September 2026

U.S.-based medical charity Children’s Surgery International (CSI), in partnership with Firestone Liberia, LLC, will conduct a two-week surgical mission in Liber…

At the Rooting and Rising side event of the 81st UNGA, Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti and Youth and Sports Minister Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah are expected…

Washington, D.C., September 18, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. met Thursday, September 17, 2026, with representatives of the Friends of Providence Is…

The twenty-first century is characterized by rapid globalization, technological advancement, economic transformation, and increasing interdependence among natio…

Monrovia — A former Liberian combatant accused by U.S. authorities of involvement in killings, torture and the recruitment of child soldiers during Liberia’s ci…

NEW YORK, USA – Liberia has placed the participation of Afghan women in humanitarian operations at the center of its latest position on Afghanistan, urging the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has continued his diplomatic mission in the United States, holding high-level discussions with U.S. Congressman…

MONROVIA — The Government of Liberia has announced another increase in the prices of petroleum products, raising fresh concerns about the impact of rising fuel…

For 179 years, Liberia has had a remarkable maritime asset: a coastline that links its communities to the Atlantic and the broader West African region.

FREETOWN — A question that began with the reported presence of one of Europe’s most wanted drug traffickers in Sierra Leone has developed into a much larger reg…

MONROVIA — September 18, 1998, remains etched in Liberia’s history as the day Monrovia once again descended into heavy armed violence, barely two years after th…

MONROVIA — Medica Liberia has begun the Montserrado component of the SASA! Together Set-Up and Start Phase Training of Trainers, bringing together government of…

MORNOVIA – Gizzie Kollie joined ArcelorMittal Liberia in 2016 as a contractor driving light vehicles. A decade later, he supervises the company’s mine infrastru…

GBARNGA, Bong County – ArcelorMittal Liberia has hired eight residents of fenceline communities along its railway as short-term rail patrol officers. The recrui…

WASHINGTON – President Joseph Boakai pressed the chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday for deeper American investment in Liberia’s e…

MONROVIA — Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner for Monitoring and Investigation Dr. Miatta Jeh has challenged young professionals to make integrity,…

Education Minister Dr. Jarso M. Jallah is calling for greater emphasis on skills-based education, saying Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)…

VOINJAMA, Lofa County – Lofa County University has completed a full review of its academic programs and opened a new annex in Zorzor District as it began the 20…

Citizens in Karyee Town seized trucks demanding bridge repairs after heavy trucks damaged them. The dispute reflects the challenges of rural road maintenance am…

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MONROVIA, Liberia, September 18, 2026: Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says US$50 million or less may currently remain in gove…

TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia, September 18, 2026: Lawyers representing former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor have asked Criminal Court “C” to admit their cli…

In our Thursday, September 17, 2026, edition, we published an AI-generated image that purported to depict Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung undergoing security…

GBARNGA, Bong County, September 17, 2026: Liberia’s reported crossing of the US$1 billion mark in domestic revenue collection has sparked mixed reactions among…