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Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework

Monrovia, July 7 -- President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthen... Read More


Liberia: Staunch Trump Backer Raises Red Flag, Says Pro-China 'Deep State' Undermining U.S., Liberia's Interests pushing unproven Ivanhoe/HPX Rail Deal

Monrovia, July 7 -- As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to curb China's global influence through tariffs and tough rhetoric, a storm is brewing over a controversial rail deal in Liberia... Read More


Liberia: Government Confirms President Boakai's Invitation to U.S. Summit by Donald Trump

Monrovia, July 4 -- The Government of Liberia has confirmed that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African leaders invited to a high-level summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump. The s... Read More


Liberia: Woman, 38, Gets 3+ Years Sentence for Cocaine Trafficking Amid Intensified Drug War

Monrovia, July 4 -- Criminal Court 'C' in Monrovia has sentenced a 38-year-old Liberian woman, Rita Williams, to three years and six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to trafficking 1.9 kilogr... Read More


Liberia's Freeport of Monrovia Launches 24-Hour Marine Operations Through Partnership Between APM Terminals, NPA, and LiMA

Monrovia, July 4 -- Liberia has reached a new milestone in its maritime development with the launch of nighttime vessel navigation and the commissioning of new port and marine equipment at the Freepor... Read More


Liberia: Senator Nuquay Alleges Unfair Petroleum Pricing, Questions Dubious Charges on Fuel

Monrovia, July 4 -- Margibi County Senator James Emmanuel Nuquay has raised concerns over what he describes as "harmful and unfair pricing" of petroleum products in Liberia, accusing the Liberia Petro... Read More


Liberia: Rights Groups Praise Reburials of Doe and Tolbert but Urge Inclusive Reconciliation and Support for War Crimes Court Office

Monrovia, July 4 -- Leading Liberian human rights organizations have praised the government for symbolically reburying Samuel Kanyon Doe and William Richard Tolbert, the country's two presidents who w... Read More


Liberia: U.S. Aid Cuts Likely to Put More Liberians at Risk of Human Trafficking

Monrovia, July 4 -- The Trump administration's sweeping freezes on foreign aid continue to undermine a range of programs in heavily aid dependent Liberia. The cuts to health, education and agriculture... Read More


Liberia: Montserrado Grand Jury Indicts Ex-Koffa, Others for Capitol Arson After Supreme Court Denies Government's Bond Challenge

Monrovia, July 3 -- The Special Grand Jury for Montserrado County has issued a multi-count indictment against several individuals, including former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and Montserrado County Distr... Read More


Liberia: NLP Leader Alarms Over 'Lawlessness, Corruption, and Selective Justice' Under Boakai

Monrovia, July 3 -- The Political Leader of the New Liberia Party (NLP), Dr. Joshua Tom Tuner, has accused the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of promoting selective justice, lawlessne... Read More