The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has expressed its disagreement with several key aspects of the Supreme Court’s ruling on April 23, 2025. In this ruling, the Court declared Speaker J. Fonati Koffa as the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives and deemed the actions of the Majority Bloc, led by Representative Richard Nagbe…
The Brigadier General (Brig Gen) George Dietrich, Chief of Logistics, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the High Command of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) at the Barclay Training Center on April 28, 2025. Upon arrival, Brig Gen Dietrich was warmly received by the AFL Chief of Staff, Major General (Maj Gen) Davidson Fayiah…
The Board of Directors of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) has called for the immediate dismissal of Superintendent James A. Momoh, citing allegations of corruption amounting to US$1.6 million. In a letter dated April 28, 2025, addressed to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai through Minister of State Sylvester M. Grigsby, the Board stated that it…
For the first time in history, Liberia is expected to host the 2025 West Africa Logistics Conference (WALC). According to a release dated April 29, 2025, from the United States Embassy near Monrovia, the significant milestone is an ongoing effort to strengthen regional collaboration and logistics capabilities across West Africa. The 2025 WALC will focus…
Liberia’s Ambassador to the US, Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh, has congratulated the Leadership of the Liberian Studies Association (LSA) for keeping alive the ideals of the organization over the years. The Ambassador recounted how he became part of the first generation of indigenous Liberians trained to take over the leadership of the LSA many years ago….
Liberia at the weekend joined the global community in observing World Malaria Day 2025 with a call to state actors to ensure the implementation of the country’s National Action Plan. Albertha Clark Kollie, Liberia’s first female General Surgeon of the of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) run 14 Military Hospital, attributed the cause of…
As part of its efforts to drive rural economic transformation and strengthen food security, the Ministry of Agriculture, through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has officially inaugurated two major agricultural facilities in Nimba County: a modern cold storage facility in Whenlenle and a Model Piggery Farm and Livestock Farmers Field School at the Nimba…
In their push for the immediate resignation of Seuku Konneh, the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Liberia (UL), the Student Unification Party (SUP) has continued its protests on campus. On Monday, April 28, 2025, SUP members disrupted classes in an effort to intensify pressure on Mr. Konneh to step down. With…
The Financial Intelligence Agency of Liberia (FIA) has imposed a 25,000,000 Liberian Dollar fine on Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money, Inc. (LCMMMI). The decision follows the company’s alleged failure to comply with Liberia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policies, procedures, control, and obligations, as provided for in Liberia’s AML/CFT Act of…
Over 200 former employees of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) have formally expressed concerns regarding the prolonged delays by the Ministry of Labour in executing the court-mandated payments. The Supreme Court of Liberia recently ruled that the decision that the former workers were unlawfully declared redundant by GTZ. The Court also upheld GTZ’s liability for…
