he distinguishes the fight against xenophobia from border controls and the enforcement of residency rules.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Liberia imposes 21-day isolation on DRC travellers after Nigeria Ebola caseLiberia is imposing 21 days of self-isolation on travellers arriving from or transiting through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with daily monitoring. Travellers from Uganda, Kenya or Nigeria will be monitored for the same period after Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case, according to Sia Wata Camanor and Liberian health authorities.
Groups challenge Senegalese mediation in Guinea-BissauThe Front uni and the International Solidarity Network with Guinea-Bissau accuse Senegalese mediation of passivity and call for measures to restore constitutional order. Their manifesto also implicates ECOWAS in the political crisis, according to Senenews.The week in Africa
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