November 20
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 »
November 19
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: Boakai Submits U.S.$851.8m Draft Budget to Legislature
-- But who will preside? Read more »
November 18
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: '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 »
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 »
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 »
November 15
Liberia: Govt Confirms New Mpox Strain
The government, through the National Public Health Institute (NPHIL), has confirmed a new Mpox Strain, Clade 2b, marking the presence of two strains, Clade 2a and Clade 2b, but… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Benefit From UN Women Global Care Strategy
Liberia is expected to gain significant support from UN Women as part of its ambitious global strategy to transform the care economy and alleviate unpaid care work across West and… Read more »
Liberia: Massacre Survivors Condemn Lewis Brown's UN Nomination
The Liberia Massacre Survivors Association (LIMASA) has voiced its objection to the nomination of Ambassador Lewis Brown as Liberia's Permanent Representative to the United… Read more »
Liberia: Tension At PYJ Polytechnic University in Ganta
-- Over shortage of staff Read more »
November 14
Liberia: Is It Over for Speaker Koffa?
Fonati Koffa, once a formidable force in Liberian politics is now facing something he's forever feared: political obscurity. Despite holding on as Speaker of the House of… Read more »
Liberia: Tweah Risks Arrest Again
Judge Blamo Dixon may revoke former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah's bail today if Criminal Court 'C' finds his US$800M property valuation bond defective. The Liberia… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Suspends Immigration Boss
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended Mr. Stephen H. J. Zargo, the Commissioner-General of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), for three months without pay, effective… Read more »
November 13
West Africa: 'We Are Here to Seek Clarity' - Ecowas Delegation Says
A six-member ECOWAS delegation visiting Liberia yesterday concluded a consultative meeting with the leadership of the Liberian Senate, with the Speaker assuring Senators that the… Read more »