May 19
Liberia: Iron Women - How Two Liberian Female Miners Are Rewriting the Rules of a Man's World
The wheel loader is not a delicate machine. It weighs tens of thousands of pounds, moves with the kind of force that reshapes terrain, and demands an operator who is technically… Read more »
April 27
Liberia: Aptops, Skills, and Purpose - Kutoa Afrika Graduates 16 Young Women
- A powerful message of preparation, purpose, passion, and personality echoed through a vibrant graduation ceremony as keynote speaker Debbie Scott-Caranda urged young Liberian… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Moima Briggs Proposes Presidential Appointment of 15 Women to House After Gender Quota Stalls
- One of Liberia's few female lawmakers told more than 300 women gathered in this Bong County district town Thursday that if the Legislature will not pass a gender quota, the… Read more »
April 20
Liberia: Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Striking Fiancé to Death With Stone
A Guinean national living in Brewerville has been charged with manslaughter after police say she struck her fiancé repeatedly on the neck and head with a stone during a… Read more »
Liberia: Bomi Women Cry Foul Over $44.6m Empowerment Project
-- Rural women's groups in Bomi County are accusing the county's gender coordinator of politically manipulating recruitment for a $44.6 million World Bank-backed women's… Read more »
Liberia: EJS Center Unveils Plans for African Women's Campus in Monrovia
- The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development is moving forward with plans to build a continental women's leadership campus in Monrovia, with its… Read more »
April 17
Liberia: Women's Land Rights Task Force Expands Leadership, Elects Two New Board Members to Drive Reform
The Women's Land Rights Task Force of Liberia has expanded its leadership with the election of two new board members, a move advocates say will strengthen efforts to advance… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Touts Ethiopia Trip As 'Historic,' Signals Gains for Youth, Women Amid Kolubah Controversy
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has framed his recent visit to Ethiopia as a landmark diplomatic and development mission, pointing to potential gains for Liberia's women and youth… Read more »
April 09
Liberia: Ex-Commerce Minister, Six Others Indicted in $1.8m Liberia Rural Women's Fund Theft
Liberia's Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force has indicted seven individuals, including a former minister of commerce, on charges of theft, economic sabotage and… Read more »
April 08
Liberia: Yamoussoukro Hosts 2026 Africa Girls Summit, Youth Leading the Narratives and They Change They Want
The 2026 Africa Girls Summit (AGS) officially kicks off today in Côte d'Ivoire's political capital, bringing together approximately 250 adolescents from 13 countries across… Read more »
April 06
West Africa: Liberia Women's League Title Race Tightens As Determine Girls, Shaita Angels Separated By One Point
- For years, the Liberia Football Association Upper Women's League ran to a familiar script. Determine Girls wrapped up the title weeks before the season's end, leaving fans and… Read more »
March 27
Liberia: World Customs Organization Gender Training Strengthens LRA Capacity for Inclusive Reform
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has launched a weeklong specialized training program aimed at strengthening gender equality and diversity within the Liberia Revenue Authority… Read more »
March 24
Liberia: Lawmakers Pressed to End 'Period Tax' As Goshua Bill Targets Cost Barrier for Women
Monrovia - The Malakai Foundation is urging the House of Representatives to fast-track passage of a proposed law seeking to remove taxes on sanitary pads, warning that the current… Read more »
March 23
Liberia: Five Women Jailed 20 Years in Child Trafficking Case
-- Criminal Court "A" has sentenced five women to 20 years' imprisonment for trafficking 14 children out of Liberia, ruling that the defendants acted in a coordinated scheme built… Read more »
Liberia: UN Women Urges Swift Passage of Anti-FGM Law As Liberia Faces Critical Test On Women's Rights
Monrovia - The United Nations Women Country Representative to Liberia, Comfort Lamptey, has issued a strong call to action for Liberian lawmakers to pass the proposed Women and… Read more »
March 18
Liberia: Ireland Deepens Liberia Partnership, Expands Focus On Governance, Gender and Climate
Ireland is expanding its development footprint in Liberia, with increased focus on governance reform, gender equality and climate action, Ambassador Gerald Considine said Tuesday,… Read more »
March 16
Liberia: Women's Rights Groups Petition Police Over Toni Jackson's Death, Demand Forensic Probe and Sweeping GBV Reforms
A coalition of women's organizations, civil society actors, child advocates and human rights groups operating under the banner "Campaign to End GBV," led by the Women NGOs… Read more »
March 06
Liberia: Actionaid Liberia Joins Federation, Global Partners, to Demand Tax Justice for Women's Rights
ActionAid Liberia has, this week, joined its global federation and civil society partners worldwide in commemorating the 10th Edition of the Global Days of Action (GDOA) on Tax… Read more »
March 02
Liberia: Gender Ministry Intervenes in Nimba Rape Case, Confirms Emergency Surgery for Minor
MONROVIA, Liberia -- The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has confirmed its intervention in an alleged rape case involving a minor in Nimba County, stating that… Read more »
February 20
Liberia: Seboe Sparks Gender Firestorm Over Scholarship Ban, Cites Pregnancy Fears - Critics Cry Discrimination
Montserrado County Electoral District 16 Rep. Dixon W. Seboe has ignited a political and gender equality storm after openly admitting that he deliberately excluded female… Read more »
February 18
Liberia: Five Women On Trial Fo Allegedly Trafficking 14 Children
- Five women are standing trial at Criminal Court 'A' after prosecutors accused them of taking 14 children to Burkina Faso in what investigators described as a failed attempt to… Read more »
February 09
Central Africa: UNFPA Warns 23 Million Girls in West, Central Africa Face FGM Risk By 2030
- As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund has warned that 23 million additional girls in… Read more »
January 28
Liberia: Loic and Eco Energy Empower Women in Gbarnga Through Sewing and Vocational Training
In a brightly lit room at the Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC) in Gbarnga, women and young girls are learning to operate modern solar-powered sewing machines,… Read more »
December 22, 2025
Liberia: University Leaders Back CSA Director Joekai As He Unveils Landmark Gender Inequality Study
- Civil Service Agency Director General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. on Saturday launched a major academic study on gender inequality in Liberian workplaces, earning strong… Read more »
December 12, 2025
Liberia: Liberia Launches Girls' Education Scorecard
The Educate HER Coalition, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has opened a new chapter in the fight to strengthen girls' education in Liberia, unveiling the first… Read more »
