Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

RELEASE Monrovia, Liberia – The three-day study visit by a delegation from the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has successfully completed. With the intention of using these learnings to improve LRA’s operations in Liberia, the mission set out to investigate KRA’s best practices for improving taxpayer services. The Taxpayer Services Division, the Media and Public Affairs Section, the Registration and Return Processing Section, and members from other important divisions made up the LRA delegation, which was led by Project Coordinator Benedict Tokpa Danuweli. In order to bolster LRA’s capacities, the team received additional support from…

Monrovia, Liberia – Massa I. L. Gray, a 23-year-old Liberian writer, launched five captivating and influential novels on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, greatly enhancing the country’s educational landscape. The five books launched are: “I Am a Liberian and I Am Proud Of My Roots”: A poetic celebration of patriotism, encouraging Liberians, especially youth, to embrace and honor their cultural heritage, Passion and Purpose: “The Driving Force To Any Career”: A guide on personal development, emphasizing the importance of aligning passion with purpose for career success. The World Needs Solutions To Problems, Not Liabilities To Problems That Already Exist” Focuses on…

Monrovia, Liberia – To address ongoing development projects in Liberia, USAID Mission Director Jim Wright, along with important stakeholders, met with Internal Affairs Minister Francis Sakela Nyumalin. The meeting, according to a release dated Tuesday, August 27, 2024, highlighted areas of concern that require immediate action and emphasized the positive relationship between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and USAID. In her opening remarks, Minister Nyumalin expressed her sincere gratitude for USAID’s and other partners’ significant contributions to Liberia’s growth. He recognized the vital role these contributions—especially the founding of the County Council and the Ministry of Local Government—play in improving…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation is expected to host a peace summit in Liberia to commemorate its 21st anniversary. Liberia experienced peace after the signing of the Accra Comprehensive Peace Accord almost twenty-one years ago. In a speech on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the University of Liberia, Prof. T. Debby Syandee, Director of the Kofi Annan Institute, said, on August 18, 2003, Liberians thought about restoring peace to themselves, but they also added that it would cost them their external allies. Prof. Syandee went on to announce that the forum will take place at…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph N. Boakai has described children being on the Street as a“waist of resources.” At the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, President Boakai launched the Street Child Project with the theme “Support A Child, Save The Future.” He said the mismanagement of public funds has a detrimental impact on the lives of children in Liberia. The President claimd that in order to improve the lives of children, State actors must adopt a different mindset about the management of national resources. According to the Liberian leader, every child’s future has been destroyed by…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Internet Governance Forum (IGF) present the Internews Roundtable Policy Session, a significant sub-theme event during Liberia Internet Governance Week 2024. Important stakeholders convened at an event on August 28, 2024, with an emphasis on “Media Law, Data Protection, and National Cybersecurity Strategy,” to deliberate on critical policy issues. The Liberia IGF 2024 in its fifth year of existence, having been revived in 2020 and hosted by the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications and the Liberia Telecommunication Authority. This year’s forum promises to be unlike any other, with an expanded week-long event focused on boosting digital cooperation…

Monrovia, Liberia – The delegation from the Republic of South Sudan has arrived in Liberia for a week-long study tour with the goal of assessing the country’s public financial management (PFM) and human resource (HR) systems and reforms. Gatluak Gac Choul, deputy director of the Department of Treasury Operations’ Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), is leading the delegation. On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, the nine-member group paid a courtesy call on Hon. Anthony G. Myers, Acting Minister of Finance and Development Planning for Liberia, to start their visit. Hon. Elwood Nettey, Comptroller and Accounting General, Deputy Minister for Budget…

Monrovia, Liberia – Alieu Touray, the President of the Economic Community of West Africa States Commission (ECOWAS), has revealed that he is not in Liberia as a result of a message received from Liberia’s Former President and Political Leader of Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), George Manneh Weah, to ECOWAS. In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, following his meeting with President Joseph N. Boakai at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, the President of the ECOWAS Commission stated that he intended to travel to Liberia following a few meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, with Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei, the…

Monrovia, Liberia – The importance of peace and stability in fostering sustainable development across the sub-region was emphasized by Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, during her remarks at the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The benefits of sustained peace efforts are evident in the stability that both Liberia and the wider Mano River Union (MRU) basin are currently enjoying, stressed Foreign Minister Nyanti. Speaking at the high-level event, Foreign Minister Nyanti stressed that peace is not only essential for prosperity but also the cornerstone upon which the goals of the region may be…

Monrovia, Liberia – At the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the minister of foreign affairs of Liberia, and Ms. Kamikama Yoko, the minister of foreign affairs of Japan, held an important bilateral encounter. In the course of the meeting, Foreign Minister Nyanti conveyed warm greetings from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. and the people of Liberia. She also expressed her sincere gratitude to the Government and people of Japan for hosting the TICAD Ministerial Meeting. Foreign Minister Nyanti thanked Japan for its continued development aid to Liberia, including significant initiatives like the Japan Freeway and…