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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: How LACRA’s Deputy Director for Operations Became the Face of Liberia’s Cocoa Export Scandal
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
The President’s move comes just weeks after LACRA had been named the “best performing entity” of 2024–2025. Monrovia – President Joseph Boakai on June 26 suspended the Director General of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority...
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,...
Liberia: ‘A Move to Save Lives’: Bong Lawmaker Proposes Autonomy for Dialysis Center
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
The proposed legislation aims to improve kidney care services in the country amid rising cases of chronic and acute kidney diseases. Monrovia – Bong County District 4 Representative Robert Flomo Womba has submitted a bill to the House of...
Liberia: SOS for Journalist Henry Bestman: A Call to Save a Life
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
A father of four, Henry has been a professional journalist for about 15 years, during which he worked for several independent newspapers, including The News, and Hot Pepper, where he last worked. Seasoned Liberian journalist Henry Bestman is...
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...
World Bank Liberia Country Manager Remarks at LICPA and API PPSA Graduation Ceremony
GNN Liberia
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July 5, 2025
[Georgia Wallen] Liberia Takes the Lead: 1st Country in Africa to deliver certified Professional Public Sector Accountants Remarks First LICPA and API PPSA Graduation Ceremony: World Bank Country Manager, Georgia Wallen July 4, 2025 Honorable...
“Liberia needs visible, impactful initiatives that change lives.”
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
By Lewis S. Teh Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine K. Ngafuan, has told development Partners from the United Nations Development Programme Country Team that Liberia doesn’t just need numerous groundbreaking projects;...
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...
Liberia: A Pan-African Vision: Youth, Unity, and the Call for Self-Determination
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
In a world rapidly evolving through the corridors of globalization, technological advancements, and cultural exchanges, the sounding wave of solidarity emerges among the youth across the African continent. By Austin S. Fallah, contributing writer...
Rokel Commercial Bank Deepens Liberia Expansion Talks with Embassy and Business Leaders
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) is taking strategic steps toward expanding its operations into Liberia, with the bank’s Managing Director, Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, leading a high-powered delegation to the Sierra Leone Embassy in Monrovia as part of...
Renowned Reconciliation Leader Dr. Antoine Rutayisire Arrives in Liberia for National Healing and Reconciliation Program
Liberian Observer
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Executive Mansion, Monrovia –Dr. Antoine Rutayisire, keynote speaker for today’s National Healing, Reconciliation, and Unity Program, hosted by His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has arrived in the country. Dr. Rutayisire arrived in...
Breaking Barriers: Why Regional Integration Is West Africa’s Economic Lifeline
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), experts and policymakers made one message clear: the future of intra-regional trade depends on collective action. From accelerating digital identity systems to harnessing the energy of West Africa’s...
IMF approves Liberia’s economic outlook
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 20, 2025
By Lincoln G. Peters The International Monetary Fund (IFM), through its Staff team, has expressed appreciation and pleasant opinion regarding Liberia’s economic outlook, following conclusion of a consultative visit to Monrovia. The IMF staff team,...
Nigeria, Ghana, and SA face volatility as half of African currencies show signs of depreciation – Report
Nairametrics
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July 5, 2025
Nearly half of African currencies have shown signs of depreciation despite steady development across the continent, according to the latest edition of the Monthly Developments in the African Macroeconomic Environment report published by the...
Liberia: ArcelorMittal’s People-Powered Mining Revolution Ushers in New Era of National Prosperity – 99 Liberians have Benefited From International Scholarships
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – A bold new chapter in Liberia’s development is unfolding, driven by ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) unprecedented investment in people and cutting-edge industry. Through its dual commitment to advanced human capital development...
Liberia: MOVEE Condemns the Illegal and Arbitrary Arrest of Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr.
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
Monrovia – The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and illegal detention of its Political Leader and Standard Bearer, Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. According to a release, in the early...
“Investigate WFP, Not Me” – Ex-Finance Minister Sounds Caveat to Government, Denies Involvement in COVID-19 Funds Misuse
Front Page Africa
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July 4, 2025
MONROVIA – Former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah has called on the Government of Liberia to redirect its investigation of the COVID-19 stimulus fund to the World Food Programme (WFP) instead of targeting him. By Obediah...
Liberia: Wologizi FC Promotion Ignites Hopes for Lofa County Football Development
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
MONROVIA – The recent qualification of Wologizi FC, the newly crowned champions of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) Second Division, to the nation’s top-tier First Division is being hailed as a significant step forward for football...