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Liberia Pays £5.95 Million to IMO, Remains Top Financial Contributor to Global Maritime Body

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Annual contribution accounts for approximately 15 percent of IMO's operating budget as Liberia reaffirms commitment to safe, secure and sustainable international shipping. LONDON, ... Read More


Liberia: China Signals Readiness to Expand Agricultural Imports, Eyes Investment in Processing Sector

Liberia, Nov. 6 -- Vice President Jeremiah Koung secures commitment from Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on market access for Liberian cocoa, coffee and dried chili peppers, while Beijing pledges c... Read More


Reimagining Africa's Human Rights Future

Liberia, Nov. 4 -- A regional convening in Cotonou will bring West and Central African stakeholders together to shape a more responsive, inclusive, and effective human rights system. Human rights in ... Read More


Liberia: National Port Authority Admits Freeport Lagging Behind Shipping Demand; Harbor Master Says Dredging Contract Due This Week

MONROVIA, Nov. 4 -- The National Port Authority (NPA) has acknowledged that the Freeport of Monrovia, Liberia's principal seaport, is struggling to keep pace with the size and number of ships now call... 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


Liberia: Ex-NSA Official Peter Bon Jallah Sentenced for Statutory Rape of 16-Year-Old Boy

Monrovia, Nov. 4 -- A former National Security Agency, NSA, official who once served within Liberia's national security establishment has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the statutory rape of... 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: Local Importers Petition Legislature Over 7-Month Shipping Delays, Increased Port Fees As House Summons Major Players

Liberia, Nov. 4 -- Capitol Building, Monrovia- Gathered in huge numbers early Tuesday before regular sittings of both chambers of the Liberian Legislature, a group of business owners and importers dec... Read More


World Bank Says Liberia's Economy Is Growing, But Extreme Poverty Is Rising

Monrovia, Nov. 4 -- The World Bank has released a report that detailed how mining-led growth is not creating enough jobs, and that the country is wallowing into extreme poverty By Emmanuel Weedee-Con... Read More


Liberia: From Extraction to Eco-Prosperity, What Liberia Can Learn from Anji, China's Bamboo Revolution

Liberia, Nov. 4 -- Monrovia-Liberia's environmental future will depend on choices that go beyond one focused. The country must determine how to manage its forests, wetlands, rivers, and agricultural l... Read More