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Liberia's health ministry stares at a crisis as USAID comes to an end
Africanews
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July 8, 2025
In downtown Monrovia, signs of Liberia's ties to the U.S. can be seen everywhere. The capital is named after former U.S. President James Monroe, and green American-style street signs and yellow school buses are a common sight in the landscape....
“Empower women, protect children, strengthen families” – Sierra Leone First Lady urges at SFC 2025
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown, bringing together The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, government officials, faith leaders, and civil society actors to promote women’s...
Ph.D. in hand, new graduate works to bring educational reform to developing nations
Florida International University
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July 8, 2025
Collins Vaye As a seventh grader in Sanniquellie City, Liberia, Collins Vaye was determined to access a better education. Unhappy with the learning environment of his public school, he took a bold step and approached the registrar at a private...
Liberia: A call for National Consolidation for Progress
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
“If the change we seek is not now, then when? If it is not you, then who? If it’s not here, then where?” President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is poised to end Liberia’s long struggle to achieve transparency, accountability, patriotism, and national...
Liberia reels from abrupt U.S. aid cuts, leaving clinics empty and women vulnerable
United News of Bangladesh
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When Roseline Phay set out in search of contraceptives earlier this year, she didn’t realize she was already too late. Liberia’s clinics had run dry after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly suspended most foreign aid through USAID, which had...
Liberia: Acting BSE Director General Commissions Audit to Boost Transparency and Accountability
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
Monrovia – The Acting Director General of the Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE), Mr. Varlee F. Sanor, has formally commissioned the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) to conduct a full-scale audit of the institution. The Bureau of State Enterprises...
Liberia: Big Boost for Public School Teachers As Credit Union Reports L$16M Surplus, Calls for Increased Membership
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
Buchanan, Grand Bassa County – The National Teachers Association of Liberia Credit Union Cooperative Society (NATLCUCS) has concluded its 6th Annual General Assembly in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, with the announcement of a net surplus of...
Liberia: Documents Reveal Ministries Finance, Agriculture, Education WFP Redirected COVID-19 Funds to Homegrown School Feeding Program
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
MONROVIA – A FrontPage Africa investigation has uncovered that a portion of the remaining funds from Liberia’s COVID-19 Household Food Support Programme (COHFSP) has been redirected to the government’s consolidated account to support the national...
Liberia: Mpox Cases Declining Across Africa, But Cholera Surges, Says Africa CDC Official
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The Deputy Incident Manager of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Prof. Yap Boum, has reported a significant decline in Mpox cases in Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the Democratic...
Liberia: SIB Loses Labor Case to Former Risk Manager Over Unfair Dismissal, Administrative Errors, and Discrimination
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
MONROVIA – The Ministry of Labour’s Hearing Court has issued a default judgment in favor of Miatta Sonii Jarry, former Treasurer and Risk Manager of SIB, who was wrongfully dismissed in December 2024. The ruling follows an investigation which...
Liberian Business Climate Poised for Growth as Trade Fair Initiative on the way
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The Zoom Network Inc, prominent Liberian-owned enterprise is in discussion with the Government of Liberia to launch a large scale trade fair aimed at energizing the country’s business landscape. This move comes as part of a broader economic...
Liberia: Government and Money Transfer Businesses Breathe Sigh of Relief as Trump’s Remittance Tax is Cut to 1%; But U.S. Citizens Now Also Face the Levy
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The United States Congress passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday. The Senate sharply reduced a controversial tax on remittances, money sent abroad by immigrants from an initial 5 percent proposal...
Liberia’s Ambassador-Designate to Nigeria Vows to Pursue Oil & Gas Opportunities for Liberia’s Benefit
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
Ballout, a former Senator of Maryland County, was recently nominated by President Joseph Boakai to serve as Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria. Monrovia, Liberia – The Ambassador-Designate to Nigeria, John Ballout, has pledged to prioritize economic...
ArcelorMittal Liberia inaugurates West Africa’s largest iron ore concentrator, advancing $1.8bn mining expansion
Joy FM
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July 7, 2025
ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel producer, has officially opened a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. The inauguration...
Liberia: Bong County – MNG Gold to Resume Mining Operations
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Gbarnga — MNG Gold Liberia is set to restart its mining activities in Bong County’s Electoral District #1, specifically in the Kokoyah Statutory District, following a period of operational slowdown. The announcement was made recently by the...
Generate More Revenues for Liberia for the Good of All Liberians: A Vision for Progress and Prosperity
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
By: Austin S Fallah, [email protected], Contributing Writer In the face of Liberia’s formidable journey towards economic recovery and sustainable development, the call for a collective commitment to generating more revenues through contractual...
As U.S. abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies
NBC News
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July 8, 2025
SARWORLOR, Liberia — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives. Phay and her partner have two daughters, and they barely make ends meet. Determined not...
LRRRC ends 5-day assessment to Southeastern Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 8, 2025
The Liberian Refugees, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has assured former Ivorian refugees here of sustainable livelihoods thru agriculture. Southeastern Liberia, July 8, 2025 – The Executive Director and Officer-in-Charge (OIC)...
Liberia inaugurates West Africa's largest iron ore concentrator
GhanaWeb
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July 7, 2025
Liberian’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has officially opened ArcelorMittal, a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. The...
Why Liberia Must Help Writers to Survive
Liberian Observer
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In every great nation, the heartbeat of its soul is found not only in its monuments or institutions, but in the pages of its literature. It is there—in the quiet power of words—that a people are remembered, understood, and honored across...