March 25
Liberia: U.S. Urges Liberians to Rally Behind Calls for War Crimes Court
In a poignant appeal to the people of Liberia, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack urges citizens to rally behind calls for the establishment of a… Read more »
March 24
Liberia: Speed Up Passport Investigation
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) urges the Boakai administration, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to speedily investigate the previous… Read more »
March 25
Liberia: LINA's Former Director Ordered to Return Government Asset
Liberia's Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah has ordered former Liberia News Agency (LINA) Director General Kwame Oldpa Weeks to return LINA's social media access to the Ministry… Read more »
March 22
Liberia: Officials Risk Travel Ban
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's Assets Recovery and Properties Retrieval Taskforce has warned that it will place a travel ban and restrictions on former and current officials… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Orders Audit of MOS
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has asked the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Flexes Muscle At Nasscorp
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has dismissed National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) Deputy Director General Madam Carmerna Cephas Yeke for gross… Read more »
Liberia: Windstorms Affect More Than Thousand People in Gbarpolu, Bong, and Nimba
Liberia's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) says recent windstorm incidents across three counties in Liberia have left a trail of destruction, affected 1,863 individuals,… Read more »
March 21
Liberia: PWDs Want Government to Direct Funding to Local Organizations
People with disabilities in Bong County say they have waited for assistance that never seems to arrive, thus demanding direct funding from organizations in the county to meet their… Read more »
Liberia: Govt. to Address Prison Congestion
Prison congestions across Liberia have drawn attention of the new Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Cllr. Natu Oswald Tweh, who has revealed plans to address the problem. Read more »
March 20
Liberia: Sali Aims to Mitigate Liberia's 38,000 Illegal Abortion
--Dialogues with media practitioners on importance of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Read more »
Liberia: Stand Appoints First Country Director
Stand, a newly formed grassroots civil society institution movement, has pledged its support to advocacies for justice, including a popular call for establishing a war and economic… Read more »
Rwanda/Liberia: Vcwc Mobilizes World Footballers for Rwanda Championship
Liberia's former President and global football icon, George Manneh Weah, is expected to join several world footballers to grace an international championship in Rwanda in September Read more »
March 21
Liberia: No Food, No Water, No Shelter for Liberian Refugees in Ghana
Life has become unbearable for Liberians from the Budumburam refugee camp in Ghana, 22 days after an unexpected demolition of their homes by Ghanaian authorities that has left a… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Imposes Financial Restraints On LTA
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has imposed financial restrictions on the Liberia Telecommunications Authority's (LTA) outgoing chairperson, Madam Edwina Crump Zackpah. Read more »
Liberia: Five Counties Unite to End Open Defecation
Five counties in Liberia have jointly signed a resolution to end open defecation in their respective areas under a USAID-sponsored Countywide Sanitation Activity. Read more »
March 20
Liberia: Killing Citizens to Protect Foreign Companies in Liberia
The West African Frontline Grassroots Defenders' Directory is alarmed and saddened by the heavy-handed police action against local community residents of the Mining Town of Kinjor… Read more »
Liberia: Fiscal Transparency Advisory Group Reconvenes
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, has committed to continuous support of the Fiscal Transparency Advisory Group (FTAG) for the… Read more »
Liberia: New Report to Address Poverty in Liberia Launched
The World Bank has launched a new report titled Liberia Poverty Assessment 2023 Report: Towards a More Inclusive Liberia. The report highlights that while 3 out of 10 people in… Read more »
March 19
Liberia: Govt Calls for Return of Diplomatic Passports
Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti announced Monday, March 18, that starting Tuesday, March 19, 2024, all individuals holding Diplomatic, Official, and Service passports with a… Read more »
March 17
Liberia: Cecpap Ends Peace Dialogue in Zwedru
Center for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, a Liberian group, has ended the peace and reconciliation dialogue in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, following post-election violence… Read more »
March 18
Liberia: Thousands of Liberians Jobs At Stake
Thousands of Liberians working in the rubber sector find their jobs at stake amidst repeated calls for lifting Executive Order # 124, which bans the exportation of unprocessed… Read more »
March 17
Liberia: Finance Ministry Submits U.S.$692 Million Draft Budget for 2024
The Boakai administration has submitted its first draft national budget for fiscal period 2024, totaling US$692 million, to the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature for… Read more »
March 13
Liberia: More Accountable Development Cooperation Is Necessary for Efforts to Improve Human Security and Inclusivity At All Levels
On 13 March 2023, there will be a global launch of the UNDP 2023/2024 Human Development Report titled "Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World". Read more »
Liberia: All Set for World Water Day Football and Kickball Championship
Sixteen high schools within Montserrado County will participate in this year's World Water Day Football and Kickball Championship as part of a broad strategy to maximize awareness… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Needs to Advance to Digital Technology
The Speaker of the 55th Liberian Legislature, Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa stresses a need for Liberia to advance to digital technology that drives global trade and economy for… Read more »