MONROVIA — Liberia’s foreign minister is asking the country’s judiciary to help put the first Liberian on the International Court of Justice, a court no Liberia…
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Editorial | Africa Debt Reform Must Put People Before Creditors
AFRODAD’s assessment of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings reveals a troubling reality: African countries are surrendering a growing share of their revenues…
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University of Liberia Aims for Africa’s Top 300 Despite Turbulence
A few days ago, I flew a long-haul flight from Liberia to India via Ethiopia. Six hours on one flight, four hours on the ground, six hours on another flight. …
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With US$750 and No Idea How to Make Soap, Deerah Mensah Built a Business From Her Parents’ Garage
Sometimes the beginning of a business is not a factory, a shop or a room full of workers. Sometimes it is a plan on paper, US$750 and the willingness to …
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MONROVIA – Former Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah’s political party says it will back his appeal to Liberia’s Supreme Court after a jury convicted him…
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CDC-USA Chairman Issues “Street to Street” Election Warning
MONROVIA – The chairman of the U.S. branch of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change has warned that anyone who tries to rig Liberia’s 2029 elections wil…
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Cash Shortfall Threatens Liberia’s Wheelchair Basketball Trips
by Edwin Doloby Edwin DoloMONROVIA — Liberia risks missing two major international wheelchair basketball events in Egypt and Thailand next month unless President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr….
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Rep. Benson Launches Fund Drive to Support Vulnerable Children
by Blamo N. Toeby Blamo N. ToeMONROVIA — Montserrado County Electoral District 17 Representative Bernard Blue Benson Jr. has launched a fundraising initiative through his BLUE Foundation to…
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Boakai Says Some Officials He Asked to Step Aside Are Reluctant
MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai said Friday that he has asked a small number of officials in his government to step aside, and that some have been relu…
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Liberia: Howard-Taylor’s Office Says Her Records Pulled From VP Facebook Page
MONROVIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor’s office said official posts and media documenting her six years in office have been removed from the Faceb…
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ECC, NIMD Sign US$15,000 Liberia Electoral Reform Deal
by Contributorby ContributorMONROVIA — The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), Liberia’s largest domestic elections observer group, and the Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democr…
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QNET Reports Rescue of 300 Scam Victims, Strengthens Fight Against Fraud in West Africa
by Blamo N. Toeby Blamo N. ToeMONROVIA — International direct-selling company QNET says its collaboration with law enforcement agencies across West Africa has helped rescue more than 300 sus…
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Liberia: Peter Bon Jallah Convicted of Statutory Rape, Kidnapping
MONROVIA, Liberia — National Security Agency agent Peter Bon Jallah was convicted Friday of the statutory rape and kidnapping of a 16-year-old boy and ordered h…
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NPA Pythons Suffer Second Straight Defeat at BAL Qualifiers
by Edwin Doloby Edwin DoloPaynesville — Liberia Basketball League champions NPA Pythons suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Road to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) qualifi…
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SWAL Names Former Official to Chair Congress Committee
by Edwin Doloby Edwin DoloThe Sports Writers Association of Liberia has appointed an eight-member committee, chaired by veteran sports journalist and former SWAL Treasurer Momoh B. Siryo…
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Liberia Opens Africa Scrabble Championship, Urges Investment
by Edwin Doloby Edwin DoloMONROVIA — Youth and Sports Minister Cornelia Kruah has urged greater investment in intellectual sports, saying Liberia’s hosting of the 2026 Africa Scrabble Ch…
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Liberia: Ngafuan Updates MCC Team Plans, Courts U.S. Investors
by superadminby superadminMONROVIA — Liberia has begun assembling the team to develop its proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation compact, Finance and Development Planning Minister Aug…
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Liberia Studies Rwanda’s Digital Tax Model for Counties
by Contributorby ContributorKIGALI, Rwanda — Liberia is looking to Rwanda’s technology-driven approach to revenue collection to speed up decentralization reforms that have struggled to tak…
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Liberian Lawyer Prince Kieh Earns MCIPS Qualification
by Contributorby ContributorSHEFFIELD, United Kingdom – Liberian lawyer Prince W. Kieh Sr. has qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS), a professio…
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Liberia Mining Law Reforms Target Community Protection
by Blamo N. Toeby Blamo N. ToeMONROVIA — Liberia’s Law Reform Commission and civil society organizations are calling for sweeping reforms of the country’s mining laws, warning that outdated…
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MONROVIA — Travelers arriving in Liberia from or through the Democratic Republic of the Congo must now self-isolate for 21 days under daily health monitoring, a…
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Liberia: Millions in Gold, Millions in Diesel, Pennies for the People
The reported US$1.8 million petroleum levy shortfall involving Bea Mountain raises a fundamental question: Why should a country struggling to finance roads, sch…
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Liberia: Jury Tampering And The Right To A Jury Trial
Liberia’s Chief Justice raises a valid concern about jury tampering, whether committed by a trial judge, government or defense counsel, the court, or a litigant…
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FeJAL Wins Indian Training and Exchange Openings for Women Journalists
by Contributorby ContributorMONROVIA – The Female Journalists Association of Liberia has secured an invitation Wednesday for its members to apply for the 140 training places India has allo…