Author: Press Release

“This is the third time in a row that the hearing of the victims we represent is postponed, despite the fact that our clients had confirmed their desire to come to Switzerland and testify.” – Alain Werner The Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced that the Alieu Kosiah trial will be partially postponed until the beginning of 2021 – tentatively in February.

MONROVIA – Living without a toilet endangers the health and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people – and the risk of living without proper sanitation increases as climate change bites.

Session with the lead facilitator, Jonathan Chapman, Media Specialist of WaterAid UK through a visual presentation MONROVIA – A One Day Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Journalists Training designed to enhance WASH reportage into mainstream Media, has successfully ended in Monrovia, Liberia.

Monrovia – The Government of Liberia (GoL) represented by members of the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC) namely, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), National Investment Commission (NIC), Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), and Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) have signed a Framework Agreement for the development, installation, and operations of an Electronic Fiscal Device System (EFDS) within Liberia. 

MONROVIA – National Civil Society Watch of Liberia (NACSWL) celebrates the president for the creation of the office of Islamic advisor to the president. Acknowledges that such creates balanced access to the presidency of Liberia for the two major religions of the Country; Islam and Christianity. Calls on the first occupant of the post, Sheik Usmane T. Jalloh to serve for the benefit of peace and a reconciled society.

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) are expected to hold the 8th session of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) meeting in Monrovia slated for November 24-26, 2020. At the meeting, the status of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement, striving for the enhancement of Liberia’s forest governance, will be reviewed.

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning is to shortly roll out the Aid Management Tool (specifically referred to as the Liberia Project Dash Board), as well as, the National Aid and NGO Policy of Liberia (NAPL).

MONROVIA – In furtherance of its commitment to provide affordable and quality telecommunications in Liberia, the Management of Orange Liberia has launched a new product called the “Home Internet Service.”   The service is immediately available to customers and packages range from US$9 to US$59.

MONROVIA – Yah Parwon, has been awarded this year’s Transitional Justice Institute / Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) Dissertation Prize.

MONROVIA –  The Young Political Leadership School Africa will host its seventh cohort in Monrovia, Liberia bringing a diverse group of 100 emerging leaders (51% women and 49% men) from across the ECOWAS region and Cameroon on next week Monday to Friday, 23rd – 27th November 2020. The event is organized under the theme: “Galvanizing Youth Leadership with Character, Integrity, Humility, and Courage for Africa.”  Participants are expected to deepen their understanding in electoral management, campaign planning, campaign management, campaign communication, qualities of leadership, democratic accountability, transparency, and resource mobilization, etc.