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MONROVIA – On Monday, the Liberian Senate under the leadership of Pro Temp Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, called FrontPageAfrica’s reporting on a staff salary plan “false,” “misleading” and “fabricated,” and demanded a retraction.

MONROVIA — Frustrated by prolonged school disruptions, students of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) on Tuesday took their grievances to Capitol Hill, demanding urgent government intervention in the crisis affecting their teachers and schools.

MONROVIA – The National Patriotic Party (NPP) may be heading into another leadership crisis.

Monrovia – Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe, Jr. has called for an urgent, independent audit of local government spending in the county, citing allegations that some officials are spending county resources without adequate accountability and inflati…

Liberia’s leading war crimes investigation group says a visit by U.S.

MONROVIA — Liberia is set to host the 16th Africa Scrabble Championship (ASC) as national delegations from across the continent begin arriving in Monrovia for the four-day event, scheduled to run from October 22 to 25.

MONROVIA — Goalkeeper Abdulai Koulibaly marked his return to Borough FC in dramatic fashion on Sunday, scoring a second-half penalty and making a series of crucial saves in a 1-1 draw against Heaven Eleven in the opening fixture of the 2026/27 Liberia Foo…

Monrovia – The Internal Audit Agency of Liberia (IAA) has officially launched its Gender and Social Inclusion Desk in Monrovia.

KIGALI, Rwanda — Liberia has begun a study tour in Rwanda to examine how local government, public financial management and community participation can improve public services, as the West African country seeks practical lessons to advance its decentraliza…

MONROVIA — For most of the past half-century, Liberia’s mineral wealth has been a story told in the past tense.

MONROVIA – By eight o’clock on most evenings, the young women have already taken their places.

In September 2021, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, injecting strong impetus into the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and…

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BEIJING, China — Liberia’s development challenges are well documented, from poor road connectivity and limited economic opportunities to inadequate public services and persistent difficulties attracting investment.

Monrovia — Youth Entrepreneurship and Investment Bank Management Company (YEIB-MANCO) Chief Executive Officer Joseph Fatorma Sando has challenged Liberian graduates to turn their education into entrepreneurial opportunities, practical solutions and meanin…

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MONROVIA, Liberia — The Government of Liberia, with support from the World Bank, has begun taking steps to digitalize 16 priority government services in a move aimed at making public services more accessible, efficient, and responsive to the needs of citi…

Monrovia — Liberia has introduced a unified national food safety standard aimed at reducing duplicate inspections, harmonizing regulatory requirements and easing compliance costs for businesses across the food sector.

Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Dr.

Former President Sirleaf: Liberia has been doing the same thing over and over, same structures, same type of policies, same type of attitudes, and mindset.

MONROVIA – For months, Mark Egon Kuiah’s name has hovered over Liberia’s cocaine scandal without ever quite landing.

MONROVIA – Liberia’s most prominent drug trafficking and money laundering prosecution entered a new phase this week as several defendants, including a former senior security official, were arrested and sent to the Monrovia Central Prison to await trial.

Teachers at a mass meeting Public school teachers across Monrovia and its environs under the banner of the Monrovia Consolidated School System Teachers Association (MCSS-TA) are embarking on a strike action until their four-count demands are met by the sy…

Monrovia – The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has kept its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 16.0 percent but has raised the share of US dollar deposits commercial banks must keep in reserve, a move aimed at chipping away at the country’s h…

MONROVIA — Liberia’s special envoy for cultural and heritage diplomacy has been invited to the opening of a national memorial in Barbados honoring 570 enslaved West Africans buried at a former sugar plantation.

Government militia fighters advance during fighting for control of a key bridge in Monrovia in 2003, as forces loyal to President Charles Taylor battled rebels of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD).

Monrovia-Liberia’s housing ambitions are entering a potentially transformative phase, with the National Housing Authority projecting the construction of 15,000 to 20,000 housing units by 2030, even as questions surrounding the Authority’s administration c…

Feminist Coalition and Ministry of National Defense Sign MOU to Strengthen Gender Equality in Liberia’s Defense Sector Monrovia – The Feminist Coalition (FCP), with medica Liberia (mL) serving as the lead representative, has signed a Memorandum of Underst…

RAL President Webster Clayeh in a handshake with Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Yin Chengwu.

Director of Land Administration at the Liberia Land Authority (LLA), Mr.

Monrovia – The Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA) is pushing for increased budgetary support in Fiscal Year 2027 to accelerate tourism infrastructure development, strengthen destination marketing, attract private-sector investment, and position tou…

MONROVIA – The Chief Executive Officer of SAPPIMAH Cassava Refining Company, Beyan Flomo Pewee, has welcomed a proposed US$100 million investment in Liberia’s cassava sector but is urging the government to give greater attention to Liberian-owned agricult…

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could accelerate the development of infrastructure, industrial parks and industrialization across Africa, according to Dr.

Monrovia – The Monrovia City Court has issued a writ of arrest for two men accused of falsely presenting themselves as senior managers of Global Tracking and Maritime Solutions (GTMS) Liberia Incorporated and of threatening anyone who stood in their way.

BUCHANAN, Grand Bassa County — For Saya Doe Sio, returning to the place where she was born and raised is always deeply personal.

Monrovia-Five of the 19 defendants indicted alongside former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in a drug trafficking and money laundering case have been arrested, brought before Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice and subsequently taken to the Mo…

GBARNGA, Bong County — The competition starts before the first lesson.

MONROVIA – When officers raided a compound on Cement Road in the VOA Community on July 21, they found 3,971 “plates” of the drug, packed in 157 bags and valued at about US$317 million.

MONROVIA — The long-running trial involving the alleged misappropriation of Saudi-donated rice has entered its final stage, with the prosecution and defense scheduled to deliver closing arguments before the jury on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.

GTMS Liberia Inc. has disowned Presley S.

Flooding inundates school roads forcing students to walk in water to school, in Lofa Community.

MONROVIA — A major transformation is brewing for television screens across Liberia, and the continent’s biggest entertainment player is dropping its biggest hint yet.

MONROVIA – Former Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has called on the Liberian government to adopt a policy of resource sovereignty, arguing that the country cannot substantially benefit from its natural wealth unless it breaks the hold of cartels

According to the charge sheet, investigators reviewed bank transfers, Zelle, Cash App and other electronic payments showing the couple paid US$18,741 toward the price.

MONROVIA – Global Tracking & Maritime Solutions Liberia Inc.

TOSOR, Grand Cape Mount County — When the money reached some women in Grand Cape Mount County, it did more than put cash in their hands.

A Liberian court has ordered the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, ex-wife of convicted warlord and former President Charles Taylor, along with former security officials, police officers and several European nationals.

Judiciary sources expect a grand jury to indict the former vice president, but her defense says it has received no official word By Willie N.

Spoon Network’s executive alleges that government insiders sought the former commerce minister’s removal, reopening questions about the controversy that preceded his resignation.