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Liberia: Pres. Boakai, VP Koung Offer Conflicting Accounts on Job Creation
Monrovia – The question of job creation has emerged as one of the most contentious and politically sensitive issues confronting the Unity Party–led administration,...
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Liberia: Former Legislator and Abortion Advocate Says Public Health Bill Is Not “Abortion on Demand,” But Lifesaving Measure Urging Senate to Pass it
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Liberia’s stalled Public Health Bill has revived debate over abortion. One former lawmaker and advocate for the bill says it would make abortion available...
Business
Ivanhoe Chief Barnes Steps Down Following Fragile Liberia Agreement
Monrovia — Bronwyn Barnes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Atlantic—formerly High Power Exploration (HPX)—has tendered her resignation after four years at the helm, amid...
Foreign Relations
Liberia Urges Sustained Diplomacy, Humanitarian Access in Middle East Crisis at UN
New York — Foreign Minister Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti has called on the international community to move beyond managing crises in the Middle East and instead commit...
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Liberia: Moniba Warns Poor Gov’t’s Spending Threatens Liberia’s Long-Term Growth
Monrovia — The Political Leader of the Liberian National Union (LINU), Dr. Clarence K. Moniba, has sharply criticized the Boakai administration’s fiscal priorities, warning that...
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U.S. Signals Strong Support for ArcelorMittal as Boakai Pushes for Mineral Development Agreement Ratification
MONROVIA – Following high-level diplomatic talks in neighboring Guinea, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued an urgent appeal to the Liberian Senate to ratify...
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Liberia: Opposition Blasts Boakai’s SONA, Questions ‘Progress,’ Jobs Claims, and Budget Priorities
Monrovia — Liberia’s opposition political parties have sharply criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA), dismissing the administration’s claims of...
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Liberia: U.N. Begins Training Lawyers Ahead of War Crimes Court’s Establishment
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The U.N. has begun training Liberian lawyers in international law in preparation for the War and Economic Crimes Court.
The training aims to boost the capacity of...