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Liberia: Public Works Ministry Trains 150 Community-Based Organizations for Feeder Road Maintenance
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
The initiative, unveiled at a press conference in Ganta, aims to restore road maintenance operations that had stalled since 2021 due to logistical and administrative setbacks. Ganta – The Ministry of Public Works, with support from the National...
ALBERT PORTE: LIBERIA’S MOST SELFLESS, FEARLESS, AND CONSISTENT ADVOCATE
Liberian Observer
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From the dusty classrooms of Crozerville to the austere dungeons of Monrovia, Albert Porte carried little more than his toothbrush, a sleeping mat, the Constitution of Liberia, and the Holy Bible—ever ready to endure imprisonment for the sake 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...
VP Koung launches nighttime sailing at Freeport of Monrovia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 4, 2025
By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, July 4, 2025: Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has launched a new nighttime sailing program and commissioned modern equipment at the Free Port of Monrovia to enhance port services and boost trade in Liberia. The...
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...
UNICEF seeks Liberia’s Child Welfare Agenda
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 4, 2025
UNICEF has announced that it is preparing to launch a new program framework focusing on education, health, and child protection in Liberia. By: Naneka A. Hoffman Monrovia, Liberia; July 4, 2025 – UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central...
IAEA DG arrives in Liberia
Liberian Observer
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In a landmark moment for Liberia’s international partnerships, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, arrived in Monrovia today, marking the first-ever visit of an IAEA chief to the country...
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...
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...
world Trump presses African leaders to take deported migrants, sources say
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
MONROVIA — The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the US, two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday (July 11). The plan was...
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...
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:...
When “Good English” Becomes a Diplomatic Microaggression
The News (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
President Trump, right, facing President Boakai, left, in Washington yesterday “Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?” — Trump asks President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai Donald Trump, ever the high priest of unrehearsed...
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...
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...
Of Nigerians, happiness and failing governance
Tribune Online
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July 3, 2025
A paradoxical report was recently published on Nigeria, Nigerians, and the Nigerian government. A product of the 2025 UN World Happiness Report, it was produced by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre, in partnership with Gallup...
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...
Boakai’s U.S. trip may bring domestic gains
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 11, 2025
Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah says President Joseph Boakai’s recent trip to the United States is likely to generate significant domestic benefits, even as public concerns mount over the value and implications of the visit. By...