August 22, 2022
Liberia: UNDP Launches Cohort Two Growth Accelerator Liberia Entrepreneurs Workshop for MSME's in Monrovia
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has for the second year welcomed to Monrovia entrepreneurs from its Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (MSME's) cohort for a two-day… Read more »
Liberia: Turning the Page From Nearly 100 Years of Raw Material Export
The case of Jeety Rubber Factory -- an investment that disproves the long-held belief that since Liberia is faced with lots of infrastructure problems, it is not in the position to… Read more »
Liberia: NBC Boss Tours Libing Oil Company's 44 New Housing Projects Built for Staff, Employees
The National Bureau of Concessions' (NBC) Director-General, Atty. Edwin Dennis toured the construction sites of forty-four ( 44 ) modern housing units being built by the management… Read more »
Liberia: 'Lofa Youths Can't Read' - Sen. Zargo Denigrates Young People From His County
Lofa County Senator Steve Zargo has taken a stinging attack on the young people of Lofa who voted him with his assertion that they cannot read even a sentence properly or pronounce… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Liberia: Liberian Advocate Praises Ugandans for Peaceful Attempt to Remove Museveni
A Liberian advocate has praised the people of Uganda for their democratic attempt to remove President Yoweri Museveni, despite a string of human rights abuses and alleged electoral… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: Governor Tarlue Calls for Measures to Protect African Economies
Central Bank of Liberia Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr., has urged central banks in Africa to take measures to protect the public good against any potential disruptions… Read more »
Liberia: 'I Have No Foreign Account' - Suspended Minister of State Debunks 'Frozen UBA Account' Report
Suspended Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Nathaniel McGill has denied having bank accounts in Ghana or any other part of the world besides Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Govt, Civil Society Launch 'National Budget Consultation' to Promote Transparency Within Public Institutions
The government of Liberia in collaboration with the National Civil Society Council of Liberia has launched the National Budget Consultation group to enable citizens understand the… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Conducts Seminar for Journalists On Increased Electricity Access
Access to electricity remains a headache for about 208 of the over 406 million people living in West Africa and the Sahel regions. And because energy is consequential to achieving… Read more »
Liberia: Judge Orders Police Inspector Sudue Arrest for Ignoring Human Rights Commission's Subpoena
Circuit Court Judge Nancy Finda Sammy has issued an arrest warrant for the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP) Patruck Sudue over his refusal to appear before… Read more »
Liberia: Associate Justice Sie-a-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh Tipped for Chief Justice Post
Top sources at the Liberian Senate have told FrontPageAfrica that President George Weah favorable pick for chief Justice is Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh. Justice Yuoh will… Read more »
Liberia: U.S.$20 Million Suit Hangs Over Senate Secretary
The Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice has slapped a US$20 million lawsuit on Nanborlor Singbeh in the case involving him and Hans Armstrong for the action of damages or… Read more »
Liberia: ALCOD Embarks Upon Overseas-Voting Campaign
The new campaign, which is now going to be championed by the Exploratory Committee on Out-of-Country Voting Chairman, Mr. Alfred Sieh, is under the auspices of the All-Liberian… Read more »
Liberia: Reporters Association of Liberia Launches Gofundme Scheme to Aid Ailing Members
The Reporters Association of Liberia, the largest auxiliary under the Press Union of Liberia has launched a fundraising scheme signed at helping its ailing members. Read more »
Liberia: Reviewing the U.S. Treasury Sanctions Within the Context of Legislative Oversight
Liberia has a Republican form of government with three separate coordinate branches: the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judiciary. The Executive enforces the laws and the… Read more »
Liberia: Stalled Work At RIA Posing Serious Threat to Commuters, Travelers As a Few Govt Officials Profiteer
The Roberts International Airport (RIA) highway is said to be endangering the lives of citizens and other foreign residents as a result of the stalled and snail-pace reconstruction… Read more »
Liberia: APM Terminals Liberia & Dock Workers Sign MOU to Resolve Dispute
APM Terminals Liberia and the leadership of the Dock Workers Union of Liberia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end a long-standing dispute that has existed between the… Read more »
Liberia: Villagers Managing Forest but Sector Woes Haunt Them
Throughout the two bordering clans of Jo River and Nyorwein far away in the Central River Cess District, villagers expect their logging agreement with Magna Logging Corporation to… Read more »
Liberia: USAID Closes Successful Early Grade Reading Program After Five Years
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy joined Liberian education officials and stakeholders to celebrate the closure of a five-year early grade reading program that… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Liberia: Govt Fails Millennium Challenge Corporation Scorecard, Loses Free U.S.$500 in Compact Grant
Liberia has again performed dismally in the U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program after it failed 11 of the 20 indicators. Read more »
Liberia: Moroccan Foreign Minister Visits Liberia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Nasser BOURITA, and Delegation are expected to arrive in Liberia on… Read more »
Liberia: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection Launches 12 Weeks Training On Psychosocial Support to SGBV Survivors
A 12-week training on psychosocial support to sexual gender-based violence survivors has been launched by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Aspirant Takes Issue With Pres. Weah Over Suspension of Sanctioned Officials
A Representative hopeful for District #8 in Montserrado County, Alvin Pennue, has criticized President George Manneh Weah for showing what he calls the lack of leadership in his… Read more »
Liberia: Weah's Supporters Not Bothered By Sanctions Against Top Officials As They Vow to Give Him Another Term
Supporters of Liberia's President George Manneh Weah appeared to be unmoved by the sanctioning of three top officials of his government for corruption by the U.S. Treasury… Read more »
Liberia: Tackling Poor Waste Management Partners Call for Community-Driven Approach
UNDP Liberia Resident Representative and the Office of the Mayor of the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) in collaboration with the United Nations Volunteer (UNV) in Liberia on 13… Read more »