November 21
Liberia: Sanctioned Senator Twehway Wants U.S. Stay Out of Liberia's Politics
Liberian Investigator
Sanctioned Senator Bill Twehway has urged Liberia's Ambassador-designate to the U.S., Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh, to demand that Washington stop interfering in Liberia's internal… Read more »
Liberia: Unicef Urges Liberia to Prioritize Children's Voices, Rights
Liberian Observer
As Liberia joined the world in celebrating World Children's Day, UNICEF Representative Andy Brooks issued a heartfelt call to action, urging all stakeholders to prioritize the… Read more »
Liberia: 34,000 Liberians Living With HIV
Liberian Investigator
Thirty-four thousand (34,000) Liberians are living with HIV, and the National AIDS Commission is urging urgent, united action to reignite the fight against the epidemic ahead of… Read more »
November 20
Liberia: Liberians Express Mixed Views On War Crimes Court
New Republic
Liberians have expressed mixed views as it relates to the establishment of a war and economic crimes court in Liberia, as the Boakai administration is pushing, amid the reelection… Read more »
Liberia: Senate to Conduct a Separate Hearing On the Draft National Budget
New Dawn
The Liberia Senate plenary has decided to hear and scrutinize the 2025 draft National Budget separately in the wake of an ongoing political crisis at the House of Representatives. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Prioritizes High-Risk Groups for 10,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses
Liberian Observer
Liberia is set to receive over 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine, with health workers, security personnel, and the elderly population identified as priority groups for… Read more »
Liberia: Decision On Tweah's U.S.$8m Bond Expected Today
Liberian Observer
A decision regarding former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah's US$8 million property valuation bond is expected to be reached today in Criminal Court 'C'. The investigation resumed… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas to Launch the National Coordination Center for Early Warning Mechanism and Response to Security Risks in Guinea
New Dawn
ECOWAS Commission Vice President Mrs. Damtien TCHINTCHIBIDJA, arrived in Guinea on Monday, accompanied by a delegation from the Directorate of Early Warning to launch the National… Read more »
Liberia: Guinea Becomes Latest MRU Country to Miss Out On Afcon 2025
Liberian Investigator
Guinea has become the latest Mano River Union (MRU) country to miss out on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Tanzania. Read more »
Liberia: From U.S.$150k to U.S.$50k - Drastic Cut in National Football Budget
Liberian Investigator
The Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 proposes a sharp reduction in funding for football, allocating only US$50,000--more than a 60 percent cut from the US$150,000… Read more »
November 19
Liberia: ICC Prosecutor Appeals for Global Support to Bring Libyan War Criminals to Justice
UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants against suspects allegedly linked to a brutal… Read more »
Liberia: World Bank Lauds Liberia's Progress in Gender-Responsive Budgeting
Liberian Observer
The World Bank Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia's efforts in integrating gender considerations into national budgetary processes, describing it as a… Read more »
Liberia: 'I Don't Know How This Will End...'
Liberian Observer
-- Speaker Koffa expresses uncertainty as battle over his removal intensifies, however insists that he won't resign Read more »
Liberia: Majority Bloc Reconstitutes Ways, Means & Finance Committee, Suspends Three Lawmakers
FrontPageAfrica
The Majority Bloc in the House of Representatives, during a session in the joint chambers, has restructured the Ways, Means, and Finance Committee under the leadership of Deputy… Read more »
Liberia: Breakaway Bloc 'Reshapes' House Leadership, Suspends Three, Gains Members
Liberian Investigator
The political power struggle within Liberia's House of Representatives intensified on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, as the majority bloc suspended three lawmakers for alleged… Read more »
Africa: AU Team Visits Liberia to Strengthen Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
Liberian Observer
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed a high-level African Union (AU) delegation, led by H.E. Ana Nembe, to engage in collaborative… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Submits U.S.$851.8m Draft Budget to Legislature
Liberian Observer
-- But who will preside? Read more »
Liberia: Bong Authority Validates 25 Priority Projects
Liberian Observer
-- Says County Development Agenda will help improve the lives of the people Read more »
Liberia: 2nd Lady Koung Advocates for Sustainable Solutions At Johnsonville Youth Summit
Liberian Observer
In an inspiring speech delivered on behalf of Madam Snyleseh Stephenie Dahn-Koung, the Second Lady of the Republic of Liberia and Executive Director of the Group of 77, Mr. Raymond… Read more »
Liberia: New Book Envisages Orphanage Homes Reform
Liberian Observer
Life wasn't easy for then-17-year-old Ahmed Paasewe when he lost his parents to the Ebola epidemic in 2014. He suffered abandonment as an orphan, and the feeling of being looked… Read more »
November 18
Liberia: Was Liberia 'Inches Away From War' With Guinea?
FrontPageAfrica
Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Mediation 'Fails' to Resolve Lesgislative Impasse
FrontPageAfrica
Hopes of mediating the political crisis within Liberia's House of Representatives by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament failed to reach a resolution… Read more »
Liberia: Assistant Information Minister Nyanplu Resigns Following Indefinite Suspension By President Boakai
FrontPageAfrica
Matthew Nyanplu, the recently suspended Assistant Minister for Information Services at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism (MICAT), has announced his… Read more »
West Africa: Waba's Leadership to Mediate in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis
Liberian Observer
The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention Denies Unilateral Land Lease Allegations
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, Inc. (LBMEC) has firmly refuted allegations of unilaterally leasing Convention land, countering claims made by a group… Read more »
