Weeks after the closure of some stores allegedly belonging to Fula businessmen, Liberians have raised concerns about a video circulating on the internet in which people believed to be Fulani are seen wearing different security uniforms. The Fula community in Liberia has confirmed the training of a private security group but strongly denied allegations that…
The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Henry F. Saamoi, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Committee of Governors of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), pledging decisive leadership to accelerate regional monetary cooperation and advance the long-anticipated single West African currency. Governor Saamoi’s ascension to the chair comes at a critical moment…
Montserrado County District #1 Representative Rugie Yatu Barry is poised to introduce a Bill that would provide inclusion, employment, and support for Persons With Disability in Liberia. In an interview with the lawmaker at her Capitol Hill office, she mentioned that ‘our’ streets are full of people with disabilities, begging to survive, to meet the…
What was billed as a landmark step toward transparency in Liberia’s gambling sector has instead become a case study in procurement malpractice, conflict of interest, and regulatory capture. At the heart of the scandal is Agra Technologies LLC, a company that appears to have been conjured into existence after winning a multimillion-dollar contract. A Phantom…
Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, leads as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Convergence Council of Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Delivering the acceptance speech in Margibi County during the weekend, Minister Ngafuan said that assuming the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Convergence Council is a crucial role in promoting economic integration among…
