UN Mission Exits Liberia
The United Nation Peace keeping mission in Liberia (UNMIL) will definitely leave the country on Friday. The task of ensuring proper security will now be […]
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Who is Fatma Samoura, FIFA’s New Supremo?
By Emmanuel Vitus, Accra Ghana Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, a United Nations veteran, became the first woman to be named as secretary general of […]
Liberia: Football Legend to Run for President in 2017
The Liberian Opposition Congress for Democratic Change’s leader, soccer legend George Weah, has formally declared that he will run for president in 2017. In an […]
EBOLA: Liberia Closes Border with Guinea
Liberia has closed its border with neighboring Guinea amid concerns of a new outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to Liberia’s information minister Lenn Eugene […]
Liberia to cut down expenditure by 11%
The Liberian government plans to slash spending in the current budget by 11 percent due to a slowdown of its mining sector, President Ellen Johnson […]
WHO officially declares Guinea Ebola-free
Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation, prompting nationwide celebrations tinged with sadness over thousands of lives that the virus […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunmen kill 11 in military camps
Côte d’Ivoire’s army took back control of a village and camps on its southwestern border with Liberia after eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed […]
US-Liberia: decade-long economic sanctions lifted
The US has removed on Thursday its economic sanctions against Liberia citing the country’s peaceful progress following years of civil war. The decision ended a […]
IMF sees Liberia’s economic growth slow to almost zero in 2015
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday Liberia’s economic growth will slow to almost zero in 2015 as the country continues to recover from […]
Liberia: Curfew imposed in the north following violence acts
Authorities imposed a curfew in a town in northern Liberia after violent protests following a wave of suspected ritual killings, authorities said on Wednesday. The […]