January 29
Liberia: Boakai Commits Liberia to One China Policy
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has committed his administration to upholding the One-China policy. Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Fahnbulleh Urgently Calls for Road Pavement and Infrastructure Improvement in Fuamah
China Union continues to remain irritable with living up to its social contract stipulated in its 25 years Mineral Development Agreement, as citizens of Fuamah District in Bong… Read more »
Liberia: Acrimony At EPA - Dismissed Chief Technical Advisor Questions Executive Director's Tenure
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia is embroiled in controversy and acrimony over the 'tenure' of the Executive Director, Mr. Wilson Tarpeh and the dismissal of… Read more »
Liberia: Lack of Transparency in Asset Valuation - A Risky Move for Public Officials
The recent disclosure of assets by Senate President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, and Jonathan Boy-Charles Sogbie is a positive step toward… Read more »
Liberia: Gender Minister-Designate Faces Scrutiny as Character Questioned
Ms. Gbeme Horace Kollie, President Joseph Boakai's nominee for the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, is facing scrutiny due to allegations raised by the late… Read more »
Liberia: Government Inaction Brings U.S.$26 Million Coastal Defense Project to a Standstill
As sea erosion continues to threaten the lives and livelihoods of this low-lying Monrovia township there is growing anger here about the status of the $US25.6 million project… Read more »
Liberia: Dozens of Children Receive Free Life-Changing Surgeries At Firestone Medical Center in Liberia
Firestone Liberia and Children's Surgery International Complete Dozens of Surgical Operations at Firestone Medical Center in Duside, Renewing the Hopes and Brightening the Futures… Read more »
Liberia: Alpha Phi Alpha to Facilitate and Mobilize Investments for Liberia
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, the General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Dr. Willis Lonzer, III and a high-power delegation of Alpha Brothers from the… Read more »
Liberia: Open Letter to Pres. Boakai - Key Anti-Corruption Efforts and Reforms to Pursue
Your Excellency: Read more »
Liberia: Data Is Key Tool to Fisheries Says Liberian Fisheries DG - As Stock Assessment With Moroccan Vessel Begins
The long-publicized commissioning ceremony of the Moroccan research vessel to conduct scientific fish stock assessment on Liberian waters has taken place at the Bong Mines Pier… Read more »
January 28
Liberia: Govt Commissions Moroccan Research Vessel for Fish Stock Assessment in Liberia Waters
The Government of Liberia through the National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has commissioned the newly constructed state of the art fisheries research vessel AL… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Prince Johnson Says Former Fighters Will Prevent Him From Facing the War Crime Court
Senator of Nimba County, Prince Yormie Johnson, has sharply warned the administration of President Joseph Boakai to abolish the plans for the establishment of the long-awaited war… Read more »
January 29
Liberia: Under Pressure President Reportedly Sets Up Team to Deal With Appointments
With the exception of the few ministers that President Joseph Boakai has nominated, the President has reportedly abdicated his responsibility to appoint to a committee comprised… Read more »
January 22
Liberia: Top U.S. Diplomat, Amb. Linda Thomas Greenfield Reaffirms U.S. Support for Boakai-Koung Administration During Inauguration Visit
Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, declared the United States' unwavering commitment to Liberia under the incoming Boakai-Koung… Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Weah Address to the Nation On the Eve of Turning Over Power
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January 11
Gambia: Former Gambian Interior Minister Takes the Stand After Swiss Court Denies Request to Dismiss Charges
Ousman Sonko, Gambia's former interior minister, who turned 55 on Tuesday, took the stand for the first time at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. He provided… Read more »
Gambia: First Witness in Swiss Trial of Jammeh Enforcer Sonko Says He Treated Her as 'Sex Slave'
The first witness in the crimes against humanity trial of 55-year-old Ousman Sonko--Gambia's former interior minister--told a the Federal Criminal Court that Sonko imprisoned and… Read more »
January 09
Liberia: Boaka Invitaes Lawmakers to His Home Ahead of Speaker Election
With only six days left until the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the current Deputy Speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, a member of the outgoing government,… Read more »
January 08
Gambia: Alleged Jammeh Enforcer Sonko Goes On Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in Switzerland
year-old former interior minister of the Gambia, goes on trial for crimes against humanity in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in the city of Bellinzona Monday for his alleged role… Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court's Justice Wolokolie Faces Recusal Dilemma
The Unity Party has submitted a petition for a Writ of Prohibition against the Liberian Senate, urging a temporary halt to the confirmation hearing of Atty. Samora Woloklie as the… Read more »
December 29, 2023
Liberia: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Extends Condolences to Liberia Following Devastating Gas Tanker Explosion
In the wake of a tragic gas tanker explosion in Totota, Lower Bong County, Liberia, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has conveyed heartfelt condolences to the Government… Read more »
January 01
Liberia: President-Elect Boakai Urges Investigation Into Totota Tanker Explosion, Calls for Preventive Measures
Liberia's President-elect, Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., has called for an investigation into the explosion of a fuel tanker in Totota, Bong County, which resulted in the deaths of over… Read more »
January 03
Liberia: Press Union of Liberia Commends Journalist Jonah Mulbah for Courageous Reporting On Devastating Petroleum Tanker Explosion
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) honors local reporter Jonah Mulbah for his brave coverage of the tragic petroleum tanker explosion in Totota, Bong County, which claimed over fifty… Read more »
Liberia: House 'Majority Bloc' Leader Koffa, Leads Delegation to Totota Disaster Scene, Donates L$945k to Victims and Bereaved Families
The Deputy Speaker and leading candidate for the Speakership of the 55th National Legislature on Saturday led a delegation from the "majority bloc" of the incoming 55th Legislature… Read more »
Liberia: Totota Tanker Explosion Exposes the Gaps in Liberia's Disaster Readiness.
A FUEL TANKER explosion that killed more than 60 people last week in the central Liberian town of Totota, lower Bong County, has raised renewed questions over disaster preparedness… Read more »