Liberian President Boakai Calls for Urgent Judicial Reform to Safeguard Democracy

By James T. Brooks Monrovia, Liberia – On Monday, October 13, 2025, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. marked the opening of the October Term of the Supreme Court of Liberia with a powerful address, using the occasion to issue a strong call for...

Sierra Leone Government Installs CCTV Cameras at Jendema Border to Fight Drug Trafficking

In a decisive move to combat drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes, Sierra Leone’s security leadership has intensified surveillance and coordination efforts along the Jendema border. The initiative follows a high-level stakeholders...

Liberia delegation in Zambia to learn for Teaching Council

Minister of Education, Douglas Syakalima, has reiterated the need for strong collaboration with other African countries in order to learn and solve challenges faced in the education sector. Mr Syakalima says the government is committed to...

Liberian Authorities Seize Over USD 112,000 Worth of Tramadol Allegedly Traveling from Sierra Leone

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) on Saturday October 11, 2025, intercepted more than 1,000 packs of Tapentadol, commonly known as Tramadol, at the Bo Waterside Port of Entry. Authorities recovered 1,067 packs of the drug, valued at USD...

BudgIT-Liberia, LNFS Forge Alliance

In a bold stride toward national reform, BudgIT Liberia and the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at revolutionizing fire disaster preparedness, public safety, and institutional...

Liberia-Ireland partnership deepens.

By Edwin N. Khakie The Development Education Network Liberia (DEN-L), in partnership with Saolta and Development Perspectives of Ireland, has officially launched the 2025 International Exchange Program in Gbarnga, Bong County, marking another...

From Civil War to Justice: Liberia’s Path to Peace Offers a Blueprint for Africa

By James T. Brooks LOMÉ, TOGO—On October 11, 2025, During the Second Edition of the Lomé Peace and Security Forum, Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. delivered a powerful address that framed his nation’s painful past and hard-won peace as...

Liberian Aviation Firm Cries Foul Over Airport Bid Process

A Liberian-owned aviation company, Liberty Airlines, has raised serious concerns over what it describes as an unfair and exclusionary bidding process conducted by the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) for the rehabilitation and management of James...

Liberia: National SRHR Conference Ends with Bold Commitments to Tackle Maternal Mortality, Barriers to Access

Monrovia, Liberia –Government officials, civil society leaders, development partners, and youth advocates have committed to transforming Liberia’s reproductive health landscape from rhetoric to reality. By Joyclyn Wea, contributing writer The...

Liberia’s NASSCORP Chief to Lead Global Social Security Commission

Monrovia, Liberia — The Director-General of the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), Dewitt vonBallmoos, has been elected Chairman of the Technical Commission on Contribution Collection and Compliance of the International...

Liberia: Sen. Kogar Dares VP Koung in Battle for Nimba’s Political Dominance

MONROVIA — Nimba County Senator Samuel Kogar has intensified his political confrontation with Vice President Jeremiah Koung, reigniting an internal power struggle that has gripped Liberia’s vote-rich Nimba County since the death of its...

Liberia: Speaker Koon Warns Lawmakers Against Violating Basic Laws, As He Catalogues Ups And Downs Of Second Quarter

Monrovia – On the official opening day of the Third Quarter of the Second Session of the 54th Legislature on Friday, Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon did not mince his words in reminding members of the House to always remain respecters of the laws. By...

Liberia: FAWE and Mastercard Foundation Scale Up Efforts to Empower Liberian Youth Through Education and Employment

Monrovia – The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has announced the launch of Phase II of its transformative program aimed at expanding access to inclusive tertiary education and...

Liberia: Footage Shows Group of Motorcyclists Brutally Beating Man Accused of Stealing Motorbike

Monrovia – A disturbing video circulating on social media shows an angry mob, predominantly motorcyclists, brutally beating a man accused of being a “motorcycle criminal” in the Johnsonville area on Sunday. By Francis G. Boayue The victim, whose...

Liberia: Senior JFD Hospital Official Cries Foul Over ‘Unlawful’ Placement, Takes Case to CSA as Management Pushes Back 

Ms. Lormie, who has worked at the hospital since 2011 and recently returned from a three-year, government-sponsored MBA program in Supply Chain and Logistics Management in China, claims she was coerced into accepting the title “Manager of Planning...

Liberia: 100-Acre Upland Rice Harvest Launched in Bong County Through Collective Impact Partnership

Zota District, Bong County – Under clear blue skies and the rhythm of traditional drums, hundreds of villagers, local leaders, and guests gathered in the heart of Kpaquelleh Clan, Shankpallai, Zota District, to witness a landmark moment for rural...

Liberia: KRTTI Begins Lowland Rice Harvest In Margibi County

Margibi County—The Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (KRTTI) has begun harvesting 3.8 hectares of lowland rice on its campus in support of the Government of Liberia’s ARREST Agenda—specifically its agriculture pillar—in Kakata, Margibi...

Liberia: LIDA Launches Major Maize Training For Farmers In Foima District to Boost Food Security

Grand Cape Mount County- Liberia Development and Agriculture (LIDA), with backing from the Ministry of Agriculture and support from STAR-P and RETRAP, has rolled out a comprehensive maize cultivation training for farmers in Foima District, Grand...

Liberian Journalist Nukanah Kollie Represents Country at Global Agricultural Journalism Event in Kenya 

Gbarnga – Liberian journalist Nukanah Kollie, Bong County Coordinator and member of the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), is representing Liberia and the West African region at the 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders...

Liberia: Local Aviation Firm Calls for Fairness and Inclusion within Airport Bid Process

Despite a longstanding record of resilience, investment, and service, the aviation firm points out that the LAA did not convene any consultative sessions with local stakeholders prior to issuing the August 2025 bid. Monrovia – A Liberian-owned...