Africa: Liberia

Gender Ministry, Partners Support SGBV Survivors

Feb 9, 2020

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection with support from the Swedish International Development Cooper ...

Cars and tuk-tuk taxis often need to wait for hours at fuel stations as Liberia experience petrol a shortage. By Carielle Doe (AFP/File)

Port chaos leaves Liberian fuel pumps dry

Feb 9, 2020

Liberians have faced long queues at petrol pumps for nearly two weeks as sloppy bookkeeping and poor port infrastructure ...

Liberia’s Ambassador Accredited To The U.S, Declar...

Feb 7, 2020

Liberia 39;s Ambassador accredited to the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico, His Excellency George S.W. Patt ...

Gender Identifies With Several Female Inmates

Feb 4, 2020

The Ministry of Gender, Children Social Protection (MGCSP) has identified with several women inmates currently bein ...

Liberia's President George Weah admitted there have been

Liberia's Weah to open up bids for oil and gas exp...

Jan 28, 2020

Liberian President George Weah announced Monday that the West African country will launch a call in April for bids to re ...

New Corona-Virus Infection From China A Potential ...

Jan 23, 2020

Berlin ndash; Infectious disease expert and prominent scientist, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan has alerted the Liberian ...

Gender Ministry Applauds SHE-CAN Humanitarian Orga...

Jan 19, 2020

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has applauded SHE-CAN - a US-based International Humanitarian Org ...

Rampant inflation has left many people in Liberia struggling and increasingly turning their anger on President George Weah. By ludovic MARIN (POOL/AFP)

Liberia souring on George Weah at two-year mark

Jan 18, 2020

Dominic Kpadeh heaves a hammer over his head to crack a half-tonne rock in a northern suburb of Liberia's capital Monrov ...

Gender Ministry Supports 'Love A Child' Orphanage ...

Jan 13, 2020

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has swiftly come to the aid of survivors of a dreadful fire disas ...

NAC, Partners Hold Community Dialogue To Identify ...

Jan 10, 2020

The National AIDS Commission of Liberia (NAC) is partnering with the Liberia Coordinating Mechanism (LCM), the Minist ...

Liberia opposition supporters protested against the economic crisis under Liberian President George Weah. By Zoom DOSSO (AFP)

Liberia police fire tear gas, water cannon to clea...

Jan 6, 2020

Liberian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to clear thousands of anti-government protesters from a centra ...

Liberian radio show host and opposition leader Henry Costa (2nd L) is one of those behind the anti-government protests. By Zoom DOSSO (AFP)

Liberians rally in anti-government protest

Jan 6, 2020

Thousands of Liberians marched in the seaside capital Monrovia on Monday to protest the deepenng economic crisis under P ...

Under pressure: Football star turned president George Weah. By ludovic MARIN (POOL/AFP)

Opposition postpones anti-government rally in Libe...

Dec 30, 2019

Liberian opposition leaders announced a week-long postponement of an anti-government rally planned for Monday after moun ...

Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, M.D. Testifying before the US Congress in 2014

Embrace December 30th Protest Says Dr. Dougbeh Chr...

Dec 29, 2019

Liberia 39;s eminent scientist and medical doctor, Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has called on President George Weah to ...

Liberian President George Weah is under growing pressure from the opposition over his handling of the country's economic crisis. By Kola SULAIMON (AFP)

UN, ECOWAS urge Liberia to call off anti-govt prot...

Dec 27, 2019

The United Nations and other West African countries urged Liberia on Friday to avoid a major protest rally planned for n ...

Youth And Student Activist, Martin K. N. Kollie, F...

Dec 21, 2019

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, was overly terrifying and traumatic as State Security along with pro-regime operatives ...

Henry Costa, a political commentator famous for his criticisms of President Weah, returned home. By Carielle Doe (AFP)

Opposition leader lands in Liberia ahead of anti-g...

Dec 19, 2019

A prominent critic of Liberian President George Weah landed in the West African country on Thursday, to hundreds of chee ...