Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – In Seoul, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s delegation is holding bilateral talks with President Yool Suk Yeol of the Republic of South Korea, in conjunction with the Korea-Africa Summit 2024. An Executive Mansion release dated May 4, 2024 states that President Boakai was congratulated on becoming the president of Liberia and received a warm welcome from President Yeol of South Korea during the sideline encounter. Noting the ongoing 60-year friendship between the two countries, President Yeol also conveyed gratitude for Liberia’s historical support during the Korean War. The Liberian president, for his part, expressed gratitude for the chance…

Monrovia, Liberia – In order to address concerns of mutual development in the global south, President Joseph N. Boakai has called for cooperation between South-South countries. Speaking to Heads of State during the ongoing Korea-Africa Summit in Seoul on Tuesday, May 4, 2024, President Boakai stated that no country can handle the numerous intricate global issues on its own. “This summit should foster South-­South cooperation to address mutual developmental issues in the global south. No nation can address the myriad of complex global challenges alone.” Speaking on the subject “The future we make together: shared growth, sustainability, and solidarity,” President…

South Africa – In light of the fact that his African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority for the first time in the election results last week, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the nation’s political parties to cooperate for the sake of the nation. Since the ANC came to power thirty years ago and ended white minority rule, it has been Africa’s oldest liberation movement led by Nelson Mandela. The results, which were announced on Sunday, represent the ANC’s poorest election performance to date. The ANC’s support dropped from 57.5 percent in the 2019 parliamentary vote to 40.2…

LAUNCHES MOVEMENT AGAINST BOAKAI’S PRESIDENCY Monrovia, Liberia – A movement titled “Movement against Boakai’s Presidency” was launched over the weekend by Representative Yekeh Kolubah, a lawmaker from Montserrado District #10. He claimed that the Unity Party government was more corrupt than the Coalition for Democratic Change, which is why he believed that citizens should take action. The legislator for Montserrado County District #10 cited poor governance, rule of law violations, and corruption as the causes of the movement’s founding and the upcoming demonstration. Representative Kolubah, however attack President Boikai and his UP government for allegedly taking four million US dollars…

RELEASE Monrovia, Liberia –  President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as World Environment Day and is to be observed throughout the Republic of Liberia as a Working Holiday. President Boakai calls upon all people residing in the territorial confines of Liberia to cooperate with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in executing the appropriate programs befitting the occasion. According to a Foreign Ministry release, as a member of the world environmental community, Liberia will join in the celebration of “World Environment Day” under the global theme: “Accelerating land restoration, drought resilience & desertification progress”…

Monrovia, Liberia – A one-day evaluation report on enhancing the independence of the audit function in Liberia has been launched by the World Bank and the General Auditing Commission (GAC). The World Bank’s assessment of the General Auditing Commission’s independence and its impact on Liberia’s external audit function, which took place on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia, reveals that the country has significantly improved in the majority of the indicators, with Liberia receiving a 7 out of 10 rating. The General Auditing Commission’s Auditor General, P. Garswa Jackson, emphasized during the opening ceremony that…

Monrovia, Liberia – Cassell Anthony Kouh, a presidential candidate in the Liberia Football Association 2026 election, has expressed that the LFA’s current law does not prevent him from running in any election. Mr. Kouh stated that Article 58.1 of the LFA constitution (Status) cannot prevent him from contesting in any elections of the institution . He claimed that despite being found guilty, he was freed after serving his term and being recognized as a Liberian, allowing him to travel around freely and carry on serving his country. On Monday, June 3, 2024, Mr. Kouh made an appearance as a guest…

Monrovia, Liberia – Labor Minister Counselor Cooper Kruah has stated that the ministry is eager to collaborate with the US Solidarity Center in the battle against workplace discrimination and gender-based violence against women. In order to assist put a stop to these activities, he stated that the Ministry of Labor is ready to go on tours with the Solidarity Center in areas of Liberia where there are allegedly abuses against women workers. Minister Kruah made these assertions when a delegation of the Solidarity Center and United States Department of Labour paid him a courtesy call at his office in Monrovia.…

Monrovia, Liberia -The Elections Coordinating Committee has made a nine -count recommendations reforming the election laws and improve the internal democratization in the country. ECC’s Chairman, Counselor Oscar Bloh, proposed that the Act that created the Governance Commission be amended to give the GC the oversight of the operations of political parties including registration, resolution of intra-party grievances, nomination of candidates  and financial resources and management. Counselor Bloh made the recommendations when the Elections Coordinating Committee released its official publication on final technical observation reports and findings in the 2023 presidential and legislative elections in Monrovia on Thursday, May 30,…

Monrovia, Liberia – Mr. Mike Swengbe, the superintendent of River Gee County, has described the claims made against him and other individuals concerning the purported embezzlement of cash entrusted to their custody during the county meet competition as baseless, deceptive, and downright lies. A few weeks ago, following the 2024 County Meets, Senators Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie, Francis Dopoh, and Mike Swengbe, the superintendent, were embroiled in a financial dispute. The three of them faced increasing pressure to account for money collected from stakeholders after it was suspected that they had embezzled money entrusted to their care during the competition.…