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Battling Lassa Fever: Liberia’s Strides in Preparedness and Response
Front Page Africa
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July 21, 2025
Image credit: Project S.H.I.E.L.D Monrovia-Liberia: In the shadow of a global pandemic that dominated health headlines for years, a persistent threat quietly continues to challenge West Africa. Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illnessfirst...
Liberia and Sierra Leone YMCAs Launch Joint Youth Exchange Program to Promote Peace and Development
Front Page Africa
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July 15, 2025
Freetown, Sierra Leone—The Liberia YMCA, through its National Youth Council, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone YMCA, has inaugurated a week-long International Youth Exchange Program in Freetown, Sierra Leone. By: Yawah Y. Jaivey The event was...
China's PLA continues to put people first, contribute to world peace
CGTN
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Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force clean up debris at a stadium in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2025. /VCG Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force clean up debris at a stadium in...
Op-ed: UN Women at 15: A Partner in Liberia’s Journey and a Pillar for Global Gender Equality
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 21, 2025
By H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic of Liberia. On 2nd July 2010, the global community birthed a new UN agency, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), whose establishment...
UN Women celebrates 15 years in Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 21, 2025
By: Kruah Thompson The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is marking 15 years of its existence in Liberia. UN Women officially established a country office here in 2009, and in 2010 they...
7 United Methodist Churches converge in Southeast Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 21, 2025
Seven districts of the United Methodist Church in Southeastern Liberia concluded a conference in Grand Kru County with a call to strengthen local churches through leadership training, evangelism, and collaborative development efforts. Grand Kru,...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
Liberia: FeJAL, CBL Launch Financial Education & Literacy Program in Lofa
Front Page Africa
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July 15, 2025
VOINJAMA, Lofa – The Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL) with support from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) over the weekend launched Liberia’s Financial Education and Literacy Program in Voinjoima City, Lofa County. The event held...
Liberia and Black America: One History, One Destiny – The True Home of Return
Front Page Africa
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July 14, 2025
In today’s climate of renewed Black consciousness and ancestral reclamation, the global call for connection to Africa is growing louder. But amidst this rising tide, there is one country whose bond with African Americans is not merely symbolic—it...
Liberia: President Boakai Explains Why He Made Plea to Trump for Survey of Liberia’s Minerals
Front Page Africa
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July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON – During last week’s White House Africa Summit, Liberian President Joseph Boakai made a passionate request to US President Donald Trump for the United States of America to help Liberia conduct a survey of the country’s minerals and...
Liberia: Deputy Health Minister Martha Morris Leads Clean-Up Campaign at Phebe Hospital
Front Page Africa
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July 15, 2025
GBARNGA, Bong County – The Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Health, Martha C. T. Morris, has led a clean-up campaign at Phebe Hospital aimed at improving sanitation and boosting healthcare delivery. By: Selma Lomax [email...
BCTC graduates urged to build a new Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 21, 2025
By Edwin N. Khakie President Joseph Nyumah Boakai delivered an inspiring keynote address at the 4th Commencement Convocation of the Bong County Technical College (BCTC) on Saturday, reaffirming his administration’s unwavering commitment to...
UN Women at 15 : A Partner in Liberia’s Journey and a Pillar for Global Gender Equality
Front Page Africa
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July 21, 2025
On 2nd July 2010, the global community birthed a new UN agency,the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), whose establishment was made possible by the coming together of member states and the powerful...
Liberia: As “Lifestyle” Diseases Surge, Ganta Hospital Leads Fight Against Diabetes
Front Page Africa
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July 14, 2025
A community health worker screens patients at the Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Nimba County Credit: World Diabetes Foundation GANTA, Nimba County — McArthur Davis was 18 when doctors told him to burn his clothes to cure what they thought was...
Nextier named transaction advisor for Liberia’s Green Education City project
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 20, 2025
The Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has selected Nextier Liberia as its lead Transaction Advisor to spearhead the ambitious Green Education City (GEC) project, a groundbreaking initiative to establish Liberia as West Africa’s hub...
Kogi Assembly Urges Immediate Restoration of Electricity in Ankpa LG
Kogi Reports
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August 1, 2025
The Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the state government to urgently restore public electricity supply to Ankpa Local Government Area, which has been in total blackout for over a year. This resolution followed a motion moved during...
AfDB Grants US$9.4M for Climate-Resilient Rice Farming in West Africa
News Ghana
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July 20, 2025
The African Development Bank’s concessional arm has approved a $9.44 million grant to bolster climate resilience in rice production across 13 West African nations. The funding, allocated through the African Development Fund’s Climate Action...
Capstone Farms welcomes entrepreneurs from around the world
Henry County Local - Kentucky
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Capstone Farms Owner David Neville hosted seven international visitors, who came to the U.S. thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Liaison program and two international students from Kentucky State University on July 13....
President Boakai Departs Liberia To Attend West Africa Economic Summit In Nigeria
MENAFN
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July 19, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., departed the country earlier today, June 19, 2025, to participate in the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), taking place from June 20–21, 2025, in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The...
UN Women Liberia Marks 15th Anniversary with Powerful Photo Exhibition
GNN Liberia
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July 18, 2025
By Amos Harris Congo Town, Montserrado, Liberia – In a stirring celebration of resilience, progress, and impact, UN Women Liberia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, unveiled a compelling photo exhibition...