The country, Africa's oldest Republic, is 174 years old today, having become independent on 26 July 1847 with the Declaration of Independence, publicly read at Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia

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