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Liberia: Pres. Boakai to Unveil Book On Liberia’s Tourism Potential Today
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
Monrovia – A book on the country’s untapped gem, tourism, has been written and is being launched on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Written by Joe Gene Mulbah, an accomplished visionary architect, an entrepreneur and a project management specialist, the...
Liberian Stakeholders Endorse SARTLA Project to Advance Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods
GNN Liberia
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July 16, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia; July 16, 2025: A diverse group of stakeholders from across Liberia gathered at the Bella Casa Hotel in Monrovia on July 8, 2025, for the Local Project Appraisal Committee (LPAC) meeting to review and endorse the SARTLA project,...
Hayo Launches Local Operations in Botswana, Liberia and Malawi to Accelerate Digital Growth Across Africa
MENAFN
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Ilex Content Strategies) Gaborone, Botswana, 22 July 2025 – Hayo, a global innovator in digital solutions, has expanded its African footprint with new offices in Gaborone (Botswana), Monrovia (Liberia) and Lilongwe (Malawi). The strategic...
AfDB President Launches $17.8M Youth Investment Bank in Liberia Today
Liberian Observer
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In a landmark event set to redefine youth empowerment and entrepreneurship on the African continent, the Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will today launch Africa’s first-ever Youth Entrepreneurship Investment...
Liberia: Extension Officers’ Capacity on Soybean Production Strengthened
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
SUAKOKO, Bong County – In Liberia, agriculture is a paramount component of national development, contributing 38.8% to the country’s GDP. Additionally, the sector is a major employer in the country, accounting for 70% of the country’s population....
Liberia: Dr. Podah Transforms Lofa County University: From Crisis to Campus Renaissance
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
While acknowledging some groundwork laid by the previous administration, Dr. Podah emphasized that his focus has been systemic reform and long-term sustainability. VOINJAMA, Lofa County — Since taking office in late 2024, Professor Dr. Isaac P....
Liberian Teenage Star Saah Moses Jr. Signs Four-Year Deal With Swedish Club Hammarby
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
As part of the agreement, Moses will be immediately loaned to Hammarby Talangfotboll förening (HTFF), Hammarby’s affiliated development team, which competes in Ettan Norra, the third tier of Swedish football. Monrovia – Former Liberia U-17...
The Strategic Imperative of a U.S.-Supported Geophysical Survey for Liberia’s Mineral Development
Front Page Africa
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July 22, 2025
Having advised governments in East and West Africa, the Caribbean, and contributed to the establishment of Liberia’s National Oil Company in the early 2000s, I have bore witness to the critical role that comprehensive geophysical surveys play in...
Liberia: IITA Commissions SAH Screenhouse to Accelerate Cassava Propagation in Liberia
Front Page Africa
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July 17, 2025
SUAKOKO, Bong County – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through the EU-funded Seeds4Liberia initiative, has refurbished and commissioned a Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) screenhouse at the Central Agricultural...
Liberia: UNFPA Liberia, Government Commemorate World Population Day 2025
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Monrovia — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) over the weekend commemorated World Population Day 2025 with a plan to empower young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world. By J.H. Webster Clayeh...
Liberia: EPA, MCC, LMA Launch Canada-Funded Waste Project to Transform Sanitation, Create Jobs in Monrovia
Front Page Africa
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July 15, 2025
MONROVIA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC), the Liberia Marketing Association (LMA), and several Community-Based Enterprises (CBEs), has broken ground for a major Solid Waste...
ArcelorMittal Inaugurates New Iron Ore Concentrator in Liberia
Engineering & Mining Journal - Florida
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July 21, 2025
ArcelorMittal celebrated 20 years of mining in Liberia with a new state-of-the-art iron ore concentrator in Tokadeh, Nimba County, Liberia. The concentrator will be one of the largest iron ore beneficiation plants in Africa. It is the central...
Time for Socioecological Justice!
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2ND NIGERIA SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVES CONVERGENCE HELD AT SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA CENTRE ABUJA NIGERIA ON MONDAY 14TH JULY 2025 Background Concerned with the escalating ecological threats in the country, Health...
Liberia to Host Official Launch of the Mano River Union Parliament in Monrovia
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia is set to host a high-level sub-regional meeting in Monrovia from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, 2025, for the official launch of the Mano River Union (MRU)...
Liberia: LTA Acting Chairman Massaquoi Launches Reform Initiative to Improve Telecom Services
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
GANTA – Clarence Massaquoi, Acting Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at transforming the country’s telecommunications landscape through community engagement, regulatory reforms,...
Liberia: Lawmaker Proposes Legislative Caucus on Immunization and Primary Health Care Amid Looming Funding Gaps
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Lofa County District #2 Representative Julie Fartoma Wiah has formally called for the establishment of a Legislative Caucus on Immunization and Primary Health Care (PHC) to help protect Liberia’s public health achievements...
Liberia: Endangered Parrots Get A Second Chance At Life In The Wild
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
With the community’s permission, the parrots were released. And the first thing the birds did as they flew out of their cages, was to snack on some wild palm fruit./Photo credit: Sanshey Biswas and Manon Verchot Location undisclosed — Fourteen...
Liberia: Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Mr. Daniel B. Wehyee: Photo Credit: The event organizer ACCRA, Ghana – The Coordinator of the Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) at the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) is calling on CSOs and individuals working in the land sector of...
Africa sharpens food security focus with US$9.4M grant for climate...
Food Ingredients First
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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has received a US$9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to strengthen the climate resilience of rice value chains across West Africa, a region increasingly affected by climate change due to...
Liberia: Residents Sue Govt, Bea Mountain Over Alleged Land Grab, Environmental Damage
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 15, 2025
Monrovia — Residents of Ngojah Town in Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County, have petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia for a Writ of Prohibition against the Government of Liberia, the National Legislature, and the management of Bea Mountain...