The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in collaboration with a broad-based coalition of Liberians under the banner WE THE PEOPLE, strongly condemns what appears to be a targeted attack carried out by operatives of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Liberia National Police (LNP).
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the head of the Catholic Church on the second day of voting in the Vatican, the first US national ever to take the role.
The European Union Delegation (EUD) to Liberia, in collaboration with the Government of Liberia, has launched the Communication and Visibility component of the Light...
The Board of Commissioners (BoC) of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has approved the Penalties Regulations aimed at enhancing compliance and accountability within Liberia’s electricity sector.
The Universal Access Fund (UAF), in partnership with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, will begin a nationwide maintenance and restoration of rural telephony base stations on May 5, 2025. An assessment in March revealed that nine out of twelve supported sites in remote areas have been inactive for up to two years, affecting thousands who lack basic mobile connectivity.
As Liberia prepares to transform its aviation sector from a transit hub into a destination hub to unlock its full potential for inclusive growth, UNDP Liberia Resident Representative Aliou Dia has affirmed the UN’s partnership and support for Liberia’s transformation and inclusive development.
On April 30, Liberia’s president Joseph Boakai renewed his Executive Order establishing the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court. But the lack of commitment of the government and resistance from local elites, combined with the advent of Trump’s America, are hampering the effort, warns Aaron Weah.
The Liberian government has completed a two-day compliance assessment of the gold production, processing and export of the mineral by the Bea Mountain Mining Company operating in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County, through a Mineral Development Agreement (MDA).
A prominent Liberian civil society organization - Solidarity & Trust for a New Day (STAND) has raised alarm over what it calls a “dangerous and unprecedented crackdown” on criticism in Liberia, denouncing the Boakai administration for using state security as a tool to silence dissent and intimidate political opponents and student activists.
In what participants described as a “defining moment” for human rights in Liberia, the Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT-Liberia) and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty officially launched the Death Penalty Abolition Project this week, with robust support from the European Union (EU) and Liberian authorities.
