February 18
Africa: Guterres Declares - 'Africa Must Be At the Table and Benefit From Its Own Wealth'
In a forceful address at the 39th African Union Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered what many observers are calling one of his most direct… Read more »
Liberia: WAEC's Digital Certificate Implementation Kicks Off
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled its much-anticipated WAEC Digital Certificate Services System (WAEC DigiCert) across all its member countries, a move… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Joins Ecowas Metrology Benchmarking Mission in Nigeria
Liberia was recently a part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission high-level benchmarking mission to the National Metrology Institute of Nigeria in… Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Reinstates NPHIL Director, Says Removal Violated Due Process
The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan as director general of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), ruling… Read more »
February 16
Liberia: Ethnic Security Group Sparks National Concern After Nat'l Fula Security Drill Videos Surface in Liberia
- Public anxiety is rising in Liberia after social media videos and photos surfaced showing dozens of men in formation under the name "National Fula Security of Liberia (NFSL),"… Read more »
Liberia: Public Works Official Pushes Engineering Standards Reform At Esol Conference
-- Deputy Public Works Minister for Technical Services Prince Tambah has announced a series of regulatory reforms aimed at tightening construction standards and strengthening… Read more »
February 17
Liberia: Senate Security Committee Urges Halt to Ltm Traffic Outsourcing Over National Security Risks
The Liberian Senate Committee on National Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veterans Affairs has urged the immediate suspension of the government's vehicle registration and… Read more »
Liberia: Police Charge Nigerian Pastor With Statutory Rape, Sexual Abuse of Minor
Police in Kakata have charged and forwarded to court a 46-year-old Nigerian pastor for allegedly sexually assaulting and impregnating a 17-year-old girl, authorities said. Read more »
Liberia: Former Public Works Minister Disputes Successor's Claims, Raises Professional Standards Concerns
Former Minister of Public Works Ruth Coker-Collins has publicly criticized her successor, Roland Lafayette Giddings, disputing his characterization of the ministry she left behind… Read more »
Liberia: Youth and Sports Minister-Designate Kruah Meets Swal Leadership
Minister-designate for Youth and Sports Cornelia W. Kruah on Monday held a high-level consultative meeting with the leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Liberia as part… Read more »
Liberia: A Court, a Critic, and the Constitution - Why the Prophet Key Case Is Bigger Than One Man
Liberia is once again having a serious conversation about the rule of law. Not because of an election dispute. Not because of corruption charges. But because of a clash between a… Read more »
February 16
Liberia: Contempt, Constitutionalism, and the Limits of Judicial Power - a Critique of 'Prophet Key' Contempt Sentencing in Liberia
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February 13
Liberia: NEC Undertakes $1.1 Million Headquarters Overhaul After Years of Structural Decline
The National Elections Commission has launched a comprehensive renovation of its headquarters valued at approximately $1.14 million, marking the first major structural overhaul of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Eyes Private Investment in Fisheries With Upcoming Fisheries Investment Conference
Liberia is positioning its fisheries sector as the next frontier for private sector investment as the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) prepares to host the… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Meets Four of Six Ecowas Convergence Criteria, CBL Governor Says
Liberia met four of the six ECOWAS macroeconomic convergence criteria in 2025, reflecting improved fiscal discipline, external stability and strengthened reserve buffers, according… Read more »
February 12
Africa: Former NSA Deputy Director Warns Against Ransom Payments, Calls West Africa 'Global Epicenter' of Terrorism
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February 10
Liberia: Liberia Inches Up On Global Corruption Index, but Watchdog Warns - Progress Too Slow
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Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Public Defenders to Represent Prophet Key in Contempt Case
MONROVIA -- The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the Office of the Public Defender to provide legal representation for Prophet Key, also known as Justin Oldpa Yeazehn, in a… Read more »
February 09
Central Africa: UNFPA Warns 23 Million Girls in West, Central Africa Face FGM Risk By 2030
- As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund has warned that 23 million additional girls in… Read more »
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 »
West Africa: Liberia's Pay Harmonization Rollback Faces Senate, Legal Scrutiny
- A decision by the Boakai administration to roll back Liberia's controversial public-sector salary harmonization policy has triggered a constitutional dispute over whether the… Read more »
Liberia: Margibi Superintendent Halts C.H. Rennie Hospital Project Over Lack of Consultation
- Margibi County Superintendent Ojay Morris has expressed serious concern over the Ministry of Health's decision to proceed with the reconstruction of the C.H. Rennie Hospital… Read more »
Liberia: A National Identity in Limbo - A Governance Test Liberia Can't Afford to Fail
Nearly a year after it was positioned as a linchpin of state modernization, Liberia's National Identification Registry (NIR) lies dormant, its operations stalled by a contract… Read more »
Liberia: LFA Breaks Ground for Artificial Turf At Willie D. Knuckles Pitch
- The Liberia Football Association has broken ground for the installation of an artificial turf at the Willie D. Knuckles Pitch, continuing its push to improve football… Read more »
Africa: AIPS Chief Highlights Role of Sports Journalists in Africa's Growth
- Association of International Sports Pressb (AIPS) President Gianni Merlo has called for stronger collaboration among African sports journalists, describing their profession as… Read more »
