Liberia: Activist Couple Recalls Attack for Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, SGBV

Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Read more »

Liberia: Senate Places 'Mining Cartel Ringleader' On Its Radar

Gao Feng, a Chinese national, dubbed the "Real Minister", due to his significant sway within the mining sector of the country, has come under the radar of the Liberian Senate, with… Read more »

Liberia: Supreme Court Declines to Hear LTA Commissioners' Suspension Case

The Supreme Court on April 30 declined to hear a Bill of Information filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and the Chairperson of… Read more »

Liberia: House Passes U.S.$738.8 Million National Budget

-- Public Administration, Education get the largest appropriations Read more »

Liberia: Slum Dwellers Crave Relief

On a regular day, Mary Sayon sits beside her mini shop in Buzzi Quarter near the drainage, inhaling the fetid order of trash dumped in the water. Here, access to quality air is a… Read more »

Liberia: House to Pass 2024 Budget Today

Members of the House of Representatives are poised to ratify the 2024 Budget today--a development that is being greeted with reports of the discovery of new revenue sources to… Read more »

Liberia: Armed Police Besiege Office Of Suspended Officials

Armed officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) on Friday, April 26, besieged the head office of Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) headquarters. The police's action,… Read more »

Liberia: Man in U.S.$100k Theft Case Accuses Police of Torture

Defendant Abraham Benjamin, a Ghanaian and a pastor of the Christ Embassy International Church on trial for allegedly stealing US$100K has disclosed that he was tortured during a… Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Suspends the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (Lta)

The President of the Republic, H. E Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has suspended, with immediate effect, Madam Edwina C. Zackpah, Mr. Israel Akinsanya, Mr. Zotawon D. Titus, Mr. James… Read more »

Liberia: Up's Nyan Twayen Takes Decisive Lead

The senatorial candidate of the ruling Unity Party (UP), Nyan D. Twayen, has taken a significant lead over his main rival, Rep. Samuel G. Kogar, in the first provisional results of… Read more »

Liberia: 'Removal of Tenured Officials Violates Constitution'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, delivered a landmark precedent decision in the tenure dispute over five Autonomous Public Commissions and Agencies (petitioners), whose… Read more »

Liberia: Lipo Partners With Cari to Drive Innovation in Agric Sector

The Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) has signed an MOU with the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) for the establishment of the Technology and Innovation… Read more »

Liberia: About U.S.$ 3 Million Made From Planks Unaccounted for At FDA

Titus Buah was very excited about his new assignment as the supervisor for a checkpoint in Big Joe Town, Grand Bassa County. It was a busier, bigger and more beneficial assignment… Read more »

Liberia: How Expensive Is Liberian Legislative Politics?

A recent report by the DUCOR Institute, a Liberian think tank, has shed light on the substantial costs associated with legislative politics in Liberia. On average, it costs a… Read more »

Liberia: 12 Major Highways Under Full Rehab

The government has embarked on the rehabilitation of 12 major highways across the country. The rehabilitation of the 12 highways is in line with President Boakai's promise to keep… Read more »

Liberia: Lawmaker Calls for Robust Enforcement of Copyright Laws

-- As LIPO's DG commits to revitalizing Liberia's creative industry Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Cocoa Beans Exported From Cote d'Ivoire to EU Originate From Deforested Land in Liberia

Authors of an investigation reveal that companies sourcing cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire are promoting the destruction of forests in Liberia. Read more »

Liberia: Who Replaces VP Koung As Nimba's Next Senator?

As citizens and residents of Nimba County head to the polls today to elect the next senator in the eagerly anticipated by-election, the focus is on the four male candidates vying… Read more »

Liberia: House Endorses Audit

The House of Representatives has approved an audit by the General Auditing Committee (GAC) in a move to enhance accountability and transparency. This decision, led by Cllr. J.… Read more »

Liberia: Illicit Miner Sues Villagers, Exposing His Own Crimes

The allegations in Lee Clutz' lawsuit against villagers in Togar Town and Pastor Town are grave: armed robbery and terroristic threat. Read more »

Liberia: INCHR Commissioner Faces Probe Over 30-Yr Old Man's Death

The Liberia National Police (LNP) is set to investigate Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) Commissioner Mohammed Fahnbulleh in connection with the death of… Read more »

Liberia: Petition Awaits GOL for MOE Budget Increment

Educational Stakeholders in Bong County say plans are underway to petition the government of President Joseph N. Boakai and Jeremiah Kung through the Bong County Legislative Caucus… Read more »

Liberia: By-Election Reawakens Tribal Rhetoric in Nimba

The senatorial bid of Representative Samuel G. Kogar in the Nimba Senatorial By-Election has reignited underlying tribal tensions between the Dan and Mano ethnic groups in the… Read more »

Liberia: CSOs Lobby With Lawmakers for Increment in Education Budget

The Education Advocacy Coalition recently concluded a meeting with lawmakers to rally for an increase in the national educational budget from 16.3 percent to 20 percent. Read more »

Liberia: House's Chairperson On Gender Wants Criminal Court 'B' Judge Impeached

The Representative of Bong County District #6, Moima Briggs Mensah, has asked the Plenary of the House of Representatives to impeach Criminal Court 'B' Judge Nelson Chinneh for… Read more »