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Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:10 GMT
U.S. Court Finds Ex-AFL Commander Guilty for Lutheran Church Massacre
[New Dawn] Moses Thomas, a former general with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) is guilty of the killing of an estimated 600 civilians in the St. Peter's Lutheran Church Massacre more than three decades ago, a court in Philadelphia, United States of...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:12 GMT
Forest, Wildlife Under Threat in Vahun
[FrontPageAfrica] Vahun -- Forest and wildlife are said to be under threat in Vahun District, near the Liberian-Sierra Leone borders. Report of increased in illegal pitsawing, hunting and mining activities are responsible.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:11 GMT
Nimba Clans Square Off Over Customary Land Title Claims
[FrontPageAfrica] Tappita District -- This disarmingly peaceful forest area in Liberia's far north Tappita District has been the scene of conflict of one form or another for decades. But since 2014 it had enjoyed some peace as two clans here, support...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:10 GMT
The Truth Is Coming Out of the Bag
[FrontPageAfrica] So the truth is out of the bag, or all coming out of bag. While the illiterate electorates of that country are of the opinion that the two elephants standing on the grass and ready to carryout a vicious political fight that is likel...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:07 GMT
RPI Takes Healthcare Support to Bong, Nimba
[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta -- In continuation of its support to Government of Liberia (GoL) to combat the novel coronavirus disease, the health NGO Refuge Place International (RPI) has extended its gesture to Bong and Nimba Counties with the donation of...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:06 GMT
Residents in Nimba Living With Fear Amid Mass Death of Chickens, Ducks
[FrontPageAfrica] Bahn City -- Residents of Bahn City in Nimba County are said to be living with fear following the mass death of chickens and ducks in the area.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:01 GMT
Minister of Health Describes the Launch of Digital Midwifery As Leap of Fate for Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia has become the second African country to launch an online or digital midwifery examination system, following its first launch in the subregion of Ghana, which shares a similar idea to enable Liberia to get such h...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:01:00 GMT
Court Dismisses Case Filed By Government and Kailondo Without Prejudice to the State
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Criminal Court 'C' has dismissed the criminal indictment against six officials of GT Bank, Liberia Limited, without prejudice to the State.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:57 GMT
VP Howard-Taylor Inducted in the African Leadership Magazine Hall of Fame
[FrontPageAfrica] The Vice President of Republic of Liberia, Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor has been inducted in the Africa Leadership Magazine Hall of Fame. The ceremony which took place virtually was held on September 17, 2021.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:54 GMT
Ruling Party, Collaborating Political Parties Intensify Negotiation in Washington
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Intense lobbying for Washington's attention is heightening ahead of the 2023 presidential elections in Liberia with both President George Manneh Weah's Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and the opposition Collaborati...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:51 GMT
LCAA, Ministry of Transport and Roberts Flight Region Signs Agreement With BAGAIA to Establish Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), Ministry of Transport and the Roberts Flight Information Region, has signed a resolution with BANJUL Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) to establish Liberia's...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:49 GMT
Concern Liberians' Professional Assistance Organization Identifies With Two Orphanages
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville City -- A non-for-profit organization, Concern Liberians' Professional Assistance Organization Incorporated (CLPAO-Inc.) has donated food items including rice, oil and cooking cube to orphanages in Montserrado and Margib...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:00:40 GMT
ANC's Alexander Cummings Wants Cape Mountinians Benefit From County's Natural Resources
[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Cape Mount -- The political leader of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Cummings, has said the failure to harness Liberia's national wealth towards the well-being of its citizens is in large measure...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:24 GMT
180K Anti-Weah Campaign in U.S.
[New Dawn] Reports emerging here indicate that a group from the opposition bloc has launched a U.S 180,000 lobbying and public relations campaign against the George Weah government in the United States ostensibly to court US support for the oppositio...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:23 GMT
Botoe Kanneh, FDA Clash
[New Dawn] After being accused recently of allegedly obstructing the Forestry Development Authority (FDA's) enforcement of wildlife protection, Gbarpolu County Senator Botoe Kanneh says she is interested in the wellbeing of hunters and meat sellers, ...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:20 GMT
ECOWAS - Court President Warns of Dangers of Recent Political Developments in the Region
[New Dawn] The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante has warned that the recent political upheavals in Guinea and Mali portend grave danger to West Africa's march towards the consolidation of democratic governance in ...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:17 GMT
102nd Graduating Class Inducts Officials
[New Dawn] The 102nd graduating class of the University of Liberia (UL) over the weekend inducted its officials to steer the affairs of the 2020/2021 class.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:15 GMT
ECOIWAS Holds Capacity Building Workshop On Digital Trade for the AfCFTA E-Commerce Agenda
[New Dawn] The ECOWAS Commission collaborated with the GIZ African Union Support Programme to the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA), to hold its first virtual regional workshop on "Capacity building for Digital Trade for the AfCFTA E-Commerce A...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:14 GMT
Cummings Wants Bea Mountain Contract Review
[New Dawn] The political leader of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) Alexander Cummings has suggested a review of the concession agreement of Bea Mountain, a gold mining company in Grand Capemount County.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:13 GMT
Oxfam Strengthens NGOs to Be Resilient
[New Dawn] In preparation for its phase-out from Liberia this December, Oxfam in Liberia has concluded a five-day workshop intended to strengthen partners' capacity and make them more resilient to raise funds from different sources, and not be donor-...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:07 GMT
Big Boost for Pro-Poor Agenda
[New Dawn] As Vahun District Citizens Declare Unflinching Support

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:31:01 GMT
Cummings - Bloc Voting Shows Weakness
[New Dawn] Opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader Alexander B. Cummings has strongly frowned and rejected former ruling Unity Party's proposed bloc voting for constituent parties to select a trusted person to represent the Co...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:08:19 GMT
Sweeping Financial Audit Underway in Grand Bassa
[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan -- The Superintendent of Grand Bassa County Janjay Baikpeh has written the Bassa Legislative Caucus requesting for the endorsement and approval of a far-reaching financial audit in the county.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:08:16 GMT
Thomas Found Responsible for Lutheran Church Massacre by U.S. Court
[FrontPageAfrica] Thomas Rejects Judgment. Activists Call on Government to Prosecute.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:04:04 GMT
More Witnesses Put Massaquoi in Monrovia When Under UN-Witness Protection in Sierra Leone
[FrontPageAfrica] Mae Azango Senior Justice correspondent with New Narratives

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:52:26 GMT
Catholics Mourn Death of Newly Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Catholics in Liberia are mourning the death of the newly appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, the Reverend Fr. Charles E. Boyce.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:43:53 GMT
Who's Behind U.S.$180k Opposition Lobbying in Washington?
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPageAfrica has learned that a US$180,000 lobbying and public relations campaign aiming to gain US support for the opposition in Liberia was registered in the name of Alan White and Jeffrey Birrell under the banner o...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:55:22 GMT
Covid-19 Leads to Increase in SGBV Cases
[New Republic] The national lockdown imposed by the government to counter the spread of the coronavirus in the country has created a fertile ground for violence against women and girls if the report from the Ministry of Gender Children, Social Protec...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:55:20 GMT
EPA, UNDP Enhance Environmental Data Sharing Platform
[New Republic] The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have enhanced the quality of the Environmental Knowledge Management System (EKMS), an integrated platform that focuses on collecting...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:55:18 GMT
U.S. Officials Assures Liberai
[New Republic] It looks like the current wave at which the government of Liberia delegation to the United States is going strong with news that some top US government officials have expressed their willingness to support the administration of preside...



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