News Liberia: How Fannuh Baskets Connect Liberia to the US Lowcountry
Gullah Geechee basket-weaving is rooted in an oral tradition carried by enslaved people from Liberia’s Windward Coast.
News Liberia: Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say
The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of "third country" deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News.
News Liberia: Liberia: Where the Palmbutter Flows - Sinoe's Long Road Home
In the 1500s, Europeans became consumed with a dark ambition: to descend upon Africa and seize its people. Their goal was simple and cruel--to capture Black men and women and transport them across the ocean to work plantations without wages, without rights, without humanity - for ages. What some initially dismissed as "only a European enterprise" soon captured the attention of Americans. Ruthless businessmen calculated the profits to be made from African labor, and so they joined the trade with fervor.
News Liberia: Liberia Seizes Nearly 4 Tons of Cocaine in Largest Drug Bust in Country's History
Liberia seized nearly four tons of cocaine in its largest-ever drug bust, with multiple arrests in an ongoing investigation.
News Liberia: Dredgemaster Now in Liberia With Crew and Dredges to Undertake Diamond and Gold Mining Operations in Historically Rich Bomi Hills Area
Sunergy, Inc. is pleased to provide this update for our Liberian diamond and gold mining operations. Dredgemaster Price is now in Liberia with his crew to commence dredging operations in Bomi Hills on ...
News Liberia: Liberia: Police Say Guns Were Being Moved to Arm Stand Protesters
Someone was moving illegal firearms into position to be used during this week's nationwide protest, Liberia's police chief said Wednesday, and investigators have identified who they believe was behind ...
News Liberia: Chasing deforestation in Liberia: Behind the scenes with Mongabay
By Ashoka Mukpo Mongabay’s investigation into deforestation in Liberia started with a tip from a source last year. “There’s deforestation, and a migrant rights issue,” they said. Areas along the border with Côte d’Ivoire were losing vast swaths of rainforest to cacao farming. It was the beginning of a months-long journey that led us from the Liberi...
News Liberia: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
By Ashoka Mukpo (GRAND GEDEH, Liberia) – Off in the woods beyond the ekki trees, a sharp crack cuts through the buzzing of insects. “It’s a tree falling,” says George Bowey, a baby-faced community eco-guard who works here in the proposed Kwa National Park, a thick tropical rainforest in southeastern Liberia. There are different ways to grow cacao. ...
News Liberia: Liberia repatriates 17 nationals from South Africa
Liberia repatriated 17 citizens from South Africa amid rising anti-immigrant tensions, its foreign ministry said Wednesday.
News Liberia: Liberia: Grand Kru County Development Officer Joe Skepeh Refutes Social Media Claims On School Construction
Ganta, Nimba County — The County development officer of Grand Kru County has jected social media post toward development activities in the County. Joe M. Skepeh, County Development Officer of Grand ...
News Liberia: Liberian President inaugurates 'Emirates Hospital' in Gbarpolu county
George Weah, President of Liberia, inaugurated the ''Emirates Hospital'' in Gbarpolu county in northern Liberia, which received support from the UAE, as per the directives of the country’s leadership.
News Liberia: Judge blocks Trump from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia, extending legal standoff
The judge's order order halts Trump officials from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia — extending a high-stakes, 12-month court fight over the status of one migrant.
News Liberia: Liberia: Grand Bassa, Lofa Advance From Group C After Final-Day Drama
- Grand Bassa County survived a tense final day to advance from Group C of the 2025-26 National County Sports Meet, joining defending champions Lofa County in the knockout stage after decisive matches on Sunday.
News Liberia: Liberia: Failing Creek Bridge Threatens Grand Gedeh-River Gee Road As Rep. Williams Seeks Urgent Intervention
Grand Gedeh Boundary -- A deteriorating wooden bridge along the main road connecting Grand Gedeh County and River Gee Counties is raising concern among residents and authorities, as continued damage could eventually disrupt transportation between the two southeastern counties if not addressed promptly.
News Liberia: Liberia: Centrism Movement Welcomes Arrival of Yellow Machines - Says Equipment Brings Hope, Especially for Grand Gedeh
The arrival of the first batch of newly procured yellow machines continues to attract nationwide praise, with Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala, Executive Chairperson of the Centrism Movement, offering strong commendation and describing the development as "a major step forward in accelerating Liberia's road and economic transformation."
News Liberia: Liberia: Tragic Incidents Rock Camp 4 in Nimba As Pregnant Woman and Security Officer Drown
Police in Yekepa, Nimba County have launched investigations into two devastating incidents in Camp 4, a bustling mining community just outside Yekepa in Nimba County.
News Liberia: Black History event to celebrate the Bi-Centennial of Liberia
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Black history event in Richmond will celebrate a West African country. "The bicentennial celebration for Liberia is marking two hundred years of free slaves from the U.S. returning ...
News Liberia: Liberia: 76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes
The Liberian government should undertake fair and credible prosecutions of international crimes committed during its two civil wars, 76 Liberian, African, and international nongovernmental organizations said in a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee released today.
