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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 13, 2026 — The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is facing another major test under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administratio…

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…

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MONROVIA, Liberia, August 12, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has named a new leadership team at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), marking the fi…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has put government officials on notice over poor performance and implementation delays, warning th…

YEKЕPA, Nimba County — A 15-member delegation from the United States Military Tropical Medicine Program (MTM) has visited ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Yekepa Hospita…

Monrovia, August 12, 2026: Senator Amara Konneh has welcomed the nomination of retired Major General Daniel Dee Ziankahn Jr. as Director General of the Liberia…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says Liberia’s economy continues to show signs of improvement, wit…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — Education Minister Dr. Jarso Jallah says the Government of Liberia has allocated funding for grants to public primary schools across…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — The Government of Liberia has pledged to strengthen financial support to the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) through the 2027 nat…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — The Civil Service Agency (CSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), has trained human res…

MONROVIA, August 12, 2026 — United Nations Resident Coordinator Christine N. Umutoni has urged Liberia to reduce its reliance on traditional development aid by…

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FOYA, Lofa County, August 11, 2026 – Calm has returned to the Sorlumba border crossing in Foya District, Lofa County, following a tense encounter between office…

KAKATA, Margibi County, August 10, 2026 – Resident Circuit Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has ordered the selection of a 15-member sequestered jury to hear a high-pr…