Author: Press Release

Distinguished Members of the Media, our Partners in Progress, Donors, and the Public. On November 10, 2022, the Liberia International Non-Governmental Organization (LINGO) Forum, a network of more than 50 International NGOs working across the Republic of Liberia convened a cross-section of members for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Monrovia. The theme of the 2022 AGM was “Putting Locally Led Initiatives at the Core of Liberia’s National Development Plan” to help define and advocate for a shared spirit of localization across LINGO members and our sphere of influence in Liberia.

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and the Delegation of the European Union to Liberia, host today a policy dialogue aimed at reviewing the portfolio of the European Union (EU) programmes in Liberia. This review, which brings together several stakeholders and partners, is aimed at gaining insight into the impact of the EU projects implemented in partnership with the Liberian government on targeted communities and groups in Liberia.

MONROVIA – The National Campaign Management Team of the Julius Kanubah for the Presidency of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has welcomed the “words of encouragement” from Associate Justice Yussif D. Kaba, admonishing all sides to the controversy surrounding the 2022 PUL Congress to meet and find a solution to the disputed PUL Congress and subsequent elections.

MONROVIA – First of its kind since the establishment of the ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), in 2004, to have conducted a peaceful and harmonious primary that brought on board new corps of officers to stir the affairs of the party to 2029. The CDC at its 7th national convention held November 21, CDC’s stalwarts, executives, and chairpersons from the 15 sub political divisions of the country trooped to their party’s headquarters in total jubilation and celebration for the holding of its 7th National Convention.

MONROVIA – On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, the Government of Liberia and the Republic of France, represented by the Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), signed US$ 1.2 million as a grant financing agreement geared towards an ongoing scholarship program.  The signing, which is considered as a boost to the country’s economy, will finance phase 2 of the ongoing “scholarship program”, and will provide additional opportunity to over forty Liberians youth to study at the Institute of National Polytechnique Houphoet-Boigny, in the Ivory Coast.

Abidjan – The Board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing for the Emergency Food Production Program in Liberia, paving the way for the government to support farmers to increase climate resilient food production and mitigate the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Board approved a grant of $2.28 million and a loan of $2.84 million from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, on 22 November 2022.

DOHA, Qatar – Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. AMB. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. held a bilateral meeting with the Director General of Qatar Fund for Development H.E. Khalifa bin Kassim Al-Kuwari on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. According to a dispatch from the Embassy of Liberia in Qatar, the meeting centered around the recent assessment visit to Liberia by representatives of the Qatar Fund for Development.

­MONROVIA – On Saturday, December 10, 2022, Liberia tourism sector will come alive as the Country hosts LIBFEST, the first annual and national all-inclusive tourism festival celebrating Liberia’s amazing beauty, sites, resources, events, and discoveries.

MONROVIA – The United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, Jaha Dukureh, has spoken about introducing a program called initiation without mutilation in efforts to end FGM in Liberia. “I think Liberia can end FGM by replacing positive traditional practices with harmful traditional practices. And one way we can do that, is to introduce a program called; ‘initiation without mutilation’. It will be nearly impossible to go into communities and tell people to abandon their traditional beliefs. It won’t happen in Liberia, if we tell the people to close the bush schools…

MONROVIA – On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa (VOSIEDA) signed a 20 million SEK grant agreement with the Swedish Embassy in Monrovia. The amount, if converted at the current rate, is equivalent to 1.9 million United States Dollars. The grant will support over 60 farming groups in rural Liberia, particularly Nimba County, through low-carbon / climate-smart agriculture initiatives. It is expected to impact over four thousand two hundred (4,200) farming households or 21,000 farmers.