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UNFPA Liberia Releases 2025 World Population Report, Highlights Global Fertility Crisis
Front Page Africa
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July 3, 2025
Monrovia – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, launched the 2025 State of...
President Boakai Leads National Tribute For Late President William R. Tolbert Jr. and April 22 Martyrs
GNN Liberia
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June 30, 2025
By Amos Harris In a profound act of national remembrance and reflection, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday led a high-level delegation to sign a book of condolences, honoring the late President William R. Tolbert Jr., Liberia’s 20th...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Swedish Court Sentences Former Liberia Midfielder Dulee Johnson to Seven Months for Assault
Front Page Africa
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July 3, 2025
Johnson, 40, was found guilty of physically assaulting and molesting a woman during that period. Stockholm, Sweden – Former Liberian international footballer Dulee Johnson has been sentenced to seven months in a Swedish prison after being...
Trump to Host Five African Presidents in Push for New Trade Deals
Switch TV
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump is set to welcome five African heads of state to the White House next week for talks focused on business, trade, and what his administration is calling “commercial opportunities.” Leaders from Gabon,...
Watch: Israeli Forces Strike Houthi-Held Galaxy Leader in Escalating Red Sea Conflict
gCaptain
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July 8, 2025
Israel has struck the merchant ship Galaxy Leader at the port of Ras Isa, Yemen, as part of military operations targeting Houthi infrastructure at three Yemeni ports, according to Israeli military statements. The vessel has been held by Houthi...
First summit: Trump to meet with five African presidents next week
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American...
African Fish Workers Excluded From International Trade Deals: Report
Inter Press Service
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July 3, 2025
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Food Systems, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade &...
2 crew dead, 2 hurt as Yemen's Houthis resume Red Sea attacks
Sabah
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July 8, 2025
At least two crew members of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier were killed and two more injured as Yemen's Houthi rebels resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. The Greek-operated Eternity C was targeted in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen...
President Bio Celebrated by Thousands of Sierra Leoneans Over ECOWAS Chairmanship
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio was celebrated by thousands of Sierra Leoneans at the Presidential Lodge in Freetown following his historic election as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic...
House Health Committee Engages Public Health Initiative Liberia On Tax Exemption for Menstrual Products
Front Page Africa
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July 3, 2025
The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Health, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 held a crucial engagement with Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) in partnership with WaterAid Liberia -HerWASH Project to discuss the urgent need for...
Georgia lawmakers address possible U.S. travel restrictions affecting African-Caribbean nations
SE Atlanta News - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
El-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshotEl-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative El-Mahdi Holly, along with members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus, is set to hold a press...
Liberia: Women Increase Advocacy for Electoral Reforms and Political Participation
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
The briefing examined how gender quotas could be implemented within Liberia’s electoral framework to enhance women’s representation in elected offices. Monrovia – On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, national and international stakeholders convened in...
Liberia: Questions Mount as Gov’t Remains Silent on Ownership, Investment in Careysburg Poultry Farm After Pres. Boakai’s Visit
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Monrovia – President Joseph Boakai inherited a major agricultural initiative from the Weah administration—a US$26 million poultry project in Careysburg. During a visit to the project site in May, President Boakai and his team confirmed that the...
AS PRESIDENT BIO HEADS ECOWAS
This Day
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July 3, 2025
If there is renewed commitment to leadership, West Africa can surmount its pressing issues, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE The 67th Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States ended last...
Assistant Mines Minister gives perspectives
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 3, 2025
Liberia’s Assistant Minister for Mines, Carlos Eddison Tingban, says training completed in China was “More than knowledge, a blazing commitment to save lives.” Beijing, China; July 3, 2025 – The Assistant Minister for Mines, Carlos Eddison...
Liberia: Freeman Decries Wasteful Government Spending
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Monrovia – Businessman and political advocate Simeon Freeman has criticized the Liberian government’s fiscal priorities, describing public spending as excessive and unethical. By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr [email protected] Delivering the keynote...
Liberia: A Nation In Distress, A People Betrayed; Boakai’s Dark Day Against Some Of Liberia’s Brightest Minds
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Yesterday will go down as one of the most disgraceful and painful days in our country’s recent history. A day when Mr. Boakai confirmed to the world that his government is built not on justice, not on patriotism but on vendetta, tribal hate, and...
Liberia: From Dust to Disgrace: Liberia’s Only Women’s Sport Left Stranded
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
MONROVIA – Liberia’s only national all women’s sport, kickball, continues to suffer from severe neglect, forcing its players to compete in deplorable conditions without proper fields or basic amenities like changing rooms and bathrooms. By:...
Two Missing, two injured after ship attacked off Yemen
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA- At least two crew members were injured and two remain missing after a Liberia-flagged commercial vessel was attacked near the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, Reuters reported, citing a maritime security source. The incident occurred...