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African Startup Funding Surges to $705M in First Quarter

African startups raised $705 million in the first three months of 2026, a 26.5% increase on the same period last year, according to new...

Underhand: How Liberia’s Gold & Iron Fuels Global Wins And Local Losses

By Festus Poquie On a humid morning in Godoma, a scrub of houses and corrugated roofs in Liberia’s western Gbarpolu County, children ran past a...

Liberia: Liberia’s $45 Million Supplementary Budget Omits Fuel, Food Subsidies

By Festus Poquie Liberia’s government proposed a US$45 million supplementary budget to the National Legislature on Monday that prioritizes health, education and infrastructure but conspicuously...

Liberia Pivot Toward Bullion Reserves As Central Bank Plans Buying Gold to Back Currency

By Festus Poquie The Central Bank of Liberia plans to build a gold reserves for the first time and has asked lawmakers for authority to...

Liberia: IFC Reports Progress on Salala Rubber Management Action Plan As Plantation Security Stabilizes

The International Finance Corporation said in a second management progress report released Feb. 6 that Salala Rubber Corporation has advanced implementation of a multiyear...

Liberia Fails to Report US$2.7B Mining Exports, Study Finds

By Varney Kamara Liberia’s mining sector failed to report US$2.7 billion in gold and iron ore exports between 2007 and 2023, likely due to underreporting and/or...

Liberia Set to Become Critical Minerals Export Hub Once National Rail Authority Gets Legal Status

Liberia could emerge as a key West African gateway for critical minerals bound for the U.S. and other global markets if lawmakers formalize a...

World Bank Cuts Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth By 0.3 Percentage Point

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of stalling, with growth projections for 2026 revised downward by 0.3...

Liberia: Finance Ministry Imposes New Fire Service Fees on Businesses

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has announced sweeping changes to the fee structure of the Liberia National Fire...

Liberian President Seeks to Print New Banknotes, Revive $1.2 Billion Spending Plan as War Spillover Stokes Price Risks

By Festus Poquie President Joseph Boakai has asked lawmakers to reconvene for a special session to authorize printing new Liberian dollar banknotes and to revive...

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