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”…
Liberia’s development partnership with the World Bank Group remains strong, but urgent action is needed to tackle persistent project delays and accelerate national development, as the institution’s Executive Director for Liberia, Zarau Wendeline Kibwe, met with Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and senior government officials in Monrovia on Tuesday, April 28, 2026….
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued Executive Order No. 163 launching the National Digitalization and Modernization Initiative (NDMI) and establishing the Office of Technology, Digitalization, and Innovation (OTDI) to modernize government services and position Liberia for a digital future. The Executive Order, signed on April 22, 2026, mandates a Whole-of-Government overhaul of public service delivery…
Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah visited the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters, currently under construction in Congo Town, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. During his inspection, the former Liberian leader expressed confidence to party supporters, assuring them of a victory in the 2029 elections. He also commended the dedication of the workers at…
State prosecutors in the ongoing Manslaughter proceedings against Liberian Economist Samuel P. Jackson have formally petitioned Criminal Court “A” to reconsider and rescind its earlier ruling granting the defense permission to conduct an independent autopsy on the late Toni Jackson, wife of the defendant. In their motion, prosecutors argued that the cause and manner of…
