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Liberia: How LACRA’s Deputy Director for Operations Became the Face of Liberia’s Cocoa Export Scandal
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
The President’s move comes just weeks after LACRA had been named the “best performing entity” of 2024–2025. Monrovia – President Joseph Boakai on June 26 suspended the Director General of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority...
Liberia: Former President Weah Criticized for Missing Doe Funeral While Attending Graduation Ceremony
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Supporters of Weah, however, defended his presence at the graduation, citing his commitment to education and youth development through the Clar Hope Foundation. Monrovia – Former President George Manneh Weah is facing public backlash following his...
Liberia: A Nation In Distress, A People Betrayed; Boakai’s Dark Day Against Some Of Liberia’s Brightest Minds
Front Page Africa
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June 30, 2025
Yesterday will go down as one of the most disgraceful and painful days in our country’s recent history. A day when Mr. Boakai confirmed to the world that his government is built not on justice, not on patriotism but on vendetta, tribal hate, and...
Liberian president killed in coup gets state funeral after 45 years
BBC
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July 1, 2025
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: Boakai Gets Tougher as Independence Gets Closer
The News (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
Liberian President Joseph Boakai, on a tsunami wave of suspension of Agency Heads to implement his ARREST program Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Since I arrived Monrovia few weeks ago, to cover the forthcoming 178th independence anniversary on July 26,...
Gov’t, Ivanhoe Atlantic Set to Sign Landmark Rail Access Agreement
Liberian Observer
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In a remarkable breakthrough for Liberia’s mining and logistics sectors, the Government of Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power Exploration/“HPX”) are set to sign a long-awaited Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) on Friday, July 4,...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Liberia’s Assets Recovery Taskforce Pledges Sustained Fight Against Corruption
GNN Liberia
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June 28, 2025
By Amos Harris Monrovia, Liberia — The Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (ARPRT) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to reclaiming stolen public wealth, even as it navigates mounting legal challenges and heightened public...
Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
KEEP-Liberia, Irish Embassy Celebrate Bloomsday with Global Book Giveaway
Liberian Observer
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In a vibrant celebration of literature, the Kids Educational Engagement Project (KEEP) Liberia, in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Liberia, hosted a special event as part of the Irish Embassy Global Book Giveaway to commemorate...
A primer for the White House visit by West and Central African countries
Mail & Guardian
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July 4, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this year. (X) A few months ago, the chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz,...
Liberia holds funeral for ex-leader Doe decades after assassination
Modern Ghana
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Hundreds of people gathered Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of authoritarian former president Samuel Doe 35 years after his assassination, part of the country's ongoing reconciliation efforts over its violent past. Doe's brutal 1990...
Xinhua Headlines: From mountain villages to world stage, young Chinese revive ethnic culture
Xinhua News Agency
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* In recent years, China has placed great emphasis on cultivating representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. * Once hidden in remote mountain villages, intangible heritages like Miao embroidery, Dong songs and traditional batik are...
Liberia: Mamie Doe Accuses Grand Gedeh Senator Zoe Pennue of Stealing Parents’ Remains
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
A hearse transported the two caskets following a state funeral at the Centennial Pavillion in Monrovia. Monrovia – Veronica Mamie Doe, daughter of the late Liberian President Samuel K. Doe, has accused Grand Gedeh County Senator Zoe Emmanuel...
Edward James Roye, Liberia's 5th president, began as a barber in Newark
Newark Advocate - Ohio
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Edward James Roye, an African American barber from Newark who became the fifth president of Liberia in 1870, has been the subject of many articles over the years. Some aspects of these stories are inaccurate and misrepresent this college-educated...
Nigeria Not Invited as Trump sets to Host Five African Leaders in Washington
The News Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump is set to host five African heads of state in Washington next week for a summit focused on trade and investment, however, Nigeria is not invited. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 9, 2025, with...
Liberia Named on Proposed U.S. List of Countries for Third-Country Deportations as Funding is Cut for Global Vaccine Program
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
Immigrants looking out the windows of a plane after arriving in Costa Rica on a deportation flight from the United States in February. Costa Rica took 200 deportees in February, including citizens of China, India and Nepal. Credit: Reuters...
Liberia Revokes 19 Expat Work Permits Amid “Rescue Mission” Crackdown
GNN Liberia
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June 26, 2025
Monrovia, Liberia – June 26, 2025 – Liberia’s Labour Minister, Hon. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has immediately revoked the work permits of 19 expatriate workers, citing “distortion or misrepresentation” in their applications. The affected...
Liberia: PJSL Refutes Claims of Illegal Operation, Affirms Accreditation and Legal Status
Front Page Africa
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June 26, 2025
Monrovia – The administration of the Professional Journalism School of Liberia (PJSL) has clarified that it is operating legally and in full compliance with national educational regulations, following statements made during a Ministry of...