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Trump Shifts Focus ‘From Aid to Trade’ at Africa Summit
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump welcomed leaders of five African nations, hailing the continent’s economic potential as his administration seeks to expand US access to critical minerals and other natural resources. Most Read from Bloomberg...
Liberia: President Boakai Nominates Associate Justice Yamie Gbeisay as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Executive Mansion, Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. According to an Executive...
Liberia Destroys $4.9 Million in Illicit Drugs, Urges Collective Action Against Drug Epidemic
GNN Liberia
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June 30, 2025
By Amos Harris Paynesville City, Liberia – On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Liberia joined the international community in observing the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, marked by a powerful display of zero tolerance for...
President Boakai Nominates Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. The nomination was made in accordance with Article 54(c) of the...
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...
Cast announced for LWU TheatreFest! production of ‘Shiloh Rules’
Adair County Community Voice - Kentucky
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An alumna, two graduate students and three undergraduates make up the cast of this summer’s TheatreFest! production at Lindsey Wilson University. This summer’s Lindsey Wilson TheatreFest! production will be Shiloh Rules, a provocative comedy by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Liberia: Juneteenth 2025: Rev. Torli Krua Announces Historic Run for U.S. President from Monrovia
Front Page Africa
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June 24, 2025
Rev. Krua’s candidacy follows the conclusion of his six-year campaign to include Liberia in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Monrovia, Liberia & Boston, MA – On Juneteenth 2025, the day commemorating the delayed emancipation of enslaved Americans in...
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...
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...
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:...
President Boakai’s Painful but Necessary Balancing Act
Liberian Observer
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For nearly two decades, Liberia has stood uneasily at the intersection of justice and reconciliation. From the moment the guns fell silent in 2003, successive leaders have been faced with the question: how does a nation recover when the wounds of...
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...