The announcement of a significant oil find last year by the Australian company, African Petroleum, caused a jump in its stocks. But was it just another business maneuver? Read more »

While commending the government for publishing a landmark resource audit which reveals significant violations of the country's laws in the awarding of contracts, the environmental ... Read more »

Following a meeting of its members, the Press Union of Liberia has lifted the media blackout placed on the office of Presdient Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, saying "we will not go at the ... Read more »

The outspoken bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Monrovia, Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, is dead following a long illness. Read more »

At the inaugural U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue, a special forum created to address Liberia's development agenda, officials from both countries underscored the need to improve ... Read more »

The international environmental group Global Witness has issued a new report which again criticizes the issuance of illegal permits to companies that are "robbing locals of their ... Read more »

From Ethiopia, to Nigeria, Somalia and South Africa, press freedom has suffered a number of setbacks in Africa. Read more »

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has received Liberia's national traditional honour as "Chief of Peace" - and is now called Chief Tamba Taylor for his work towards peace ... Read more »

Following criticism from environmental groups that concessionaires were destroying local farmland and shrines, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has acknowledged that the agreements ... Read more »

A baby girl reportedly died and two firefighters are among more than 20 people feared dead or trapped after a building collapsed in Monrovia. Read more »