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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...
World Bank Provides Ghana $360 million to Strengthen Macroeconomic Stability and Lay the Foundations for Resilient Growth
News Ghana
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June 30, 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 Government of Ghana’s efforts to...
Türkiye to connect Africa to global trade corridors through new pacts
Yeni Safak
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Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu poses for a group photo with participants at the conclusion of the Global Transport Corridors Forum at Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 29, 2025. Türkiye...
Sustainability & tangible results at the forefront of Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme’s annual stocktaking
World Customs Organization
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The WCO’s Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, funded by the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), organized its annual National Focal Points Meeting at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels from 3 to 5 June 2025 to assess the...
NCBAL Opposes New Port Law Over “Anti-Business” Fees
Liberian Observer
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The National Customs Brokers Association of Liberia (NCBAL) has expressed shock and disappointment over the passage of the Liberia Sea and Inland Port Regulatory Act (SIPRA) by the National Legislature. The legislation, the group says, was enacted...
Ghana gets $360m World Bank financing for macroeconomic stability
Ghana Business News
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June 30, 2025
Ghana continues to receive financing from the World Bank, as the Institution announces a $360 million to support the country’s macroeconomic stability. The Bank in a statement copied to Ghana Business News, says its Board of Executive Directors...
How Nigeria Can Resuscitate Economic Growth In Due Time
Daily Independent
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June 30, 2025
2 Nigerians live in fragile and profound challenges such as stagnant economic growth, weak institutions, inadequate public services, extreme poverty, inter-tribal war, and forced internal displacement. Comrade Peter Adeyemi, President of Africa...
Nine Liberians earn degrees from Regional Maritime University
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
Nine Liberian students were conferred degrees at the 19th Congregation of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Accra, Ghana, during a colorful ceremony held at the university’s parade grounds on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The ceremony, attended...
World Bank Approves US$360 Million for Ghana’s Economic Recovery
News Ghana
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June 29, 2025
The World Bank has granted Ghana $360 million to bolster macroeconomic stability and support resilient growth foundations. Approved by the Board of Executive Directors under the International Development Association (IDA), this Second Resilient...
Former Liberian Officials Jailed in Saudi Rice Scandal
GNN Liberia
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June 27, 2025
MONROVIA, June 26 – A major corruption probe by Liberia’s Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force has led to the arrest and brief incarceration of several high-profile former government officials. They are accused of involvement in the...
Edward James Roye, Liberia's 5th president, began as a barber in Newark
Newark Advocate - Ohio
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Edward James Roye, an African American barber from Newark who became the fifth president of Liberia in 1870, has been the subject of many articles over the years. Some aspects of these stories are inaccurate and misrepresent this college-educated...
ECOWAS needs stronger cooperation to deal with transnational crimes — Vice-President
Graphic
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July 21, 2025
Countries within the ECOWAS sub-region need to strengthen regional cooperation in order to deal with money laundering, terrorism and weapon financing. Since those problems could not be solved alone by individual countries, it was important for the...
Discover Liberia’s Rainy Season Business
Liberian Observer
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MONROVIA – Liberia experiences two main seasons, each with distinct characteristics and timing: the dry season and the rainy season. These seasons vary not only in their occurrence throughout the year but also in how frequently they present...
Vendors Sell Out at UNIDO’s Grow-2 Farmers’ Market in Monrovia
Liberian Observer
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Monrovia— More than 30 farmers and local vendors participated in the Grow-2 Farmers’ Market held Friday, June 17 in Monrovia, showcasing a wide array of fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and natural juices to an enthusiastic crowd of over 200...
Day in Photos: Liberian President’s Funeral, Plane Crash in Chartres, and Nigerian Teachers’ Strike
The Epoch Times
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June 27, 2025
A funeral catafalque for former Liberian president Samuel Doe and his wife Nancy is escorted by members of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) during their funeral in Zwedru on June 27, 2025. Hundreds of people gathered Friday in rural Liberia for...