President Joseph N. Boakai has declared agriculture as the backbone of Liberia’s economic independence, as he officially opened the National Agriculture Fair (NAF) 2025. The President vowed to deepen investment in roads, mechanization, and farmer empowerment to ensure the country feeds itself. Speaking Friday, December 12, 2025 in Nimba County, the Liberian leader described the…
The Government of Liberia has renewed calls for Liberians in the diaspora to return home, invest collectively, and take advantage of economic opportunities in the private sector, as national leaders addressed a gathering of returning Liberians at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia on Friday, December 12, 2025. Speaking on behalf of President Joseph N. Boakai,…
The trial involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and several other defendants for the alleged burning of the Capitol intensified on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice after prosecution witness Rafael Wilson acknowledged that defendant John Nyanti was brought back to Liberia to testify as a…
The House of Representatives has ratified the Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) between the Government of Liberia, Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée (SMFG), and Ivanhoe. The decision was reached on Thursday, December 11, 2025, following the submission of a comprehensive report from the Joint Committee on Investment and Concessions, Judiciary, Ways & Means,…
Orange Liberia and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday, December 11, 2025, for the company to serve as the official sponsor of the 2025/2026 National County Sports Meet. Giving an overview, the Legal Director, Cllr Supu Cole, said there has been an existing partnership between Orange…
The United States and Liberia signed a five-year, US$176 million bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week, marking an important step in advancing the America First Global Health Strategy and strengthening joint efforts to protect public health. According to a US Embassy release issued on Thursday, December 11, 2025, under the arrangement, the…
The Political Leader of the Liberia People’s Party (LPP), Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has delivered a compelling message commemorating the 77th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), stating that Liberia is falling short of its promise to the Declaration. In a statement issued December 10, 2025, Cllr Gongloe said the UDHR remains…
Finance Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, says the country’s admission into the next phase of negotiations for a second U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact is nothing short of a national blessing, one he attributes to hard work, faith, and what he calls “a visionary leadership of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.” Speaking to reporters Thursday, December…
A scene of euphoria among contractors and volunteers of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) erupted following an announcement by Managing Director Mohammed M. Sherif that volunteers and contractors would be employed. Sherif disclosed that all current contractors and volunteers will be transitioned into permanent employees through a transparent, performance-driven process. According to him, the transition…
Nimba County District #7 Representative, Musa Hassan Bility, has denounced the recently passed Threshold Bill describing it as a constitutional breach, an economic provocation, and political distortion Liberia cannot afford.” In an official statement released Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Political leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) warned that the bill, presented as…
