July 16, 2025
Liberia: Finance Minister Ngafuan Vows Unity Party Govt Will 'Knock On Heaven's Door' to Hit $1 Billion Revenue Target
The Unity Party-led government has kicked off the formulation of the 2026 National Budget with renewed ambition and a goal to reach a historic US$1 billion mark. Read more »
Liberia: Mutual Benefits Seeks Settlement With Bea Mountain Over U.S.$11.2m Judgment
Following the issuance of a Writ of Execution by the Commercial Court of Liberia against Mutual Benefits Assurance Company (MBAC) for its failure to settle a judgment of… Read more »
July 06, 2025
Liberia: Why President Boakai Must Champion Tariff Removal for Liberia At the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit
As President Joseph Boakai and his administration prepare for the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington, D.C., scheduled for July 9-11, 2025, hosted by President Donald J.… Read more »
July 09, 2025
Liberia: Boakai Urges Trump Administration to Conduct Mineral Survey in Liberia to Boost U.S. Investment
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called on the United States government to send experts to Liberia to conduct a comprehensive survey of the country's mineral resources as part of… Read more »
Liberia: China-Linked Hpx in Liberia: a Strategic Gamble or a Sovereignty Risk?
LIBERIA, A SMALL West African nation with outsized strategic importance, is once again at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. But this time, the tools of engagement… Read more »
July 07, 2025
Liberia: Staunch Trump Backer Raises Red Flag, Says Pro-China 'Deep State' Undermining U.S., Liberia's Interests Pushing Unproven Ivanhoe/Hpx Rail Deal
As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to curb China's global influence through tariffs and tough rhetoric, a storm is brewing over a controversial rail deal in Liberia… Read more »
Liberia: Bea Mountain Denounces 'Malicious and Defamatory' Claims By Cape Mount Group, Calls for Government Intervention
Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has issued a rebuttal against what it describes as "false, baseless, and malicious" allegations made by a group of individuals claiming to… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Liberia: Ahead of Trump Summit, Canada-Based Activist Cautions Boakai Against Signing 'Bogus' Mineral Deals
A Liberian human rights advocate based in Ottawa, Canada, Stanley Delano Quaye, has cautioned President Joseph Nyuma Boakai against entering into what he described as "bogus"… Read more »
Africa: Liberia Among Top Performers in AfDB's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa
Liberia has been ranked among the top performers in the African Development Bank's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI), highlighting the country's growing impact, sustained… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Liberia: Nimba Lawmakers Hold Meeting With Communities Affected By Arcelormittal Operations
Lawmakers representing Nimba County Districts Two and Three have concluded a day-long consultative meeting with residents of communities most affected by ArcelorMittal Liberia's… Read more »
Liberia: Civil Society Group Commends Labor Minister for Revoking Over 21 Foreign Work Permits
The Independent Societal Watch Advocates (ISWA), a prominent civil society organization, has commended the Minister of Labor, Cllr. Cooper Kruah, for revoking the work permits of… Read more »
Liberia: Customs Brokers Association of Liberia Decry New Port Law, Fear Economic Repercussions
The National Customs Brokers Association of Liberia (NCBAL) has criticized the recently passed Sea and Inland Port Regulatory Act, raising serious concerns over the lack of… Read more »
Liberia: Deputy Finance Minister Urges Global Focus On Domestic Resource Mobilization Amid Aid Cuts
Deputy Minister of Finance for Budget and Development Planning, Tanneh G. Brunson, has called for increased attention to Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM), stressing its vital… Read more »
Liberia: Public Works Ministry Trains 150 Community-Based Organizations for Feeder Road Maintenance
The Ministry of Public Works, with support from the National Roads Fund, has launched a nationwide training program targeting 150 community-based organizations (CBOs) across seven… Read more »
July 02, 2025
Liberia: Bong County's Sankofa Farm Leads Liberia's Vegetable Production Push With Backing From Ministry of Agriculture
Amid rising food insecurity, soaring youth unemployment, and a heavy reliance on imported vegetables, one Liberian-owned farm is rewriting the narrative from the ground up. SANKOFA… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Liberia: Freeman Decries Wasteful Government Spending
Businessman and political advocate Simeon Freeman has criticized the Liberian government's fiscal priorities, describing public spending as excessive and unethical. Read more »
Liberia: How Lacra's Deputy Director for Operations Became the Face of Liberia's Cocoa Export Scandal
President Joseph Boakai on June 26 suspended the Director General of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher D. Sankolo, along with his Deputy… Read more »
July 01, 2025
West Africa: Ecowas Advances Energy Sector Transparency Through Stakeholders Training On Computerized Information System
The Ministry of Mines and Energy, in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has launched a four-day Training of National Stakeholders on the… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Liberia: Questions Mount As Govt Remains Silent On Ownership, Investment in Careysburg Poultry Farm After Pres. Boakai's Visit
President Joseph Boakai inherited a major agricultural initiative from the Weah administration--a US$26 million poultry project in Careysburg. During a visit to the project site in… Read more »
Liberia: 43-Year-Old Gold Miner Gets 50 Years Prison Sentence in Rivercess for Raping Two Minors
The Assigned Circuit Judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit Court of Rivercess County, His Honor Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh, has sentenced a 43 years old man, Saah Bundor, to 50 years in… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Liberia: Budget Under Strain - Liberia's Cash-Based Revenue Outlook and Policy Imperatives
THERE ARE MANY REASONS for concerns in view of the current economic climate in Liberia. Internally, there growing size of the government, misguided allocations of public funds in… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Liberia: Court Freezes Fly's Bank Accounts Over Libel Case
The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Bong County has ordered a freeze on all bank accounts belonging to the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY). Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Suspends Cllr. Samuel Pearson From Law Practice for Six Months
In what he described as a "historic and long-overdue moment," Buchanan Port Manager Johnathan L. Kaipay has praised the 55th Legislature for passing the landmark Ports Autonomy… Read more »
Liberia: 75 Percent of Foe River Bridge Completed, Locals Grateful
Construction on the Foe River Bridge in electoral District 4, Bong County, has reached approximately 75 percent completion, sparking hope and gratitude among residents after… Read more »
Liberia: Senators Slam 'Unratified' Medtech Agreement As GAC Audit Reveals LRA Failed to Remit $6.7m
Several high-profile members of the Liberian Senate have strongly criticized the unratified agreement signed between the Government of Liberia and Medtech Scientific Liberia… Read more »
