July 14, 2025
Africa: America's Plan to Send Deportees to Africa Needs a Rethink
THINGS ARE STILL a bit murky amid chatters and uncertainty surrounding a purported plan by the United States of America to offload scores of deportees, many of who are victims of… Read more »
July 11, 2025
Liberia: U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Retires Early
Mark Toner, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, retires early citing "a personal choice" Toner also denies U.S. news media that the reason for President Trump's meeting with President… Read more »
July 06, 2025
Liberia: Why President Boakai Must Champion Tariff Removal for Liberia At the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit
As President Joseph Boakai and his administration prepare for the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington, D.C., scheduled for July 9-11, 2025, hosted by President Donald J.… Read more »
July 09, 2025
Liberia: Boakai Urges Trump Administration to Conduct Mineral Survey in Liberia to Boost U.S. Investment
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called on the United States government to send experts to Liberia to conduct a comprehensive survey of the country's mineral resources as part of… Read more »
July 07, 2025
Africa: From West Africa to Washington - a Spotlight On Leaders That Will Be Trump's White House Summit
When five African presidents board flights bound for Washington this week, they carry more than protocol briefings and tailored suits. Behind the ceremonial optics of the upcoming… Read more »
Liberia: Staunch Trump Backer Raises Red Flag, Says Pro-China 'Deep State' Undermining U.S., Liberia's Interests Pushing Unproven Ivanhoe/Hpx Rail Deal
As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to curb China's global influence through tariffs and tough rhetoric, a storm is brewing over a controversial rail deal in Liberia… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Liberia: Ahead of Trump Summit, Canada-Based Activist Cautions Boakai Against Signing 'Bogus' Mineral Deals
A Liberian human rights advocate based in Ottawa, Canada, Stanley Delano Quaye, has cautioned President Joseph Nyuma Boakai against entering into what he described as "bogus"… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Liberia: U.S. Immigration Officer of Liberian Descent Accused of Offering to Remove 'Terrorist' Label From a Man's File
A Liberian-American immigration officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been charged in a federal bribery scheme that allegedly spanned a decade,… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Liberia: Liberia Named On Proposed U.S. List of Countries for Third-Country Deportations As Funding Is Cut for Global Vaccine Program
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June 24, 2025
Liberia: Juneteenth 2025 - Rev. Torli Krua Announces Historic Run for U.S. President From Monrovia
On Juneteenth 2025, the day commemorating the delayed emancipation of enslaved Americans in Texas in 1865, Rev. Torli H. Krua, founder of the Free Liberia Movement and Universal… Read more »
Liberia: America-Based Prelate Slams LCC for Inducting Speaker Koon Into Bishop Browne Hall of Fame
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) is facing a fierce backlash from within the global Liberian religious community after its decision to honor House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon.… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Embassy in Monrovia Mandates Visa Applicants to Make Social Media Profiles Public to Enhance Security Checks
The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has announced that, effective immediately, all individuals applying for F, M, or J nonimmigrant visas to the United States must set their personal… Read more »
Liberia: Op-Ed - a Liberian-Born American Is Running for U.S. President Here's Why That Matters
On Juneteenth 2025, I stood in Monrovia, Liberia--the city named after a U.S. slaveholder president--and announced my candidacy for the highest office in the land of my birth:… Read more »
