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Liberia Plans to Spend $1.21 Billion in New Year Banking on ArcelorMittal $200 Million Sign-On Bonus

President Joseph Boakai submits a US$1,211,085,227 draft national budget for fiscal year 2026 to the National Legislature that relies heavily on domestic receipts and...

Critics Warn of Monopoly Over Yekepa–Buchanan Rail & Port As Ministerial Committee Reviews ArcelorMittal’s Deals Seeking “Supremacy” Over Liberia

Liberia’s Inter Ministerial Concession Committee is reviewing a proposed amendment to ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Mineral Development Agreement that would grant the global steelmaker sweeping rights...

Gold Fuels Liberia’s $1.30 Billion Export Gain As Iron Ore Slumps by More Than 20%

By Festus Poquie Liberia’s merchandise exports rose 17.2% in 2024 to US$1.30 billion, driven overwhelmingly by a surge in gold shipments and continuing contributions from...

Liberia: ArcelorMittal International Scholarship Program In Engineering, Geo-Sciences Opens

ArcelorMittal Liberia in partnership with the Government of Liberia, has announced the launch of the 10th batch of its Advanced Academic Scholarship Program with...

Chevron Looks to Explore ‘Strategic’ West Africa Offshore Oil &Gas

Chevron is looking to expand its acreage in West Africa, which is a strategic region for the U.S. oil major, a senior executive said on...

Guinea’s $23 Billion Simandou Iron Ore Set to Become Africa’s second-largest Mineral Exporter

After decades of delays, Guinea’s ambitious Simandou iron ore project is finally moving forward. Valued at $23 billion, it is Africa’s largest-ever mining venture...

Liberia: Cocoa Plantation or Forestland? Land Dispute Sparks Uproar in Grand Gedeh County

A contentious land lease agreement in the B’hai Administrative District has ignited widespread protest and public outcry, exposing deep fractures in local governance and...

Amara Konneh Flags World Bank Report on Economic Woes

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh has raised alarm over a recent World Bank report detailing Liberia’s persistent economic challenges, including...

Grand Gedeh Superintendent Surrenders 500 Acres of Land to Burkinabe

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor A contentious land lease agreement in the B’hai Administrative District has ignited widespread protest and public outcry, exposing deep fractures...

Palm Oil Body Urged to Maintain Moratorium on Golden Veroleum to protect Liberia’s Invaluable Forests and Communities

In Late October, 71 civil society organizations sent a public letter to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ahead of its annual meeting, calling...

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