By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News MONROVIA – Liberia’s Senate Public Accounts and Audits Committee (PAC) has intensified its investigation into the US$990,000 Gbarpolu County Chip Seal Road Project …
July 2026
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Smart News Liberia
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Smart News Liberia
Liberia At 179: The Need To Sustain The Democratic Gains Made Through National Accord
By Jacob N.B. Parley The author While other African countries are still locked up in the period of political despair and uncertainty as a result of developments that undercut democracy, …
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By James T. Brooks MONROVIA — In a bid to quell growing internal friction and set the record straight, Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar has issued a strong rallying …
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Smart News Liberia
“lta Chairman’s Statement Is Incorrect” On Traffic Monitoring, Sources At Lta Say
By Contributing Writer MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Statements made by Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioner Clarence Massaquoi regarding the Authority’s ability to monitor telecommunications traffic have been challenged by individuals described …
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Finda Bundoo At Center Of Cdc Firestorm After Thanking Boakai And Omitting George Weah At Father’s Funeral
By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Finda Bundoo has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after publicly …
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Front Page Africa
Germany, BMZ, and Welthungerhilfe Donate Vehicle, Four Motorcycles to CHAP To Strengthen Climate-Resilient Rice Production
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Government of Germany, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Welthungerhilfe (WHH), has donated one vehicle and four motorcycles to the Community of Hope …
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Daily Observer
Bajaj Launches New RE 236-4V Keke in Liberia, Strengthening Investment and Mobility Sector | News
by lnnby lnnSilver Automobiles Limited, the sole authorized importer and distributor of Bajaj Auto products in Liberia, has unveiled the all-new Bajaj RE 236-4V, the latest generation of the globally recognized Bajaj …
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MONROVIA – Nine years ago, in her Hilton office in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Paula White-Cain, prayed over a visiting Liberian Vice President named Joseph Nyuma …
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Front Page Africa
ANALYSIS: Liberia’s US$19 Million Cocaine Case Becomes a Test of Boakai’s Legacy
by lnnby lnnA cocaine seizure worth more than US$19 million has become a referendum on the credibility of Liberia’s government — and a mirror of the case that helped end the last …
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Front Page Africa
Liberia: Protest Leader Mulbah Morlu Takes Police Chief To Task Over Gun, Alleges Seized Weapon Belongs To Eru Officer
by lnnby lnnA missing service weapon, a barricaded house, and a decades-old wound over police killings have turned a protest over a cocaine bust into something far more combustible: a public, personal …
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Front Page Africa
Liberia: Yekeh’s Expulsion Tests Free Speech Commitment — What Are The Odds He Returns To The Legislature?
by lnnby lnnWHAT ARE THE ODDS OF YEKEH KOLUBAH RETURNING TO THE LEGISLATURE? The Constitution may be on his side. Liberia’s politics rarely are. Three months after the House expelled him in …
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‘INDEFINITE DISENGAGEMENT’: UL Faculty, Staff Declare No Confidence in President Maparyan, Launch Indefinite Strike
by lnnby lnnMONROVIA – The University of Liberia (UL), the country’s premier public university, has been thrown into uncertainty after its faculty and staff associations declared a vote of no confidence in President …
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‘STOP THE VIOLENCE’: West African Christian Leaders Condemn Xenophobic Killings in South Africa, Demand Urgent Government Action
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA) has joined a growing chorus of African faith-based organizations condemning the recent wave of xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks …
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By Musa Hassan Bility This morning, I have been thinking about one of the saddest habits in Liberian public life. No matter how serious an issue may be, we make …
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Daily Observer
Speaker Koon Calls for Stronger TVET Investment to Meet Labor Market Demands
by lnnby lnnSpeaker Koon advocates for technical education in Liberia, emphasizing skills as crucial for national development and economic growth. Graduates urged to be job creators and uphold integrity for success.
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The House of Representatives has ratified a US$30 million concessional loan agreement to finance the construction of the 50-kilometer Salayea–Konia Road in Lofa County, marking a significant step forward in …
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The Plenary of the House of Representatives Thursday passed “An Act to Establish the Council on Social Work Education and Practice of 2025”, ending a months-long legislative stalemate and advancing …
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Daily Observer
House Endorses Creation of Gharzon Technical Institute in G. Gedeh County | News
by lnnby lnnThe House of Representatives has unanimously passed a proposed legislation seeking to establish the Gharzon Vocational and Technical Institute in Grand Gedeh County and has subsequently forwarded the Bill to …
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President Joseph Boakai submitted to the Liberian legislature the bill titled “Act to Cultural Practices of Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Liberia,” women advocates and human rights defenders …
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Monrovia – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has called for a fundamental shift in Liberia’s attitude toward technical and vocational education, declaring that the country’s future depends as much on …
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The Liberia Business School (LBS) Inc., one of Liberia’s contemporary executive training and leadership development institutions, will host the PURPOSE DISCOVERY YOUTH SUMMIT (PDYS) 2026 on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, …
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Liberia: House Agriculture Committee Extends Hearing As Liberian Rubber Farmers Protest Executive Order 166 On Raw Rubber Export Ban
by lnnby lnnHearing into the contentious Executive Order 166 by the House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was further extended to a later date following nearly four hours of presentations …
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Front Page Africa
Liberia: Tension Erupts At Battery Factory Land Dispute As Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Land Reform Warning Resurfaces
by lnnby lnnMonrovia – A call by former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf back in February of this year for stronger government intervention in addressing Liberia’s persistent land disputes has returned to the spotlight …
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Smart News Liberia
Dr. Togba-nah Tipoteh Turns 85 As Lpp Honors Liberia’s Progressive Icon And Moja Co-founder
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Veteran economist, political activist, and former presidential candidate Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh has been honored by the Liberian People’s Party (LPP) as he marks his 85th birthday, with the …