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Liberia’s Airport Safety, Emergency Response Capabilities Below International Standards, US Embassy Says

Audits of Liberia’s Roberts International Airport (RIA), have revealed significant shortcomings in airport safety, security, and operational standards, the US Embassy in Monrovia said in a statement Thursday.

Africa 2023: Liberia, Nigeria Test Biometric Election Equipment Ahead of Full Deployment

Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has begun a trial voter registration exercise to test the functionality of biometric voter registration equipment and also to train personnel of the election agency on what will be expected of them during the real exercise.

UN Chief Tasks Nigerian Judiciary On Impartial Adjudication Of Electoral Cases

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has advised Nigerian judges to be neutral in their adjudication of electoral disputes that may arise from the forthcoming general elections.

Liberia Will Ally Countries That Have Ties With US Only, Weah Says

Liberia President George Weah has issued a major foreign policy statement restricting the West African nation's diplomatic relationship to countries that have friendly ties with the United States as Russia influence grows in the region.

Nigeria’s Elections Critical to Liberian, Sierra Leonean 2023 Polls, West African coalition Says

A regional coalition of pro-democracy civil society organisations has said Nigeria’s general elections have implications for similar polls taking place in two West African countries within the year. The two other West African countries are Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Liberia: Opposition Leader Joe Boakai Demands Investigation After Death of Popular Street Vendor

Former Vice President Joseph Boakai alleges Prince Kollie alias Yannah Boy who supported the erstwhile ruling party died under strange circumstances.

ECOWAS Discusses Regional Security, Governance With UN High-Level Panel

The panel discussed regional cooperation, security in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea as well as developmental challenges in the region.

Liberia’s Emirates Hospital Will Expand Access to World-Class Healthcare, Johnson Sirleaf Says

Covering an area of 80,000 square meters with all modern facilities, the hospital has a capacity of 123 beds. It has operating rooms, a modern laboratory, an intensive care unit and various specialized departments

Liberia Ruling CDC Youth Lacking Job Join Opposition Unity Party In Push For Better Future

young supporters of the ruling Coalition For Democratic Change, citing dissatisfaction with President George Weah’s rule has jumped ship, endorsing the presidential bid of the main opposition leader Joseph Boakai.

Former Liberian Lawmakers Seek Nearly $1 Million In Unpaid Salaries And Benefits

Former House members who served the erstwhile 53rd National Legislature have filed a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court in efforts to push Finance Ministry officials and current House’s leadership to pay them nearly one million United States dollars.

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