October 20, 2025
Liberia: U.S.$770m Fake Debts
A comprehensive audit by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) has uncovered massive irregularities in Liberia's domestic debt portfolio, revealing that approximately US$770… Read more »
Namibia: The Windhoek Legacy - African Union Commission's Special Envoy On WPs Galvanizes Action for the Next 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security
Windhoek, Namibia - On 17 October 2025, the global spotlight on women's role in peace and security shifted to Windhoek, Namibia, the symbolic birthplace of the landmark United… Read more »
Liberia: Ngafuan Urges Balanced Reporting to Boost Investor Confidence
Speaking at the 13th National Convention of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Visa Reciprocity Breakthrough
Liberia has secured renewed support from the United States government on key areas including visa reciprocity, critical minerals development, and strategic investment partnerships,… Read more »
Liberia: Cllr. Gbala Applauds Boakai's Leadership On Transparency
Noted Liberian thought leader, Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala, Assistant Professor of Law at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, and Founder of The Centrism… Read more »
Liberia: Arcelormittal, Monrovia Breweries, Hooked for Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken disciplinary actions against ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), and Monrovia Breweries Incorporated, two major companies operating in… Read more »
October 17, 2025
Africa: 25k Persons Could Be Displaced in Hotel Africa Eviction
Residents of the Hotel Africa area in Virginia, Montserrado County, are appealing to the Liberian government to delay or reconsider an ongoing eviction notice that could see… Read more »
Liberia: Experts Urge Lawmakers to Apply Gender Lens in Tax Reforms
Lawmakers and policymakers from other countries including Liberia have been urged to integrate a gendered lens into tax reforms to ensure that fiscal systems promote equity rather… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Track & Field Faces Financial Crisis
Liberia's Track and field program is hanging on a shoestring. Official government budget allocations for the sport average in the low three figures, deferred to 2027. The Ministry… Read more »
Liberia: Nimba Braces for First 'Vegetable Oil' Factory
The Kpalema Inc, an agrobusiness enterprise with specialty in palm oil farming, had begun construction of a modern vegetable oil factory to transform red palm oil to vegetable oil,… Read more »
Liberia: Over L$2.4m Drugs Seized
The Bong County Detachment of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has announced seven major drug arrests, with a total street value estimated at US$12,068.50 or its… Read more »
Liberia: Police Extend Late-Night Motorcycle Ban in Gbarnga Amid Decline in Armed Robbery Cases
The Liberia National Police (LNP) Bong County Detachment has officially launched Phase II of its late-night motorcycle restriction in Gbarnga. Read more »
Liberia: Liberian-Owned Resort Caught in Unfortunate Legal Controversy
Over 200 Liberian workers stood in tears outside the gates of the Colony Hotel this week, confused and with fading hope as their sources of livelihood were shut down by court… Read more »
October 16, 2025
Liberia: A Feud the NPHIL DG Could Not Survive
When a feud between the Minister of Health, Dr. Louise Kpoto, and the Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, spilled… Read more »
Liberia: Stakeholders Urge Greater Investment in Liberia's Tourism Sector
Stakeholders at a one-day Public Policy Dialogue on Tourism have called on the government and its partners to make meaningful investments in Liberia's tourism sector, describing it… Read more »
Liberia: Public Works Halts Bility's U.S.$500k Bridge Project in Bong
The Ministry of Public Works has issued a suspension order halting construction activities on a US$500,000.00 bridge project in Gbarnga, Bong County, that is being funded by the… Read more »
Liberia: Korean Firm Eyes Revival of Liberia's Aviation Sector
Margibi County, Liberia - The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) and South Korea's Make Holdings Corporation, Ltd. (Make Group) have opened discussions to establish a… Read more »
Liberia: Lseza Updates Moroccan Envoy On Liberia's Investment Potential
The Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has underscored Liberia's investment potential to the Kingdom of Morocco during a high-level engagement aimed at deepening… Read more »
October 15, 2025
Liberia: Plug the Leaks Before We Talk About Growth
When Integrity Watch Liberia's Executive Director Harold Aidoo addressed the 13th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation in Johannesburg, his warning cut to… Read more »
Liberia: Ecobank Liberia Champions Inclusive Learning
Ecobank Liberia, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, celebrated its thirteenth annual Ecobank Day on 11th October on the theme 'Enabling… Read more »
Liberia: Ngafuan Rallies MFDP Staff for Integrity, Discipline, and Efficiency
Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has issued a clarion call for integrity, accountability, and collaboration across all levels of the… Read more »
Liberia: LEC, Sgtpl Sign 40mw Thermal Power Plant Deal
The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has taken a major step toward strengthening the country's electricity supply with the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with… Read more »
Liberia: Ivanhoe Liberia Awaits Legislative Ratification to Kickstart Mining and Infrastructure Projects
As the Liberian Legislature prepares to deliberate on the ratification of the Ivanhoe Liberia agreement expected to be submitted by President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., two senior… Read more »
Liberia: Sierra Leone Dominates Liberia Marathon, Samura Smashes Course Record
The 2025 Liberia Full Marathon proved to be an overwhelming display of regional athletic power on Sunday, as runners from Sierra Leone delivered an unprecedented performance,… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Ascends to Ecosai Chairmanship
The Auditor General of Liberia, General, P. Garswa Jackson, has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Supreme Audit Institutions (ECOSAI) for a… Read more »
