June 27, 2022
Liberia: NEC to Hold One-Day Session With Candidates
The National Elections Commission (NEC) is expected to host a one-day Interaction session today Monday, June 27, with the Six candidates contesting the Lofa County Senatorial… Read more »
Liberia: Suspend Officials Implicated in LACC Report
CENTAL urges President Weah Read more »
Liberia: Urey to Lofaians - Don't Allow the Presidency Slips Your Hands
Opposition All Liberian Party (ALP) political leader Mr. Benoni W. Urey has cautioned the people of Lofa County not to allow the presidency to slip their hands, in rallying support… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Yekeh Kolubah - I Will Liaise With the Devil to Defeat Weah
Montserrado County electoral district#10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah has vowed to coordinate with the devil to defeat President Weah and the ruling CDC candidate in the Lofa… Read more »
Liberia: Engineers Ready for Gbeapo Joequiken Bridge in River Gee
Amidst public outcry about a deplorable bridge connecting River Gee and Grand Kru counties, a team of engineers from Monrovia have arrived in River Gee County to commence intensive… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Blames Parents for the Increase in At-Risk Youths
President George Manneh Weah has expressed dismay over Liberian parents' "don't care action", saying that when he was growing up, his parents looked for him on the street and teach… Read more »
Liberia: Jeety Tyre Factory Attracts Female Tractor Drivers
Indian businessman and philanthropist Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva's (Mr. Jeety's) ongoing construction of a US$25m tyre factory has attracted several Liberian female tractor operators… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Liberia: On 2nd Thoughts - Defining Liberian Politics
Politics they say is based on interest and shared values. It involves a group of people with the same political ideas and ideals coming together to form a political party.… Read more »
Africa: Analysis - the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for several months. There are various views on the conflict. Some people blame Russia, while other fault Ukraine or the West.… Read more »
Liberia: UNFPA Liberia Has a New Country Representative
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Natalia Kanem has appointed Ms. Bidisha Pillai as the new Country Representative to Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: SIANL Boosts Democracy in Liberia
Nearly 300 students and professionals acquire civic education Read more »
June 23, 2022
Africa: Novartis Renews Commitment to Neglected Tropical Disease and Malaria Elimination
Novartis endorses the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases, pledging USD 250 million to advance R&D of new treatments against NTDs and malaria over five years Read more »
Africa: March to Kigali Movement With Over 300 Supporters Calls On Leaders to Eliminate Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (Ntds) in Africa
Every two minutes, an African child dies from malaria. The continent accounts for over 90% of global malaria deaths and over 40 per cent of the global burden of Neglected Tropical… Read more »
East Africa: Beyond Recovery - Tech's Role in Building a Fit-for-Purpose East African Economy
NAIROBI, Kenya, 23rd June 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Following the easing of lockdown restrictions in East Africa, regional economies have worked hard at making up lost… Read more »
Liberia: MCSS, Lonestar Cell MTN & Csquared Launch G. W. Gibson Computer Lab
The Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) in collaboration with Liberia's leading GSM company LoneStar Cell MTN & CSquared Liberia Wednesday, 22 June 2022 launched a… Read more »
Liberia: PPCC Calls for Professionalized Public Procurement System
The Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) with support from UNDP has begun a two-day training to strengthen private sector engagement management that would enable… Read more »
Liberia: Bong Citizens Decry Abandonment, Poor Living Conditions
Ahead of elections in 2023, citizens of Zota (D-1) and Panta (D-2) in Bong County are decrying appalling living conditions and abandonment by their lawmakers, threatening to vote… Read more »
Liberia: CSOs Demand Accountability for IMF 24.7 Million
Some civil society organizations (CSOs) have called on the Government of Liberia to exercise transparency and accountability by telling the nation what it has done with a reported… Read more »
Liberia: NCHR Warns Against Rights Violations in Liberia
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has warned security apparatus in Liberia against human rights violations. Read more »
Liberia: Wedol Launches Young Women Empowerment Program
The Women Education and Development Organization of Liberia or WEDOL, in partnership with Action Aid Liberia, has launched a young women empowerment program aimed at strengthening… Read more »
Liberia: Jeety Constructs U.S.$25 Million Tyre Factory
Indian businessman and Philanthropist Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva (known as Jeety) has begun the construction of a US$25 million Rubber Processing Factory in Cita, Margibi County to… Read more »
Liberia: GT Bank in U.S.$2.5m Damages Suit
The Guarantee Trust Bank Liberia Limited (GT Bank) is facing a US$2.5 Million lawsuit in damages claim by one of its customers, Kailondo Petroleum Inc. Read more »
June 22, 2022
Liberia: Moye Lashes At Dillon, Others
"You don't know your legislative function" Read more »
Liberia: House Reviews Act to Create PYJ Polytechnic University College
The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Education, Ways, Means & Finance and Development Planning and Judiciary to receive a proposed Bill… Read more »
Liberia: FIU Launches Five Years National Strategy and Action Plan
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU) will today, 22 June 2022 officially launch its National Strategy and Action Plan on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. Read more »