Liberia
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:17:16 GMTChild Marriage Remains an Urgent Problem in East and Southern Africa
[New Dawn] Every year, 12 million girls around the world get married, adding to an estimated 650 million child brides, and in East and Southern Africa, 31 per cent of girls are married as children before they turn 18, signalling an unabated violation...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:17:15 GMTArcelormittal Makes U.S.308k Payment to Former Contractors As Social Support
[New Dawn] ArcelorMittal Liberia has made a payment of USD $308,000 (Three Hundred and Eight Thousand United States Dollars) into an escrow account established for some former independent contractors of the company for social support.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:17:14 GMTWorld Bank Announces Forum to Discuss Growth, Pandemic
[New Dawn] The World Bank Group has announced a conversation with a distinguished panel as it explores actionable policy insights to support inclusive growth in developing economies.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:17:13 GMTLiberia Drops to Second Place After 2-1 Defeat
[New Dawn] The Lone Star of Liberia has suffered their second defeat in the World Cup Qualifier against Cape Verde after they went down to Nigeria's Super Eagles 2- 0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, on September 3, 2021, in their first match.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:17:10 GMTWhen the Salt Loses Its Saltiness - the Case of the Council of Churches
[New Dawn] The current patterns of ritualistic killings in Liberia are not scandalous for the government alone. It is also damning for the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC). The LCC is supposed to be carrying out its prophetic role of robustly denoun...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:12:19 GMTNot Against Mittal...But
[New Republic] It appears that the current Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) signed by Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest Iron ore company, does not meet the taste and approbation of most Liberians who are vehemently stating their disapproval and ...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:32:20 GMT'Detainees Are Five Times More At Risk of Contracting Covid-19' - - EU Head of Delegation Cautions Inmates to Get Vaccinated
[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga -- The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Liberia, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse, says inmates are five times more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than ordinary people.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:01:35 GMTUL Faculty to Hold Weah Accountable
[New Dawn] The University of Liberia UL Faculty Association (ULFA) says it will hold accountable, Liberian President and Visitor of the University of Liberia (UL), George Manneh Weah, for the success of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed la...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:01:33 GMTIs It a Tough Female Game for Lone Star?
[New Dawn] Liberia's female national team Lone Star continued with its intensive training in Monrovia a week ago at the famous Tusa Field in Gardnersville in preparation for a battle against their Senegalese counterpart.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:01:31 GMTSwedish Ambassador Stresses Peace for Global Progress
[New Dawn] Swedish Ambassador accredited to Liberia Urban Sjostrom says there can never be a better world to live in outside of peace, noting that peace plays a cardinal role in the transformation of any country.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:01:26 GMTLiberia 200-Yrs Bicentennial Celebration Steering Committee Meets Today
[New Dawn] The National Steering Committee set up by President George M. Weah to plan activities leading to the bicentennial celebration of the arrival of freed slaves to Liberia will hold a major meeting this Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Minist...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:01:21 GMTLiberia - ANC Youth Finally Released
[New Dawn] As SUP storms central prison compound
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:29 GMTLone Star Battles Blue Sharks of Cape Verde Today in World Cup Qualifiers
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Having beaten Central African Republic in Cameroon, Peter Butler's men will be out to pick up maximum points against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in a home match played on foreigner soil Ghana.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:26 GMTCPP Leadership Mum On Alleged Framework Tampering Investigative Report - Says Lawyers Will Have to Review First
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In the wake of mounting public debate and uncertainty regarding two versions of the findings of an investigation into allegations that the controversial Framework document of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), ye...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:24 GMTAlternative National Congress' Youth Released On Bail
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Assistant Secretary General of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), jailed at the Monrovia Central Prison over alleged false public alarm and false statement, was freed on bail on Wednesday amid intens...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:21 GMTForeign Minister Kemayah Visits United Arab Emirates
[FrontPageAfrica] Monroiva -- In an effort to extend its diplomatic representation in the Middle East and other parts of the world, the Liberian Government dispatched a five-member high power delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E....
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:20 GMTDennis Wesseh Exits Watanga FC for Freeport FC
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Watanga Fc midfielder Dennis Xavi Wesseh has parted ways with Watanga to reunite with his boyhood club, Freeport FC.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:18 GMTCllr. Cephus Writes Justice Minister Dean, Complains of Death Threats From Some Prominent Liberians
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, the Solicitor-General of Liberia has written the Minister Justice Frank Musa Dean, disclosing death threat posed on his life including his family by some prominent individuals in the country.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:14 GMTLFA Recalled Best Goalkeeper Award From Kanu and Awards Kollie As Best Goalkeeper
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has recalled the men's best goalkeeper award from Nimba Kwado keeper Mohammed Kanu due missed information presented to the committee.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:12 GMTCental Presents 'State of Corruption Report 2021 On Liberia' to VP Howard-Taylor
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Executive Director of the Center for Transparency and Accountability (CENTAL) in Liberia Tuesday, October 5, 2021, presented the institution's State of Corruption Report 2021 on Liberia to Vice President Chief Dr. Je...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:11 GMTNaFAA Unveils Japan's Donation - Four Hundred and Twenty Yahama Outboard Motor Engine to Equip Liberia's Fishermen
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia National Fisheries and Aquaculture (NaFAA) has received 420 Japanese Yamaha outboard motor engines from the Government of Japan through the intervention of President George Weah to upgrade fishermen from canoe pe...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:10 GMTNational Transit Authority Bus Accident Claims Six, Injures Nine On Monrovia-Ganta Highway
[FrontPageAfrica] Zeanzue -- The National Transit Authority (NTA) has confirmed the death of six people in an accident involving one of its buses on the Monrovia-Ganta highway on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:07 GMTEric Failor Nagbe, Jesse Payne Sued for U.S.$5 Million in Damages for 'Illegally' Demolishing Former Ecobank, Several Other Buildings
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPage Africa has confirmed that The Estate of the late Jacob J Barnes, Sr., represented by its Administrator, Jacob Jasper Barnes, III, has sued Eric Failor Nagbe, Sr. and Jesse Payne for the illegal demolition of se...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:03:02 GMTLiberia Participates in First-Ever UN LDC Future Forum - Addresses Panel On Peace and Development
[FrontPageAfrica] New York -- The first-ever Least Developed Countries (LDC) Future Forum opened on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in Helsinki, Finland, with Liberia participating. The forum is being held on the theme: 'Achieving Sustainable Development...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:36:26 GMT'I Don't Know Hassan Bility' - General Butt Naked Refutes Massaquoi Trial Bribery Claims
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- One of the men accused of bribing and tampering with witnesses in the ongoing war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi rejected the allegations in court on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:22:46 GMTThales and Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Jointly Develop a Trusted Cloud Offering in France
[New Dawn] The jointly developed sovereign cloud offering will meet the French "Trusted Cloud" requirements and enable French organizations to innovate and fully benefit from hyperscale cloud technology, while keeping their data confidential, secure ...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:08:05 GMTTechnology Initiative Aims to Bridge Africa's Digital Divide
[New Dawn] · Seventh edition of digital literacy program to reach all 54 African countries· New mobile app and coding challenge to kickstart youth innovation· Virtual teacher training model to help scale online learning across the continent
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:08:04 GMTEutelsat's Konnect Africa Selected By Globacom to Bring Satellite Broadband to Underserved Regions of Nigeria
[New Dawn] Multi-year, multi-Gbps wholesale capacity commitment
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:25:48 GMTLiberty Party Executive Committee Members Agree to Withdraw Current Constitution for Review
[FrontPageAfrica] Farmington -- Members of National Advisory Committee of the Opposition Liberty Party (LP) have met to resolve internal conflict within the party, which has been rocked by acrimonious internal wrangling.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:25:45 GMTOpposition Alternative National Congress' Youth Official Lands in Jail for 'Inciting' Facebook Post
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A stalwart of the Youth League of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), Jethro Saylah Kangar Harris, has been jailed for allegedly circulating false content on social media.