Liberia: Lofa Group Proposes Mining Ownership Model for Wologizi

The Lofa Senior Professionals Group (LSPG), with support from the Lofa County Legislative Caucus, on Thursday, February 19, 2026, hosted a daylong orientation workshop on a… Read more »

Liberia: The Liberian Media At a Breaking Point

The Liberian media sector, long defined by battles for press freedom and professional legitimacy, now faces a more existential threat--economic collapse. Read more »

Liberia: Realise Project Boosts 65,000 Livelihoods Across Liberia

About 65,000 individuals in Liberia's informal sector across 14 counties are benefiting from the intergovernmental humanitarian initiative known as the Recovery of Economic… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Commissions Liberia Standards Authority Headquarters

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. on Thursday, February 19, 2026, officially commissioned the newly refurbished headquarters and international-standard laboratories of the Liberia… Read more »

Liberia: Lofa Farmers Demand U.S.$100m Boost for Agriculture Sector

The United Farmers Association of Zorzor and Salayea Districts in Lofa County has called on the Government of Liberia to increase the national agriculture budget to US$100 million… Read more »

Liberia: Parkinson's Disease in Liberia - What Families Should Know and Why Awareness Matters

For many Liberian families, Parkinson's disease does not feel distant or abstract. It feels familiar, even if it has never been named. Read more »

Liberia: Security Sector Must Uphold Human Rights

Cllr. Dempster Brown, Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), has stressed that embedding human rights into the professional standards of… Read more »

Liberia: Workers Stage Violent Protest in Yekepa

A labor protest erupted on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the AFCON Camp in Yekepa, Nimba County, over wages and employment benefits. The incident left one police officer wounded… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Submits Bill to Strengthen Lacra

President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr. has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives aimed at strengthening the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) and… Read more »

Liberia: Govt to Pave Over 13 Kilometers of Streets in Ganta

The Government of Liberia is poised to pave more than 13 kilometers of streets across Ganta City, a move local authorities say could significantly stimulate commerce, decongest the… Read more »

Liberia: Land Dispute Brews Conflict in Margibi

A simmering land conflict in Unification City has escalated into a high-stakes confrontation between Geeray Township claimants and Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill,… Read more »

Liberia: Culture Is Power!

In the cold of a January morning in New Delhi, a marigold garland was gently placed around my neck. Read more »

Liberia: Security Veteran Warns of Extremist Spillover

A veteran Liberian security sector analyst is warning that the country may be underestimating emerging threats linked to regional extremism, migration pressures, and rising… Read more »

Liberia: APM Terminals Slashes Rice Handling Charges

Rice, Liberia's most essential staple commodity, is at the center of a quiet but powerful shift at the Freeport of Monrovia. The way rice moves through the port is changing, and… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai's 'Lcsi Committee' Usurps Legislative Function?

Members of the House of Representatives, during Tuesday's session, raised serious concern about separation of powers -- and now appears to be a power struggle brewing -- following… Read more »

Liberia: Prophet Key Episode - Foreword or Epilogue for the Culture of Disorderly Conduct, Defamation, and Freedom of Expression

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Liberia: Beyond Contempt - What Kind of Liberia Are We Becoming?

Justin Oldpa Yeazean, popularly known as Prophet Key, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for contempt of court after a podcast laced with vulgar insults directed at the… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Seeks to Bridge Ip Knowledge Gaps

The government, through the Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO), has begun a three-day workshop to strengthen stakeholders' understanding of intellectual property rights in… Read more »

Liberia: 'Reinstate Dr. Nyan At NPHIL or Pay Him Off'

Associate Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokolie, sitting in Chambers, has ordered the Executive Branch to reinstate Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan as Director General of the National… Read more »

Liberia: NLA Launches Crackdown On Underage Gambling

The government, through the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has launched an enforcement operation targeting underage gambling, signaling a tougher regulatory stance against what… Read more »

Liberia: MOA Partners With Universities to Attract More Youths

In a move aimed at still tackling food insecurity and youth unemployment particularly in the agricultural sector, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Agriculture… Read more »

Liberia: Press Secretary Breaks Ranks With Justice Ministry

A rare and delicate institutional tension could be emerging within the Liberian government after the Presidential Press Secretary publicly questioned the Ministry of Justice's… Read more »

Liberia: Ex-Timber Workers Protest Over U.S.$7.1m Salary Arrears

Scores of former timber and forestry workers staged a protest on Monday, February 16, 2026, in front of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, demanding the payment of… Read more »

Liberia: LIS Director Cautiously Congratulates 55th Legislature

As recorded in the Daily Observer's story lifted on May 13, 2013, (see Daily Observer's complete story below) the Government of the United States suspended support to the Liberian… Read more »

Liberia: Digital Mapping Key to Urbanization

Geospatial experts in Liberia are urging the government to prioritize digital mapping as a key tool for urban development, saying the technology could transform city planning,… Read more »