Author: Rodney Sieh

Washington, USA – It was a blitz, glamour and celebration moment at the book launch “The Unofficial Biography Of George Weah”, The Story Of Africa’s Footballer President by award-winning Liberian journalist Rodney D. Sieh in Washington D.C., United States of America on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Washington – No doubt, Liberia has strong historic ties with the United States. The country was founded by freed American slaves from the United States and has been in the orbit of America for most of its existence.

Kpatawee, Bong County – “Dinner will soon be ready,” shouts Josephine Salee, to newly-arriving guests at the Kpatawee Waterfalls, a quiet escape in one of Liberia’s most populous counties.

FrontPageAfrica has gathered from family sources that Dr. Cassell was found unresponsive in the early hours of Monday morning at his home in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. DELAWARE COUNTY, PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Daniel, a psychologist-turned politician who entered the rugged jungle of Liberian Politics as founder and leader of the People’s Liberation Party has died. He was fifty-six. FrontPageAfrica has gathered from family sources that Dr. Cassell was found unresponsive in the early hours of Sunday evening at his home in Philadelphia. Dr. Cassell founded Kwenyan Professional Health Services, a mental health/behavioral and substance abuse agency and worked as Behavioral Specialist Consultant…

Monrovia – US Ambassador Michael McCarthy ruffled a few feathers recently when he took aim at some so-called rich Liberian businesses and individuals, partly responsible for the rapid decline of financial activities at the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI). “Strangely, it is wealthier consumers who have stained Liberia’s reputation,” the Ambassador told journalists at a news conference last week. “In some cases, rich businesspeople with valuable property and ample resources stashed away in other countries, are refusing to pay high dollar debts that they accrued in Liberia. When confronted with this fact, they even resort at times to…

Monrovia – When US President Joe Biden sits down with leaders of the African continent this week, it will mark eight years since the first U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, hosted by former President Barack Obama. At that summit, held in 2014, former President Obama’s focus centered on the next generation, and provided an opportunity to discuss ways of stimulating growth, unlocking opportunities, and creating an enabling environment for the next generation.

Monrovia – Barely a week after the Board of Directors of the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) accepted the resignation of its President/CEO Deo Z. Delaney over reported inaccuracies in his academic qualifications supplied to the recruitment firm, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expressing deep concerns over the decision, which put the brakes on major reforms Delaney was undertaking, particularly regarding delinquencies on loans.

Monrovia – When murmurs began to surface that the United States of America was considering a proposed swap deal with Russia for the release of Viktor Bout, the convicted arms dealer serving a 25-year term, in exchange for Brittney Griner, the American basketball player recently sentenced to nine years by a court in Moscow for possessing and smuggling drugs, Sam Gaye had some reservations.

BREAKING BARRIERS New York – Lewinale Havette always had her sights set on the arts. Since she was five years old, the bug for creating art began flowing. Whether it was finding a space on the walls of her parents’ home in Abidjan, The Ivory Coast, where they had settled at the height of the civil war, Lewinale’s passion has grown – and still is growing. “I’ve loved art making since my formative years, around five years old when I learned that my art could free me, transport me, and soothe me,” she says. “It helped me better communicate with…

Monrovia – Liberia’s forestry sector is gripped in crisis as the Managing Director, C. Mike Doryen has been accused of illegal grants of concessions to foreign companies while disregarding the country’s goal of sustainability in the forestry sector. It can be recalled the European Union and individual countries such as Norway have been supporting Liberia’s forestry sector to ensure the responsible use of the country’s forest resources in order to benefit project-affected communities and promote environmental sustainability.