In a recent trip to Namibia, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has encouraged political leaders in Africa to allocate more resources towards preparing young people for future responsibilities.
Nomination Opens for 2018 Integrity Idol Award
Accountability Lab has announced the opening of the period for nomination for its 2018 integrity Idol Liberia award.
Liberia’s Draft Budget – Promises and Priorities
We can learn a lot about an administration’s priorities by looking at its budget, even at this point in the process. What story do the numbers tell?
Traditional Chiefs Endorse Resolution to Support Gov’t’s Pro-Poor Agenda
Several traditional leaders gathered on Wednesday, June 6 unanimously signed and endorsed a resolution in support of the government’s Pro-Poor Agenda.
President Weah Submits Bill to Repeal Libel Laws
President George Manneh Weah has resubmitted a bill to the National Legislature to decriminalize libel and other impediments to free speech.
Internal Affairs Holds Conference for Traditional Leaders in Nimba
Chiefs and elders from Bong, Lofa, and Nimba have converged in Ganta, Nimba County for a conference aiming to obtain the support of the traditional leaders for the government’s Pro-Poor Agenda in their respective localities.
Gov’t Needs US$6 Billion For Pro-Poor Agenda
Augustus J. Flomo, deputy minister for economic management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, says the Coalition for Democratic Change government needs US$6 billion to achieve its Pro-Poor Agenda in the next five to six years.
Lower House Ratifies Eton Road Financing Loan Agreement
A day after the joint legislative committee on Ways, Means and Finance held a public hearing on the US$536,400,000 loan financing agreement between the government of Liberia and Eton Finance PTE Limited to finance road constructions in the country, the House of Representatives has ratified the document.