4 d. ago United States and Liberia Sign Five Year Bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum Understanding

By James T. Brooks The United States and the Republic of Liberia have officially established a monumental five-year, US$176 million Bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This agreement represents a decisive step in executing the America First Global Health Strategy, fundamentally reshaping health aid by establishing a direct, government-to-government model that prioritizes national ownership, […] The post United States and Liberia Sign Five Year Bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum Understanding appeared first on Global News Network Liberia.

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4 d. ago Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Gets Promised Government Funding as Director And Activists Engage in Public War of Words

Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives The Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia, the body tasked with establishing a war and economic crimes court and a National Anti-Corruption Court, has dismissed a newly submitted civil society bill to establish a war and economics crimes court as “mischief” [...] The post Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Gets Promised Government Funding as Director And Activists Engage in Public War of Words appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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6 d. ago Kuwaiti Fund delegation, Finance Minister discuss ongoing development drive

A delegation from the Kuwaiti Fund, on Monday, December 8, 2025, held a productive meeting with government officials, specifically the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, reaffirming the Fund’s continued commitment to financing the Gbarnga–Mendikorma Highway. During the meeting, Minister Ngafuan was informed that the Kuwaiti delegation had arrived in Liberia … The post Kuwaiti Fund delegation, Finance Minister discuss ongoing development drive appeared first on Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news.

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1 week ago Liberia: Civil Society Groups Submit New War Crimes Bill As Advocates Scramble To Kill Earlier Version That Would Exclude War Crimes

Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives In a surprise move, a coalition of advocates led by the Independent National Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday submitted a new war crimes court bill to the Legislature. It came as campaigners intensified efforts to block an earlier version that would exclude so-called “international” crimes including war crimes and crimes against humanity from [...] The post Liberia: Civil Society Groups Submit New War Crimes Bill As Advocates Scramble To Kill Earlier Version That Would Exclude War Crimes appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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1 week ago Unity Party Denies Allegations Of Misusing Public Funds For Party Headquarters

By Amos Harris The Unity Party (UP) has firmly denied claims that it is diverting government funds toward the construction of a new party headquarters, describing the allegations as “baseless propaganda.” The party’s statement was made at a fundraising rally in Montserrado County, held ahead of the UP’s official homecoming and nationwide fundraising initiative. Amos […] The post Unity Party Denies Allegations Of Misusing Public Funds For Party Headquarters appeared first on Global News Network Liberia.

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1 week ago Liberia: Snowe Warns Lawmakers Against Politicizing Legislative Projects, Dedicates New Basketball, Volleyball Courts in Bomi

Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe has cautioned his colleagues against using government-funded legislative projects for self-promotion, warning that such actions undermine the intended purpose of national development initiatives. By Obediah Johnson Senator Snowe emphasized that the Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), allocates funding to every lawmaker to undertake projects [...] The post Liberia: Snowe Warns Lawmakers Against Politicizing Legislative Projects, Dedicates New Basketball, Volleyball Courts in Bomi appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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2 w. ago Liberia: Clients of BMC Defend Company’s Record, Insist Dealings Are Legal and Transparent

Clients and supporters of the Building Material Center (BMC) have pushed back against allegations that the company used government funds to construct private properties, insisting that all of its transactions were legal, documented, and carried out under formal government authorization. The backlash comes in the wake of a Writ of Subpoena Duces Tecum issued by [...] The post Liberia: Clients of BMC Defend Company’s Record, Insist Dealings Are Legal and Transparent appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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2 w. ago Liberia: Clar Hope Foundation Dismisses ‘Politically Motivated’ Allegations Amid AREPT Probe

Monrovia — The Clar Hope Foundation has sharply rejected what it calls “politically motivated and unfounded allegations” after the Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) launched an investigation into claims that the foundation may have used government assets or funds to establish its facilities in Marshall, Margibi County. By J.H. Webster Clayeh In [...] The post Liberia: Clar Hope Foundation Dismisses ‘Politically Motivated’ Allegations Amid AREPT Probe appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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3 w. ago Liberia: VP Koung Staffer Arrested in Bribery Scandal as LDEA Decries “Top

Monrovia – Liberia’s intensifying war against illicit drugs erupted into a major political scandal on Monday after a staffer assigned to Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung was arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) officers to free a detained drug suspect. By Willie N. Tokpah The suspect, Clifford Payne, reportedly working [...] The post Liberia: VP Koung Staffer Arrested in Bribery Scandal as LDEA Decries “Top-Level Influence” appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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3 w. ago Liberia: Sen. Konneh Critiques FY2026 Draft Budget as Public Raises Concerns Over NSA, EPS Spending Outpacing Major Hospitals and War Crimes Court Office

MONROVIA — Senator Amara Konneh’s renewed scrutiny of the proposed National Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has intensified national debate over Liberia’s fiscal priorities, as a growing number of analysts, civil society groups, and lawmakers express concern that the government’s spending plan contradicts its stated development agenda. By Obediah Johnson and Emmanuel Weedee-Conway The senator’s [...] The post Liberia: Sen. Konneh Critiques FY2026 Draft Budget as Public Raises Concerns Over NSA, EPS Spending Outpacing Major Hospitals and War Crimes Court Office appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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3 w. ago Liberia Champions Regional Solidarity for a Stronger African Road Sector

The Government of Liberia, through its National Road Fund (NRF), is leading a renewed call for regional solidarity to strengthen the African road sector, with a focus on sustainable development and continental integration. Monrovia, November 19, 2025: This vision was powerfully communicated during the opening of the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) 22nd General … The post Liberia Champions Regional Solidarity for a Stronger African Road Sector appeared first on Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news.

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