January 30
Liberia: Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development Conference Kicks Off in Monrovia
Today marks the commencement of the groundbreaking Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development Conference at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Liberia: Judicial Delays Contribute to Land Crisis in Liberia
The Resident Circuit Judge of the Civil Law Court in Montserrado County, Judge J. Kennedy Peabody, has expressed concerns that the court's persistent delays in handling ejectment… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Liberia: Land Authority, CSOs, and Communities Unite to Overcome Hurdles in Customary Land Formalization
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and customary land-owning communities have made a commitment to enhancing partnership, aiming to address… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Liberia: USAID and Land Authority Agree to Collaborate On Land Reform
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), setting forth a collaborative… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Liberia: Aggrieved Farley Family of Logan Town Accuse Rep. Abu Kamara of Using His Influence to Forcefully Take Away Their Land
The Farley family in Logan Town has acused Representative Abu Bana Kamara (CDC, District #15) of abusing his power by using his influence and money to forcefully take away a parcel… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Liberia: Clientearth, Partners Commence Three-Day Women Leadership Summit On Advancing Gender Equity in Forestry and Land Sector
ClientEarth, a British environmental organization, in collaboration with partners, has commenced a three-day women's leadership summit aimed at advancing gender equity in forestry… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Liberia: Land Dispute Causes Fear and Anxiety for Residents of Dixville, Montserrado County
Residents of Dixville Township in District 11, Montserrado County, have raised an alarm over constant fear due to a disputed land crisis within their community. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Liberia: Supreme Court Jails Six Traditional Leaders for Abducting a Judge Over Land Dispute
The Supreme Court of Liberia has sentenced seven traditional leaders in Bong County to six months imprisonment at a common jail in connection with the capturing of a Judge and… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Liberia: ForumCiv Ends Third Rural Women Land Rights Conference With a Call for Actions to Ensure Ownership of Land By Rural Women
For the third time, ForumCiv Liberia hosted the Rural Women Land Rights Conference. The conference resulted in commitments from participating organizations and some of the… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Liberia: Regional Civil Society Group Wants Stronger Action to Protect Indigenous Peoples Land Against Transnational Corporations
A West African Regional Civil Society Body 'Friends of the Earth Africa' (FoEA) through the NGO Forum has stressed the need for institutions, such as the working group on… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Liberia: Thomas Watson Clarifies Role in Controversial Land Deal
Mr. Thomas Bogomie Watson who was reported to be at the center of an alleged dubious land deal says his role in the arrangement was to help Kelvin David to conduct due diligence on… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Pays Over U.S.$18 Million in Compensation to Farmers in Nimba
Fifty local farmland owners near Yekepa, Nimba County were the latest batch of joyful recipients of over US$138,188 (One hundred thirty-eight thousand one hundred eighty-eight… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Liberia: Family Hints Evicting Solway Mining in Nimba for Negotiating Land With 'Wrong Parties'
Solway Mining Liberia Limited while dealing with an encroachment allegation raised by steel giant ArcelorMittal, some of the beneficiaries of the intestate estate of the Late… Read more »
June 23, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Asked to Put in Place a Moratorium On New Land-Based Concessions for Industrial Plantations
A regional civil society group "Friends of the Earth Africa" has launched a campaign intended to urge ECOWAS to put in place a moratorium on new land-based concessions for… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Liberia: ForumCIV Liberia and CSOs End Dialogue On Local Government Act and Land Rights Laws in Bong County
ForumCIV Liberia in partnership with the National Civil Society Council of Liberia, the Bong Chapter has concluded a day-long Knowledge Exchange Session on the Local Government… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Liberia: Judge of Margibi Accused of Conniving With Influential Resident to Take Away Land From Residents
Aggrieved residents of Kollie-klee community in Margibi County have accused Judge Mardea Chenoweth of the 13th Judicial Circuit based in Kakata and the Ministry of Justice through… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Liberia: ForumCIV Signs MOU With Cepres International University and Cuttington University to Implement Its 'Our Land' Program
ForumCIV, a politically and religiously unaffiliated Swedish member-based civil society organization working on a global scale with development cooperation, has signed a Memorandum… Read more »
April 19, 2022
Liberia: Women's Land Rights Awareness Campaign Bears Fruits
Adah Johnson,* 56, from Flumpa, Nimba County in north-eastern Liberia is a beneficiary of the continued awareness sessions on the rights of women to land and participation in land… Read more »