Liberia: Sirleaf Says She Regrets Not Doing More for Liberia's Youth After Civil War

- Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state, says her biggest regret after leading her country out of two brutal civil wars is… Read more »

Liberia: Saah Joseph Warns of Health Emergency, Says Pap Will Offer Solutions, Not Insults

- Montserrado County Senator Saah Joseph, political leader of the newly minted People's Action Party (PAP), says Liberia faces a looming health crisis that could prove catastrophic… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Immigration Officer Tells Youth to 'Hide' Their Drug Business

- Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) Deputy Comptroller Jacob Jallah is facing public backlash after a video surfaced showing him telling vulnerable youths that if they engage in… Read more »

East Africa: Liberia Pilots Anti-IFFs Policy Tracker to Tackle Billions Lost to Illicit Flows

- Liberia has become the latest African country to pilot the Anti-Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Policy Tracker, a tool aimed at curbing billions of dollars lost each year to… Read more »

Liberia: CDC Slams Judiciary, Alleges Political Bias in Headquarters Demolition

The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has accused the government of orchestrating a politically motivated plot against its survival as a registered political party,… Read more »

Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Judge Willie to Proceed With Arson Case, Declines Defendants' Writ

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Liberia: LDEA Officer-in-Charge Orders Mandatory Drug Tests for Staff

Liberia's interim Drug Enforcement Agency chief, Deputy Police Commissioner Fitzgerald T.M. Biago, has ordered a mandatory nationwide drug test for all LDEA officers, vowing that… Read more »

Liberia: Dillon - Liberia's Economy Still in the Septic Tank'

Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon says Liberia's economy remains "in the septic tank" more than a year into President Joseph Boakai's administration, blaming the… Read more »

Liberia: Teach for Liberia Grooms Innovative Leaders Through Inaugural Alumni Retreat

Teach For Liberia, a leadership development program that uses teaching as a pathway to nurturing future leaders, has hosted its first-ever alumni retreat, uniting graduates of the… Read more »

Liberia: Discontent Brews Among Unity Party Frontliners in Margibi Over Lack of Recognition

Growing frustration is mounting among Unity Party (UP) frontliners in Margibi County as several loyal supporters accuse the ruling party of neglecting them despite their efforts in… Read more »

Liberia: Liberian U.S. Air Force Officer Davina Fahnbulleh Crowned First Miss Africa-Dakota

Mama Africa is a fruitful land blessed with beautiful and brilliant daughters, and she takes pride in seeing them reach their highest potential both at home and abroad. Pageantry… Read more »

Liberia: New Peace Corps Response Volunteers Sworn in

U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Joseph Zadrozny, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, joined Peace Corps Liberia Country Director Vernice Guthrie at a ceremony in Monrovia today… Read more »

Liberia: Witherspoon's Attack On Finance Minister Sparks Allegations of Proxy War for VP Koung

Spoon Talk host Stanton Witherspoon called Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan a "bold face liar" over the government's $150 minimum wage claim -- an attack that some… Read more »

Liberia: Toweh Pledges to Revive Struggling Media As Pal Inducts New Leadership

The Publishers Association of Liberia (PAL) on Saturday inducted a new corps of officers at a ceremony marked by calls for transparency, stronger government support to media… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Unveils $15.4m Youth Peace and Security Plan With UN Backing

Liberia has launched a five-year, $15.4 million national plan to put young people at the forefront of peacebuilding and development, marking a major push to include the country's… Read more »

Liberia: UL Faculty On Go-Slow, Demands Signing of Collective Bargaining Agreement

The University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) has voted unanimously to withdraw from all academic activities, demanding the immediate signing of a long-delayed Collective… Read more »

Liberia: The Importance of Developing Maximum Security Prisons in Liberia - a Comparative Analysis

The authors are graduates of Minnesota's hands-on leader and one of the US's best Public Policy Universities, Hamline University. Read more »

Liberia: LDEA Officer in Charge Imposes Confidentiality Pact, Warns of Tough Sanctions for Leaks

Fitzgerald Biago, a deputy commissioner of the Liberia National Police (LNP), has taken over the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) as its interim head following President… Read more »

Liberia: 'No One Makes Less Than $150 On Central Payroll' - Finance Minister

Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan on Wednesday insisted that "no one on the central government payroll makes less than $150," pushing back against claims the Boakai… Read more »

Liberia: Judge Grants Postponement of Koffa, Others' Trial After Prosecutors Delay Evidence Release

The long-awaited trial of former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and other co-defendants accused in the Capitol Building arson case was pushed to next week after Criminal Court 'A'… Read more »

Liberia: NEC Risks Bank and Mobile Money Account Freeze Over $171k Unpaid Debt

The National Elections Commission faces the possible freezing of its bank and mobile money accounts after M-Tosh Prints Media petitioned the Commercial Court, charging Chairperson… Read more »

Liberia: Kogar Accuses VP Koung of Falling for Gossip About His Ambitions

- Nimba County Senator Samuel Kogar has accused Vice President Jeremiah Koung of straining their relationship by entertaining gossip that he, Kogar, harbors ambitions to become… Read more »

Liberia: Defense Cries 'Trial By Ambush' in Capitol Arson Case As Court Orders Late Evidence Disclosure

- Defendants in Liberia's Capitol Arson case filed a motion for discovery on August 11, but the court stayed silent until after prosecutors pushed for trial on August 21. On August… Read more »

Liberia: Ghibconverge2025 Outlines Strategies for Refining, Financing, and Integrating African Commodity Trade

- Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African… Read more »

Liberia: Caada Warns Against Vigilante Arrests of Suspected Drug Dealers, Cites Rights Violations

- The Community Action Against Drug Abuse (CAADA) has condemned recent citizen-led arrests of suspected drug dealers in Caldwell, warning that such actions violate Liberia's… Read more »