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Liberia is home to a large share of West Africa's remaining Upper Guinean rainforest.
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 The expedition cruise ship SH Diana docked in Monrovia on September 25 with 141 passengers, marking Liberia's third international cruise arrival this year, the first time in over a decade the country has recorded three such visits in one year.
Confirmed The European Union has pledged €200,000 in humanitarian funding, channeled through the Liberian National Red Cross Society, to support roughly 6,125 people across five counties hit hardest by August's flooding and landslides.
Confirmed All 41 candidates from ArcelorMittal Liberia's high school in Yekepa, Nimba County, passed the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, repeating last year's perfect result.
Confirmed Deputy Information Minister Daniel Sanoe says national electricity access has climbed from 32% to 39%, even as roughly six in ten Liberians remain without power, particularly in rural areas beyond Monrovia.
Confirmed Liberia and Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Understanding on maritime safety, port security and training, with Cyprus offering scholarships to Liberians in maritime and port-security studies, as Foreign Minister Nyanti continues a week of maritime diplomacy in New York.
Confirmed The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation and the African Union Commission wrapped up a five-day workshop in Monrovia aimed at building a pipeline of financeable water and sanitation projects as the country confronts flooding, drought and sea-level rise.
Confirmed Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti and Liberian officials met U.S. counterparts and shipping investors on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, pitching Liberia's ports and open shipping registry as an investment opportunity beyond its traditional flag-state role.
Confirmed Alumni from high schools across Monrovia marched through the city in a joint homecoming parade Saturday, with Vision TV's live broadcast drawing hundreds of viewers as former classmates reunited in the streets.
Confirmed President Joseph Boakai met with U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks in Washington this week, with both sides pointing to trade, security, and Liberia's UN Security Council seat as areas for deeper cooperation.
Confirmed A DHL shipment from Malaysia declared as herbal wellness products is undergoing testing by Liberian and U.S. authorities to determine whether it contains narcotics, after customs cleared it for $437.65 in duties.
Confirmed Outgoing U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Joe Zadrozny told Liberian officials that foreign assistance alone cannot sustain the country's development, urging stronger contract enforcement, transparency, and uniform investment rules.
Confirmed William V. S. Tubman Jr., son of former President William V. S. Tubman and son-in-law of President William R. Tolbert Jr., has died at age 93. Known as "Shad," he survived the 1980 coup and spent decades in public life.
Confirmed Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says only around $50 million or less remains from the $1 billion in domestic revenue Liberia has collected this year, explaining the money has been going out the door since January to fund government operations and development programs.
Confirmed The Liberia Electricity Corporation says 14,500 of a planned 74,500 smart meters have already arrived, with deployment starting the first week of October in a bid to curb illegal connections, meter tampering, and revenue losses.
Confirmed The Liberia National Police is seeking roughly $12 million to recruit 1,500 new officers and push female representation from 21% to 33%, with Inspector General Coleman promising a merit-based process free of bribes.
Confirmed Russian steel giant Severstal has dropped its opposition and endorsed Africa Metallic Resources (AMR) as preferred developer of the 2.37-billion-tonne Putu iron ore deposit in Grand Gedeh, after AMR cleared US sanctions review and lined up financing, but affected communities say they are still being left out of the conversation.
Confirmed The Liberia Revenue Authority confirms Liberia has passed $1 billion in domestic revenue for the first time, a milestone President Boakai celebrated with pay pledges for public servants, but a CDC diaspora official says the gains aren't reaching ordinary citizens.
Vice President Jeremiah Koung has asked the IAEA in Vienna for international support to help raise the $22 million still needed to build and equip Liberia's first cancer diagnosis and treatment facility.
Confirmed Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah says the government has begun paying legitimate debts owed to media institutions through the Finance Ministry, as publishers describe newspapers and radio stations struggling to cover daily operations.
A Facebook post by a government corporation official exposed names, ages, schools and family details of children in a state child-protection program, prompting an investigation and warnings against using vulnerable children as 'political ammunition.'
Confirmed The Finance Ministry has ordered that registered government vendors be paid entirely in US dollars from September through November 2026, up from 60%, as part of a dual-currency payment adjustment.
Confirmed Liberia has collected $954.7 million in domestic revenue for fiscal 2026, putting the country on track to cross the $1 billion mark for the first time before the end of September.
Confirmed President Boakai used a midterm review of the Back to My Classroom campaign to renew Liberia's commitment to enrolling 250,000 out-of-school children by 2029, with 80,000 targeted this year alone.
Confirmed Finance Minister Augustine Ngafuan says unpaid government bills to vendors and contractors risk turning into non-performing bank loans, warning that state payment delays can set off a chain reaction through Liberia's financial sector.
Confirmed The IMF's third review of Liberia's Extended Credit Facility program confirms 5.1 percent GDP growth for 2025, up from 4.0 percent the previous year, driven by mining and steadier inflation.
Thomas Kesselly, an officer with the Liberia Immigration Service, was shot at the LIS Academy in Foya on September 3 - but authorities have given no official account, and his family disputes claims the shooting was self-inflicted.
Confirmed South Africa has committed a fully funded technical mission — including veterans of its own Truth and Reconciliation Commission — to help Liberia build its planned National Peace, Reconciliation and Memorial Museum.
Confirmed A new generation of Liberians is turning to TikTok, podcasts and YouTube to keep oral history and cultural traditions alive, after two civil wars disrupted how that knowledge was once passed down.
Confirmed For 25 years, a hand-painted blackboard on Tubman Boulevard has served as one of Monrovia's most trusted news sources — no electricity, no login, no paywall.
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