November 25, 2025
Liberia: Sen. Moye Vows Realistic, Transparent Revenue Projections in Fy2026 Budget
- Senate Ways, Means, Finance and Budget Chairman Prince K. Moye says the Legislature will only approve revenue projections in the FY2026 national budget that are "realistic,… Read more »
Liberia: Giaba Director Calls for Stronger Public-Private Collaboration to Regulate Virtual Asset Service Providers
- The Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Edwin Harris Jr., is urging deeper public-private collaboration to… Read more »
Liberia: LBDI CEO Highlights Six Decades of Resilience, Innovation in Exclusive Interview
-- The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI) opened the second day of its 60th-anniversary celebrations on Monday with a rare and wide-ranging press… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Commissions New Fishing Vessel, Announces Major Reduction in Fisheries Licensing Fees
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Liberia: 23-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Kakata - Police Launch Investigation
- Police in Kakata have launched an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old woman, Ruth Davis, whose naked body was discovered early Monday morning at the Kakata General… Read more »
Liberia: Bad History, Weak Terms, Zero Trust--the Oranto Deal Must Die
Liberia once again faces a familiar crossroads, where the potential of petroleum wealth clashes with painful memories of exploitation, institutional weakness, and opaque… Read more »
November 24, 2025
West Africa: Liberia's Rising HIV Numbers Demand Political Courage
Liberia enters another World AIDS Day with a sobering reminder of how fragile the country's public-health gains remain. New UNAIDS Spectrum 2025 estimates place the number of… Read more »
Liberia: Two Killed After Presidential Escort Vehicle Collides With Motorbike On Kakata-Monrovia Highway
- A pickup truck from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's escort convoy on Saturday struck and killed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger, a local businesswoman, on the… Read more »
Liberia: Sdi Launches Intensive Training to Strengthen Community Land and Forest Governance
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Liberia: Liberia Marks First-Ever World Fisheries Day Celebration
As Liberia joined the global community in celebrating World Fisheries Day for the first time, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. reaffirmed his government's commitment to… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Sets Revenue Hearings for Fy2026 Budget, Begins Monday With Mfdp, LRA, Lprc, Lima
The Liberian Senate has released the schedule for its FY2026 revenue hearings, setting the stage for a critical review of the proposed US$1.2 billion national budget. Read more »
Liberia: VP Koung Reassures Arrival of 285 Road Machines, but Timeline Remains Unclear
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has reaffirmed that the 285 earth-moving machines promised for nationwide road rehabilitation will "arrive soon," but again stopped short of… Read more »
Liberia: Islamic Solidarity Demands National Intervention in Dispute Over Historic Mosque Property
The chairman of the Islamic Solidarity for Peace and Democracy Liberia, Mohammed M. J. Manssalay, is calling for urgent national intervention in what he says is a troubling pattern… Read more »
Liberia: UL Launches Landmark Solar Infrastructure Project to Revolutionize Campus Life At Fendall
- Amid the inadequate and inconsistent electricity supply from the Liberia Electricity Corporation's (LEC) grid, the University of Liberia (UL) has embarked on a US $680,000,… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone Break Ground On Ecowas-Funded Jendema-Bo Waterside Joint Border Post
-- Liberia and Sierra Leone, alongside the ECOWAS Commission, on Saturday broke ground for the construction of the Jendema-Bo Waterside Joint Border Post (JBP), a flagship… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Confronts Debt, Inflation As Ngafuan Pushes Economic Reforms
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan Read more »
Liberia: Bong County Hosts National Assembly of Chiefs and Tribal Governors As Leaders Push Unity, Decentralization
-- Bong County became the focus of national attention last weekend as it hosted President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr., top government officials, and hundreds of chiefs, elders, and… Read more »
Liberia: Moniba Demands Boakai Recall U.S.$1.2b Budget, Set Civil Service Pay At U.S.$500 Minimum
- Dr. Clarence Moniba is demanding that President Joseph Boakai recall the entire US$1.2 billion national budget and immediately establish a minimum salary of US$500 for civil… Read more »
Liberia: New Mines Minister Vows Transparency and Tougher Concession Governance
- Incoming Mines and Energy Minister R. Matenokay Tingban promised Friday to lead a transparent, accountable, and forward-looking administration, emphasizing that Liberia's mineral… Read more »
Liberia: Why the Senate Must Reject the Production Sharing Contracts Between the Governrnent of Liberia and Oranto Petroleurn
If you followed yesterday's hearing on the Oranto Petroleum and TotalEnergies Production Sharing Agreements, you'd realize it raised more questions than answers for the Liberian… Read more »
Liberia: Pelham-Raad Switches to Ruling Unity Party
Ms. Karishma Pelham-Raad and UP Secretary General Amos Tweh Read more »
Liberia: KRTTI Compliance Officer Accused of Filming Fiancée's Nude Video, Threatening Blackmail
- A compliance officer at the Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (KRTTI) has been accused of secretly recording a nude video of his fiancée and allegedly threatening to… Read more »
November 21, 2025
Liberia: HIV Cases Rise to 36,000 in Liberia As Nac Warns of Funding Gaps
Liberia's HIV cases have increased to approximately 36,000 people, up from 34,000 last year, according to new UNAIDS Spectrum 2025 data released Thursday by the National AIDS… Read more »
Liberia: Finance Minister - CDC Left 'Worthless' National Budget, UP Vows No Repeat
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Augustine Ngafuan, said the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government left the country with a… Read more »
Liberia: Nimba Students Embark On Historic Journey to National Girls Summit
Eleven female students from Zekeh High School and Varmie Memorial High School in Nimba County District 9 arrived in Monrovia this week to participate in the National Girls Summit… Read more »
