January 30
Liberia: Liberian Female Striker Paulinho Agbotsu
With the midseason transfer windows across Europe soon to come a close on January 31th Russian Premier League club FC Rostov has completed the signing of Liberian international… Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Boakai Declares War Against Drugs, Says He'll Take the Lead in Taking a Drug Test
Liberia's President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared drugs and substance abuse as a public health emergency in the country. Read more »
Liberia: Contradictory Claims On Liberia's Economy - Weah, Boakai Provide Conflicting Figures but Weah Might Be Right
In 2018, when the freshly minted government led by George M. Weah took over from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, they were quick to announce that the country's economy was completely… Read more »
Liberia: 'I Take These Allegations Seriously' - - Former LACE Executive Director Troubles Over Writ of Arrest Against Him for Alleged U.S.$40k Debt
The former executive director of the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), Pepsi K. Yeke, has expressed serious discomfort over a recent Writ of Arrest against him, on… Read more »
Liberia: Influential Johnsonville Elder Amos Gono On the Run After Allegedly Raping 13-Yr-Old
Thirteen-year-old Sarah Andrews, not her real name, was allegedly raped by Mr. Amos Gono, an influential man in the Johnsonville Kpelleh Town Community in which a street is named… Read more »
Liberia: Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development Conference Kicks Off in Monrovia
Today marks the commencement of the groundbreaking Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development Conference at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex… Read more »
Liberia: Members of the Liberian Senate Reportedly Violate Standing Rule 29 During Constitutional Debate
Several new and old members of the Liberian Senate either knowingly or unknowingly have grossly violated Rule 29 of the body's Standing Rules focusing on the approaches during a… 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 »
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: 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: 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: 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 »
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: Open Letter to Pres. Boakai - Key Anti-Corruption Efforts and Reforms to Pursue
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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 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: 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 »
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 »
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 »