Liberia: Record Billions at the Top, Rising Hunger at the Bottom

MONROVIA, Liberia, Nov. 9 -- In central Monrovia, where vendors line the sidewalks with trays of biscuits, chocolate and soap, the national budget is not measured in billions. It is measured in how ma... Read More

Liberia: RIA Port Manager James Mulbah Tipped to Replace Siafa as Monrovia City Mayor; Shake-up comes amid mounting criticism of Siafa's stewardship - and longstanding complaints that government has starved the city corporation of fund

Monrovia, Nov. 9 -- FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that James K. Mulbah, General Manager of the Roberts International Airport (RIA), is set to replace John-Charuk Saah Siafa as Mayor of the Monr... Read More

Liberia's Billion-Dollar Bet: Boakai Sends Record US$1.54 Billion Budget to Lawmakers as Questions Linger Over Revenue Windfall

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Liberia's proposed 2027 budget is the biggest in the country's history, promising higher pay for teachers and police, more money for hospitals and a plan to repay nearly US$60 milli... Read More

Liberia: The Economy Grew. So Did Poverty. And Nobody Can Say What the State's 47 Companies Cost

MONROVIA, Nov. 6 -- On paper, 2025 was a good year for Liberia. The economy grew 5.1 percent, its strongest pace in the five years the World Bank charts. Inflation ended the year at 4 percent. The bud... Read More

Liberia Pleads for Seafarers as Iran War Sinks, Burns Ships

Liberia, Nov. 4 -- Liberia has told the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that seafarers "must never become targets or casualties" of the wars now spreading along some of the world's busiest s... Read More

Liberian Women Begin Three-Day Fast and Prayer for War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts

Monrovia, Nov. 4 -- Women from across Liberia will gather Wednesday for a three-day fast and prayer to press for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption Cou... Read More

Liberia: Unity Party Officials' 'Unit 2' Meetings Stir Questions Over Who Wields Power in Boakai Government

MONROVIA, Nov. 3 -- Three senior officials of the Unity Party-led government have set tongues wagging after posting photos on Facebook of what they described as late-night strategy sessions with "Unit... Read More

Liberia: Senator Amara Konneh Wants Port Operators Summoned Over Delays; NPA's MD Dukuly: "We Are Working on Dredging and Expansion"

MONROVIA, Nov. 2 -- Seen from the beaches of Monrovia, the problem is easy to spot. On a grey afternoon this week, several cargo ships sat at anchor on the horizon off Liberia's capital. They were wai... Read More

Liberia's Cancer Fight: Survivors Walk, Push For Early Detection And Care

MONROVIA, Nov. 2 -- Benejane Shaw remembers exactly what the word did to her. "When they told me breast cancer, I broke down, I shed tears," she said, "because as far as I'm concerned, when they say y... Read More

Liberia: NPP Chairman Moves to Install 'Political Leader' at December Convention as Embattled Standard Bearer Jewel Howard-Taylor Fights Drug Charges

MONROVIA, Nov. 2 -- The leadership of the National Patriotic Party (NPP) has unveiled a plan that critics say would quietly strip former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor of control of the party at t... Read More

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