Africa: Tina Urges CSOs, Media to Drive Tax Justice Across Africa

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) Executive Director Chenai Mukumba has challenged civil society organizations and media practitioners across Africa to become more actively… Read more »

Liberia: Lerc, UL Partner to Build Next Generation of Energy Auditors

In a move aimed at strengthening the country's energy sector and developing a skilled workforce to support the country's growing electricity industry, the Liberia Electricity… Read more »

Liberia: Dusty Wolokolie to Be Laid to Rest June 20

Funeral services for former Montserrado County Representative and veteran political activist Dusty Lawrence Wolokolie will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at St. Stephen's… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Tightens Oversight As 3,600mt of Chinese Donated Rice Arrives

The government has intensified efforts to safeguard food security and stabilize the country's rice market with the official handover of 3,600 metric tons of rice donated by the… Read more »

Liberia: Tackling the Monrovia and Paynesville Garbage Quagmire

After decades of struggling with mounting garbage, inadequate disposal facilities, limited collection coverage, and recurring public health concerns, authorities in Monrovia and… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Seeks Recall of EU Envoy Over 'Undiplomatic Remarks'

A leaked Foreign Ministry communication has revealed the government's threat to declare the head of the European Delegation to Liberia a Persona Non Grata amid dispute over… Read more »

Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport

The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Congressman Urges Liberian Senate to Reject Abortion Clause

A renewed international spotlight has been cast on Liberia's controversial Public Health Bill following a direct appeal by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, who has urged members of… Read more »

Liberia: 'The Jurors Are the Heroes'

Counselor Amara Sheriff, lead defense attorney for Abdullah L. Kamara, praised a 12-member jury Friday after it acquitted the former Acting Chairman of the Liberia… Read more »

Africa: Liberia Calls for Stronger Global Framework to Realise the Right to Development

Liberia's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs has called for urgent reforms to strengthen the institutional framework supporting the Right to Development, a principle first… Read more »

Liberia: OHCHR, Govt Launch Reports On Informal Sector Workers

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in collaboration with the Government of Liberia and the Federation of Informal Sector Workers of… Read more »

Liberia: House Demands Disclosure On Suspects in U.S.$19.2m Cocaine Case

The House of Representatives has invoked its constitutional oversight authority and legislative accountability mandate, summoning the leadership of the Liberia Drug Enforcement… Read more »

Liberia: Aitb Launches Major Tvet Capacity-Building Training

The Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau (AITB), the technical and administrative secretariat of the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia to Preside Over UNSC in December

In December 2026, Liberia will take its seat at the head of the United Nations Security Council table, presiding over the world's most powerful body responsible for maintaining… Read more »

Liberia: From Chaos to Compliance - What Ltmi Is Really Meant to Do

Over the past several weeks, Liberia Traffic Management Incorporated (LTMI) has been the subject of significant public discussion, criticism, misinformation, and negative publicity… Read more »

Liberia: Eight Charged in River Gee Witchcraft Abuse Case

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged and forwarded to court eight individuals accused of participating in the alleged abuse, coercion, and public humiliation of a… Read more »

Liberia: Greenville to Be Electrified After More Than 30 Years

After more than three decades without public electricity, Greenville City is on the verge of being connected to reliable and sustainable power as the European Union-funded Light Up… Read more »

Liberia: U.S.$19.2m Cocaine Shipment Bust At International Airport

The interception of 198 compressed plates of cocaine valued at an estimated US$19.2 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has once again placed Liberia at the center of… Read more »

Liberia: Senate Confirms Boakai's NEC Nominee

The Senate has confirmed Mr. Jonathan K. Weedor as Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), formally completing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's swift replacement of the… Read more »

Liberia: Driver Arrested With U.S.$9k Worth of Tramadol in River Gee

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in River Gee County has intensified its anti-drug operations following the arrest of a commercial driver allegedly caught transporting a… Read more »

Liberia: S/C Reopens Jury Tampering Inquiry in Tweah Case

The Supreme Court of Liberia has reopened a contentious chapter in one of the country's most closely watched criminal trials, lifting a temporary stay order and allowing Criminal… Read more »

Liberia: Development Turns to Pain?

Dozens of residents in the Lakpazee Zoo Road community in Monrovia are calling on the Government of Liberia for urgent intervention after severe flooding they say was triggered by… Read more »

Morocco: Nafaa Secures Fisheries Cooperation, Investment Deals in Morocco

The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr., has concluded a one-week official working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco… Read more »

Liberia: Kruah Urges Young Africans to Embrace Inclusive Leadership, Discipline

Liberia's Minister of Youth and Sports, Atty. Cornelia W. Kruah, on Monday, June 8, 2026, addressed the Young Political Leadership School Africa Cohort 13 with a powerful and… Read more »

Liberia: Ambassador-At-Large Kouyateh Axed

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has relieved Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh of his duties with immediate effect following escalating tensions with the House of… Read more »