News Liberia: Liberia has a new plan to protect its rainforests. Can it work?
Around half of West Africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small coastal nation of Liberia. They’re home to species like western chimpanzees and pygmy hippos, valuable stands of hardwood — and hundreds of thousands of people. Despite years of logging reforms backed by foreign aid, Liberia lost more than 38,000 hectares (94,000 acres) of humid […]
News Liberia: Liberia: Jury Selection Begins in Economic Sabotage Trial of Ex-Finance Minister Samuel Tweah
Criminal Court 'C' at the Temple of Justice on Thursday began selecting jurors for the economic sabotage trial involving former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and four other defendants, setting the stage for what prosecutors and defense lawyers say could become one of Liberia's most closely watched corruption cases in recent years.
News Liberia: Liberia’s President To Speak At 124th National Black Business Conference
President Boakai’s address is expected to discuss the benefits of private sector investment between Black American businesses and the Liberian economy. In a press release, the National Alliance for ...
News Liberia: Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Highlights Liberia’s Progression During 124th National Black Business Conference
PR Newswire reported that close to 3,000 attendees at the National Business League’s 124th National Black Business Conference in Atlanta heard encouraging words from keynote speaker and Liberian ...
News Liberia: Steel giant ArcelorMittal threatens to freeze Liberia investments
The world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal has threatened to halt future investments in Liberia in a murky dispute concerning a port concession in the impoverished West African country. In a letter ...
News Liberia: Liberia: Lofa Group Proposes Mining Ownership Model for Wologizi
The Lofa Senior Professionals Group (LSPG), with support from the Lofa County Legislative Caucus, on Thursday, February 19, 2026, hosted a daylong orientation workshop on a proposed 10-year roadmap for the development of the Wologizi Range.
News Liberia: Liberia: Safe Insurance - Libera, Nigerian Insurance Broker Sealed Partnership
SAFE Insurance Brokers has formally entered into a partnership with Davisther Insurance Brokers, a Nigerian firm, to enhance insurance services in Liberia. This alliance is expected to bring expertise in oil & gas, marine, aviation, and complex commercial risks, aiming to elevate Liberia's insurance standards to global levels.
News Liberia: Liberia: Agriculture Ministry Partners With Eight Higher Learning Institutions to Advance Agricultural Mechanization and Youth Empowerment
The Ministry of Agriculture, through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight higher learning institutions, marking a significant step toward strengthening agricultural education, mechanization, innovation and youth participation in Liberia's agriculture sector.
News Liberia: Liberia: Jeety Rubber, SRC Reward Margibi Kickball Team With L$550k
Jeety Rubber LLC and its subsidiary, Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), have fulfilled a championship pledge by awarding L$550,000 to the Margibi County kickball team following their victory in the 2025/2026 National County Sports Meet.
News Liberia: Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia, FDA Sign MOU to Support Conservation of East Nimba Nature Reserve
ArcelorMittal Liberia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Forestry Development Authority and the Co-Management Committee of the East Nimba Nature Reserve to support the conservation and sustainable management of one of Liberia's most ecologically significant protected areas.
News Liberia: Eastern Shore Network for Change and Maryland 250 Event to Announce Sister Partnership with Liberia
Historic Announcement: Maryland & Liberia Establish Ties, Honoring Stephen A. Benson Legacies While Building Enduring Diplomatic Bridges I’m honored by this moment in Cambridge—birthplace of Liberia’s ...
News Liberia: Liberia: Bong County Finance Officer Blocks Consortium Bid for U.S.$17,000 Youth Empowerment Funds
- Bong County Finance Officer Silas Tokpa has rejected a proposal by a group of youth organizations seeking to control and redistribute the county's US$17,000 Youth Empowerment allocation for the 2025 fiscal year, citing legal barriers, audit risks, and accountability concerns. The decision has sparked debate among youth groups across the county.
News Liberia: Liberia: Moye Secures China's Promise for Bong County Development
Bong County Senator Prince Kermue Moye Sr., over the weekend, held high-level discussions with Chinese Ambassador Yin Chengwu, at the Chinese Embassy outside Monrovia.
News Liberia: In Liberia, a former mining activist gets the bully pulpit
It’s been about a decade since Foday Fahnbulleh was arrested. Along with other students and workers from his home in Bong Mines about an hour’s drive north of Monrovia, he’d been staging protests at the gates of a Chinese mining company. China Union, they said, wasn’t living up to the promises it had made in […]
News Liberia: Liberia: Ngafuan Emphasizes Decisive Action Ahead of Eco Single Currency Launch
- Liberia's Finance Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has urged ECOWAS member states to take decisive action to ensure the successful launch of the long-anticipated ECO single currency by the July 2027 deadline.
News Liberia: Liberia Economic Update: Unlocking Private Sector Job Creation Through Firm Growth, Expanded Production, And Policy Alignment
Liberia Economic Update: Unlocking Private Sector Job Creation Through Firm Growth, Expanded Production, And Policy Alignment. The World Bank today released the Sixth Edition of its annual Liberia Economic Update, titledâFrom Stabilization to Inclusion â Pathways to Resilient Growth and Productive Jobs.â The
News Liberia: Liberia: Enhancing Job Growth Measurement in Liberia - a Statistical Approach
These quotes emphasize that job growth is not just about numbers but about fostering an environment where talent can thrive through effort and data-driven insights.
News Liberia: Liberia ex-central bank officials plead not guilty in graft scandal
Five former Liberian central bank officials, including an ex-president's son, have pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and "economic sabotage" in a scandal over millions of dollars of newly printed cash. Read more.
