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Energy group makes game-changing investment to transform electricity for over 500 million people: 'A big leap forward in accelerating electrification'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 23, 2025
"Bringing clean, reliable power to the communities that need it the most." by Mandela NamasteJune 23, 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa is about to get even greener, as clean energy tech giant Octopus Energy Group recently announced a major investment in...
Liberia: NCSCL Calls for Immediate Halt to Rep. Sokan’s Proposed Amendment to the Local Government Act of 2018
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
L-R: Grand Gedeh District #1 Rep. Sokan and NCSCL Chairperson Madam Loretta Alethea Pope-Kai MONROVIA – The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has officially rejected a proposed amendment to the Local Government Act of 2018,...
Liberia Opens Waters to Semi-Industrial Fishing
Liberian Observer
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Four nautical miles off Liberia’s sandy shoreline, a new frontier for the country’s blue-economy is coming into view. The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) says it is ready to open those deeper waters to semi-industrial...
Liberia: Rivercess and Grand Bassa Farmers Urge CHAP, Concern Worldwide to Sustain Agriculture Project
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
Over 188 local farmers from Rivercess and Grand Bassa Counties are appealing to the Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) and Concern Worldwide to continue their farming support initiative, which they say has significantly improved their...
Liberia: Nobel Laureate Gbowee Says She Was Wrong to Criticize Former President Sirleaf Calling Her Government a “Diamond” in Comparison with Successors
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
Summary Gbowee said the poor performances of the Weah and Boakai governments make the administration of fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, appear “a diamond” Gbowee saod leaders need to “love people more than their foreign...
Boakai picks Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice of Liberia.
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
By Stephen G. Fellajuah President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, succeeding Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, whose tenure ends as she...
Liberia: Kids Reading For All Foundation Launches ‘Harvest to Educate’ Agriculture Initiative in Bomi County
Front Page Africa
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June 23, 2025
BOMI COUNTY – The Kids Reading For All Foundation (KRAFF) has launched its “Harvest to Educate” initiative in Bomi County. By Patience M. Jones The program was launched in June 2025 by a four-member delegation led by KRAFF’s Executive Director, E....
AML scholarship program aligns with Liberia’s goal of building technical workforce
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Advanced Academic Scholarship Program is aligning well with Liberia’s national goal of cultivating a technically skilled workforce. Launched under the company’s Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), the program supports...
KEEP-Liberia, Irish Embassy Celebrate Bloomsday with Global Book Giveaway
Liberian Observer
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In a vibrant celebration of literature, the Kids Educational Engagement Project (KEEP) Liberia, in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Liberia, hosted a special event as part of the Irish Embassy Global Book Giveaway to commemorate...
Nine Liberians earn degrees from Regional Maritime University
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 30, 2025
Nine Liberian students were conferred degrees at the 19th Congregation of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Accra, Ghana, during a colorful ceremony held at the university’s parade grounds on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The ceremony, attended...
Liberia Engages Africa’s Tourism Leaders in Abuja
Liberian Observer
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A Liberian delegation led by Assistant Minister for Tourism, Atty. Dogba K. Norris, Jr., has departed Monrovia to participate in two high-level African tourism events in Abuja, Nigeria, aimed at advancing regional collaboration and sustainable...
RMU Chancellor challenge graduates to be Change-Makers in Maritime industry
Joy FM
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June 29, 2025
The Chancellor and Board Chairman of the Regional Maritime University (RMU), Ambassador Alhaji Fanday Turay, has called on graduates to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during their studies to tackle pressing challenges within the maritime...
Liberia Wins Bid To Host The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Youth & Sports Development Centre
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Republic of Liberia is proud to announce through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that it has officially won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth&Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), a key regional institution under the Economic...
Liberia: Labor Minister Kruah Accuses Sen. Dillon of Misinformation, Says 75% of Work Permits Are Renewals
Front Page Africa
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June 20, 2025
Minister Kruah said many of the work permits issued to foreign nationals are for professionals with specialized technical skills. Monrovia – The Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper Kruah, has firmly rejected accusations leveled against his Ministry...
Liberia: Conflicting Figures on Foreign Workers at ArcelorMittal Leave Public Puzzled As FPA Gains Rare Access to AML Job Numbers
Front Page Africa
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June 20, 2025
Monrovia – A startling contradiction between two senior Liberian government officials has stirred national confusion over the number of foreign workers employed by ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), raising concerns about inter-agency coordination and...
Liberia to Host ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre
Liberian Observer
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Liberia is proud to announce through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that it has officially won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), a key regional institution under the Economic Community of West African States...
Edward James Roye, Liberia's 5th president, began as a barber in Newark
Newark Advocate - Ohio
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Edward James Roye, an African American barber from Newark who became the fifth president of Liberia in 1870, has been the subject of many articles over the years. Some aspects of these stories are inaccurate and misrepresent this college-educated...
Liberia’s Social Security Fund Showcases $141M Assets To ECOWAS Parliamentarians
Daily Independent
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June 20, 2025
1 Liberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), which oversees a robust “Total Reserve” or “Assets Available for Benefits” valued at approximately US$141 million, hosted a delegation from the ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint...
Afro Beats Production's Bethlehem festival showcases African, Caribbean dance, music
WLVR-FM - Pennsylvania
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June 29, 2025
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — After the crowd learned the Gwara Gwara, a popular South African dance, they freestyled in a circle, each taking a turn flaunting signature knee twists and arm movements. Smiles and laughter erupted as the group, of all ages and...
Liberia: Bassa Lawmaker Flomo Raises Alarm Over Collapsed GIO Town Road Linking Three Counties
Front Page Africa
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June 20, 2025
Partial Views of the Gio Town Road that connects Grand Bassa to Nimba and Bong Counties Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Grand Bassa Electoral District #4 Representative Alfred Hezekiah Flomo, has issued an urgent public call to the central government...