President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has submitted to the Legislature the draft national budget for 2026, amounting to US$1,211,085,227 (one billion two hundred eleven million eighty-five thousand and two hundred and twenty-seven United States dollars). The Budget was formally presented to House Speaker, Richard Nagbe Koon on Friday, November 7, 2025, by Finance and Development Planning…
The Government of Liberia has ramped up efforts to engage its citizens living abroad as part of a broader national agenda aimed at promoting inclusion, investment, and participation in governance. Recently, through the Office of Diaspora Affairs at the Ministry of State, the government hosted a one-day working session in Monrovia. The purpose of this…
A proposed third amendment to ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) is facing hurdles as the document remains under review by the President’s office. Critics see the third amendment as one that goes beyond the confines of a commercial agreement with a “supremacy clause” that makes AML prevails over any conflict with Liberian law. “The…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia of Liberia (CSNL) describes as false and misleading allegations contained in several media publications that the Minister of Commerce & Industry, Magdalene Dagoseh, is ‘under scrutiny for US$429,000 Industrial Park Renovation,’ describing it as a calculated attempt by certain individuals to undermine the works of the minister and malign…
The Student Unification Party (SUP) of the University of Liberia has refused to comply with the institution’s ban on student politics. Speaking at a press conference in Monrovia recently, SUP Chairman, Sylvester Wheeler denounced the University’s decision, stating that it goes against the law. Wheeler noted that the defiance is a demonstration of the party’s…
Pressure seems to be mounting on Labour Ministry Inspector General, Charles Brown over a trending social media video in which he is seen allegedly manhandling a Chinese investor, forcing him into the back of a pickup truck, and taking him to an unknown destination. In a letter to Foreign Minister, Sara Below Nyantee, a group…
The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has warmly welcomed the recent announcement by the United States government regarding a three-year visa extension for Liberians. Previously, the validity of U.S. non-immigrant visas was only 12 months. ULAA’s leadership, headed by Mohammad Keita, praised the new visa extension policy as a significant and positive…
The reported death in police custody of Yarkpawolo Moisemah and the mysterious dissappreance of Fesseh Aggrey in Lofa County have been brought to the attention of the House of Representatives by a member of that august body. In a communication to his colleagues, Representative Gizzie Köllince of Lofa County expressed concern over the death of…
As the draft amendment to ArclorMital Liberia’s (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) lingers with the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC), a supremacy clause contained in the document is said to be creating fear among stakeholders knowledgeable about multi-rail users. This skepticism is apparently geared toward protecting Liberia’s investment future so that its railway and port infrastructures…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has written to the Senate, requesting an extension for the submission of the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget. According to the communication read in session on Tuesday, Boakai said as required by Section 17.1 of the 2019 Amendment and Restatement of the Public Financial Management Act of 2009 (PFM Law), the President…
