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Liberia national ID push gets boost with 500 donated biometric kits
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) has received material support from the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to strengthen its countrywide ID registration efforts. The support is in the form of a donation of 500 biometric...
Trump’s ‘condescending’ praise of Liberian president’s English skills criticised
Irish Examiner
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July 10, 2025
There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after US President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai.“Such good English,” Mr Trump said to Mr Boakai, with visible surprise. “Such beautiful English.” Where did...
'Such good English, where did you learn to speak so beautifully'? - Trump asks Liberian President
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump during a high-level diplomatic meeting with the President of Liberia Joseph Boakai, could not hide his admiration for the West African leader's eloquence. At a meeting which was meant to focus on strengthening U.S. -...
Liberia’s First Modern Radiotherapy Center In Sight
Liberian Observer
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Liberia took a historic step forward in its fight against cancer with the groundbreaking ceremony for the country’s first National Radiotherapy Center, to be constructed at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK) in Monrovia. The milestone event...
Liberia: Staunch Trump Backer Raises Red Flag, Says Pro-China ‘Deep State’ Undermining U.S., Liberia’s Interests pushing unproven Ivanhoe/HPX Rail Deal
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Monrovia – As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to curb China’s global influence through tariffs and tough rhetoric, a storm is brewing over a controversial rail deal in Liberia involving Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly HPX). The deal,...
Trump praised Liberian president’s ‘beautiful English.’ It’s been the country’s official language since the 1800s.
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 10, 2025
Politics President Donald Trump listens as African leaders deliver remarks during a multilateral lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday. Win McNamee / Getty Images By MARK MENGONFIA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and WILSON MCMAKIN,...
Liberia: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation as Landmark for Africa
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Monrovia – The World Bank’s Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia’s historic graduation of its first cohort of Certified Professional Public Sector Accountants (PPSAs), describing it as a landmark achievement not just...
Liberia: President Boakai Apologizes to Civil War Victims, Pledges National Memorial, and Recommits to Criminal Accountability
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Adhering to a recommendation of the country’s T. R.C., President Joseph Boakai has officially apologized to victims of Liberia’s civil wars, an action none of his predecessors took Boakai has also pledged to erect a national memorial and ensure...
Liberia: FBB Pro Frimpon Urges Liberian Bodybuilders to Embrace Discipline, Growth
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Frimpon also advised local trainers to prioritize education, stressing the importance of understanding body mechanics, muscle groups, and structured training. MONROVIA – Ghanaian IFBB professional bodybuilder Godwin Frimpon has called on Liberian...
Liberia: Govt, Ivanhoe Atlantic Set to Sign Landmark Rail Access Agreement
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 6, 2025
In a remarkable breakthrough for Liberia’s mining and logistics sectors, the Government of Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power Exploration/”HPX”) are set to sign a long-awaited Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) on Friday, July 4,...
Frontline of the Fight: Why Youth Climate Movements in Liberia and the Global South Need Urgent Support
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
In slums across Paynesville, on the shores of West Point, and within classrooms in Robertsports, Gbarnga and Buchanan, a new generation of Liberians is rising — not with weapons, but with planting tools, placards, and policy briefs. These are the...
Liberia: Bea Mountain Denounces ‘Malicious and Defamatory’ Claims by Cape Mount Group, Calls for Government Intervention
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
KINJOR, Grand Cape Mount– Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has issued a rebuttal against what it describes as “false, baseless, and malicious” allegations made by a group of individuals claiming to represent residents of Grand Cape Mount...
Trump praises Liberian president's English - the country's official language
Sky News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump has praised the Liberian president's command of English – the West African country's official language. The US president reacted with visible surprise to Joseph Boakai's English-speaking skills during a White House meeting with...
ECOWAS court dismisses enforced disappearance suit against Liberia, Guinea
Premium Times
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July 10, 2025
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has dismissed a case filed by Abrahim Sheriff, a Liberian national, who accused the governments of Liberia and Guinea of subjecting him to enforced disappearance and other serious human rights violations. In a...
Liberian president offers state apology
Taipei Times
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July 6, 2025
Liberian President Joseph Boakai offered a state apology to Liberians on Saturday over the brutal violence and lingering trauma caused by the country’s two civil wars, as the nation grapples with how to remember its troubled past. The president...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
Liberian President Issues Apology Over Civil War Atrocities
News Central TV
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July 6, 2025
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has formally apologised on behalf of the state for the horrors and suffering inflicted during the country’s two devastating civil wars, marking a significant moment in the nation’s long-delayed path towards...
Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak it ‘so beautifully’
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Liberia president offers state apology over civil wars
The Sun Daily
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July 6, 2025
MONROVIA: President Joseph Boakai offered a state apology to Liberians Saturday over the brutal violence and lingering trauma caused by the country’s two civil wars, as the nation grapples with how to remember its troubled past. The president made...
Liberia: Why President Boakai Must Champion Tariff Removal for Liberia at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
Front Page Africa
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July 6, 2025
As President Joseph Boakai and his administration prepare for the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C., scheduled for July 9-11, 2025, hosted by President Donald J. Trump, he faces a crucial moment to advance Liberia’s economic...