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Liberia: EFFL Issues Two-Year Ultimatum to UP Gov’t, Pledges to Fight Bad Governance
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
Gonquoi stressed that the EFFL played a critical role in the Unity Party’s 2023 election victory, especially in countering the then-ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), when the UP remained largely silent. MONROVIA – The Economic Freedom...
Liberia: River North Bridge Collapse Isolates Over 25 Towns in Tienpo District
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
RIVER GEE – More than 25 towns in the Tienpo Administrative District of River Gee County have been left isolated following the sudden collapse of the River North Bridge. By: Peter P. Toe, Jr. The collapse occurred on Wednesday, June 18, after...
Liberia: Rivercess and Grand Bassa Farmers Urge CHAP, Concern Worldwide to Sustain Agriculture Project
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
Over 188 local farmers from Rivercess and Grand Bassa Counties are appealing to the Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) and Concern Worldwide to continue their farming support initiative, which they say has significantly improved their...
Liberia: District One Residents in Bong County Praise Rep. Koinah for Championing House Audit
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
GBARNGA – Residents of electoral District One in Bong County are applauding their representative, Hon. Prince K. Koinah, for his recent call for a full and independent audit of the House of Representatives. By Selma Lomax [email protected] During...
Control Over Minerals is the New Currency of Global Influence, Says Priya Agarwal Hebbar
Outlook Business
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June 30, 2025
The world today is in the midst of a tectonic shift, where control over minerals like zinc, silver, aluminium, copper and rare earths is fast becoming the new currency of global influence. With global demand for critical minerals set to increase...
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,...
Letter to Liberian Girls
Liberian Observer
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Dear sisters, You see Karishma Pelham and Wokie Dolo shining today, their lives weren’t always bright. I’ve seen them at their lowest, scraping by, and at their highest, standing tall. Their stories are raw—full of struggle, pain, setbacks, and...
Is Liberia under a Resource Curse?
Liberian Observer
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Recently, the mining giant ArcelorMittal, commonly known as Mittal Steel, dedicated a massive $1.8 billion iron ore concentrator plant in the northeastern county of Nimba. The iron ore concentrator was officially launched with much fanfare by none...
Australian PM visits China amid stepped-up US military demands
World Socialist Web Site
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July 21, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese concluded a six-day visit to China last Friday. The trip featured a meeting with President Xi Jinping and a behind closed doors banquet with the Chinese leader, as well as other high-level engagements...
World Bank approves US$360m to support Ghana’s economic resilience
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
Accra, July 1, GNA – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved US$360 million in funding from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Ghana’s ongoing efforts to restore macroeconomic stability and build a more...
World Bank backs Ghana $360m to strengthen macroeconomic stability
Joy FM
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June 29, 2025
The World Bank has approved a $360 million financing package to support Ghana’s economic rebound, a move that signals renewed confidence in the country’s path to recovery and reform. The funding, under the Second Resilient Recovery Development...
CBL Kicks off County-Level Financial Education in Grand Gedeh
Liberian Observer
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(Zwedru, June 25, 2025): The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) kicked off its nationwide Financial Education and Literacy Program on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, beginning the county-level campaign to teach people how to...
World Bank Grants Ghana $360m to Boost Economic Stability and Growth
The Chronicle News Online
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July 1, 2025
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $360 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Ghana’s Second Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing. The operation aims to assist the...
World Bank provides US$360m to strengthen macroeconomic stability
Business and Financial Times
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July 1, 2025
US$370m awaits IMF board approval By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The country has received a US$360million disbursement from the World Bank, the first tranche of an anticipated US$730million in foreign exchange inflows aimed at supporting macroeconomic...
Deputy Finance Minister Urges Renewed Focus on DRM to Rescue WASH Sector
Liberian Observer
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Deputy Finance Minister for Budget and Development Planning, Tanneh G. Brunson, has issued a clarion call for increased domestic financing of national development programs, with a particular emphasis on the underfunded Water, Sanitation, and...
AML scholarship program aligns with Liberia’s goal of building technical workforce
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Advanced Academic Scholarship Program is aligning well with Liberia’s national goal of cultivating a technically skilled workforce. Launched under the company’s Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), the program supports...
Boakai picks Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice of Liberia.
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
By Stephen G. Fellajuah President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, succeeding Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, whose tenure ends as she...
Open Letter to the Minister of Finance
Liberian Observer
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Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan Minister of Finance Republic of Liberia June 30, 2025 Dear Minister Ngafuan, I hope this letter finds you in good spirits. As a concerned citizen of Grand Bassa County, I feel compelled to raise an urgent issue that is...
Ending Torture, Restoring Dignity: The Urgent Need to Enact Liberia’s National Anti-Torture Law
GNN Liberia
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June 30, 2025
Despite Liberia’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) and its Optional Protocol (OPCAT) in 2004, torture remains insufficiently addressed in domestic law. The National Anti-Torture Act of 2011, which seeks to incorporate...
World Bank Provides Ghana $360 million to Strengthen Macroec...
Modern Ghana
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WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $360 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Second Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing operation to support the...