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Liberia: AFELL, CHI Advocacy Meets Action as Boakai Moves to Criminalize FGM

MONROVIA, Oct. 24 -- President Joseph Nyema Boakai has submitted a bill to ban Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to the Liberian legislature, just as national human rights groups presented a desperate p... Read More


Liberia Accepts U.S. Request to Receive Deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Monrovia, Oct. 24 -- In a rare diplomatic move, the Government of Liberia has agreed to a request from the United States to temporarily receive Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national whos... Read More


Liberia: Student Community Mourns Death of Former LINSU President Varney Jarsey

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- The Liberian student community and political sphere are mourning the loss of Varney Jarsey, former President of the Liberia National Students' Union (LINSU) and current President ... Read More


Liberia: FLY Presidential Aspirant Kpartor Calls for Immediate Suspension of Electoral Process

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- The electoral process of the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) has been plunged into a constitutional crisis as a leading presidential aspirant, Samuel James Kpartor, has publicl... Read More


Liberia: Diamond Mineral Water Dismisses 'False, Blackmail-Driven' Reports - Says Products Are Safe, Pure, and Certified

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- The management of Diamond Mineral Water has strongly refuted recent social media claims that its bottled water is unsafe, describing the allegations as part of a sustained campaig... Read More


Liberia: Agreement For 500 Acres of Cocoa Farmland In Grand Gedeh Receives Lashes

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- An agreement between a Burkinabe investor and a segment of Grand Gedeh County authorities through the superintendent, Alex Grant is seemingly being greeted by serious public criti... Read More


Liberia: MOJ Probes Alleged Misconduct by LDEA Officers

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has opened an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), including its Deputy Dir... Read More


University of Liberia President Unveils Bold Five-Year Strategic Plan to Elevate UL's Global Standing

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- In a bid to transform the University of Liberia (UL) into one of Africa's leading higher institutions, UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategi... Read More


Liberia: Private Sector, LBR Finalize Landmark Beneficial Ownership Transparency Guidelines to Curb Corporate Secrecy, Money Laundering

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- Key private sector institutions have joined the Liberia Business Registry (LBR) in finalizing the country's landmark Beneficial Ownership Transparency (BOT) Guidance Resource Docu... Read More


Turkish Airlines Nears Return to Liberia After Safety Review Meeting with Airport Authority

Monrovia, Oct. 23 -- A high-level delegation from Turkish Airlines currently in Liberia, has concluded discussions with senior officials of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), at the agency's headqua... Read More