The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have signed a €25 million grant financing agreement to strengthen the artisanal fisheries value chain, improve livelihoods, and enhance food security across Liberia’s nine coastal counties. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, bringing together senior Liberian officials, EU representatives, and…
Liberia’s main opposition party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), is making steady progress on the construction of a national headquarters in Congo Town, signalling a renewed phase of political reorganization following the eviction from its former premises. The project, once completed, is expected to serve as a central hub for party administration, strategy, and…
Liberia will take center stage in West Africa’s monetary integration drive when it hosts the ECOWAS West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) strategic and technical meetings in February, an engagement that could shape the region’s readiness for a proposed single currency by 2027. Speaking Friday, January 23, 2025, at a media orientation workshop intended to equip…
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with the Government of Liberia through the National Authorizing Office (NAO) at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), and other energy-related line ministries and agencies, will undertake a follow-up technical mission under the €42 million Light Up South East (LUSE) Program…
In a move towards transparency, the House of Representatives has summoned the Ministries of Education and Health, along with the Civil Service Agency (CSA), to clarify the numbers and salaries of volunteer teachers and nurses on the government payroll. Reading the communication on January 21, 2026 in the 4th session by the chief clerk, from Hon….
Women in Nyehn Town, Todee District, Lower Montserrado County, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, took center stage when an international delegation led by Plan UK paid a technical field visit to the community to directly engage beneficiaries of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), a major initiative aimed at improving livelihoods and economic opportunities for…
Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beyslow Nyanti, is calling for deeper, more strategic partnerships between governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector, emphasizing that Liberia’s economic future is inseparable from its diplomatic and peace-building role on the global stage. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Minister…
The Clar Hope Foundation, through its legal representatives, has filed a motion to quash a Writ of Subpoena Duces Tecum, which orders the Foundation’s officials to appear in court and present documents related to the organization’s construction and financing. The Foundation argues that there is a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and legal authority to…
The Liberian Senate has ordered an investigation into alleged bribery at checkpoints nationwide. President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence instructed the Committee on Defense and Security to probe the claims, following concerns raised by Grand Gedeh County Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely. Senator Nimely highlighted unnecessary checkpoints and alleged harassment of citizens by joint security members. The…
River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boy-Charles Sogbie has expressed dissatisfaction over several unfinished and abandoned projects across the country, disclosing that there are more of such in River Gee County. Speaking during the Senate’s regular session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Senator Sogbie expressed deep concern that several of these projects were initiated under the…
