A Canadian retiree’s search for African gold turned into a months-long con involving fake shipping companies, a phony “minister,” strongbox theater, and a scheme so elaborate he compares it to “an academy award performance.” By Rodney D. Sieh, rodney.sieh@frontpageafrica.com Monrovia – Gerry Pettle wants one…
A year ago, the Liberian president said breaking up Liberia’s ports would risk the country’s maritime security. This week, with a mystery vessel case still unresolved and a cocaine scandal reaching his own drug chief, he signed the bill anyway — and left the question…
Absolutely. With the new title A COUNTRY IN PAIN, I would make the book less like a catalogue of accusations and more like a portrait of a nation experiencing political, […]
By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued an operating license to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for its 20-megawatt solar power plant, as the state-owned utility promises improved electricity supply during the upcoming dry…
By Lincoln G. Peters BONG/GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTIES, August 14, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has provided more than US$700,000 in cash assistance, agricultural support and water and sanitation facilities to vulnerable communities in Bong and Grand Cape Mount…
By Lincoln G. Peters NEW DELHI, India, August 14, 2026 — The Government of India has committed 3,000 metric tons of rice to Liberia and agreed to expand scholarship opportunities and support community-level development projects following high-level bilateral talks between the two countries. The commitments…
By Kruah Thompson MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — Victims of Liberia’s civil wars have pledged their support for President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s efforts to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court, urging lawmakers to expedite action on legislation needed to set up the court….
By Stephen G. Fellajuahs Monrovia, Liberia, August 13, 2026 — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from the Embassy of Ireland in Liberia, have jointly relaunched the U-Report platform. The program aimed to provide children, adolescents…
By Edwin N. Khakie MONROVIA, Liberia, August 14, 2026 — Sweden’s nearly 18-year bilateral development cooperation with Liberia will officially end on August 31, 2026, leaving the Liberian government with the challenge of sustaining programs supported by the European nation since the country’s post-war recovery….
ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County, August 14, 2026 — The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has intensified efforts to recruit more women into its ranks, taking its nationwide recruitment campaign to Grand Gedeh County as part of efforts to increase female representation in the military. An…
