Wala Blegay, a U.S. Democrat of Liberian-Nigerian descent, scored a win in the general election for Prince George’s County Council in the state of Maryland representing District 6. For more, Blegay joined Africa 54 host Esther Githui-Ewart in studio.
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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.
