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BOMI COUNTY, April 30, 2026 – The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has dedicated the Maher Memorial in Bomi County to honor more than 150 civilians killed at the Maher River Bridge during Liberia’s second civil war, while renewing calls for justice and accountability. The memorial, funded by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance, commemorates …

By Emmanuel Wise Jipoh Monrovia, April 29, 2026– Sierra Leonean national Thomas S. Lahun, 28, has provided what he called his first account to investigators into the sudden death of his girlfriend, Annette Y. Suah, 25, whose body was found in his room in Gaye Town, Old Road, Sinkor. Suah, a mother of two, was reportedly discovered lifeless under a …

Monrovia, April 29, 2026: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a 21-month financing arrangement for Liberia under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), providing approximately US$266 million (SDR 193.8 million). The funding is to support the country’s ongoing economic reforms and efforts to build resilience. The decision, announced on Tuesday, April 27, 2026, has been welcomed by …

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Monrovia, Liberia, April 28, 2026—Thousands of young men and women packed the Armed Forces of Liberia’s (AFL) Barclay Training Center on Monday, after spending days on the streets, as the Liberian military opened its 2026 recruitment drive. The exercise, organized by region, aims to enlist 650 recruits and runs from April 27 to June 27, 2026, as the AFL seeks …

Monrovia, Liberia, April 28, 2026 – The simmering dispute over Liberia’s proposed War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) is taking a new twist as Dr. Jallah Barbu, Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L), has fired back at Cllr. Dempster Brown, Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), over …

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By: Emmanuel Wise Jipoh SEHKIMPAH, Nimba County, April 27, 2026 — The long-promised relocation of the G.W. Harley Hospital from Sanniquellie to Sehyikimpa has stalled far from completion, leaving the county’s main referral facility struggling with congestion and missing critical services, hospital authorities say. A New Dawn Newspaper investigation has established that the proposed US$3.5 million funding package for the …

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The Liberianization Act reserves at least 26 categories of business exclusively for Liberians. First enacted in 1976 and expanded in 1998, the law is intended to protect, promote, and grow Liberian-owned enterprises by ensuring citizens have space to build capital, create jobs, and compete fairly. The framers identified 26 business activities meant to be Liberian-only, including transportation (taxi and trucking …