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- NN’s Wade Williams at UN luncheon in New York City featuring Jeffrey Sachs
- NN Reporting Prompts Govt to Announce Elimination of Female Genital Cutting Day
- “My Ink Is Too Important for Politicians,” NN’s Mae Azango tells Nobel Laureates
- NN’s Robtel Pailey and Chase Walker Release Children’s Book on Corruption
- Mae Azango’s Acceptance Speech at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Awards
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Lawless Liberia: Legal Failure Renews Global Calls For Female Genital Cut Law
The case of Ruth Berry Peal has prompted renewed calls from anti-FGC activists for the Liberian government to join that 24 other African countries that have passed laws that specifically make female genital cutting illegal. No such law exists in … More
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Living in Fear: After Liberia’s First FGC Conviction, Victim Still Harassed, Haunted
In January this year Ruth Berry Peal and her family thought their three year ordeal was over. The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that made the Bomi mother-of-eight the first woman in Liberia to win a conviction for … More
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NN’s Wade Williams at UN luncheon in New York City featuring Jeffrey Sachs
NN’s Wade Williams of FrontPage Africa speaks at a UN luncheon in New York City featuring Jeffrey Sachs during her Dag Hammarskjold fellowship. Hear speech here. From Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists release: 2012 Annual Luncheon JEFFREY SACHS HONORED BY … More
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Liberia’s Education Crisis: Water & Sanitation Problems Driving Children From School
Monrovia – Ah… O Say…! Ah… O Say…! (Battle Cry) We will make sure water and sanitation issues are addressed on this campus!”, Sarta S. Bawoh yells a battle cry as her followers answer, “say!” (Read original piece in FrontPage … More
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NN Reporting Prompts Govt to Announce Elimination of Female Genital Cutting Day
In the wake of the international uproar prompted by death threats against NN Country Manager Mae Azango, the Liberian government has taken the unprecedented step of announcing February 6 will be “Intensifying Efforts for Elimination of Female Genital Cutting” Day. … More
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Rapists’ Nation? Rape Still Stalking Liberia’s Kids; 1 in 10 Victims Age 5 And Under
“The boy is my neighbor’s son,” says the grandmother. “We eat and play together. They came to me begging I agreed not to go to court. That court thing can waste time and money. I just want my little girl … More
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NN’s Robtel Pailey and Chase Walker Release Children’s Book on Corruption
Robtel Pailey, opinion columnist for NN and FrontPage Africa, has teamed up with NN’s photographer and FrontPage graphic designer Chase Walker, to produce a groundbreaking book designed to teach children about corruption. “Gbagba” is the story of Sundaymah and Sundaygar, two … More
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‘Dialogue, Not a Monologue’: Liberia, Africa Youths Yearning to be Heard
I watched in amazement as stately Cameroonian 30-something, Mamadou Kwidjim Toure, founder of pan-African youth movement “Africa 2.0”, slipped former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo a note on the elevated stage. Overhead, two wide-screen projectors magnified this exchange to an audience … More
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Mae Azango’s Acceptance Speech at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Awards
“Ladies and Gentlemen. This is my shortest speech ever, because I can talk non-stop for hours without knowing it, but I will try my best to keep it short and simple, (KISS) as journalism requires. Please see video of speech here … More
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NN’s Mae Azango Awarded CPJ Press Freedom Award in New York
New York – FrontPage Africa’s Mae Azango was awarded the Committee to Protect Journalists’ prestigious Press Freedom Award at a glittering ceremony in New York Tuesday night. The ceremony was attended by America’s media elite including the New Yorker’s David … More