Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Liberia: President Boakai Announces Plan to Connect 100k Households to Electricity Annually at Energy Summit

Tanzania, Jan. 30 -- President Joseph Boakai has revealed Liberia's potential to become a key player in Africa's energy transformation, citing the country's abundant natural water resources as a corne... Read More


Ex-US Official Rejects Abortion Justifications, Calls It Harmful and Profit-Driven

Monrovia, Jan. 30 -- Dr. Monique Wubbenhorst, former Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau of Global Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has strongl... Read More


Liberia: Legal Delay in Capitol Arson Attack Case Raises Concerns

Monrovia, Jan. 30 -- A legal request by the Liberian government to postpone proceedings in the Capitol Building arson case has raised concerns about the efficiency of the country's judicial process. ... Read More


Liberia: HPX's Liberian Rail Ambitions Face Mounting Skepticism as Guinea Charts New Path

Liberia, Jan. 30 -- High Power Exploration (HPX), a mining firm backed by billionaire Robert Friedland, is facing intensifying scrutiny over its push to secure rail access through Liberia to export ir... Read More


Liberia: Firestone Liberia Faces Worker Unrest Amid Go-Slow Protest

Margibi, Jan. 30 -- Workers at Firestone Liberia have initiated a go-slow protest, demanding immediate action on a series of unresolved issues, including inadequate retirement benefits and insufficien... Read More


ArcelorMittal Executive Declares 2025 as "The Year of Liberia," Highlighting Community and Economic Transformation

Nimba County, Jan. 29 -- Kleber Silva, ArcelorMittal's Global Executive Vice President and CEO of Mining has declared 2025 as "the year of Liberia" as the company accelerates its expansion efforts. D... Read More


Liberia: JICA LibRice and Agriculture Ministry Brainstorm to Improve Rice Production for Smallholders Project

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) LibRice and the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday held a one-day strategic workshop to validate the many approaches for Sustainab... Read More


Liberia: Sen. Chie Proposes Constitutional Review to Reduce Presidential and Other Tenures

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- Grand Kru County Senator Albert Chie has called for a revision of several provisions in the 1986 Liberian Constitution, proposing amendments to be considered at a national referen... Read More


Liberia: Criminal Court 'C' Finds 'Original Japan', Three Others Guilty in Drug Trial

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- Criminal Court "C" Judge A. Blamo Dixon has found George Obi, alias "Original Japan," and three other defendants guilty in an ongoing drug trial at the Temple of Justice in Monrov... Read More


Liberia: Aggrieved Family Blames JFK Doctor for Negligence in Relative's Death

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- A Liberian family has filed a formal complaint against the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK) following the alleged wrongful death of their relative, Lovette Tamba. The family... Read More