November 15, 2023
Liberia: Tragedy Strikes Liberia-Flagged Vessel KMAX RULER r Targeted in Missile Attack Near Ukrainian Seaport
The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has been notified by the owners of the Liberia-flagged vessel, KMAX RULER, that it fell victim to a targeted attack by an anti-radar missile… Read more »
Liberia: Drug Enforcement Agency Replaces Officers Amidst Allegations of Corruption
In response to mounting evidence of alleged bribery and collusion with drug dealers, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has taken action by replacing key officers without… Read more »
Liberia: Wanep-Liberia Election Situation Room Highlights Smooth Voting Process Amidst Incidents and Urges Post-Election Peace
The Election Situation Room (ESR) released its third press statement today, updating the public on the progress of the presidential run-off election in Liberia. The ESR, in… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Liberia: Unity Party's Boakai Appears to Be On Cusp of Historic Win With 0.42 Percent Count Remaining
Former Vice President Joseph Boakai, 79, appears to be on the verge of being Liberia's next President after a very close contest with incumbent President George Weah, who came to… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Liberia: Opposition Joseph Boakai Maintains Marginal Lead With 86 Percent of Results Released
Opposition Unity Party's Joseph Boakai continues to lead in the runoff election, with results from 5,107 out of 5,890 polling places (86.71%) released on Thursday by the National… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Liberia: Post-Election Lawlessness Threatens Liberia's Post-War Peace
ON THE EVE of this week's runoff elections, Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean issued a stern warning to all actors in the ongoing electoral process to steer clear of announcing… Read more »
November 13, 2023
Liberia: U.S.-Based Liberian Business Woman Rallies Grand Gedeans for President George Weah Re-Election
In the build up to the Presidential runoff, a US-based Liberian entrepreneur and business woman, Madam Eva Youboty has intensified campaign in the southeastern county of Grand… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Liberia: Why the Liberian People Should Reelect George M. Weah
Elections are about choices and on the 14th of November, the Liberian people will be going to the polls for a run-off vote to elect their president for the next six years. Their… Read more »
Liberia: Embattled UN Permanent Mission 'Employee' Insists She's Employed, Debunks MoFA's Assertions On Her Unemployment
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia has issued a statement refuting the allegations made by Wynee Cummings Wilson, a former staff member at the Permanent… Read more »
Liberia: Candid Advice, as Liberia Approaches the Second Round of the General and Presidential Elections, November 14, 2023
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Liberia: CSO Groups Demand Probe in Oscar Bloh's Saga
Ahead of the pending Presidential Run-off Election, three renowned local civil society organizations operating in the country have called for an immediate probe into allegation… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Conservation Works Supports Law Enforcement and Human Rights Training for Forestry Development Authority Park Rangers
Liberia Conservation Works, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), conducted a six-week training on law enforcement and human rights for… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Deploys LTOs for Presidential Run-Off
ECOWAS has deployed Long Term Election Observers (LTOs) to continue monitoring the critical stages of the 2023 Presidential Election Run-off in Liberia scheduled for November 14,… Read more »
Liberia: Fired Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Gives Own Account of What Led to His Removal From Government
Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Henry B. Fahnbulleh, has publicly responded to his dismissal by President George Manneh Weah, which took place on Wednesday, November 8,… Read more »
Liberia: Girl, 16, Jailed for Alleged Murder
A sixteen-year-old teenager, identified as Angel Success Watson, has been jailed at the Monrovia Central Prison for allegedly killing a man named Ansu Kromah. Read more »
Liberia: 'Cast Your Votes to Improve Your Living Conditions' - Thomas Nimene Tweh
Liberia most loved and celebrated humanitarian Dr. Thomas Nimene Tweh, Jr. has abstained from supporting a particular candidate for the presidential runoff election in Liberia,… Read more »
West Africa: EPA, GREENLIFE West Africa Launch a Project to Reduce the Emission of Methane Gas in Liberia
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has joined forces with GREENLIFE West Africa, a regional non-governmental organization, in an initiative to combat methane gas… Read more »
Liberia: Lisa Diasay Receives Massive Support to Contest Female Journalists Association Presidency This December
Ms. Lisa Tenneh Diasay, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Women Online TV, has garnered significant support from female journalists across all 15 counties of Liberia to… Read more »
Liberia: Health Workers in Bong County Threaten to Boycott Work in Demand of Justice Over Alleged Flogging of Colleague By Rep Marvin Cole
Health workers in Bong County have submitted a petition to the Ministry of Health and county authorities, demanding justice for the unlawful flogging of Alison Kollie, the… Read more »
November 09, 2023
Liberia: LFA Suspends FIFA Badge Referee Corneh, and Others
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has suspended its most experienced FIFA badge referee Hassan Corneh, along with Morris Allison and Koffa Doe from officiating for importing… Read more »
Africa: Acumen West Africa Inducts 2023 Fellows, Opens Applications for 2024 Cohort
Acumen West Africa, through its flagship leadership program - Acumen West Africa Fellowship, celebrated the induction of its 2023 Fellows from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Attributes Death and Injury At Bea Mountain to 'Poor Decision-Making By Drill Operator
The Government of Liberia has confirmed the death of a Liberian at the Bea Mountain operations in Grand Cape Mount County. Read more »
Liberia: Young Women With Special Needs Get Political Leadership Training
Over fifteen Liberian women living with disabilities have benefited from a three-day capacity development training under the code name "Young Women Political Leadership Training." Read more »
Liberia: Unity Party Hired Ghanaian ICT Expert Arrested in River Gee County for 'Alleged Election Meddling'
FrontPageAfrica has learned that an Information Communication Technology (ICT) expert brought into the country by the opposition Unity Party to train poll watchers and data entry… Read more »
Liberia: Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Fahnbulleh Dismissed
President George Manneh Weah has removed Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Fahnbulleh from his position, effective immediately. Read more »