Liberia: Prominent Opposition Leader Condemns Govt Fiscal Policies

Barely 72 hours after the executive submitted the 2025 draft national budget to the House of Representatives, opposition leader Simeon Freeman of the Movement for Progressive… Read more »

Liberia: Man, 50, Pleads Guilty of Attempted Murder

A 50-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault to commit murder. Defendant Daniel Tokpah, who on April 7, 2024 chopped a young lady for… Read more »

Liberia: Unicef Urges Liberia to Prioritize Children's Voices, Rights

As Liberia joined the world in celebrating World Children's Day, UNICEF Representative Andy Brooks issued a heartfelt call to action, urging all stakeholders to prioritize the… Read more »

Liberia: World Bank Lauds Liberia's Progress in Gender-Responsive Budgeting

The World Bank Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia's efforts in integrating gender considerations into national budgetary processes, describing it as a… Read more »

Liberia: Bong Authority Validates 25 Priority Projects

-- Says County Development Agenda will help improve the lives of the people Read more »

Liberia: 2nd Lady Koung Advocates for Sustainable Solutions At Johnsonville Youth Summit

In an inspiring speech delivered on behalf of Madam Snyleseh Stephenie Dahn-Koung, the Second Lady of the Republic of Liberia and Executive Director of the Group of 77, Mr. Raymond… Read more »

Liberia: New Book Envisages Orphanage Homes Reform

Life wasn't easy for then-17-year-old Ahmed Paasewe when he lost his parents to the Ebola epidemic in 2014. He suffered abandonment as an orphan, and the feeling of being looked… Read more »

Liberia: 'I Don't Know How This Will End...'

-- Speaker Koffa expresses uncertainty as battle over his removal intensifies, however insists that he won't resign Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Prioritizes High-Risk Groups for 10,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses

Liberia is set to receive over 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine, with health workers, security personnel, and the elderly population identified as priority groups for… Read more »

Liberia: Decision On Tweah's U.S.$8m Bond Expected Today

A decision regarding former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah's US$8 million property valuation bond is expected to be reached today in Criminal Court 'C'. The investigation resumed… Read more »

Africa: AU Team Visits Liberia to Strengthen Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed a high-level African Union (AU) delegation, led by H.E. Ana Nembe, to engage in collaborative… Read more »

Liberia: What's Next for House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa

What's next for embattled House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa now that the Snowe inspired ECOWAS Parliamentary delegation has failed to achieve its objective and has now departed… Read more »

Liberia: Heated Exchange in Court During Tweah's Bond Hearing

A chaotic scene erupted between Judge Blamo Dixon and Solicitor General Augustine Fayiah on Friday, November 15, during Samuel Tweah's bail hearing at Criminal Court "C" at the… Read more »

Liberia: Ex-VP Calls for Respect for Rule of Law

-- Admonishes Majority Bloc at Capitol to do the right thing Read more »

West Africa: Waba's Leadership to Mediate in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis

The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the… Read more »

Liberia: Waterfall Clan in Court for Nearly 9k Acres of Land

- A man has sued seven townsmen for dismantling his cornerstones and signboards in a conflict involving a large parcel of land in a Bong County clan. Read more »

Liberia: SDI, Partners to Host 7th Regional Forum On Forest Governance

To enhance the knowledge and capacity of community members and other stakeholders, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and partners will host the seventh regional forum in… Read more »

Liberia: Stakeholders Forge Unified Strategy for Women's Economic Empowerment

A three-day multi-stakeholder policy dialogue workshop on women's economic empowerment (WEE), organized by UN Women, concluded on Thursday, November 14, 2024, with the drafting and… Read more »

Liberia: Panta Pride Concludes Successful Thanksgiving Program in Bong

Panta Pride, a leading development group in Bong County's District #Four, over the weekend held a successful daylong agricultural thanksgiving event in Zota and Panta Districts. Read more »

Liberia: Gender Ministry Begins Five-Day Training for Gsius, Others On Gender-Responsive, Participatory Budgeting

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection is set to commence a five-day Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting (GRPB) training, aimed at equipping public… Read more »

Liberia: Methodist Church Initiates Regionalization Rectification Dialogue

-- Seeks to restructure the UMC's governance, allowing for more localized decision-making and responses tailored to the diverse needs of its global congregations Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Submits U.S.$851.8m Draft Budget to Legislature

-- But who will preside? Read more »

Liberia: 'I Will Prioritize Price Control, Economic Stability'

Commerce and Industry Minister-designate, Madam Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has vowed that if confirmed she will institute crucial measures for price control and stabilization to… Read more »

West Africa: House Impasse Persists, Despite Ecowas Intervention

It is exactly a month and a day since the impasse at the House of Representatives began and there seems to be no end in sight despite the intervention of a high level mediation… Read more »

Liberia: 'Liberians Deserve Their Place in the Economy'

The Liberia Business Association (LIBA) has raised alarm over the growing presence of foreign businesses in sectors exclusively reserved for Liberians. Read more »