The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Liberia, alongside the European Union in Liberia, Sweden, and Ireland, continues to support a range of election-related programs with the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia. In a further demonstration of this commitment, on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, UNDP Liberia Country Representative Aliou Mamadou Dia, accompanied by Deputy…
The Government of Liberia has officially launched the concept note development process for its Second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact with a strong focus on expanding energy access, lowering electricity costs, and unlocking economic growth across the country. The launch, held in Monrovia on Friday, May 1, 2026, marked what officials described as a critical…
The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP-Liberia) has called for urgent action to safeguard press freedom in Liberia, warning of growing threats to journalists despite notable gains made in recent years. In a CEMESP statement issued to mark World Press Freedom Day, celebrated globally on May 3rd, 2026, under the theme “Shaping a Future…
Liberian journalists on Sunday, 3 May 2026, join the global community in observing World Press Freedom Day, alongside nations around the world, under the theme of protecting truth, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding journalists. Liberian journalists will officially celebrate World Press Freedom Day on today Monday May 4, 2026 in Kakata Town City, Margibi County with…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has launched a major push to strengthen Liberia’s Liberianization policy by pressing manufacturers and private sector actors to hand over distribution and retail opportunities reserved by law to Liberian-owned businesses. At a high-level meeting held Friday, May 1, 2026 in Monrovia, the Vice President engaged key manufacturers and stakeholders to…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has expanded its regional presence with the opening of two sub-offices in Pleebo City, Maryland County, and Gompa City, Nimba County, bringing regulatory services closer to electricity consumers and utilities. The Pleebo office will oversee technical and customer-related issues across LIBENERGY’s licensed areas in Maryland, River Gee, and Grand…
Eleven of Africa’s leading health economists, systems and policy researchers have joined forces to launch the continent’s first bilingual, fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to health economics, health systems and health policy, as governments across Africa struggle with a sharp decline in donor health funding. The African Journal of Health Economics, Systems and Policy (AJHESP)…
The 11th Judicial Circuit Court for Bomi County has re-arrested a Ghanaian national, Abdul Razak Kawarnu, after Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay ordered enforcement of a US$135,000 judgment originally rendered in 2022. The move follows a Judicial Inquiry Commission finding that Resident Judge T. Ciapha Carey acted negligently when he released Kawarnu in 2023 despite…
The African Democratic Alliance for Freedom and Progress (ADAFP) has condemned the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, calling it a betrayal of African values and principles. In a statement issued in Monrovia over the weekend, Eddie D. Jarwolo, Secretary General for the group and Executive Director of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development…
Recent comments by former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on a local radio station have not gone down well with several Liberians including members of the religious community who have voiced their opposition to the barrage of criticism against President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. Madam Sirleaf appearing on a local radio station recently, described Monrovia as “Filthy”…
