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Our Youth Do Not Need Handouts
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (418+ words) Tony O. Elumelu tells Presidents William Ruto and Emmanuel Macron that Africa seeks partnerships based on equality, with power and infrastructure as top priorities." At the 2026 Africa Forward Summit, convened by Kenyan President H. E. William Ruto and French President H. E. Emmanuel Macron, Heirs…...
Afreximbank Pushes Intra-African Trade, Industrialisation
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (883+ words) The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has declared that Africa's next phase of economic growth must be driven by intra-African trade, industrialization, and greater economic sovereignty as preparations intensify for the 2026 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2026) in Cairo, Egypt. The position was outlined…...
CDA Seeks to Transform Coffee Farmers into Cooperative
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (417+ words) Coffee farmers at one of the training sessions As Liberia revamps its coffee subsector to boost production and improve the livelihoods of producers, the importance of transforming farming groups into cooperatives cannot be overstated, experts have said. Coffee cooperatives are…...
Ngafuan Takes Budget to The People
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (1005+ words) Finance Minister Ngafuan delivers remarks during the launch of the FY2026 Open Budget Outreach, emphasizing transparency and citizen participation in the budget process. Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has officially launched the Government of Liberia's FY2026 Open Budget Outreach,…...
SIDA, Go L Conclude Major Land Governance Capacity-Building Programme
1+ week, 5+ day ago (690+ words) The government has signed a US$63 million agreement aimed at" The Kids Educational Engagement Project (KEEP) Liberia has s" The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), in partnership with the Government of Liberia, has officially concluded Round Five of the…...
Mining Destroys Proposed Wologizi Park
1+ week, 5+ day ago (825+ words) A drone shot of a gold mine inside the Proposed Wologizi Protected Area outside Betiba Town, in the Voinjama District of Lofa County. The Day Light/Samuel Jabba. BETIBA " In 2015, the Government of Liberia began the process to create the…...
G/Kru Lacked Prison Facility for over 40 Yrs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (725+ words) For more than 40 years, one of Liberia's most remote counties has operated without a standard prison facility'an institutional gap that has quietly undermined justice delivery, strained security, and raised persistent human rights concerns. Today, that long-standing deficit is finally being…...
Pro-temp Lawrence Wins Pan African Leadership Award
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (245+ words) Pro- temp. Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence A women's development charity in Nigeria, the New Dawn for Women and Community Intervention Initiative (NEWOMCII), has awarded Liberian Senate President Pro-tempore, Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence, the Pan-African Legislative Excellence & Women in Governance Award." Senator Lawrence,…...
ADAFP Calls for End to Anti-Immigrant Violence in South Africa
2+ week, 3+ day ago (510+ words) The World Bank's Executive Director for Liberia assesses pro" President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has commended the long-st" President of the ADAFP, Hon. Dr. Mmusi Maimane and member of the South Africa Parliament and Leader of the Build One South…...
China Commits to Elevating Liberia Ties Through Belt and Road Initiative
2+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) The Belt and Road Initiative is not only about infrastructure, but about shared development and mutual benefit," Ambassador Yin emphasized. China has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Liberia through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with a…...