U.S. University Mourns Death of Acclaimed Nigerian Novelist

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist considered the father of African literature, died March 21 in Boston. He was working as the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies at Brown University in Rhode Island at the time of his death.
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CDC Mourns Death of Weah’s Mother

Laurel, Maryland, US The United States based arm of Liberia’s largest opposition political party, the Congress for Democratic Change-USA (CDC-USA) has joined the mother party in Liberia to mourn the loss of Madam Anna Moneh Quiwah, mother of the party’s political leader, Ambassador George Manneh Weah. CDC-USA is deeply saddened and expresses its heartfelt condolences to Ambassador Weah, his siblings, family members, and the entire CDC family for this irreplaceable…
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Tribute to Late President Evans Atta Mills of Ghana

By Joseph N. N. Swen, Monrovia Professor Dr. John Evans Fifii Atta Mills. What an indelible Memory Ghana and Africa have to carry. You were a scholar, father, mentor, a devoted Christian and Leader; but to me, you were a politician extremely decent for such an African political arena.
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New Liberian Announces Death of Its Reporter

Minneapolis-St.Paul New Liberian, an online Minneapolis-based Liberian news magazine announces the death of its reporter from its Lagos Bureau in Nigeria.
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