May 07
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Visits Liberia On a Peer Exchange & Learning Mission
Liberian Observer
A ten-man Sierra Leonean delegation arrived in the Country on Sunday, May 5, 2024, for a five-day peer learning and exchange between Liberia and Sierra Leone, two EITI-implementing… Read more »
May 06
Liberia: Authorities Grapple With New Illegal Drug
FrontPageAfrica
Authorities of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) have vowed to intensity their crackdown on the trafficking and distribution of narcotics and other dangerous substances in… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai's Executive Order #131 Is Daring [editorial]
New Dawn
In spite of criticisms from some quarters, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai would go down in history as one of those Liberian leaders who stood up against impunity, second to slain… Read more »
Liberia: River Gee County Wins County Meet for the First Time
FrontPageAfrica
The River Gee County football team has won its first National County Sports Meet Trophy since the establishment of the county in 2000. Considered as underdogs in the special… Read more »
Liberia: EU Head of Delegation, Amb. Nona Deprez Emphasizes EU's Commitment to Liberia's Energy Sector [press release]
FrontPageAfrica
At the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of three 33-kilovolt distribution networks and customer connections to the cities of Buchanan, Greenville and Barclayville, the… Read more »
Liberia: Monsignor Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe Ordained As Archbishop of Monrovia, Urged to Prioritize the Poor and Needy
FrontPageAfrica
The Catholic Church in Liberia witnessed a historic moment on Saturday, May 4, as Very Rev. Monsignor Dr. Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe was ordained as the new Archbishop of the… Read more »
Liberia: 'Lawless Lawyers'?
Liberian Observer
The indoor program meant to climax celebration of the Law Day on the afternoon of Friday, May 3, at the Paynesville City Hall, was marred by disorder as tensions escalated among… Read more »
Liberia: RREA, LEC Launch World Bank U.S.$16m Lessap Project Phase Two
New Dawn
Rural Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) have officially launched the second phase of the World Bank-funded US$16 million Liberia… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Considers the UN H6 Mission Finding a Critical National Importance
New Dawn
The UN H6 Mission concluded its visit to Liberia over the weekend with a separate debrief with President Boakai at the Executive Mansion and Dr. Catherine Cooper, the country's… Read more »
Liberia: President Joseph N. Boakai's Historic Step - Ending Impunity in Liberia [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
In a momentous move on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, at the Executive Mansion, HE Joseph N. Boakai Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia made a decisive statement by signing the War… Read more »
May 03
Liberia: Boakai Issues Mandate To Establish Office of War Crimes Court
New Dawn
True to his words, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. issued Executive Order #131 here, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia. This is a significant… Read more »
Liberia: Opposition Bloc Fires At Boakai
New Dawn
The opposition community issued its first major statement against the Boakai administration, criticizing the suspension of tenure commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunication… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Inches Closer to War Crimes Court
Liberian Observer
Liberia inched closer to a long-awaited reckoning for its brutal civil wars with the signing of a landmark executive order on May 2, 2024. Signing the historic Executive Order… Read more »
May 02
Liberia: President Boakai Launches Liberia Digital Transformation Project, Targeting 10,000 Youths
FrontPageAfrica
President Boakai has launched Liberia's Digital Transformation Project, targeting 10,000 youths nationwide. This initiative fulfills his commitment made during his first state of… Read more »
Liberia: Opposition Parties Slam Boakai Over Tenured Officials' Suspension
Liberian Observer
The opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) of Alexander B. Cummings and the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) of businessman Simeon Freeman, have collectively slammed… Read more »
Liberia: Staunch Boakai Supporter 'Thank You Very Much' Apologies for Helping Kinsman to Power
FrontPageAfrica
A staunch supporter of President Joseph Boakai, Joshua Sengbeh, alias "Thank you Very Much", is becoming frustrated and rethinking the role he played in the 2023 presidential… Read more »
Liberia: Cummings' ANC and Freeman's Movement for Progressive Change Condemn Suspension of Lta Board, Term It 'Gangster-Style Maneuvers'
FrontPageAfrica
Two major opposition political parties, in a joint press conference Wednesday, have termed President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's decision to suspend Commissioners at the Liberia… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Concurs With House On U.S.$738.8m National Budget
Liberian Observer
The Senate has unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives on the passage of the US$738,859,827, 2024 National Budget. The passage of the fiscal instrument sees the… Read more »
Liberia: GOL Finally Settles WAEC's Debts
Liberian Observer
For Liberian students who were in danger of missing the regionally administered West African Senior Secondary Certification Examinations (WASSCE) due to years of indebtedness to… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Proposes Name Change for MIA
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives is scrutinizing a draft law to repeal "CHAPTER 25, MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, TITLE 12 EXECUTIVE LAW OF 1972, LIBERIAN CODES OF LAW REVISED, TO… Read more »
Liberia: House Reviews 'Presidential Transition Act'
Liberian Observer
Liberia is the first African republic to proclaim its independence and is Africa's second oldest modern republic next to Ethiopia; but since the political history of the Republic… Read more »
Liberia: How Women Peace Huts Are Transforming Lives and Communities in Liberia
Spotlight Initiative
Evon Gbarduo lives in Putu, Tiama Town, a community along the Liberian-Ivorian border. Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Launches Ecowas Integration Program
Liberian Observer
-- As Deputy Foreign Minister Wants Quick Win and Tangible Projects to Impact the lives of Citizens of the region Read more »
Liberia: Senator Momo Wants Contec Global's Resident Permit Contract Canceled
Liberian Observer
Lofa County Senator, Momo Cyrus called for the cancellation of a multimillion-dollar residence permit contract between the Liberian government and CONTEC Global Liberia for… Read more »
Liberia: Looking Deeper Into the Recent U.S. Annual Human Right Report of 2023 - Grave Human Rights Issues That Were Left Out!!! [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
The US State Department released its 2023 Annual Human Rights Report on Rights Practices in Liberia focusing on issues of fundamental and inherent human rights violations,… Read more »