All detention facilities in Liberia have this week run out of food for inmates, causing two prisons, including the main Monrovia Central Prison, to temporarily shut their doors to newcomers, the BBC reports. The situation is being blamed on a number of factors including delays in remitting funds for food …
Read More »Liberia: president Weah honoured the young moto rider who returned $50,000
The Liberian President George Weah has honoured Emmanuel Tolue, a young taxi rider who found and returned $50,000 to a businesswoman who had lost the cash in the north-eastern Nimba region. President Weah met Emmanuel Tolue at a ceremony in the capital, Monrovia, on Monday and offered him cash and …
Read More »Liberia: a young taxi rider praised for returning cash
A Liberian teenage motorcycle taxi rider has become a national hero after he found and returned $50,000 that had gone missing from a prominent businesswoman in north-eastern Nimba County on the border with Ivory Coast. The young man, Emmanuel Tolue, saw the money wrapped in a plastic bag on a …
Read More »Liberia: two arrests for the killing of two protected elephants
Two men have been arrested for killing two protected elephants at the Wologizi national park in Liberia, the park’s head, John Flomo, has told AFP news agency. The bodies of the elephants were discovered with their tusks still intact earlier this month, AFP reports. Read also: South Africa: a German …
Read More »Liberia: EU envoy apologizes for calling “Monrovia” dirty
Laurent Delahousse, the head of the European Union in Liberia said he is sorry for saying that the Liberian capital Monrovia is a “disgusting” and “dirty” city, following a backlash. Speaking at an event organised by the Monrovia City Corporation last week, the EU envoy in Liberia said that Monrovia …
Read More »Liberia opens new health center for the mentally ill
A new health facility has been opened in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, to treat people with mental health problems. The centre is the only one of its kind in the West African nation, which does not have a government facility providing mental health services. Senator Abraham Darius Dillion who funded …
Read More »Liberia: posters of George Weah plastered in the streets as his birthday approaches
Billboards with large portraits of Liberian President George Weah are being lined up on the streets of the capital Monrovia, ahead of his 55th birthday on 1 October. The billboards being erected by the Monrovia City Council are currently all over central Monrovia and other parts of the city. It’s …
Read More »University of Liberia: classes suspended as teachers strike
Classes are temporarily closed at the University of Liberia following a strike by teaching staff over wages and other working conditions. The crisis worsened on Monday when police tear-gassed students protesting against the absence of their teachers and poor sanitation. Read also: Sudan: prime minister speaks after failed coup attempt …
Read More »Georges Weah worried about the possible impact of the Guinean coup on the region
The Liberian president George Weah said he is worrried about the impact that the Guinean coup could have on the other countries of the sub-region. He has condemned the act and called for the “immediate” release of President Alpha Condé. A presidential statement quotes the president as calling on Guinea’s …
Read More »Liberia: Laurent Delahousse urged authorities to allow same-sex marriage
The European Union’s representative in Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, has called on the Liberian authorities to “take immediate action to issue an executive order” banning female genital mutilation and other harmful traditional practices. Speaking at a human rights forum, the EU envoy also asked the government to relax laws that he …
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