Liberia

Vehicle and Traffic Law, unchanged since 1972, is poised for a long-awaited overhaul; Road Safety Action International convened its validation workshop in Monrovia, with major transport stakeholders to review and assess the final revised draft

Mothers of Tomorrow, a women’s advocacy group, has endorsed the Ministry of Labor’s recent decision to increase annual work permit fees for foreign workers from US$1.000 to US$3.000, describing the move as necessary for protecting Liberian jobs

System Interconnected Management of Goods in Transit SIGMAT was launched in Monrovia with the support of ECOWAS and EU; the digital platform interconnects customs of Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea to accelerate and enhance trade security

Amid challenges that still confront the rice value chain, the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with stakeholders and EU, is ready to develop a roadmap to guide the country in improving domestic rice production

The DayLight investigation "How a Family Smuggled Timber for over a Decade" has been recognized by Global Investigative Journalism Network GIJN as one of the best in Africa, highlighting illicit activities and impactful outcomes in Liberia

To tackle the escalating drug epidemic, Liberia has declared a nationwide moratorium on the sale and distribution of Tramadol and Shisha, effective from 22 August 2025 and has introduced a ban on the use of Shisha and unlicensed Tramadol

30 institutions participated in a comprehensive legal assessment that examined constitutional, statutory, customary laws through a gender lens identifying direct or indirect discriminations against women or girls, also comparing to international standards

31 Burkinabé cocoa farmers were jailed for allegedly trespassing and clearing forestry concessions in Grand Gedeh County to plant cocoa; ranging from teenagers to the 50s, they were rounded up by Forestry Development Authority rangers in a routine patrol

A National Inspector Course was conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO with 20 aviation personnel; the first in-country course aimed to build self-reliance in aviation oversight within Liberia’s Aviation Security Improvement Plan

President Boakai has taken part in the WAES Summit in Abuja to present Liberia’s vision for trade, investment, and development in the region; the West African States Summit was followed by WAE Head of States meeting to deliberate on common challenges

Residents of Gedetarbo - traditional leaders, youth, women’s groups - feel deceived as authorities are allegedly planning to relocate the long-awaited Maryland Vocational Training Institute from its agreed site despite formal land donation and commitments

To enhance fisheries governance, Liberia joined the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, demonstrating the country’s political will to improve transparency and participation for a more sustainable management of its marine resources