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Youth are Drivers of Peace and Critical to Liberia’s Peace Sustainability, ActionAid Country Director Tells Youth at Start Sport Tournament
GNN Liberia
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August 19, 2025
The country director of ActionAid Liberia says youths are drivers of peace and critical to Liberia’s peace sustainability, describing their roles as key in building violence-free communities and nation. Madam Elizabeth Gbah Johnson was speaking at...
Liberia: Mining – Three Cso Groups Condemn U.S.$1.8m Deal
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 19, 2025
BusinessEconomyEnvironment Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… THREE CSO GROUPS CONDEMN US$1.8m DEAL MONROVIA-Four Civil Society organization groups have condemned the US$1.8b concession deal which was sealed on Sunday, a non-working time...
Liberia: William R. Tolbert Baptist University Opens, Promises Practical, Nation-Building Academics
Front Page Africa
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August 19, 2025
Monrovia – The William R. Tolbert Baptist University (WRTBU) has opened its doors for the academic year 2025/2026, positioning itself as a game-changer in Liberia’s higher education landscape. By Jaheim T. [email protected] The school, which is...
Liberia: LRA Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah Raises Alarm Over Failures in Government’s Technical Infrastructure
Front Page Africa
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August 19, 2025
To avoid a repeat of the situation at the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, Dorbor proposed the establishment of a maintenance and upgrade fund from a small portion of fisheries’ revenue at NAFAA. Monrovia – The Commissioner General of...
Liberia to Host High-Level Meeting on Revised NDC and NDC-SDG Insights Report
GNN Liberia
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August 18, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia; August 15, 2025: — The Government of Liberia, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners, will convene a High-Level Meeting on August 19th to...
Birth of a New Era: Embracing God’s Economic and Educational Theories in Liberia’s Journey Towards Liberation
Front Page Africa
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August 19, 2025
The dawn of the second quarter of the 21st century brings with it not just a new chapter in human history but also an urgent summons for countries like Liberia to reassess their foundational systems of education and economy. By Austin S Fallah,...
From Evangelism to Enterprise: Lessons for Liberian NGOs in the Shift from Aid to Trade.
GNN Liberia
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August 18, 2025
Jimmy Suah Shilue With donor funding shrinking and development and humanitarian work fighting for survival, Liberia’s NGOs must urgently rethink their dependence on grants, taking lessons from traditional churches that began with simple...
Liberia’s New Tourism Authority Wants a Piece of West Africa’s Multi-Billion Dollar Tourism Sector But Challenges Abound
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
Summary: Liberia launches its first-ever Tourism Authority, aiming to tap into a booming West African tourism market, led by Ghana, despite lacking roads, trained staff, and reliable internet. A new tourism envoy says plans will rebrand Liberia...
Liberia: Land Authority Charges Towns Nearly US$12K to Resolve Boundary Dispute
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
screengrab of a drone video showing a portion of cocoa farm in Bargblor, Cavala District in Grand Gedeh County. The DayLight/Carlucci Cooper ZWEDRU – The Liberia Land Authority has charged two communities in Grand Gedeh County US$11,900 to cut...
Liberia: The Illegal Miner’s Criminal Gold Mine
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
A portion of one of two mines Gee Mining Resources Group Limited operates in Tartuken, River Gee County that is outside its authorized claim. The DayLight/Prince Copeland One company, RAC Incorporated,has an MoU with a River Gee community, while...
Liberia: Key Nimbaians, Others Join Citizens Movement For Change Ahead of 2029 Elections
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
CMC Political Leader Musa Hassan Bility Alongside with Several Nimbaians. SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County – A remarkable political realignment is gaining momentum in Nimba County as influential local leaders, community figures and thousands of...
Liberia: LISCR FC Accepts Invitation to West Africa Champions Cup New Coach, Fresh Ambitions After Trophyless Season
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
Monrovia-LISCR Football Club, one of Liberia’s most decorated football sides, has officially accepted an invitation to represent the country at the 4th Edition of the West Africa Champions Cup, scheduled to take place in Conakry, Guinea from...
Liberia: CMC Political Leader Musa Bility Calls on Nimbaians to Make the Right Choice In 2029
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
CMC Political Leader Rep. Musa Hassan Bility Sanniquellie, Nimba County – The Political Leader of the newly formed Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) Party, Representative Musa Hassan Bility, has issued a stirring appeal to the people of Nimba...
KOICA Scholars Charged to Uphold Liberia’s Image Abroad
Liberian Observer
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The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has charged the first batch of recipients of the 2025 Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Scholarship Program to maintain discipline, remain focused, and serve...
Boakai Establishes Liberia Nat’l Tourism Authority
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has signed the 2025 Liberia National Tourism Act into law, a landmark measure aimed at transforming Liberia’s tourism sector into a key engine of economic growth, foreign exchange earnings, and employment...
Liberia welcomes seven new peace corps volunteers
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 17, 2025
By: Kruah Thomson President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, joined by outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark C. Toner, Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, and Peace Corps Liberia Country Director Vernice Guthrie, has officially welcomed seven new...
JPN Liberia Condemns Rep. Quoih’s Call to Degazette Sapo National Park
Liberian Observer
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Journalists for the Protection of Nature (JPN) Liberia, an environmental communication and advocacy watchdog, has sharply criticized recent remarks made by Romeo Quoih, Representative of Sinoe County District Two, in which he reportedly suggested...
World Humanitarian Day: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Pays Tribute to Humanitarian Workers
GNN Liberia
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August 19, 2025
Source APO Group ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 19, 2025–On World Humanitarian Day, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarian workers in Africa and across the...
Farmers, Environmentalists Differ On Risks, Rewards Of Tree Crops For Carbon Finance
Daily Independent
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August 18, 2025
1 LAGOS – With carbon finance gaining global attention, there are mixed reactions on whether to promote tree crop farming especially by smallholders and homesteads as a way to earn carbon credits or not. While some stakeholders see an...
Simple Reality of National Development-Series 201 LIBERIA: Empowering Agricultural Cooperatives as Catalysts for Rural Transformation and Inclusive Growth
Liberian Observer
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In the fertile heartlands of Liberia, where agriculture is the backbone of most rural livelihoods, agricultural cooperatives stand as a vital yet underleveraged solution to unlock the nation’s vast development potential. With strategic...