Liberia
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:57:20 GMTFormer Anti-Trafficking Deputy Indicted On Trafficking Charges, Stunning Advocates
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Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:52:06 GMTSenate Orders Audit of $200m W/Bank Agriculture Projects
[Liberian Observer] The Liberian Senate has formally called on the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to conduct an immediate audit into alleged mismanagement of a $200 million World Bank-funded agricultural initiative.
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:05:23 GMTTwo Decades On, AML Remains Liberia's Largest Taxpayer
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- For nearly two decades, ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has been the nation's largest taxpayer. Financial records show that ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has paid more than US$400 million to the Government of Liberia since 2005 throu...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:58:44 GMTLiberian-American James T. Tarpeh II Named Executive Director of Morehouse College Real Estate Institute
[FrontPageAfrica] Atlanta -- Morehouse College has announced the appointment of Liberian-American real estate executive James T. Tarpeh II, a 1992 alumnus, as the new Executive Director of its Real Estate Institute--an appointment the College says re...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:58:16 GMTDr. Flomo Dismisses Viral HIV List, Warns Against Stigmatizing Duport Road Community
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National AIDS and STI Control Program at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has dismissed a list circulating on social media that falsely claims to identify specific communities in Liberia with high HIV rates.
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:57:49 GMTLiberia Looks to New Climate Change Adaptation Fund for Forested Nationsbut Experts Warn It Faces Major Challenges Meeting Requirements
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:46:00 GMTFeminist Alliance Presents National Budget Analysis Findings At the National GBV Conference During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Feminist Alliance, under the Stronger Together: Zero Tolerance Against SGBV in the Mano River Region project funded by BMZ and medica mondiale, presented key findings from its 2025 national budget analysis during the...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:02:08 GMTEx-NPHIL Boss to Be Reinstated?
[New Republic] The Supreme Court of Liberia has reserved judgment in the alleged wrongful termination case involving Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan and the Executive Branch of Government.
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:54:10 GMTPUL Alarms Over Speaker's Threat
[Liberian Observer] The Press Union of Liberia believes verbal threats by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 'to deal with journalists' by 'grabbing' and 'jailing' them are yet another frightening manifestation of the steadily increasing hos...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:51:42 GMTCivil Society, Govt Called to Prioritize Women's Safety in 2026 Budget
[Liberian Observer] The three-day Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Spotlight Initiative 2.0 event concluded at the EJS Ministerial Complex with a powerful call for the Government of Liberia and civil society organizations to prioritize women's safety ...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:50:40 GMT15 Member Jury Selected for Capitol Arson Case
[Liberian Observer] A full jury was on Wednesday, November 26 seated, at Criminal Court 'A' that would make a determination to the Arson's Case that involved former Speaker Cllr Fonati Koffa and six other defendants including three sitting lawmakers
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:50:01 GMTLong-Delayed Gbarnga-Mendikorma Road Back On Fast Track
[Liberian Observer] The long-delayed Gbarnga-Mendikorma Highway, one of Liberia's most strategic national road corridors linking central Liberia to the country's northwestern region, is now poised for renewed momentum following high-level financing t...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:48:30 GMT'Africa Must Speak, Africa Must Act'
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has delivered a clarion call for African leadership and unity, urging the continent to move from the sidelines to the forefront of global decision-making.
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:08:35 GMTIntegrity Watch Challenges Govt On Anti-Corruption Budget
[New Dawn] The Executive Director of Integrity Watch Liberia (IWL), Harold M. Aidoo, has described the Government of Liberia's funding to anti-graft institutions as deeply inadequate, arguing that it does not reflect the administration's stated commi...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:08:15 GMTCourt Denies Prosecution's Bid to Remove Juror
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- In the high-profile arson and attempted murder case related to the Capitol Building, involving former House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa and colleagues versus the Government of Liberia, Criminal Court 'A' Judge Roosevelt...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:59:11 GMTFemale Rock Crushers Decry Working Conditions, Appeal for Help
[FrontPageAfrica] Louisiana -- Several female rock crushers in the God's Grace Community, Louisiana, Upper Caldwell, Montserrado County have decried their working conditions, lamenting that, "We are working from hand to mouth."
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:53:36 GMTRREA Delivers Solar Power to Southeastern Health Centers
[Liberian Observer] The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) has successfully completed full solar electrification of multiple public health facilities across Southeastern Liberia, marking a major milestone in the nation's drive to expand energy ...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:49:31 GMTSegal Hosts Nigerian Defense Delegation
[Liberian Observer] The Security Expert Guards Agency of Liberia (SEGAL) on Tuesday hosted a high-level delegation from the Ministry of National Defense of Nigeria and students of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, as part of t...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:07:08 GMTTension Eases At Bctc
[New Dawn] Gbarnga -- The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah Joekai, on Wednesday concluded a closed-door meeting with administrators and faculty of the Bong County Technical College (BCTC), describing the engagement as "produ...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:02:50 GMTPUL Alarms Threats Against Liberian Journalists
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has condemned threats against Journalists here as hostile.
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:01:10 GMTAU, Ecowas, West African Elders Condemn Guinea-Bissau Coup, Demand Immediate Restoration of Constitutional Order
[FrontPageAfrica] Bissau -- The African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum have strongly condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as an unacceptable disruption of t...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:04:05 GMTALJA Condemns Threats By House Speaker Richard Koon Against Journalists
[New Dawn] Monticello -- The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) has condemned in the strongest possible terms threats issued by Liberia's Speaker of the House of Representatives, Richard Koon, against journalists assigned to t...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:59:02 GMTJudge Willie Rejects Govt's Move to Remove Juror in Capitol Arson Trial, Orders Contempt Action Against Bloggers
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Criminal Court "A" Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie during Wednesday, November 26, Capitol arson trial, rejected prosecution request to disqualify a seated juror over alleged political bias, while simultaneously ordering contem...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:41:17 GMTLiberia and Sierra Leone Brainstorm Reaffirmation and Delimitation of Land and Maritime Borders
[FrontPageAfrica] Bo, Republic of Sierra Leone, Nov. 25,2025: A three-day meeting has begun in the eastern Sierra Leonian city of Bo, involving the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:38:54 GMTLERC Amends LEC Distribution License, Expands Service to Three Counties
[Liberian Investigator] The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on November 25, 2025, issued an amended Distribution License to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), expanding the Corporation's service coverage to additional communi...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:38:12 GMTRep. Dahn Slams Health Committee Over Emergency-Care Bill Rejection
[Liberian Investigator] Montserrado County District #7 Representative Emmanuel Dahn on Thursday criticized the House Committee on Health for what he called an "unfair" and "careless" review of his bill aimed at major reforms to Liberia's public healt...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:37:26 GMT'Govt Cannot Hire Everyone', Says VP Koung, Urges Shift to Fisheries
[Liberian Investigator] Vice President Jeremiah Koung offered a frank assessment of Liberia's employment crisis on Monday, warning that government jobs alone cannot support the country's expanding workforce and calling for a national shift toward fis...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:34:25 GMTAML Buchanan Concession Undergoes More Housing Unit Renovations
[New Republic] With the festive season approaching, ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has announced the dedication of more newly renovated housing units for employees in its Buchanan concession.
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:06:08 GMTCourt Expelled Juror for Lying Under Oath in Ex-Speaker's Trial
[Liberian Observer] A surprise controversy surrounding a juror erupted on Tuesday, in the ongoing arson trial involving former Speaker Cllr Fonati Koffa and six other defendants including three sitting lawmakers.
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:05:16 GMTLiberia's Rail Corridor Now a Strategic Artery in West's Race for Critical Minerals
[Liberian Observer] The United States' growing race to secure alternative sources of critical minerals has placed Liberia's Yekepa-Buchanan railway at the center of a widening geopolitical map -- one that stretches from the mines of Australia to the ...