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Liberia: CENTAL Applauds Anti-Corruption Steps, But Warns of Lingering Gaps In Asset Recovery, Prosecution

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), through its Executive Director Anderson Miamen, has expressed measured optimism regarding the government's ongo... Read More


Liberia: Former Legislator and Abortion Advocate Says Public Health Bill Is Not "Abortion on Demand," But Live Saving Measure

Monrovia, Jan. 29 -- Liberia's stalled Public Health Bill has revived debate over abortion. One former lawmaker and advocate for the bill says it would make abortion available for life-saving emergenc... Read More


Liberia: Green Guard Eco Solutions Promises Carbon Capture, Renewable Energy production, Jobs and Regional Leadership

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- Green Guard Eco-Solution and the Philippines-based Alterna Verde Cooperation have projected Liberia as a regional hub for waste-to-energy innovation, climate mitigation, and susta... Read More


Liberia: Trees for Cash: How One Project is Putting Smiles on Communities' Faces, While Others Fret

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- Joseph Tumbey walks past the dirt road to his palm farm in Konwonkpo Jeadae district, Greenville, Sinoe County. Once a hunter, he was recruited to work as a forest guard, protecti... Read More


Liberia at a Crossroads: Female Lawyers Urge Swift Passage of Landmark Anti-FGM Law

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) has renewed urgent calls for the Liberian National Legislature to fast-track the passage of the Women and Girls Protection Act... Read More


Liberia: Gov't, EU, UNIDO Launch National Food Safety Assessment In Liberia

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- The Government of Liberia(GoL), in a high-level partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has officially launche... Read More


Liberia: Strategic Roads, Stronger Markets: BADEA Backs Liberia's Northern Transport Network

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- The Government of Liberia and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have signed a US$30 million financing agreement for the upgrading of the Salayea-Konia Road ... Read More


Liberia: 70,000 Jobs or 70,000 Questions?" LILGA Challenges Boakai's Employment Claims

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- The Liberia Labour and Governance Alliance (LILGA) has raised serious concerns over President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's claim that his administration has created more than 70,000 jobs... Read More


Liberia: Girls Alliance For Future Leadership Expresses Confidence In President Boakai's Ability to Mainstream Gender In His Government

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- The teenaged, based group Girls Alliance for Future Leadership has expressed confidence in President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's ability to mainstream gender in his government. In a st... Read More


Liberia: In Margibi County: Doebou Inter Estate Administrators Build New Road For the First Time

Monrovia, Jan. 28 -- Residents of the Doemon Inter Estate in Margibi County have begun the construction of a brand new road worth more than two hundred thousand United States Dollars in the area. The... Read More