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Monrovia – Ahead of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, UN data reveals an increase of over 6% in the number of girls not in primary school, in just one year. This is a key metric for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: achieving quality education for all, which now appears to be moving in the wrong direction.

Monrovia – Arrogance and ineptitude on the part of some key members of the George Weah-led government is said to have put the administration at risk of losing key financial assistance from the European Union and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, FrontPageAfrica has learned.

Monrovia – Eyebrows are being raised over the vetting process that led to the recent appointment by President George Manneh Weah of the Chief Executive Officer for Medical Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.

THERE’S NO EASIER OR SOFTER WAY TO PUT THIS. So, we will lay it the only way we know how: The presidential campaign season is over and President George Manneh Weah must realize that the future of Liberia and his own political life is at stake. If he fails to listen to the cries of the people, he will go down as one of the worst presidents in Liberia’s history. HERE’S WHY. PRESIDENT WEAH was passionate when he assumed the mantle of authority in January about the overwhelming mandate he received from the Liberian people to end corruption in public…

Monrovia – Art students draw the complexity of whether or not war-time crimes should be punished in Liberia today. With the increasing demands to end impunity of those past crimes, Liberian artists were empowered to contribute to this debate with their artistic skills through a four-day “Cartooning for Justice” workshop held in Monrovia.

Suacoco, Bong County – Cuttington University President Dr. Herman B. Browne last week apologized to students, faculty and staff for the circumstances that triggered the strike that resulted in his suspension in May.

Beijing, PRC – Former soccer star Weah is expected to seek funding assistance for his priority project to pave roadways across his country

Monrovia – A young Liberia researcher and activist has been admitted into the revered Adam Smith Fellowship program that seeks to encourage doctoral students to critically engage key thinkers in political economy. Mr. Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei will spend the next academic year 2018/19 as a research fellow at the Virginia-based Mercatus Center located at George Mason University. He will be joining a dozen others from around the world.

Ballah Town, Bomi County – More than a hundred smallholder farmers living around the forest range of Bomi County are now benefitting from a direct market linkage for their 25 hectares cassava farm.

Monrovia – In a bid to advance women’s human rights by ensuring gender is mainstreamed into Liberia’s ongoing security sector reform, medica Liberia (mL) in partnership with the government of Liberia with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) completed a two-day Gender Mainstreaming Refresher Workshop for Gender Focal Points and Advisors of various Gender Units within national security institutions.