The African Continent is re-bouncing back, winning over the years of stagnation through colonization but also of mismanagement by African themselves in the post independence period.
As from December 2015 Africa and China entered into a new arrangement of co-operation through the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), an arrangement which some, particularly in the western media have branded as a new form of colonialism through China’s ‘soft power’ style.
The FOCAC arrangement has one main advantage which could be singled out, that it is an avenue for African to meet and discuss their continent’s pertinent demands outside the African Union arrangement which at times is hit by camps of retrogressive notions of non-interference.
Global peace has become one of the trickiest agenda particularly on how to tackle emerging conflicts. The changing face of wars demands corresponding new knowledge.
This revelation came from the Director of the China and United Nations Keeping Centre Senior Colonel Zhou Zhe in the wake of exchanging information between his institute and a team of visiting African journalists.
The issue of sea erosion especially in the city of Monrovia has become a serious issue of concern, with a focus on West Point Township.
West Point is an over populated municipality situated in the Liberian capital, Monrovia with thousands of inhabitants, mainly less-privileged.
One of the major problems confronting this area is the availability of public sanitation facilities. Both residential homes and public facilities in this area were constructed without toilets.
Several residents in West Point use the beach side or goal post toilet situated on the Mesurado River nearby to defecate.
As part of efforts to further strengthen its advocacy capacity and that of partners, WaterAid West Africa has concluded a 5-Day Sanitation Advocacy Workshop in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.
The exercise from August 29 to September 2, 2016 was also the final Sanitation Advocacy Meeting for the Gates Foundation Project.
In line with this WaterAid West Africa Region brought togather selected staff and partners to contribute towards building momentum and gathering of evidence for effective influencing on sanitation in the sub-region.
One of the local Partners of Water Liberia, "Serving Humanity with Affection, Love and Open Mind (SHALOM)", has put forward several key recommendations to the Health Ministry and stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector of Liberia with focus on the “Healthy Start” Initiative.
Healthy Start is aimed at creating a world of healthy beginning for new born and children through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene availability at birth in health facilities in Liberia.
The recommendations among other things advanced by SHALOM called for WASH to be mainstreamed in all health plans for reducing under nutrition, acute malnutrition, preventable childhood diseases, newborn deaths and ensure finances are made available and used accordingly.
