August 2026

UNITED NATIONS — Liberia has issued one of its strongest warnings yet on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, telling the United Nations Security Council that cont…

Monrovia, Liberia; August 13, 2026: Every generation inherits responsibility. Ours is clear: to ensure that Liberia’s young people are not simply prepared for t…

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The Liberian Government announced that calm has been restored along the Liberia-Guinea border following heightened tension over the weekend, assuring the public…

In what officials have described as one of the most significant diplomatic milestones in recent decades, the Liberian Government has formally reopened its Embas…

CONAKRY, GUINEA – Liberia has received commendation as one of West Africa’s leading examples of progress in tobacco taxation, using fiscal policy to help safegu…

-As They Go to the Polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026

The Joint Legislative Public Accounts Committee of the 55th Legislature has issued a final warning to current and former officials of the Liberia Airport Author…

MONROVIA – The survival of an independent newspaper for twenty-eight years is never a matter of longevity alone. In Liberia, it is a political fact. THE ANALYST…

SAMA Mineral Holdings Incorporated (SMHI) has welcomed the Government of Liberia’s latest reforms in the mineral sector, saying stronger gold traceability, tran…

TODAY, at twenty-eight years of unbroken existence, we bow first in gratitude to God Almighty, and then to the readers, business partners and well-wishers who h…

The Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) has awarded Maretha International Preparatory High School US$1,000 for winning the national final of the WIPO-AR…

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Eleven Liberians are set to pursue advanced graduate studies in China under the 2026/2027 Liberia-China Bilateral Scholarship Program, with Education Minister D…

PAYNESVILLE, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — The National Elections Commission (NEC) is proposing a significant increase in candidate registration fees ahead of the…

MARGIBI COUNTY, Liberia, August 12, 2026 — Jury selection begins today, August 13, in Liberia’s high-profile US$317 million drug trafficking trial amid concerns…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 12, 2026 — The Liberian Government has held high-level talks with Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — The Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia says comprehensive data is currently unava…

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia, August 13, 2026 — East International Construction Company and current and former officials of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) risk b…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) Executive Governor Henry F. Saamoi says the National Non-Performing Loans Conference is inten…

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia, August 13, 2026 — House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has met with President of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Jérôme Achi…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — Liberian journalists have raised concerns over delays in legislative action on bills seeking to establish the War and Econo…