Liberia

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, announced that the EPA has imposed fines totalling $965.000 on several companies for violations of environmental laws

During a hearing in the Ecowas Court of Justice, the government asked to dismiss a $1,5 million lawsuit accusing it of negligence for failing to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the massacre at St Peter's Lutheran Church in Monrovia

Hundreds of women from rural Montserrado County gathered over three days to conclude the Liberia Women Empowerment Project, financed by a World Bank loan, to empower women and girls in climate-vulnerable counties

Security agencies, including the National Police, Immigration Services, the Anti-Drug Agency and the National Fire Brigade, concluded an analysis of the joint security operations implemented during the presidential and legislative 2023 elections

The first group of around 750 Liberian refugees from the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana arrived in the country via the Loguatuo border and are part of the group whose structures were recently demolished

A tribunal for economic and war crimes committed during the 14 years of civil war that plagued Liberia between the 1990s and 2000 will be established upon executive order signed by President Joseph Boakai

China-Aid's solar power project has been handed over to Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; it will supply the Ministry itself and 8 provincial post offices with a reliable and environmentally friendly power

Sixty surfers are expected in Liberia between May 23 and 28 for the "Africa Tour: Surf to Rise" competition; President Joseph Nyuma Boakai said he is excited about Liberia's rise among the world's top ten surfing destinations

Senators voted to establish a war crimes tribunal, two decades after the end of the civil conflict, and will investigate and try crimes against humanity and corruption committed between 1989 and 2003, which killed up to 250.000 people

Five county councils recently met to collectively review, finalize, approve, and sign a joint resolution committing each county to allocate 2-5% of its development budget to fund sanitation

The government of Liberia, with funding from the World Bank and the Western Region, is expected to build Liberia's first solar park and expand the Mount Coffee hydroelectric plant from 88mw to 126mw

Gluwa CEO Tae Oh met with Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to discuss improvements to Liberia's financial infrastructure and internet connectivity