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Liberia U-17 Misses AFCON After Defeat to Guinea in Third-Place Playoff

Monrovia, Sept. 21 -- Liberia's U-17 football team has missed out on qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 tournament after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Guinea in the third-place ... Read More


Transport Ministry Breaks Ground For Nimba County Office In Ganta City

Ganta, Nimba County, Sept. 21 -- The Ministry of Transport has officially broken ground for a new county office in Ganta City, Nimba County as part of a nationwide decentralization drive to take gover... Read More


Liberia: More Than 100 Inmates Reportedly Escape Kakata Central Prison as Justice Ministry Confirms Jailbreak

Liberia, Sept. 20 -- More than 100 inmates reportedly escaped from the Kakata Central Prison on Sunday evening, triggering a massive manhunt across Kakata and surrounding communities, as the Ministry ... Read More


Liberia: Mass Prison Break Reported at Kakata Central Prison; Inmates Flee Into Nearby Communities

Liberia, Sept. 20 -- Reports from Kakata indicate that a mass prison break has occurred at the Kakata Central Prison, with a large number of inmates reportedly escaping the facility. An eyewitness wh... Read More


William V.S. Tubman Jr., 93, Son of Liberia's Longest-Serving President, Dies

Monrovia, Sept. 19 -- William V.S. Tubman Jr., son of former President William V.S. Tubman and son-in-law of President William R. Tolbert Jr., has died at 93. Mr. Tubman was born in 1933, the son of ... Read More


Liberia: Suspected Narcotics Shipment From Malaysia Under Testing at Roberts Airport Amid Growing Trafficking Concerns

Liberia, Sept. 19 -- A 202.5 kg shipment declared as botanical powder, coffee and candy - sent from Malaysia and cleared through Roberts International Airport customs - is now being tested for narcoti... Read More


ICE Deports Former Liberian Combatant Accused of War-Era Atrocities

Monrovia, Sept. 18 -- A former Liberian combatant accused by U.S. authorities of involvement in killings, torture and the recruitment of child soldiers during Liberia's civil wars has been deported fr... Read More


Beyond the $1B Milestone: Liberians React to Historic Revenue Gains, Demand 'Real Impact'

Monrovia, Sept. 18 -- Over the past few days, FrontPage Africa reporters have traveled across Liberia - from the market corridors of Monrovia and Paynesville to the trading cities of Kakata in Margibi... Read More


Liberia: A Coalition of African Civil Society Groups Demands Control of Development Money. But Can They Afford to Say No to Donors?

Liberia, Sept. 18 -- Summary By Tetee Gebro, gender and health correspondent with New Narratives ACCRA, Ghana - When a donor offered money to an organization working in Kenya, it came with an opport... Read More


The Price of a Vote: What Liberia's Smallest UN Bill Says About Its Biggest Claims

Monrovia, Sept. 18 -- There is a number so small it barely registers on the ledger of a $3.45 billion organization: $34,000. It is the least any nation on Earth can be asked to pay the United Nations ... Read More