Liberia
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:45:29 GMTICC Prosecutor Appeals for Global Support to Bring Libyan War Criminals to Justice
[UN News] The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants against suspects allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for committing atrocity crimes in the ...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:39:05 GMTLiberia Prioritizes High-Risk Groups for 10,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses
[Liberian Observer] Liberia is set to receive over 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine, with health workers, security personnel, and the elderly population identified as priority groups for vaccination.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:39:05 GMTSenate to Conduct a Separate Hearing On the Draft National Budget
[New Dawn] The Liberia Senate plenary has decided to hear and scrutinize the 2025 draft National Budget separately in the wake of an ongoing political crisis at the House of Representatives.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:39:04 GMTDecision On Tweah's U.S.$8m Bond Expected Today
[Liberian Observer] A decision regarding former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah's US$8 million property valuation bond is expected to be reached today in Criminal Court 'C'. The investigation resumed for the second time, with a focus on the prosecution...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:47 GMTEcowas to Launch the National Coordination Center for Early Warning Mechanism and Response to Security Risks in Guinea
[New Dawn] ECOWAS Commission Vice President Mrs. Damtien TCHINTCHIBIDJA, arrived in Guinea on Monday, accompanied by a delegation from the Directorate of Early Warning to launch the National Coordinating Center for Early Warning Mechanism and respons...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:10:49 GMTMajority Bloc Reconstitutes Ways, Means & Finance Committee, Suspends Three Lawmakers
[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill, Monrovia -- The Majority Bloc in the House of Representatives, during a session in the joint chambers, has restructured the Ways, Means, and Finance Committee under the leadership of Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:10:43 GMTBreakaway Bloc 'Reshapes' House Leadership, Suspends Three, Gains Members
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The political power struggle within Liberia's House of Representatives intensified on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, as the majority bloc suspended three lawmakers for alleged misconduct and welcomed two new members i...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:05:54 GMTAU Team Visits Liberia to Strengthen Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed a high-level African Union (AU) delegation, led by H.E. Ana Nembe, to engage in collaborative efforts aimed at helping Liberia enhance its climate ch...
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:45 GMTGuinea Becomes Latest MRU Country to Miss Out On Afcon 2025
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Guinea has become the latest Mano River Union (MRU) country to miss out on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Tanzania.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:44 GMTFrom U.S.$150k to U.S.$50k - Drastic Cut in National Football Budget
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 proposes a sharp reduction in funding for football, allocating only US$50,000--more than a 60 percent cut from the US$150,000 approved in the 2024 fiscal year. This ma...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:06:52 GMTWas Liberia 'Inches Away From War' With Guinea?
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in pursuit of...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:58:04 GMTEcowas Mediation 'Fails' to Resolve Lesgislative Impasse
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Hopes of mediating the political crisis within Liberia's House of Representatives by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament failed to reach a resolution after feuding factions failed to reach a...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:41:09 GMTBoakai Submits U.S.$851.8m Draft Budget to Legislature
[Liberian Observer] -- But who will preside?
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:36 GMTWaba's Leadership to Mediate in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis
[Liberian Observer] The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the three junta-led nations, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso's ...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:58:26 GMTAssistant Information Minister Nyanplu Resigns Following Indefinite Suspension By President Boakai
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Matthew Nyanplu, the recently suspended Assistant Minister for Information Services at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism (MICAT), has announced his resignation effective immediately.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:07:23 GMTLiberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention Denies Unilateral Land Lease Allegations
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, Inc. (LBMEC) has firmly refuted allegations of unilaterally leasing Convention land, countering claims made by a group led by Deacon Moriah Wesseh, the National ...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:59:50 GMTUnity Party National Executive Committee Reaffirms Support for President Boakai, Outlines Agenda for National Development
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The National Executive Committee of the Unity Party (UP) has issued a comprehensive resolution reaffirming its unwavering support for President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and outlining key strategies to advance Liberia's dev...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:59:14 GMTDo Not Just Celebrate Ngafuan - Emulate Him
[FrontPageAfrica] It is the early 2000s; Monday through Friday, 3:00 P.M. through 7:00 P.M., my childhood friends and I played soccer in a slum community of 12 Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, a few yards away from the Du River, as we call it. Every day, at...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:56:53 GMTLiberia Business Association's President Frowns At Foreigners' Involvement Into Businesses Lawfully Earmarked for Liberians
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the Liberia Business Association (LIBA), James M. Strother, has frowned at the Liberia Business Registry (LBR) for reportedly providing business licenses to foreigners to get involved into businesses law...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:54:13 GMTUMC Commits to Traditional Practice
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The United Methodist Church (UMC) has held a dialogue on the Regionalization Rectification Plan in Gbanga, Bong County.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:53:24 GMTLeadership Crisis Emerges in LCC
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- What appears to be a potential crisis has hit the Liberia Council of Churches, with some concerned member churches of the LCC calling for an emergency assembly on November 26, 2024, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Compound in Mo...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:52:30 GMTNTA Urges Aggrieved Members to Accept the Court Ruling
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Madam Mary Mulbah-Nyumah, President of the National Teachers' Association of Liberia (NTAL), has urged aggrieved members of the association to accept the latest ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court for Montserra...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:22:54 GMT'I Will Prioritize Price Control, Economic Stability'
[Liberian Observer] Commerce and Industry Minister-designate, Madam Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has vowed that if confirmed she will institute crucial measures for price control and stabilization to maintain economic stability and protect consumers from...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:22:27 GMTHouse Impasse Persists, Despite Ecowas Intervention
[Liberian Observer] It is exactly a month and a day since the impasse at the House of Representatives began and there seems to be no end in sight despite the intervention of a high level mediation team from the Economic Community of West African Stat...
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:22:01 GMT'Liberians Deserve Their Place in the Economy'
[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Business Association (LIBA) has raised alarm over the growing presence of foreign businesses in sectors exclusively reserved for Liberians.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:26:33 GMTLiberia On Chalk Line With Guinea Over Alleged Mercenary Plot
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Liberia narrowly averted a potential civil and diplomatic crisis with its neighbor Guinea with the controversial handover of Ibrahim Khalif Cherif, a Guinean national accused of plotting subversive activities again...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:42 GMTWhat's Next for House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa
[Liberian Observer] What's next for embattled House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa now that the Snowe inspired ECOWAS Parliamentary delegation has failed to achieve its objective and has now departed the country?
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:41 GMTHeated Exchange in Court During Tweah's Bond Hearing
[Liberian Observer] A chaotic scene erupted between Judge Blamo Dixon and Solicitor General Augustine Fayiah on Friday, November 15, during Samuel Tweah's bail hearing at Criminal Court "C" at the Temple of Justice, regarding the questioning of Tweah...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:37 GMTEx-VP Calls for Respect for Rule of Law
[Liberian Observer] -- Admonishes Majority Bloc at Capitol to do the right thing
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:36 GMTWaterfall Clan in Court for Nearly 9k Acres of Land
[Liberian Observer] - A man has sued seven townsmen for dismantling his cornerstones and signboards in a conflict involving a large parcel of land in a Bong County clan.