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Liberia: Runway Breach at RIA Sparks Concern; Management Denies Incident, Assures Public of Safety
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), which manages the airport, has denied that any such incident occurred. Monrovia – Reports of a security breach involving an alleged intrusion onto the runway of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) have...
Defense Minister Signs 11 Key Policy Documents to Strengthen Governance at Ministry of National Defense
GNN Liberia
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July 3, 2025
By Christian Appleton Monrovia, Liberia – July 3, 2025 – In a landmark move signaling a new era of institutional reform and transparency, Liberia’s Minister of National Defense, Brigadier General (Rtd.) Geraldine Janet George-Johnson, on Wednesday...
Liberia: House Considers Budgetary Increment Amid Calls for Accountability and Reform
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The decision was prompted by a communication from Montserrado County District #1 Representative Yatu Rugie Barry, who urged her colleagues to support a substantial increase in the University of Liberia’s budget—from the current US$33 million to...
Liberian Midfielder Jessica Quachie Signs with England-Based Sisusports Management
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The partnership is expected to expand Quachie’s exposure to international clubs and competitions, potentially placing her on a path toward professional leagues in Europe. MONROVIA – Liberian midfielder Jessica Quachie has signed with Sisusports...
Liberia: My Anger is for Ma Watta
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
I’m an angry old man not for me but because of Ma Watta. I’ll be 72 years in 24 days. If I die today there will be no delay in my funeral because of money. New York Life insurance will cover my burial with something extra for my wife. All my young...
Liberia: Lawmakers Express Concerns Over House Speaker Koon’s ‘Continued Absence’ from Session
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
While Speaker Koon has been seen occasionally in his Capitol Building office, he has not appeared in the official chambers during formal sessions. Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah (above left) presides in the speaker’s absence. Monrovia — Lawmakers in...
Liberia: Gasoline Coupon Delay Sparks Heated Argument Among LawmakersBy Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The situation escalated when Representative Cole, visibly agitated, accused the House’s leadership of hoarding the coupons or selectively distributing them. A heated argument erupted Tuesday, July 1, 2025 on the floor of the House of...
Director-General champions innovation and collaboration at 44th Session of the FAO Conference
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, concluded the 44th Session of the FAO Conference (28 June – 4 July) by emphasizing the imperative for a robust FAO in light of the immense, complex, and interconnected challenges facing humanity. He...
NHRC’s head elected president of West Africa’s human rights institutions network
Premium Times
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July 3, 2025
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, on Thursday promised to promote cooperation among West African States for the protection of human rights. He gave this assurance while accepting to serve as the...
NOCAL Awards Scholarships To 20 Liberian Students
GNN Liberia
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July 3, 2025
…Under Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative By Amos Harris MONROVIA, Liberia – In a significant stride toward youth empowerment and educational development, the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), in partnership with TGS, has awarded...
Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Youngest Female in Africa
The News (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
President Joseph Boakai and Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, is now among the five female Road CEOs in Africa, but the youngest among them all. The...
Liberian Journalist Alex Yormie abducted in Nimba County
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 1, 2025
(July 1, 2025) Broadcast Liberian journalist Alex Yormie of Radio Lar-Wehyi in Tappita, Nimba County, is reported to have been abducted and taken to an unknown location. The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is saddened to announce, calling for his...
The U.S. Is About To Slap The World's Most Positive Country With A Travel Ban
The Travel
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July 7, 2025
The "New American Travel Anxiety" is real, and it's not limited to foreigners planning to visit the U.S. amid the Trump administration's controversial border policies. Experts also revealed that Trump's tariffs are impacting almost half of...
Bishop Quire Opens Landmark Regional Tax Justice Conference in Monrovia
GNN Liberia
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July 3, 2025
“Faith Must Speak to Fiscal Justice,” Declares FJN Chairman at Zac Tax Campaign Launch Monrovia, Liberia – July 3, 2025: Bishop Samuel Jerome Quire, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Faith and Justice Network (FJN) and Resident Bishop...
Doctrinal flexibility and technological adaptation for the Gambia Armed Forces
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr In today’s ever-shifting global security arena, no army worth its salt can afford to rest on the laurels of past doctrines. Stagnation, in military terms, is an invitation to defeat. My own journey...
Liberia: The Funeral Services of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel K. Doe, F...
Modern Ghana
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I write about the funerals of Liberian former President Samuel Doe and his wife, former First Lady Nancy Doe. The Liberian people buried them on June 26, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. It was a pleasure for me to have attended the event. Doe...
Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
BBC
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Liberia's former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body believed to be dumped in a mass grave. Ten days after the president's killing, following trials by a kangaroo...
MAADA BIO SNUBBED AGAIN : President Trump refuses to invite him to the White House for major summit on Africa
Cocorioko
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July 3, 2025
Screenshot By Kabs Kanu U.S President Donald Trump has cast aspersion and scorn on President Maada Bio as done by his predecessor President Joe Biden. Bio’s chairmanship of ECOWAS had counted for nothing as President Trump has refused to invite...
Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, First, Only in Africa
The News (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
President Joseph Boakai and Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, is not only the female head of a Liberian agency but also the first and only female head...
PRESIDENT BOAKAI NOMINATES ASSOCIATE JUSTICE YAMIE QUIQUI GBEISAY AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
GNN Liberia
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July 1, 2025
The nomination was made in accordance with Article 54(c) of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, which grants the President the authority to appoint the Chief Justice, Associate Justices, and Judges of Subordinate Courts. Additionally, the nomination...