Liberia news

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 …

By Kruah Thompson MONROVIA, May 13, 2026—The Liberia National Police (LNP) says it has charged and forwarded to court ten individuals linked to the mob assault on a young woman at the Red-Light Market here. The attack occurred on Thursday, May 7, 2026, after videos circulated online showing the victim being stripped naked and subjected to public humiliation—reportedly over the …

By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, May 13, 2026: Guinea’s representative to the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Dansa Kourouma—also Speaker of Guinea’s National Transitional Council, has struck a combative tone at the regional body, declaring that Guinea will “protect” the disputed Solumba border area, which Liberia says lies within its territory. Speaking on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the head of Liberia’s delegation …

By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, May 11, 2026—The Civil Service Agency (CSA) says it has blocked 1,381 names it described as unverified from the Ministry of Local Government payroll. The move follows a nationwide personnel and credential verification exercise aimed at strengthening payroll integrity and advancing public sector reforms. CSA Director-General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr., on Friday, May 8, …

By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, May 8, 2026; The Deputy Minister for Technical and Vocational Education and Training at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Laraamand Shenkin Nyonton, says only 75 motorcyclists have so far registered for the government’s free tuition program introduced at the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI). Speaking Thursday at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Nyonton …

MONROVIA, May 8, 2026 — The National Port Authority (NPA) has commenced installation of Liberia’s first Automatic Digital Gate System at the Freeport of Monrovia, a major modernization initiative aimed at strengthening port security, reducing congestion, improving revenue collection, and accelerating cargo movement at the country’s main maritime gateway. According to the NPA, the project is being implemented through a …

MONROVIA, May 8, 2026 — As Liberians prepare to mark Mother’s Day on May 10, renewed attention is falling on a landmark 2022 reform that wiped out a long-standing gender bias in the country’s nationality law, finally allowing Liberian mothers to pass citizenship to their children at birth just as fathers do. The Act, signed on July 22, 2022, amended …

By Lincoln G. Peters TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia, May 8, 2026: Jurors in the high-profile economic sabotage case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. and several co-defendants are expected to return a verdict today, Friday, May 8, after closing arguments at Criminal Court “C.” Both prosecution and defense have rested, pushing the matter to final …

Monrovia, May 6, 2026: NUM TEL LIBERIA JV Numbase LLC has been cautioned to proceed carefully as it seeks to take over Liberia’s national traffic monitoring services under a proposed agreement with the government. This warning, voiced by both legal and managerial experts, comes amid moves by the Liberian government, through the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), to engage NUM TEL …