Liberia news

Barnesville, Liberia, May 19, 2026 — House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has announced his intention to seek reelection as Representative of Montserrado County District #11, positioning himself as a formidable political force ahead of the 2029 presidential and legislative elections. “I still stand as a formidable force. I can close my eyes and beat anybody in this district,” Speaker Koon …

MONROVIA, May 18, 2026 – Liberia’s General Auditing Commission (GAC), headed by Auditor General P. Garswa Jackson, Sr., is set to host a weeklong regional conference beginning Monday, May 18, 2026, bringing together 26 Auditors General from across Africa for the first such gathering in the country since the body’s formation. The meeting, organized under the auspices of the African …

GBARNGA, Bong County, May 15, 2026 — The Liberia Opportunities Industrialization Center (LOIC) in Bong County is set to graduate 223 students from various vocational and technical programs during its 2026 graduation ceremony scheduled for today, Friday, May 15, at the institution’s campus in Gbarnga. The graduates include 81 females trained in disciplines such as agriculture, electricity, general construction, tailoring, …

MONROVIA, Liberia, May 15, 2026 — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has issued a strong public defense of women in leadership, condemning what she described as the growing use of propaganda, character attacks, and misinformation against women holding positions of influence in Liberia’s political space. In a public statement, Madam Howard-Taylor argued that women who rise to positions of leadership …

LAAR TOWN, Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County, May 15, 2026 — Residents of Laar Town in Porkpa District are raising alarm over growing food security concerns after a herd of elephants reportedly invaded community farmlands and destroyed large portions of crops, leaving several families facing serious economic hardship ahead of the rainy season. Speaking about the incident, affected farmers …

FISH TOWN, River Gee County, May 15, 2026 — The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) River Gee County Detachment has arrested two suspected drug dealers in separate operations carried out between May 8 and May 10 in Fish Town and surrounding communities, authorities have confirmed. Speaking on the arrests, River Gee County Detachment Commander, Special Agent Bill M. Cooper Jr., …

By Lincoln G. Peters Paynesville, Monrovia, May 15, 2026: Just days after his acquittal in a high-profile economic sabotage trial, former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., has once again been summoned, this time by the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT). Tweah has been asked to answer questions regarding the US$20.5 million rice subsidy …

Monrovia, May 15, 2026 – Fresh questions are being raised here over where millions of United Nations rent payments for the Pan African Plaza in central Monrovia are actually going. Reports claim that more than US$50 million was paid over nearly two decades to a company whose legal status and ownership remain unclear. The findings compiled by The Sentry, an …

By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia, May 15, 2026 – The Indian Embassy in Liberia has announced that India will host the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) and the inaugural International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit in New Delhi from May 29 to June 1, 2026. Ambassador Shri Manoj Bihari Verma made the disclosure on Thursday, May 14, 2026, during …

By Lincoln G. Peters Central Monrovia, May 14, 2026 — Liberia’s Justice Minister, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, has ordered an immediate joint investigation by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the US$6.2 million economic sabotage trial involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. and others. At a press conference on …