April 20
Liberia: Bomi Women Cry Foul Over $44.6m Empowerment Project
-- Rural women's groups in Bomi County are accusing the county's gender coordinator of politically manipulating recruitment for a $44.6 million World Bank-backed women's… Read more »
April 17
Liberia: Women's Land Rights Task Force Expands Leadership, Elects Two New Board Members to Drive Reform
The Women's Land Rights Task Force of Liberia has expanded its leadership with the election of two new board members, a move advocates say will strengthen efforts to advance… Read more »
March 09
Liberia: Govt to Develop 200 Hectares of Rice Farmland in Grand Bassa As Nuetah Begins County Tour
The Liberian government has announced plans to develop 200 hectares of rice farmland in Grand Bassa County as part of efforts to boost domestic food production, Agriculture… Read more »
February 09
Liberia: Land Sales Could Spark Violence If Unchecked, Estate Administrator Warns
- Illegal land sales and weak enforcement of property laws could push Liberia toward violent conflict if urgent action is not taken, a veteran estate administrator warned… Read more »
January 28
Liberia: Residents Drag AFL to Supreme Court Over Alleged Seizure of Deeded Land At 72nd Barracks
Barbed wire, not a court order, arrived first at Paynesville's 72nd Boulevard Junction. Before residents could seek legal protection, soldiers had already sealed off homes, trapped… Read more »
January 21
West Africa: Liberia Immigration to Build Rural Housing for Officers, Starting in the Western Region
- The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) says it will begin constructing housing units for officers deployed in rural Liberia, starting in the western region, to ease long-standing… Read more »
December 05, 2025
Liberia: Gender Minister Urges Rural Women to Use Empowerment Grants Wisely
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Gbemie Horace Kollie is urging women benefiting from the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) to wisely manage the grants they… Read more »
December 02, 2025
Liberia: AWLN-Liberia to Host a Dialogue On Women's Land Rights in Careysburg
MONROVIA, Liberia - The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Liberia Chapter will, on December 3, 2025, host a Dialogue on Women's Land Rights in Careysburg, Montserrado County.… Read more »
November 19, 2025
Liberia: Liberia Cannot Afford Land Fraud At the Top
Liberia's land sector has once again fallen into a crisis of confidence, this time not caused by petty actors or local schemers, but by the very official entrusted to protect the… Read more »
November 03, 2025
Liberia: Global Grand Gedeans Demand Justice Over Illegal Land Lease
The Global Alliance of Grand Gedeans (GAGG), a prominent diaspora organization, has called for the immediate prosecution of Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Alex Chersia Grant and… Read more »
October 22, 2025
Liberia: Rep. Debee, Grand Gedeh Officials Clash Over 30-Year Land Lease to Burkinabe
A political storm is brewing in Grand Gedeh County over a disputed land lease agreement, as District #3 Representative Jacob C. Debee has publicly distanced himself from the deal… Read more »
October 14, 2025
Liberia: SDI, LLA and Communities Begin Confirmatory Survey in River Cess
- Following a day of intensive training, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), with support from the Tenure Facility and in collaboration with the Liberia Land Authority… Read more »
October 13, 2025
Liberia: Bong County - 100-Acre Upland Rice Harvest Kicks Off Under Collective Impact Partnership
Amid clear blue skies and the beat of traditional drums, hundreds of community members, local leaders and guests gathered in Kpaquelleh Clan, Shankpallai, Zota District, to… Read more »
October 01, 2025
Liberia: Communities Celebrate Historic Land Deeds As Lla Chairman Warns of Funding Crisis
When chiefs, elders, and women leaders from 23 rural communities gathered under a cloudy September sky in Ganta, the atmosphere was jubilant. For the first time in generations,… Read more »
September 15, 2025
Liberia: Historic 8-Km Road Development in Gou - Community Celebrates New Era of Hope
- The sun rose over Gou town, in Menquelleh Clan, Sanoyea Administrative District, Bong County, to witness a historic gathering of villagers, leaders, and development partners as… Read more »
August 15, 2025
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority Targets Double Land Sales in Bong County
In communities across Liberia, from crowded urban margins to remote rural districts, land disputes rooted in overlapping claims, customary ambiguities, and corrupt practices… Read more »
July 23, 2025
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 »
July 15, 2025
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 »
July 02, 2025
Liberia: Grand Kru Diaspora Donates Armchairs to Rural Schools in Picnicess District
- A U.S.-based Grand Kru diaspora group has donated more than 45 armchairs to two public schools in Klipo-Gbetao District, aiming to end floor seating and improve classroom… Read more »
