In a landmark effort to turn years of tension into trust, Talking Drum Studio Liberia, alongside its GOLA-REAP partners, has successfully concluded the first-ever cross-border peacebuilding and cultural festival uniting communities along the Liberia–Sierra Leone frontier. Held over three days in Camp Alpha, Kungba District, near Gola Forest National Park, and extending into neighboring Sierra…
A team of top six performing Liberian students is expected to depart in the last week of June for a one-week academic engagement in Côte d’Ivoire. The trip, according to J. MacMillan Vaye, Co-Founder of Liberia Olympic Foundation, is scheduled around a plenary session running from June 27 to July 4, 2026 and will bring…
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Government of Japan and United Nations partners, has launched the 2025 Japan Supplementary Budget Projects, reinforcing a coordinated approach to advancing education and social services in Liberia. According to a press release dated April 27,2026, aligned with Pillar 6 of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, the…
The Government of Liberia, through the Justice Minister and Attorney General, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, Sr., has refuted claims that the government is stalling the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC), describing such assertions as “false, misleading, and far-fetched,” while attributing delays to technical reviews and gaps in cooperation. Speaking Thursday, April…
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has condemned the growing attacks on press freedom and expression in Liberia, warning of a decline in the country’s democratic progress. The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) expresses deep concern over the gradual erosion of democratic norms, particularly the right to freedom of speech and expression, under the administration…
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has issued a new directive, increasing the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks from US$10 million to US$15 million. Issued on April 21, 2026, in Monrovia, this Directive increases the Minimum Capital Requirement for Commercial Banks as a market filter for well-resourced investors to enter the banking sector, leading…
The Government of the United States has deported nine Liberian nationals to Liberia following their convictions for various criminal offenses committed during their residence in the United States. The individuals arrived in Liberia on Thursday, April 23, 2026, and were received by officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) at Roberts International Airport. Their deportation…
A rare gathering of international institutions and also Liberia’s most powerful institutions turned into a moment of blunt reckoning on corruption, as government officials, international partners, and civil society actors warned that despite growing political will, real progress remains painfully slow. Pradeep Wagle, Chief of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the United…
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Temple of Justice, the Resident Judge of Criminal Court “A” significantly ruled in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving former Liberian economist Samuel P. Jackson, with the court granting the defendant’s Bill of Information, dismissing the prosecution’s challenges to his bail, and ordering the return of his personal property….
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is in the United States of America (USA) to receive the Peace Leadership Award for his steadfast commitment to peacebuilding, democratic governance, and inclusive development in Liberia and across the African continent. The Liberian leader is also expected to deliver the Keynote Address at the 34th Annual Africa Peace Awards, to…
