Africa Liberia A Swiss appeals court upheld the 20-year prison sentence against former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah for rape, murder and cannibalism and also the additional charge of crimes against humanity
Africa Liberia Cuttington University, one of the country's most prestigious academic institutions and the oldest private university in sub-Saharan Africa, will become the first and only one in the country to offer doctoral degrees
Africa Liberia $12 million intended for the market and rural women in Bong County vanished with no trace of its use; it had been provided by President George Weah through the national chairman of the CDC for later distribution to traders and other women in the county
Africa Liberia The Monrovia City Corporation has launched the planting of 20.000 mangrove and coconut trees along the Japan Freeway, the coastal strip of the borough of New Kru Town and West Point, respectively
Africa Liberia A joint tax compliance control operation is underway in Grand Bassa and Margibi, an initiative of the Liberia Revenue Agency and the Ministry of Transport that has been intensified lately
Africa Liberia The National Electoral Commission has extended daily working hours by an additional two hours over the weekend for the last two days of the first phase of the biometric voter registration process
Africa Liberia The government denied reports in some media and other organisations that the President had vetoed the section of the New Election Law to ensure 30% female participation in the national legislature
Africa Liberia Liberia's leadership in building a strong national community health workforce program has been described as a remarkable example of partnership, commitment, and innovation, by Dr. Juan Pablo Uribe of the World Bank
Africa Liberia Provisional results of the 2022 national census show that Liberia's population is 5,2 million, an increase of 50,4% compared to 2008 census results; the figures were released by the Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
Africa Liberia Illegal mining taking place on the Lofa River is damaging the river and threatening sustainable forestry and biodiversity
Africa Liberia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched twenty more passport application centres to enable Liberians living abroad to access Liberian passports without difficulty
Africa Liberia The National Disaster Management Agency and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a note verbale for a consignment of rice worth about USD 500.000
Africa Liberia The work of Liberian Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, has been recognized by Pope Francis, during his recent visit