Liberia: Orange Money, LRA, Ecobank Bring Mobile Tax Payments to 18 Government Ministries

Published: July 24, 2025 Read more »

Liberia: CBL Maintains 17.25 Percent Rate As Economy Strengthens and Inflation Slows

The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has maintained its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 17.25 percent, citing solid second-quarter growth and slowing inflation, but warning that falling… Read more »

Liberia: Ivan Minnaert Denies FC Fassell Contract Amid Legal Dispute Over Vipers SC Move

 - Just a day after FC Fassell threatened legal action against Ivan Jacky Minnaert over his sudden resignation and new coaching role in Uganda, the Belgian tactician has fired… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Sign $88.7m Deal to Improve Primary Education

Monrovia - Liberia has secured a record $88.7 million deal with the World Bank to overhaul its failing public primary education system, aiming to lift more than 350,000 students… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Launches First Youth Bank in Africa With $16m AfDB Partnership

Liberia on Tuesday launched Africa's first Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank, a $16 million initiative backed by the African Development Bank to combat youth unemployment and… Read more »

Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Donates $50k to Nimba University's Mining and Geology Program

ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) on Thursday injected another $50,000 into Nimba University's Mining and Geology program, reinforcing its strategic push to build Liberia's next… Read more »

Liberia: River Cess County Connected to Liberia's National Power Grid for the First Time

As dusk fell over Yarpah Town last Thursday evening, a soft yellow glow flickered to life above the town's bustling marketplace. For a moment, time seemed to pause. Children looked… Read more »

Liberia: Orange Liberia Showcases $250m Investment in National Tech Growth

Orange Liberia has revealed it has invested more than $250 million in digital infrastructure, financial inclusion, and tech education across Liberia since acquiring its operations… Read more »

Liberia: Transport Ministry Workers Protest 25-Year Ltmi Deal Over Job Losses, Security Concerns

Scores of employees at Liberia's Ministry of Transport are protesting what they call the unlawful outsourcing of critical government services to a private foreign firm, Liberia… Read more »

Liberia: BEA Mountain Begins Rehabilitation of Bomi-Monrovia Highway

-- Bea Mountain Mining Company has begun rehabilitating the Bomi-Monrovia highway, supplying crushed rock and equipment to restore one of western Liberia's busiest and most damaged… Read more »

Liberia: LTA Nominee Seeks Third Operator to End Orange-MTN Duopoly

Clarence Massaquoi, nominee to chair the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), is calling for urgent telecom sector reforms, warning that Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell MTN… Read more »

Liberia: Proposal to Use Mount Wologisi for Development Draws Mixed Reactions

Liberia's highest peak, Mount Wologisi, has become ground zero in a heated national debate over whether trading natural heritage for roads, hospitals, and schools is a justifiable… Read more »

Liberia: Rep. Gahr Delivers New Road Equipment Worth $420k to Margibi District #5

- Cheers erupted across Margibi County's District #5 over the weekend as Representative Clarence Gahr delivered two brand-new earth-moving machines -- a bulldozer and a motor… Read more »

Liberia: Konneh Says Macroeconomy Was Stable Under Weah, Challenges Boakai to Do Better

Senator Amara Konneh has warned the Boakai administration against ignoring rising public frustration, urging a shift from partisan deflection to policy action, while defending his… Read more »

Liberia: ULFA Threatens Shutdown Over Unpaid Arrears, Poor Conditions

The University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) has issued a one-month ultimatum to the UL administration, the Liberian Senate, and the Executive Branch to settle longstanding… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Was Right to Veto Port Bills - Let's Build a Smarter Path to Regional Port Revival

In a country where decentralization has become the favored mantra of reform, it is tempting to embrace every policy branded as modernization. But President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's… Read more »

Liberia: Ngafuan Launches Fy 2026 Budget Process, Urges Timely Passage to Propel Arrest Agenda

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has emphasized that the timely passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Budget is essential for the effective… Read more »

Liberia: Residents Sue Govt, Bea Mountain Over Alleged Land Grab, Environmental Damage

Residents of Ngojah Town in Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County, have petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia for a Writ of Prohibition against the Government of Liberia, the… Read more »

Liberia: World Bank Sounds Alarm On Liberia's Failing Public Services

MONROVIA-- As trust in political leadership continues to decline across Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank is urging governments in the region to urgently reform public service… Read more »

Liberia: LRA Reviews 30 Customs Sops to Align With Digital Transformation Drive

 -The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Tuesday (Jul 8) commenced a weeklong exercise to revise and update the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of its Customs Department.… Read more »

Liberia: Sankofa Farms Urges Livestock Investment As Liberia Imports 75 Percent of Its Meat

Standing beside a pen of sheep, goats, and cattle at SANKOFA Farms in Bong County, Nyamah G. Dunbar delivers a blunt message: Liberia must invest in livestock or continue relying… Read more »

Liberia: U.S.$17.8m Budget Shortfall in First Quarter of 2025 - SOEs Blamed

The House of Representatives' Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Development Planning has flagged a revenue shortfall of nearly US$18 million in the first quarter of Fiscal Year… Read more »

Liberia: Nasscorp Marks Milestone As Beneficiaries Applaud Its Impact

As the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on July 10, beneficiaries of its pension and injury schemes are… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Courts U.S. Investment As Trump Hosts African Leaders At White House

Published: July 9, 2025 Read more »

West Africa: Liberia Launches Energy Information System to Boost Transparency and Planning

-The Government of Liberia has officially launched its Energy Information System (EIS), a groundbreaking digital platform designed to transform the way the country collects,… Read more »