August 2026

MONROVIA – A scrap company on the Japanese Freeway shipped round logs to India outside the legal channel for timber export. Elephant Multipurpose Corporation ex…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — August 17, 2026: Youth organizations and young people from across Liberia have expressed appreciation to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.,…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with support from the Embassy of Ireland in Liberia, has relaunched its U-Report platform, strengthening efforts to…

On August 12, 2026, over 100 young political and civic leaders from across Africa gathered for a two-hour hybrid celebration of International Youth Day under th…

In a fiery, no-holds-barred press conference at their Congo Town headquarters on Thursday, the Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL), led by Commander-in-…

Liberia’s Youth Day Reveals Economic ChallengesArticle highlights gaps in job opportunities for Liberian youth, emphasizing the need for sustainable pathways th…

The National Labour Court of Montserrado County has ordered the management of the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) to pay its Secretary General,…

The Pakistani community in Liberia has joined millions of Pakistanis around the world in celebrating the country’s 79th Independence Day, using the occasion to…

Former Nimba County District #4 Representative and Counselor-at-Law Garrison Yealue has launched a scathing criticism of the Unity Party-led government, accusin…

Prophet Key’s six-month prison sentence officially expired yesterday, August 13, 2026, but his expected release has been delayed due to lingering questions surr…

The National Elections Commission’s (NEC) proposal to substantially increase candidate registration fees ahead of the 2029 general elections has ignited what co…

Long before Stephanie Success Gibson took the stage to present her winning research project at the Miss Inter-University Liberia (MIUL) beauty pageant, she was…

A decade after India’s historic all-women Formed Police Unit (FPU) completed its final rotation in Liberia, the Indian Embassy and the Ducor Institute for Socia…

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MONROVIA, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — Liberian People’s Party (LPP) political leader Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s per…

NEW DELHI, India, August 13, 2026 — Liberia has officially reopened its Embassy in India after more than 35 years without a resident diplomatic mission, with Fo…

ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County, August 14, 2026 — The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has intensified efforts to recruit more women into its ranks, taking its nationw…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — Sweden’s nearly 18-year bilateral development cooperation with Liberia will officially end on August 31, 2026, leaving the…

Monrovia, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from the Embassy o…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — Victims of Liberia’s civil wars have pledged their support for President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s efforts to establish a War a…

BONG/GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTIES, August 14, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has provided more than US$700,000 in cash as…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued an operating license to the Liberia Electricity Corporation…

GBARNGA, Bong County, August 14, 2026 — WINWA Construction Company has dismissed reports that work on the Foequelleh Bridge in Bong County’s Electoral District…

MONROVIA – The Central Bank of Liberia has raised fresh concerns over the health of the country’s banking sector, warning that a sharp rise in non-performing lo…