Liberia: G/Kru Lacked Prison Facility for Over 40 Yrs

For more than 40 years, one of Liberia's most remote counties has operated without a standard prison facility--an institutional gap that has quietly undermined justice delivery,… Read more »

Liberia: Communities Elated Over Reported Oil Discovery

In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the river--a find… Read more »

Liberia: Mount Coffee At Risk? How Unchecked Mining Could Undermine a National Lifeline

Across Liberia, rivers that once ran clear now carry the color of neglect -- thick, brown, and lifeless. What sustained communities for generations as sources of drinking water,… Read more »

Liberia: CSOs Angry With GVL Over Perennial Rights Violations

Civil society organizations (CSOs) and affected communities have formally accused Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) of failing to restore degraded forests, violating land rights, and… Read more »

Liberia: EPA Shuts Down Illegal Gold Mine in Gbarpolu

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut down a large-scale gold mining operation run by Nugget Era Mining Company in Gbelee Town, Gbarpolu County, after finding the… Read more »

Liberia: Gonet Academy Powers Orange-Liberia Workforce With Strategic Skills

As the Liberian corporate sector adapts to an increasingly competitive and data-driven environment, Gonet Academy is steadily positioning itself at the forefront of workforce… Read more »

Liberia: CBL Maintains Tight Monetary Policy Rate

The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Henry F. Saamoi, on Thursday, April 30, 2026, formally presented… Read more »

Africa: Africa Is Not Poor - It Is Illiquid

When I was a child in Cameroon, I learned a strange contradiction at school. Read more »

Liberia: Kutoa Afrika Foundation Empowers Young Women With Digital Skills

An atmosphere of excitement and achievement filled Rehab Road in Paynesville, on the outskirts of Monrovia, as the Kutoa Afrika Foundation (KAF) celebrated the graduation of 16… Read more »

Liberia: LCAA, Bagasoo Begin National Aviation Safety Plan

The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), in collaboration with the Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organization (BAGASOO), has commenced the development of… Read more »

Liberia: IP a Valuable Asset in Transforming Sports

In line with countries around the world, Liberia celebrated the observance of World Intellectual Property (IP) Day 2026 with emphasis being placed on the development of the… Read more »

Liberia: $266m IMF Package Fuels Liberia's Reform Drive

Following the just ended World Bank spring meeting in Washington, D.C., the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has approved a major financing package for Liberia, unlocking US$266… Read more »

West Africa: Waifem Kicks Off Regional Exchange Rate Policies Training in Monrovia

The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has officially opened a five-day regional training course on "Exchange Rate Policies in a Dynamic Digital… Read more »

Liberia: Cash, Confidence, and Credibility

The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) is once again at the center of a national debate, following its proposal to print L$79 billion in additional banknotes over the next five years--a… Read more »

Liberia: China Commits to Elevating Liberia Ties Through Belt and Road Initiative

China has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Liberia through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with a focus on advancing high-quality cooperation… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Launches National Trade Committee to Strengthen Economy

The Government, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has officially launched the Liberia National Trade Facilitation Committee (LNTFC), a key institutional mechanism… Read more »

Liberia: Gold Rush Chaos Threatens Rivers, Power, and Governance

The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is drifting toward a systemic crisis, with new findings suggesting that what began as a survival livelihood for rural populations… Read more »

Liberia: Patel Warns of Action Against Foreign Retail Dominance

The Chairman of the Patriotic Entrepreneurs of Liberia (PATEL), Dominic Nimely, has issued a strong warning over what he described as the growing dominance of foreign nationals in… Read more »

Liberia: CBL Increases Capital Requirement for Commercial Banks to U.S.$15m

The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has issued a new regulatory directive increasing the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks operating in Liberia from US$10 million to… Read more »

West Africa: 'Liberia Must Embrace Ai or Risk Falling Far Behind'

The Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council to Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Mandela Gbollie, has issued a strong warning that Liberia risks falling behind globally if it fails to urgently… Read more »

Liberia: Rep. Collins Denies Snubbing Plenary, Reiterates Apology

Representative Luther Collins of Gbarpolu County District #2 has pushed back against what he describes as "false and misleading" social media reports alleging that he refused to… Read more »

Liberia: Clean Cookstoves Bring Joy to Women, Despite Cost and Expansion Hurdles

When Caroline was approached by agents of Carbonibus, a carbon offsetting project at a local school where she teaches in New Kru Town, Bushrod Island, the mother of two was… Read more »

Liberia: 'Doing More Amid Tight Constraints'

- Confronted by tightening fiscal space, rising debt obligations, and shifting patterns of global aid, Liberia's Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan,… Read more »

Liberia: Sethi Expands Steel Operations

Thousands of jobs are expected to be created in Liberia as the Sethi Group of Companies moves ahead with the expansion of its steel manufacturing and recycling operations, a… Read more »

Liberia: Accident Victim Accuses Traffic Police of Impeding Justice

A motor accident investigation in Bong County has taken a controversial turn, after an injured driver accused a senior police officer of accepting bribes and deliberately blocking… Read more »