In support of empowering Liberian women and girls, the Abimuse Charity Foundation has launched an entrepreneurial program. At the official launch of the Abimuse Charity Foundation during the weekend in Monrovia, prominent Liberian businessman, Anthony T. Cole called on the Liberian government to prioritize investment in women’s empowerment. He also urged the women benefiting from…
President Joseph N. Boakai has challenged Liberians in the diaspora to move beyond periodic homecomings and cultural reunions and take a more direct role in rebuilding the national economy. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the annual diaspora return on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Executive Mansion, Boakai praised the growing partnership between the…
A Liberian rice farmer, Galakpai Kollie of Zorzor District in Lofa County, is calling on government authorities, development partners, and consumers to increase support for local rice production, warning that without deliberate action, Liberia’s farmers will continue to lose ground to imported rice from Asia despite producing a healthier, more sustainable product. Speaking from his…
The Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT) has expressed dismay over a Christmas and New Year gift card sent by the Modern Development and Management Corporation (MDMC), a company currently indicted by the taskforce for alleged acts of corruption. According to a release, since its establishment two years ago, AREPT has never received gifts,…
Business tycoon, Upjit Singh Sachdeva has given the Suehn Legacy Circle three million Liberian dollars worth of building materials to begin the reconstruction project of the historic Suehn Industrial Academy. The structure has been lying in ruins since the end of the country’s 14 years of civil war. The Academy, financed by entrepreneurs Solomon Hill…
Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to infrastructure development and public-sector reform following a high-level engagement with community leaders in Foya District, near Liberia’s border with Sierra Leone. While enroute to inspect the Mendikorma customs and immigration post, a critical border facility facilitating cross-border trade, Minister…
China has pledged one hundred million Renminbi (RMB) in new development assistance to Liberia, marking a strong opening to bilateral relations in 2026 and reinforcing the growing China–Liberia Strategic Partnership. The commitment was made on Friday, January 9, 2026, when Chinese Ambassador Yin Chengwu and Liberian Foreign Minister signed a Development Cooperation Agreement in Monrovia….
Liberia earned more than US$1.3 billion from the export of minerals, timber, and agricultural commodities in 2023, yet widespread poverty and weak governance continue to overshadow the country’s natural resource wealth, according to the 16th Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) Report. The report, unveiled by the Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of LEITI, exposes a…
The Managing Director of the National Transit Authority (NTA), Edmund Forh, has disclosed that the institution was bankrupt and almost destroyed under the previous government. Speaking Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Forh noted that he inherited only LD$113,000 and US$41 in the NTA’s accounts, with no substantial information…
To scrutinize public expenditure and to tighten fiscal discipline, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) opened a five-day Public Expenditure Review (PER) Validation Workshop in Kakata, Margibi County, on Tuesday, January 6, 2025. Led by the Department of Economic Management, the workshop brings together key stakeholders to review government spending patterns, validate data,…
