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Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan.

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Finance Minister Ngafuan Tells Revenue Critics to ‘Watch and See’

by Lennart DodooOctober 28, 2026

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan.

Liberia to Lead UN Security Council in December, First Time in 65 Years MONROVIA — Liberia will take the U.N. Security Council presidency in December for the first time in 65 years. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is scheduled to chair a high-level debate on maritime security on Dec. 3, the government said Monday as it set out a calendar of national events leading up to the presidency. “The international order is being shaped now, and Liberia is at the table,” Boakai said at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the government marked U.N. Day under the theme “Liberia on the United Nations Security Council: From Sustaining Peace at Home to Advancing Peace and Security Globally.” Boakai, who formally launched the government’s “Road to the United Nations Security Council Presidency,” said Liberia will approach the presidency with humility, responsibility and a stronger voice. He said the country will draw on its experience of ending civil conflict, advancing reconciliation and rebuilding after war to contribute to international peace and security. He called Liberia’s 2025 election to the council for the 2026-2027 term a historic achievement that reflects the country’s renewed engagement in international affairs. He said global problems require collective action and stronger partnerships among nations, citing climate change, irregular migration, poverty, widening inequality and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. He said developing countries must have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect the international community. The council presidency rotates monthly among its 15 members. Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti told the gathering that Liberia’s place at the head of the council belongs to the country, not to any single government. “This is not about an event; it is about a process through history,” she said. She said the presidency results from decades of diplomatic work, national resilience, and the contributions of successive administrations. Minister Nyanti traced Liberia’s path from the years when the Security Council sanctioned it to its coming turn in the chair. During the civil wars, she said, the council adopted several resolutions imposing sanctions on Liberia, including restrictions on arms, diamonds, timber and travel. She contrasted that period with the country’s recovery through reconciliation, democratic governance and international partnership. She paid tribute to the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, whose campaign helped end the war, and to the U.N. Mission in Liberia for its role in the country’s post-conflict recovery. She cited Liberia’s peaceful democratic transfers of power and the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize shared by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and peace activist Leymah Gbowee. She also cited the lifting of the last U.N. sanctions on Liberia in 2016 as milestones. Minister Nyanti recalled that Liberia first sat on the Security Council in 1961. She said Liberians have served in senior U.N. posts, naming Sirleaf, Ambassador Winston Tubman and herself. She honored 11 former foreign ministers and senior diplomats for their part in building Liberia’s international standing: H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Monie R. Captan, Lewis G. Brown, Thomas Nimely, George Wallace, Olubanke King-Akerele, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Toga McIntosh, Marjon Kamara, Gbehzohngar Findley and Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah. Minister Nyanti said Liberia’s diplomatic record should be treated as a shared national legacy. She called for greater investment in preparing qualified Liberians for leadership positions in international institutions. She also unveiled the ministry’s calendar of events ahead of the presidency. It begins with a diplomatic briefing and reception on Oct. 30 and includes the unveiling of a model for a proposed National War Memorial. Liberia’s feminist foreign policy is due to launch Nov. 17, which the ministry tied to the government’s commitment to women’s leadership and the women, peace and security agenda. The ministry also plans to release a compendium of Liberia’s peace agreements and to hold a presidential dinner at the ministry. Other events include a national event recognizing seafarers and a model Security Council debate meant to draw young people into international affairs. The events lead up to the December presidency and the Dec. 3 debate on maritime security. The ministry also unveiled a commemorative billboard naming Boakai “Liberia’s Foreign Policy Legacy President.” The ministry said it highlights the administration’s work to strengthen Liberia’s international standing, advance economic diplomacy and expand global partnerships. Christine Umutoni, the U.N. resident coordinator, said countries must keep putting dialogue ahead of conflict and peace ahead of disputes. She urged member states to recommit to the values and obligations that underpin the United Nations. She said upholding the U.N. Charter and international law has become more critical than ever, and called for strengthening the organization so it can serve people effectively and meet complex global challenges. The day marked 81 years since the United Nations was founded in 1945, after World War II.

Liberia to Lead UN Security Council in December, First Time in 65 Years

by Lennart Dodoo

October 28, 2026

MONROVIA — Liberia will take the U.N. Security Council presidency in December for the first time in 65 years. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is scheduled to chair a high-level debate…

Gbarpolu County Sen. Amara M. Konneh.

Sen. Konneh Seeks Senate Summons for Port Operators Over Container Delays, High Prices

by Lennart Dodoo

October 28, 2026

MONROVIA — Gbarpolu County Sen. Amara M. Konneh has asked the Senate to summon the National Port Authority, APM Terminals and five other port-sector actors to explain why containers bound…

Montserrado County Sen. Abraham Darius Dillon.

Dillon Bill Could Jail Employers Who Force Workers to Retire Before 70

by Blamo N. Toe

October 28, 2026

MONROVIA — Employers could no longer force Liberian workers to retire before age 70, and those who do could face up to two years in prison, under a bill Montserrado…

FEATURE

Deerah Mensah, founder of Dee Detergent.

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With US$750 and No Idea How to Make Soap, Deerah Mensah Built a Business From Her Parents’ Garage

by Destiny D. Jabula

October 26, 2026

Bob, a pygmy hippopotamus at Nairobi Safari Walk in Kenya.

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Liberian by Blood, Kenyan by Address: Meet Bob, Tubman’s Hippo Grandson

by Lennart Dodoo

October 19, 2026

Couragh Pearl Kou Tiawon, cybersecurity student and creator of Beyond 26.

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Pearl Tiawon, the Cybersecurity Student Retelling Liberia’s Story

by Destiny D. Jabula

October 7, 2026

Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, former Foreign Minister and MOVEE political leader, pictured in traditional attire during Liberia's 178th Independence Day celebration

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MOVEE Backs Kemayah Appeal After Saudi Rice Case Conviction

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apply same CDC-USA Chairman Warns 2029 Vote Riggers of “Street to Street” Chase MONROVIA – The chairman of the U.S. branch of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change has warned that anyone who tries to rig Liberia’s 2029 elections will be chased “from street to street.” He said his supporters would go into their bedrooms if necessary. Success A. B. Dennis, national chairman of CDC-USA, issued the warning in a statement aimed at President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government and what he called its “political surrogates.” Anyone who tries to undermine the people’s mandate, he wrote, must be ready to answer for it, adding: “we will personally chase you from street to street.” He said that if it were needed “to save Liberia democracy,” they would enter “your bedroom.” Later in the same statement, Dennis said the warning “is not a call for violence, revenge, or harm against anyone’s family.” He said any response to electoral fraud must be “determined, peaceful, constitutional, and relentless in pursuing accountability.” “Any attempt to rig, manipulate, or subvert the 2029 electoral process will be met with determined, organized, and lawful resistance from the Liberian people,” Dennis said. He said he takes full responsibility for the warning. The statement also accuses the Boakai administration of neglecting education, health care and roads while government revenue grows, and asks “Who ate Liberia’s money?” Dennis cited a reported US$1.3 billion in government revenue and said education receives an allocation of 0.58%, a figure the statement attributes only to “figures cited in this release.” He questioned how a central bank deputy governor could reportedly earn US$9,000 a month while students sit on classroom floors. He also cited reports that the monthly gasoline allowances of Liberia Telecommunications Authority commissioners equal a health worker’s annual salary, and that the president rides in a US$1.8 million 2025 Lexus SUV. The statement offers no sources for these claims, and The Liberian Investigator has not verified them. The US$9,000 figure matches the base monthly salary that Euphemia Gbadee Swen-Monmia, the nominee for CBL deputy governor for economic policy, disclosed at her Senate confirmation hearing last week. Dennis called on the government to publish a full account of national revenue and spending, and of senior officials’ salaries, allowances and benefits. He said Boakai “did not inherit an empty country” from former President George Manneh Weah’s CDC government, and that the public deserves an account of what was inherited, what has been completed and what the current administration has delivered.

Politics

CDC-USA Chairman Warns 2029 Vote Riggers of “Street to Street” Chase

October 26, 2026

Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor gestures expressively during an interview, seated indoors with a Liberian flag in the background and a decorative sofa behind her.

Politics

Howard-Taylor’s Office Says Her Records Pulled From VP Facebook Page

October 25, 2026

POLITICS

Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, former Foreign Minister and MOVEE political leader, pictured in traditional attire during Liberia's 178th Independence Day celebration

Politics

MOVEE Backs Kemayah Appeal After Saudi Rice Case Conviction

by Lennart Dodoo

October 26, 2026

apply same CDC-USA Chairman Warns 2029 Vote Riggers of “Street to Street” Chase MONROVIA – The chairman of the U.S. branch of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change has warned that anyone who tries to rig Liberia’s 2029 elections will be chased “from street to street.” He said his supporters would go into their bedrooms if necessary. Success A. B. Dennis, national chairman of CDC-USA, issued the warning in a statement aimed at President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s government and what he called its “political surrogates.” Anyone who tries to undermine the people’s mandate, he wrote, must be ready to answer for it, adding: “we will personally chase you from street to street.” He said that if it were needed “to save Liberia democracy,” they would enter “your bedroom.” Later in the same statement, Dennis said the warning “is not a call for violence, revenge, or harm against anyone’s family.” He said any response to electoral fraud must be “determined, peaceful, constitutional, and relentless in pursuing accountability.” “Any attempt to rig, manipulate, or subvert the 2029 electoral process will be met with determined, organized, and lawful resistance from the Liberian people,” Dennis said. He said he takes full responsibility for the warning. The statement also accuses the Boakai administration of neglecting education, health care and roads while government revenue grows, and asks “Who ate Liberia’s money?” Dennis cited a reported US$1.3 billion in government revenue and said education receives an allocation of 0.58%, a figure the statement attributes only to “figures cited in this release.” He questioned how a central bank deputy governor could reportedly earn US$9,000 a month while students sit on classroom floors. He also cited reports that the monthly gasoline allowances of Liberia Telecommunications Authority commissioners equal a health worker’s annual salary, and that the president rides in a US$1.8 million 2025 Lexus SUV. The statement offers no sources for these claims, and The Liberian Investigator has not verified them. The US$9,000 figure matches the base monthly salary that Euphemia Gbadee Swen-Monmia, the nominee for CBL deputy governor for economic policy, disclosed at her Senate confirmation hearing last week. Dennis called on the government to publish a full account of national revenue and spending, and of senior officials’ salaries, allowances and benefits. He said Boakai “did not inherit an empty country” from former President George Manneh Weah’s CDC government, and that the public deserves an account of what was inherited, what has been completed and what the current administration has delivered.

Politics

CDC-USA Chairman Warns 2029 Vote Riggers of “Street to Street” Chase

by Lennart Dodoo

October 26, 2026

Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor gestures expressively during an interview, seated indoors with a Liberian flag in the background and a decorative sofa behind her.

Politics

Howard-Taylor’s Office Says Her Records Pulled From VP Facebook Page

by Lennart Dodoo

October 25, 2026

GENERAL NEWS

Agricultural machinery donated by China to Liberia.

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Final Shipment of Chinese-Donated Farm Machinery Arrives in Liberia

October 28, 2026

FrontPage Africa Editor Urges Graduates to Use Education to Fight Poverty

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FrontPage Africa Editor Urges Graduates to Use Education to Fight Poverty, Ignorance and Disease

by Blamo N. Toe

October 28, 2026

Senator Cyrus Urges Stronger Cybersecurity

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Senator Cyrus Urges Stronger Cybersecurity, Protection of Citizens’ Rights

by Blamo N. Toe

October 28, 2026

Komara Hails Chief Justice as ‘Icon of Justice’ for Putting Law Above Tribal Loyalty

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Komara Hails Chief Justice as ‘Icon of Justice’ for Putting Law Above Tribal Loyalty

by Blamo N. Toe

October 28, 2026

Eight CSOs Demand Halt to New Mining Agreements Pending Legal Reforms

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Eight CSOs Demand Halt to New Mining Agreements Pending Legal Reforms

by Blamo N. Toe

October 28, 2026

COUNTY NEWS

Construction site for the maternity hospital in Grand Bassa County’s District 2.

County News

Grand Bassa’s $482,000 Maternity Hospital Nears Foundation Stage

October 28, 2026

Liberian lawyer Kunkunyon Wleh Teh.

County News

Lawyer Teh Calls for Calm, Swift Probe Into Death of Young Man in Zwedru

October 28, 2026

Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Gbeme Horace-Kollie.

County News

Gender Minister Tours Counties to Check Programs Reach Beneficiaries as Ministry Equips County Offices

by Rancy Clarke

October 28, 2026

BUSINESS NEWS

ArcelorMittal Liberia Chief Executive Officer Michiel van der Merwe.

Business News

ArcelorMittal Puts Its Liberia Investment at Nearly US$4 Billion

by Lennart Dodoo

October 28, 2026

Liberian Small Businesses Face US$1 Billion Annual Financing Gap, AfDB Consultant Says MONROVIA — Liberia’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses face a financing shortfall of US$1.03 billion a year, African Development Bank consultant James Francis Davis said at the seventh Prosperity Africa Conference in Monrovia, urging commercial banks to work with guarantee funds to bring down the high interest rates and collateral demands he said are crippling them. Davis, a senior international consultant for the AfDB, said small businesses account for more than 80% of employment in Africa but remain chronically underfinanced, with a continentwide shortfall of more than US$209 billion. Money alone will not close the gap, he said. Citing current AfDB thinking, Davis said “access to finance is important, but finance alone has not enabled businesses to scale,” and called for a full support system that pairs financing with credit guarantees, technical assistance, market access and mentorship. He urged commercial banks to partner with guarantee funds to ease high interest rates, heavy collateral requirements and short repayment periods. Davis tied small-business financing to the African Continental Free Trade Area, saying stronger regional value chains should allow one country to supply raw materials, another to process them and a third to provide logistics and finance. He named agriculture, light manufacturing, logistics, technology and tourism as Liberia’s most promising sectors. He pointed to the Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank Management Company, a joint AfDB and government initiative targeting 30,000 youth-led businesses, and said its model of training and incubating businesses before financing them is the right way to avoid the failures of grant-based programs. Referring to investment priorities discussed at the Brussels Investment Forum in February, Davis said roads should be treated as economic corridors and called for closer coordination among government, chambers of commerce and development partners so that investment produces jobs. He commended the Liberia Chamber of Commerce for pressing for more opportunities for local businesses. The conference brought together policymakers, chambers of commerce, development partners and private-sector representatives under the theme “MSME Financing at the Africa Prosperity Conference for Sustainable Development: Policy Reforms, Innovation, and Opportunities.”

Business News

Liberian Small Businesses Face US$1 Billion Annual Financing Gap, AfDB Consultant Says

October 28, 2026

CBL deputy governor nominee Euphemia Gbadee Swen-Monmia.

Economy

CBL Nominee Swen-Monmia Pledges Low Inflation, Stable Liberian Dollar

by Lennart Dodoo

October 26, 2026

EDITORIAL

Liberia’s Pretrial Detention Backlog Demands Action

Editorial

Liberia Cannot Keep People in Prison While Justice Waits

by The Liberian Investigator

October 28, 2026

Editorial

Africa Cannot Keep Paying Its Creditors at the Expense of Its People

by The Liberian Investigator

October 26, 2026

Editorial

Millions in Gold, Millions in Diesel, Pennies for the People

by The Liberian Investigator

October 22, 2026

SPORTS

George Weah, honorary captain of FIFA’s Players’ Voice Panel

Sports

Weah-led FIFA Panel Vows to Intensify Fight against Racism in Football

October 28, 2026

Three-year-old Nevada playing soccer.

Sports

GoFundMe Raises More Than $30,000 for 3-Year-Old Soccer Prodigy After Youth League Dispute

October 28, 2026

Nigerian Scrabble player Abdulmumin Jimoh.

Sports

Nigeria Sweeps Podium as Jimoh Wins 16th Pan-African Scrabble Championship

October 28, 2026

LIFESTYLE

Gospel singer Kanvee G. Adams discusses Miracle Kettor’s death during a Facebook Live broadcast

Lifestyle

Kanvee Drops Miracle Kettor Case: ‘I’m Done’

by Blamo N. Toe

September 21, 2026

Martins and Mercedes become the first housemates evicted from BBNaija Season 11

Lifestyle

BBNaija Season 11 Heats Up as Martins, Mercedes Become First Housemates Evicted

by David Menjor

August 12, 2026

Crowds attend LibFest 2026 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex during Liberia's Independence Day celebrations.

Entertainment

LibFest Organizers Say 50,000 Attended Three-Day Independence Festival at SKD

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AFRODAD and SADCOPAC partnership on parliamentary debt oversight

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Atty. Gbawou Kowou, former LDEA deputy director general for administration

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COMMENTARY

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