Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says Liberia has met three of the four primary economic benchmarks required under the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), placing the country closer to full macroeconomic convergence as regional leaders race toward the proposed 2027 launch of the West African single currency, the Eco. Ngafuan, who chairs…
Liberia is on the brink of crossing the historic US$1 billion revenue threshold, with the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) announcing Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that government revenue collections have surged to US$954.7 million for Fiscal Year 2026. The latest figure leaves the government just US$45.3 million short of the US$1 billion-mark, which authorities are confident…
The Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) have opened high-level consultations over the management of a US$5 million annual Community Development Fund, putting the distribution, control and accountability of millions of dollars in mining benefits under fresh stakeholder scrutiny. The consultation, held Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, brought…
Liberia’s main opposition leader and former President of Liberia George Manneh Weah is expected to return to Liberia today Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with an aggressive political agenda previously rallying Liberians against the Boakai-Koung administration and begin positioning himself for a return to the presidency in 2029. Weah, who governed Liberia from 2018 to 2024,…
President Joseph N. Boakai has issued a stark warning that Liberia risks undermining its future if it fails to properly educate its children, declaring that widespread lack of education can destroy a nation without the use of weapons or warfare. Speaking Friday, August 28, 2026, in Klay, Bomi County, during the dedication ceremony of the…
Political Leader of the Liberian National Union (LINU), Dr. Clarence K. Moniba, has called for independent scrutiny of Liberia’s ongoing drug investigations, urging President Joseph N. Boakai to address the nation and establish a three-person panel to review the Government’s handling of cases linked to the country’s widening narcotics crisis. Moniba’s call comes amid heightened…
What should have been a joyful homecoming became a journey of tears and unbearable grief as the remains of a beloved former administrator of The News Newspaper Mr. Prince S. Parker, affectionately known by colleagues as “Boss Man,” returned to Liberia via the Robert International Airport in Margibi County, yesterday following his death in the…
Liberia is on the verge of crossing the US$1 billion domestic revenue threshold, with Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan predicting that government revenue could hit the historic mark as early as September 2026. Ngafuan made the disclosure Thursday, August 19, 2026, while officially launching the Liberia Revenue Authority’s Corporate Strategic Plan 2025–2029,…
Deputy Minister for Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Dehpue Y. Zuo, has challenged the United Nations Country Team and the Government of Liberia to deepen coordination and accountability to ensure development financing produces measurable results for ordinary Liberians. Speaking Thursday, August 20, 2026, during a UN Country Team partnership…
More than three years after the brutal killing of 28-year-old Charlotte “Charloe” Musu, a group calling itself the Concerned Citizens of Liberia has renewed pressure on the Government of Liberia to reopen the investigation and finally determine who was responsible for her death. In an open letter dated August 17, 2026, the group called on…
