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Liberian Football Academy Athletes Praise Training and Academic Support
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The academy, founded in November 2024 by Liberia’s Sports Ambassador Alioune Kebe, has been providing consistent football development and academic support to young athletes. MONROVIA – Athletes at the Professional Football Academy (PFA) in...
medica-Liberia Boosts Community-Led SGBV Response in Southeast
Liberian Observer
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With support from the Embassy of Ireland, medica Liberia has wrapped up a successful series of community-centered training sessions in Sinoe, River Gee, and Grand Gedeh Counties, reaching nearly 600 participants. These sessions aimed to strengthen...
Bong County’s SANKOFA Farm Leads Liberia’s Vegetable Production Push with Backing from Ministry of Agriculture
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
KPAI District, Bong County – Amid rising food insecurity, soaring youth unemployment, and a heavy reliance on imported vegetables, one Liberian-owned farm is rewriting the narrative from the ground up. SANKOFA Farm, tucked away in the heart of...
Liberian Journalist Alex Yormie abducted in Nimba County
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 1, 2025
(July 1, 2025) Broadcast Liberian journalist Alex Yormie of Radio Lar-Wehyi in Tappita, Nimba County, is reported to have been abducted and taken to an unknown location. The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is saddened to announce, calling for his...
ArcelorMittal Liberia recruits new cohorts.
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 2, 2025
ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has once again reaffirmed its commitment to youth development and skills transfer by matriculating a new class of 60 young Liberians into the ArcelorMittal Liberia Training Academy (AMLTA. Yekepa, Nimba County, July 2,...
Kortu K Brown: “Liberia’s reburials: A good first step
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 2, 2025
Former President of the Liberia Council of Churches, Bishop Kortu Brown, has hailed the move by President Boakai to reburial Liberia’s fallen Presidents as a good first step toward national reconciliation. Brewerville, Montserrado County – July 1,...
Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Youngest Female in Africa
The News (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
President Joseph Boakai and Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, is now among the five female Road CEOs in Africa, but the youngest among them all. The...
Liberia: The Funeral Services of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel K. Doe, F...
Modern Ghana
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I write about the funerals of Liberian former President Samuel Doe and his wife, former First Lady Nancy Doe. The Liberian people buried them on June 26, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. It was a pleasure for me to have attended the event. Doe...
Liberia: CBL Kicked off County-Level Financial Education in Grand Gedeh
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
(Zwedru, June 25, 2025): The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) kicked off the nationwide Financial Education and Literacy Program on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, beginning the county-level campaign to teach people how to...
Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
BBC
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Liberia's former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body believed to be dumped in a mass grave. Ten days after the president's killing, following trials by a kangaroo...
Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, First, Only in Africa
The News (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
President Joseph Boakai and Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, is not only the female head of a Liberian agency but also the first and only female head...
Liberia: The Funeral Services of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel K. Doe, Former President and First Lady of Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 1, 2025
BY DAGBAYONOH KIAH NYANFORE ll I write about the funerals of Liberian former President Samuel Doe and his wife, former First Lady Nancy Doe. The Liberian people buried them on June 26, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. It was a pleasure for me...
Liberia: Gonet Academy Denies Wrongdoing, Reaffirms Commitment to Compliance Amid NCHE Scrutiny
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
According to the Ministry of Labor, the revoked permits were issued to individuals found working without proper documentation, occupying positions designated for qualified Liberians. Monrovia – The management of Gonet Academy, a leading...
Liberians thankful for dignified reburial of their coup and war dead
Cocorioko
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July 1, 2025
Screenshot It is with profound gratitude that I, C. Cecil Dennis III, son of the late esteemed diplomat, C. Cecil Dennis Jr., extend my heartfelt appreciation to President, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, Vice President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, the government...
Liberia: Customs Brokers Association of Liberia Decry New Port Law, Fear Economic Repercussions
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
The group emphasized that such exclusion undermines public confidence in the legislative process and casts doubt on the sustainability and effectiveness of the law. Monrovia – The National Customs Brokers Association of Liberia (NCBAL) has...
Liberia: U.S. Immigration Officer of Liberian Descent Accused of Offering to Remove ‘Terrorist’ Label from A Man’s File
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
Monrovia – A Liberian-American immigration officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been charged in a federal bribery scheme that allegedly spanned a decade, involving promises to manipulate immigration files, remove...
Liberia: Boakai’s Nomination of Justice Gbeisay as Chief Justice Draws Mixed Reactions
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
MONROVIA – President Joseph Boakai has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Liberia’s next Chief Justice, following the statutory retirement of Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, who turned 70 last week. By Selma Lomax | [email...
Liberia: President Boakai Signs Book of Condolence for late President William Richard Tolbert 45 Years after Demise
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, on Monday, led an array of government officials to sign the Book of Condolence in honor of former President William Richard Tolbert Jr., more than 45 years after his tragic death in the 1980...
Liberia’s Mpox Response: Dr. Chris Nyan Leads Weekend Diagnostics at NPHIL as Cases Decline
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
Dr. Nyan’s remarks followed the latest Mpox update released by NPHIL on Friday, June 27. MONROVIA – Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), spent the weekend overseeing Mpox diagnostic...
Liberia: Rep. Yekeh Kolubah Tours Southeastern Counties, Rallies Support for Opposition Unity Against Boakai in 2029
Front Page Africa
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July 1, 2025
The arrival of the controversial lawmaker in Maryland County was met with a spirited welcome. PLEEBO, Maryland County – Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah has commenced a political tour across southeastern Liberia,...