The former United States ambassador to Liberia, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has been named as U.S. President-elect Joseph Biden’s nominee for ambassador to the United Nations.
Former Foreign Minister Ngafuan Announced as AfDB’s New Country Manager in Uganda
The African Development Bank has named former foreign affairs minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, as its new country manager to Uganda.
Representatives Running for Senate Could Cost the Country Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Seventeen of the total 118 candidates for the Special Senatorial Elections who are current sitting representatives in the legislature wish to abandon the House and join the Senate. If any of them wins elections, their seat in the House of Representatives will become vacant, and the NEC will have to organize by-elections again.
Two Shot Over Land Dispute in River Cess
A long-standing dispute over land that is the focus of mining and forestry interests erupted into violence early Friday morning, leaving two men shot and the village of Jay in Central C Administrative District burned.
Supreme Court Rules That Dec. 8 Referendum is Unconstitutional
A national referendum that was set to take place on December 8, 2020 has been canceled after the Supreme Court ruled that it violated the constitution.
Over 24,000 Households to Soon Receive COVID-19 Food Aid in Grand Bassa
Over six months after it was announced, the government is now set to distribute a promised COVID-19 stimulus package to 24,742 vulnerable households in Grand Bassa.
U.S. Senate Confirms New Ambassador to Liberia
The United States Senate has confirmed a new ambassador to Liberia, at least eight months after the early departure of the former ambassador accredited to the country, Christine Elder.
Women Make Less Than 17 Percent of Qualified Candidates for Special Senatorial Election
The Nations Elections Commission released the final listing of qualified candidates for the December special senatorial election on Wednesday, more than one month after the process was halted by the Supreme Court.