April 08
Liberia: LEC Initiates System to Detect Illegal Connections
FrontPageAfrica
The Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Mohammed M. Sherif, has disclosed that the management of LEC is implementing a smart metering program. Read more »
Liberia: Court Showdown Looms As Finance Minister Seeks Delay in U.S.$350,000 JFK Negligence Case
FrontPageAfrica
Outrage continue to mount against the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning after legal standoff over justice for a Liberian woman left permanently injured by a botched… Read more »
Liberia: As Latest Hunger Index Shows Liberia Remains One of the Countries Most At Risk for Hunger - a New Push to Grow More Rice Could Change That
FrontPageAfrica
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Liberia: Phebe Hospital Crisis - Over 400 Workers Reject Administration
New Dawn
Gbarnga, Bong County, April 8, 2026 -- The situation at Phebe Hospital in Bong County has reached a critical point, with more than 400 employees refusing to work under the current… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Calls Legislature Back to Address Budget, Currency Crunch
Liberian Observer
President Joseph N. Boakai Sr. has officially recalled the 55th Legislature from recess, directing lawmakers to return to work from Thursday, April 9, to Thursday, April 23, 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Yamoussoukro Hosts 2026 Africa Girls Summit, Youth Leading the Narratives and They Change They Want
Liberian Investigator
The 2026 Africa Girls Summit (AGS) officially kicks off today in Côte d'Ivoire's political capital, bringing together approximately 250 adolescents from 13 countries across… Read more »
Liberia: Empowering Vegetable Farmers - Sankofa Farm Hosts Practical Training With Moa and Lvsa
Liberian Investigator
Nyamah Dunbar, CEO of Sankofa Farm, welcomed journalists and stakeholders to the farm in Bong County for a hands-on training session targeting vegetable producers across Bong… Read more »
Liberia: Gray Estate Owner Targets 200+ Occupants On 350 Acres
Liberian Investigator
The administrator of the 350-acre Gray Estate in Mount Barclay has threatened a sweeping, court-backed eviction of more than 200 occupants, including Montserrado County Senator… Read more »
Africa: Konneh Courts Indian Investors Ahead of Major Indian - Africa Summit
FrontPageAfrica
Senator Amara Konneh of Gbarpolu County is in India on a high-level visit aimed at attracting private investment to Liberia, as momentum builds toward the India-Africa Forum Summit… Read more »
Liberia: Cash Crisis Mounts Amid Budget Woes
New Dawn
Monrovia, Liberia, April 8, 2026 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has summoned the 55th Liberian Legislature to a Special Session from April 9 to April 23, 2026, citing urgent… Read more »
Liberia: Lawmakers Called to Special Session to Discuss Urgent Cash Printing, Supplementary Budget, As Speculation Rises Over Rep. Kolubah's Expulsion
FrontPageAfrica
In the exercise of his constitutional power, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has written both chambers of the 55th Legislature to resume for a Special Session, beginning from April 9… Read more »
Liberia: LEC Faces Rising Pressure
New Dawn
The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) is facing mounting pressure as electricity demand across the country continues to outstrip available generation capacity. Read more »
Liberia: Court Lifts Garnishment On Prof. Gbalazeh's Accounts
New Dawn
Former Managing Director of Activa International Insurance (Liberia), Professor Saye Gbalazeh, has characterized the recent attachment and garnishment of his bank accounts by the… Read more »
Liberia: Ministry of Commerce Cracks Down On Expired Goods in Bong County
New Dawn
Gbarnga, Bong County - April 8, 2026 - The Bong County chapter of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has confiscated a quantity of expired and unwholesome goods from several… Read more »
Liberia: Lace and Lawmakers At Odds
New Dawn
The Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) has come under intense public scrutiny amid growing concerns about the disbursement and management of District Development… Read more »
Liberia: Putu Is Not Just a Mine. It Is a Test.
Liberian Observer
The Government of Liberia's move to fast-track the Putu Iron Ore Project has been welcomed with optimism. A Liberian-led consortium has been selected. There is talk of local… Read more »
Liberia: 'No Echoes of War'
Liberian Observer
At a moment of heightened public anxiety over Liberia's border situation with Guinea, Kou Meapeh Gono, Superintendent of Nimba County and Chairperson of the Superintendent Council,… Read more »
Liberia: LNTA Tightens Grip On Tourism
Liberian Observer
The government, through the Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA), has officially launched a nationwide registration, inspection, classification, and star rating exercise… Read more »
Liberia: LBNM Engages Boakai On Strengthening Nursing, Midwifery Regulation
Liberian Observer
The Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery (LBNM), led by its Registrar, Mrs. Cecelia C. Kpangbala-Flomo, has held a high-level strategic meeting with His Excellency President… Read more »
Liberia: Govt to Subsidize Fuel Costs for NTA Buses, Critical Hospitals - Ngafuan Discloses
Liberian Investigator
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine K. Ngafuan said Tuesday that the government is finalizing plans to subsidize fuel costs for the National Transit Authority to… Read more »
Liberia: Power Demand Outpaces Supply As LEC Confronts Growing Electricity Crisis
Liberian Investigator
The Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Mohammed M. Sheriff, has raised alarm over a widening gap between electricity demand and supply in Liberia,… Read more »
Liberia: NRF Conducts Two-Day Surveillance Inspection On Madina-Robertsport Road to Ensure Quality and Transparency
FrontPageAfrica
The National Road Fund of Liberia (NRF) has conducted a comprehensive two-day surveillance inspection of the ongoing asphalt pavement works along the Madina-Robertsport Road in… Read more »
Liberia: Former VP Taylor, Veteran Journalist Aaron Kollie, Others Mourn Ma-Watta - a Pillar of Hope and Dignity
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia stands united in grief as the nation prepares to bid farewell to a matriarch, Ma-Watta Kumba Soliyah-Larmie, whose passing marks the end of an era defined by resilience,… Read more »
Liberia: Nathan F. Reeves Charity Receives U.S.$7k Prize
Liberian Observer
The Nathan F. Reeves Charity Memorial High School campus in Paynesville was decorated in blue and white for a celebration Tuesday morning. It was a special occasion where NHSS… Read more »
Liberia: In Support of Jonathan K. Weedor's Nomination to the Helm of NEC
Liberian Observer
The ongoing protests regarding the nomination of Mr. Jonathan Weedor as Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) represent a misunderstanding of both the… Read more »
