Liberia
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:08:17 GMTBurkinabés Clash Over Land in Grand Gedeh
[Liberian Observer] Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among the locals.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:59:44 GMTFake Doctor Indicted for Murder After Surgery Led to Patient's Death
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A Montserrado County grand jury has indicted a man accused of posing as a doctor and performing an unauthorized surgery that allegedly killed a patient at an unaccredited clinic in Paynesville.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:19:29 GMTCandidates Contest Nimba County District Five By-Election Results, Threaten Legal Action
[FrontPageAfrica] Sanniquellie -- An independent candidate in the just held District # 5 By-Election in Nimba County has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the National Elections Commission official results, describing the results as a "far cry" fro...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:07:28 GMTIndian Envoy Hails Growing Ties With Liberia
[Liberian Observer] ... Ahead of 79th Independence Day
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:06:58 GMTHow Did a Candidate Get Zero Votes Where She Voted?
[Liberian Observer] Two candidates who were reportedly defeated in the recent Nimba County District #5 Representative By-Election are considering legal action to challenge the results, citing allegations of vote manipulation, fraud, and other issues.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:06:23 GMTJustice Yuoh Officially Retires Today
[Liberian Observer] -- Leaving a transformative legacy at the Judiciary, but did she exhaust all of her cases as required by the constitution?
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:04:12 GMTLiberia Land Authority Targets Double Land Sales in Bong County
[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA -- In communities across Liberia, from crowded urban margins to remote rural districts, land disputes rooted in overlapping claims, customary ambiguities, and corrupt practices continue to undermine peace and economic ...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:03:09 GMTArcelormittal Training Academy, ABC University Collaborate to Train Teachers for Job Applicants From Fenceline Communities
[Liberian Investigator] YEKEPA -- ArcelorMittal Liberia Training Academy (AMLTA) in partnership with the African Bible College University has completed a three-week teacher training session for 20 teachers.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:58:55 GMTLDEA Deputy Director Says Drug Crisis Rooted in Misrule, Warns of Widespread Involvement Across Government
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Deputy Director Gwee Porkpa has linked the country's persistent drug crisis to poor leadership and warned that the illegal trade reaches into all branches of government, makin...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:57:04 GMTBiometric ID Scandal Lays Bare Deep Rot in Boakai's Government
[Liberian Investigator] When a government project that is central to national security collapses, the public expects the reason to be technical failure, unforeseen legal constraints, or budgetary shortfalls. What Liberians have learned about the stal...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:20:45 GMTDeputy Minister Brunson Says Stronger Project Management Key to Delivering Liberia's County Development Agenda
[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan -- The Deputy Minister for Budget and Development Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Tanneh G. Brunson, says that identifying, designing, monitoring, and evaluating projects is critical to ...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:19:58 GMTThe Importance and Continuance of Multiparty Democracy in Liberia - Stop Following the Hegemonies of Those Political-Social-Economic-Vampires-Hyenas
[FrontPageAfrica] Throughout history, the political landscape of many countries has experienced dramatic changes, often delineated by the prevailing governance systems.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:18:59 GMT'Battle of the Giants' Returns - Liberia's Strongest Set to Clash in 2025 Qualifiers
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Liberia's premier strength sports event, the Liberia Strongman and Strongwoman Qualifiers, is making a comeback.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:38:14 GMTU.S. Records Extrajudicial Killings, Security Brutality
[New Dawn] The United States Government has recorded several human rights abuses in Liberia, including extrajudicial killings, security forces' brutality, and infringement on free speech, among others.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:22:19 GMTRenowned Chinese Journalist Seeks Collaboration With Liberian Media
[New Dawn] Changsha -- Ms. Tan Linjing, a renowned Chinese Journalist and member of the Editorial Board of Changsha Evening Newspaper, seeks a stronger collaboration with the media in Liberia.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:23:25 GMTWeah Meets Ouattara in Abidjan, Strengthening West African Ties
[FrontPageAfrica] Abidjan -- Former Liberian President George M. Weah met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, reaffirming their longstanding personal and diplomatic ties.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:17:45 GMTCitizens' Fury Boils Over As Monrovia Residents Torch Drug Den
[FrontPageAfrica] SAYE TOWN -- Summary:
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:38:59 GMTPolice Send Classroom Teacher to Court
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police has taken a 67-year-old female schoolteacher to court for simple assault and disorderly conduct here.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:32:42 GMTCDC Is the Hearts & Minds of the Masses
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- As the former ruling CDC faces court eviction, Ex-speaker Fonati Koffa, a CDCian, says the party is not the building it is being evicted from, but the hearts and minds of the people.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:31:42 GMTJustice Delayed
[New Dawn] The Gbarnga Central Prison is facing a worsening crisis as the number of pre-trial detainees continues to swell, a situation attributed to the government's failure to dispense timely justice to some of Liberia's most vulnerable citizens.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:24:46 GMTSaye Town Residents Take Decisive Action Against Drug Abuse.
[New Dawn] Residents of Saye Town, Sinkor, took matters into their own hands on Wednesday, August 13, launching a forceful campaign against drug users in their community.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:24:06 GMTA Family of Three Died in a Fire -As Dog Becomes Only Survivor
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Three family members, Emmanuel Bartee, age 43; Helena Bartee, age 38; and Abraham Bartee, age 5, have reportedly been killed in a fire outbreak near "Help Yourself Entertainment and Guest House," 72nd Community.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:24:09 GMTGovernance Commission Acting Boss Launches Monrovia City Dialogue, Urges Bold Leadership Reforms
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Acting Chairman of the Governance Commission (GC), Alaric K. Tokpa, has opened a two-day policy dialogue with a stark reminder that the future of Liberia's capital depends on bold reforms in leadership, inter-agency ...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:23:44 GMTLiberia Gears Up for Launch of AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will this Thurs...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:22:06 GMTEx-President Weah Unveils CDC New HQ Blueprint After Supreme Court Setback
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Barely hours after the Civil Law Court ordered the eviction of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) from its rented headquarters along Tubman Boulevard, the party's political leader, former President Georg...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:21:42 GMTHusband Accuses Wife, Boyfriend of Kidnapping 14-Year-Old Child
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Monrovia City Court was the scene of disbelief and tense proceedings over the weekend as Jenkins Johnson was charged with kidnapping and criminal conspiracy in connection with the disappearance of a 14-year-old minor...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:18:08 GMTDeputy Finance Minister Mcgill Jones Calls for Stronger Local Capacity and National Ownership
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- At the National Social Protection Steering Committee held at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Bill McGil...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:16:10 GMTRet. Capt. Anderson Calls On Boakai-Koung Government to Integrate Over 17,000 Afl Veterans Into National Development
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The leadership of the Veterans of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), under National Commander Retired Captain William Phillip Anderson, has unveiled the 2025-2029 Strategic Veteran Program--a five-year roadmap aimed at s...
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:49:44 GMTElite Academy Departs Liberia for Bvb Youth Tournament
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A delegation of 14 players and their head coach from the Elite Football Academy (EFA) departed Liberia for Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 to participate in the BVB Youth International Football Tournament.
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:46:40 GMTNew Revelations Point to Bribery Demands, Internal Sabotage in Biometric ID Saga
[Liberian Investigator] New evidence and insider accounts obtained by The Liberian Investigator suggest that Liberia's stalled multi-million dollar biometric identification project was derailed not by technical or legal hurdles, but by alleged briber...