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Monrovia, Liberia's capital, is named after U.S. President James Monroe.
Washington Dolo and other Liberian match officials have received appointments from CAF, WAFU-A and FIFA for matches and tournaments this month, the LFA has said.
Confirmed The Liberia Pharmacy Board has launched a Direct Delivery Service Program allowing HIV patients to collect medication from designated community pharmacies instead of relying solely on health facilities, officials say.
Confirmed A deep depression in the Janapita Bridge on the Monrovia-Ganta Highway in Bong County caused two vehicles to overturn this week, prompting police to barricade the damaged section and renewing calls for urgent repairs on a route that serves a major weekly market.
Confirmed A health facility in Gbarnga-Siaquelleh, Bong County, has remained closed and overgrown since construction began in 2017, forcing residents, including pregnant women and the elderly, to travel to neighboring towns for treatment.
Confirmed Construction is set to begin this month on a US$15.7 million bridge over the Cavalla River connecting Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, funded by ECOWAS and built by China's Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group.
Confirmed President Boakai launched Liberia's third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security at the United Nations, pledging funding and measurable targets rather than broad commitments alone, as Liberia uses its new UN Security Council seat to press the agenda.
Confirmed More than 100 inmates escaped Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County on September 20 after breaking through a wall built for 60 but holding over 200 detainees. Civil society group Sawabenu says the breach reflects deeper failures in Liberia's justice system.
Confirmed Two vessels collided at night on the river in Equateur province in northwestern DR Congo; at least 30 people drowned and dozens are missing, officials say.
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 flying from Benin to Lagos with 32 people on board crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State; wreckage has been located and rescue operations are under way.
Kenya's health ministry says a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived in Nairobi on Saturday and died from Ebola.
Ethiopian federal troops have captured Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, after Tigray People's Liberation Front fighters withdrew, marking a major escalation in fighting that began in late September.
Confirmed A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted three Liberian nationals, part of a group of ten noncitizens, on charges of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and voting in the November 2024 election.
Confirmed China and the United States jointly called on Iran to honor its commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, among several deliverables from talks between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump during Xi's state visit to Washington.
Confirmed Liberia's National Elections Commission and the UNDP held a regional consultation in Buchanan on a new Civic and Voter Education Strategic Plan covering 2026 to 2030.
Confirmed Liberia's government says it remains firmly committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty it signed in 1968, with Deputy Information Minister Daniel Sanoe calling international cooperation on the issue "essential to global peace."
Confirmed Liberia's Judiciary has pushed back on allegations that tribal considerations or Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay influenced a Gompa City court's decision to jail former mayor Amos Suah for contempt.
Confirmed Addressing the Press Union of Liberia's 62nd anniversary celebration, World Bank Country Manager Georgia Wallen said an independent, credible press is critical to the country's development and governance.
Confirmed Testimony in the trial over an alleged diversion of Saudi-donated rice linked roughly 1,050 bags to a legitimate 2024 inauguration cleanup campaign coordinated through President Boakai's transition office, according to former GSA chief Mary T. Broh.
Confirmed The Coalition for Democratic Change has released a political calendar running into 2027, anchored by a Martyrs Day commemoration in Grand Cape Mount County, a prayer day led by former President George Weah, and an Extraordinary National Convention in Maryland County.
Confirmed Washington Dolo and other Liberian match officials have received appointments from CAF, WAFU-A and FIFA for matches and tournaments this month, the LFA has said.
Confirmed LISCR FC have added a Nigerian midfielder and two Guinean central defenders on two-year deals as they prepare for the 2026/27 LFA First Division season.
Confirmed After criticism over remarks made following Liberia's AFCON qualifying defeat to Mali, Liberia Football Association Executive Committee member Christian G. Weah Sr. is defending mobilization chief Rev. Dr. J. Luther Tarpeh and calling for the national team to be kept out of partisan politics.
Confirmed Liberia's Lone Star fell 1-0 to Mali at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, leaving the team bottom of Group K with zero points from two matches as the 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign gets off to a difficult start.
Confirmed Liberia's Lone Star face Mali at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on September 29 in their second AFCON 2027 qualifier, but CAF has yet to certify the venue after a US$28 million renovation, with LFA officials exploring Morocco as a contingency.
Confirmed Liberia's Lone Star fell 3-1 to Rwanda in Kigali in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, with Sylvanus Nimely's goal not enough to prevent defeat after Kpah Sherman was sent off. The team returns home to face Mali next.
Burna Boy has announced a new studio album and a global tour beginning late 2026 that will span North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and multiple African cities, with the continental leg framed as a rare logistical undertaking.
Confirmed Davido's sixth studio album ORIADE has passed 100 million Spotify streams, becoming the fifth project of his career to hit the milestone as he marks 15 years in music.
Confirmed West African cinema is taking a bigger bow at TIFF 2026: three Nigerian films, including a Lagos-set adaptation of "Mrs Dalloway" starring Sophie Okonedo and David Oyelowo, and a Ghanaian debut about Accra's market porters are screening across four programmes.
Confirmed MTV has removed its Best Afrobeats award after three years with no public explanation, even as Nigerian stars Burna Boy and Tems both scored nominations in other categories for the September 27 ceremony.
Confirmed Beninese superstar Angélique Kidjo has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognizing decades of genre-blending music and advocacy that made her one of Africa's most celebrated global artists.
Confirmed The second edition of Afro Plus Fest brought Davido, Tems and Wizkid to a Maryland stadium over Labour Day weekend, drawing a bigger crowd than its 2025 debut and underlining Afrobeats' growing pull in North America.