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Liberia: Government Halts National ID Card Issuance, Instructs Banks to Ease ID Requirement for Transactions
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
Monrovia – Amid mounting public frustration over delays in the issuance of Liberia’s National Identification Cards, the Government of Liberia has announced the immediate suspension of the ID card program. Simultaneously, the Central Bank of...
RMU Holds 19th Congregation in Accra Under Leadership of Sierra Leone’s Transport Minister Fanday Turay
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
The 19th Congregation of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) was held with pomp and purpose at the university’s Parade Grounds in Accra, Ghana, under the leadership of Rtd. Col. Ambassador Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq., the Chair of the RMU Board of...
ADC: Tinubu’s economic failure behind Nigeria’s exclusion from White House trade talks
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House on...
Liberia: Wilmot Paye – Minister Reforming Mining Sector
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 29, 2025
MONROVIA — A bold, new signboard brandishes the phrase: “Ministry of Mines and Energy.” The walls glitter with freshly painted gray and white. Just beyond the lobby, a fenced yard holds items seized from miners. Inside, lighted corridors beam with...
Three crew dead, at least two wounded in latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship
The Straits Times
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July 8, 2025
LONDON/ATHENS - Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day...
Liberia: Boakai Gets Tougher as Independence Gets Closer
The News (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
Liberian President Joseph Boakai, on a tsunami wave of suspension of Agency Heads to implement his ARREST program Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Since I arrived Monrovia few weeks ago, to cover the forthcoming 178th independence anniversary on July 26,...
3 crew dead in Red Sea attack on Greek ship
BDNews24
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Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after months of...
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Visits President Bio at State House in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, visited President Julius Maada Bio at the State House in Freetown on Wednesday, July 2nd. The former head of state and President Bio had a productive meeting, where she congratulated him on his...
RCBank Delegation Departs for Liberia to Explore New Banking Opportunities
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
A high-powered delegation from Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank), led by Managing Director Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, departed Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 1st July 2025, for a pivotal mission in the Republic of Liberia. The team aims to research and...
JOIN US!!! in Philadelphia for the Business Conference for Liberia!
Liberian Observer
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Theme: Prioritizing President Boakai’s ARREST Agenda for Economic Growth and Job Creation Confirmed speakers include H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia (Keynote Speaker) Alison Germak, Deputy Head of Office of...
ArcelorMittal Liberia Cited for Contempt by Legislature After Skipping Key Hearing
GNN Liberia
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July 2, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has been hit with a contempt citation by the Joint Committee on Compliance and Concessions Review of the House of Representatives. The action comes after the steel giant’s representatives failed to...
Tranmere sign Liberian international midfielder Nohan Kenneh
Wirral Globe
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The 22-year-old featured for England at U16 to U18 levels before being called-up by his native country Liberia in March 2023. So far he has won seven international caps for the country he left as a refugee aged six. The six-foot-two midfielder...
Two crew killed in attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
BBC
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Two crew members of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship have been killed in an attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, Liberia says. A Liberian representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said the Eternity C was "attacked...
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At least three dead as Greek-operated ship attacked in Red Sea
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article Three crew members were killed and at least two others injured after a Greek-operated, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, Eternity C, came under attack off the coast of Yemen, the EU naval mission Aspides confirmed on Tuesday. The...
Liberia’s Assets Recovery Taskforce Pledges Sustained Fight Against Corruption
GNN Liberia
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June 28, 2025
By Amos Harris Monrovia, Liberia — The Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (ARPRT) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to reclaiming stolen public wealth, even as it navigates mounting legal challenges and heightened public...
Reject child labour, minister tells Nigerian children
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 2, 2025
The federal government has urged Nigerian children to reject a world where they are forced to work when they should be in school. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, gave this charge to the children in Abuja at the 2025...
Kortu K Brown: “Liberia’s reburials: A good first step
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 2, 2025
Former President of the Liberia Council of Churches, Bishop Kortu Brown, has hailed the move by President Boakai to reburial Liberia’s fallen Presidents as a good first step toward national reconciliation. Brewerville, Montserrado County – July 1,...
Women in the race: Is Malawi ready to elect a female president?
Malawi 24
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July 2, 2025
As Malawi prepares for the September 2025 presidential election, one question demands renewed attention: Is the country finally ready to elect a female president? Despite having had a female president once before— Joyce Banda, who served from 2012...
“Empower women, protect children, strengthen families” – Sierra Leone First Lady urges at SFC 2025
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown, bringing together The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, government officials, faith leaders, and civil society actors to promote women’s...
Bong County’s SANKOFA Farm Leads Liberia’s Vegetable Production Push with Backing from Ministry of Agriculture
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
KPAI District, Bong County – Amid rising food insecurity, soaring youth unemployment, and a heavy reliance on imported vegetables, one Liberian-owned farm is rewriting the narrative from the ground up. SANKOFA Farm, tucked away in the heart of...