Author: Dennise Nimpson

FENDELL, Liberia— Waiting all day under a mango tree, 28-year-old Daniel Karkpor ekes out a living directing trucks that come by occasionally to places where the drivers can fill up with dirt.

MONROVIA—As Liberia struggles to narrow its gender inequality gap, women’s rights advocates have been highlighting the issues they say hinder the advancement of women and girls. One primary challenge is what advocates call “period poverty” — the inability of poor girls to obtain sanitary pads that make it possible for them to go to school during their monthly menstruation.

MONROVIA – The SOS Children’s Village in Liberia has commenced a four-day working session to brainstorm plans that will foster the growth and development of Child protection for the next five years.

MONROVIA, Liberia – A series of violent incidents by political partisans, and inflammatory comments from party leaders, has Liberians on edge in the runup to next month’s presidential and legislative elections. As the West Africa region boils with military coups and political instability – and an election outcome in neighboring Sierra Leone that many view as fraudulent—the international community, Ecowas and many Liberian community leaders are warning parties to stop inflaming tensions and keep their young members in check.

MONROVIA – Lofa County District #3 Representative, Clarence Massaquoi, has expressed concerns over the recent passage of a new financing agreement worth over sixty million United States dollars, just months before the upcoming election. Massaquoi argues that this decision is counterproductive for the country.

FREETOWN – The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) has announced that preparations are complete for the Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Council Elections scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2023.

FREETOWN-A twelve-member delegation from the Female Journalist Association of Liberia (FeJAL) is in Freetown, Sierra Leone to cover the general elections that are expected to occur on Saturday, June 24, 2023.

MONROVIA – The General Auditing Commission in partnership with the GIZ and African Organizations of Supreme Audits Institutions (AFROSAI-E) climaxed a four-day Technology Driven Citizen Engagement Regional Training in Monrovia with an adoption plan.

MONROVIA – The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) of Liberia has launched a project named and styled Let’s Talk Peace Campaign as part of effort to foster peace across the country. Country Manager, Abena Amedormey said the project is part of the Youth for Peace Activity (Y4P) initiative aim to engage the youths within three counties, Montserrado, Bong, and Nimba to ensure how peace can be maintained.