Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

WITH INAGURAL AND JOINT PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM 2023 Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Outgoing President George Manneh Weah and President-elect Joseph N. Boakai today, November 24, 2023, appeared in public. The two were seen sitting side by side with their vice at the Parlors of the Executive Mansion in Central Monrovia. Weah and Boakai went head-to-head in the Liberia 2023 presidential election. The National Election Commission of Liberia, on November 20, 2023, declared Boakai the winner of Liberia’s 2023 presidential election. On Friday, November 24, 2023, the team of President Weah and the Boakai tean met in the parlors of the…

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Following his defeat by opposition Unity Party leader Joseph Boakai, President George Weah called his first cabinet meeting. In 2017, President Weah won fourteen out of fifteen counties in the second round of voting, beating Joseph Boakai. However, in the elections held on October 10, 2023, and November 14, 2023, Mr. Weah was unable to maintain his lead over Amb. Boakai. Weah conceded defeat and congratulated Boakai after hearning the results from the National Election Commission’s daily press briefing on the presidential election. This was done without the NEC making a final announcement, which is unusual…

COMMENDS PRESIDENT WEAH FOR GRACEFULLY ACCEPTING ELECTINO RESULTS Monrovia, Liberia – The U.S. Embassy has congratulated President-elect Joseph Nyuma Boakai on winning the November 14 presidential runoff. The embassy also commends President George Weah for gracefully accepting the election results, emphasizing the significance of peaceful democratic transitions. On November 20, 2023, the National Elections Commission declared the official results of the presidential runoff on November 14, 2023, declaring Boakai winner. According to the embassy, both the general elections on October 10 and the runoff were successful, solidifying Liberia’s democratic victories following the civil war and solidifying its status as an…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Swedish Embassy has announced that the Civil Service Agency – Liberia (CSA) and the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), Sweden’s government agency for Peace Security and Development, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the creation of training modules on professional ethics and the rule of law for civil servants. According to the embassy, the principles of the Rule of Law is the underlying theme for all our trainings. Whether it is computer training or payroll training, it must be there said Claudius Broderick, Director of Career Management and Training at the CSA. The Embassy hopes…

AFTER DECLARED WINNER OF LIBERIA’S 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Paynesville, Montserrado County – Full Speech of Boakai My fellow citizens, dear Liberians, on November 17th, 2023, I received a call from President George Manneh Weah to congratulate me. I want to thank him for being gracious in his concession after what will go down as one of the most closely contested elections in Liberia’s political history. He and his Coalition for Democratic Change fought hard, but there can only be one winner in an election. Liberia, by this democratic tradition, is a new model to the world. You, the people of…

Monrovia, Liberia – Xi Jinping, the president of the People’s Republic of China, has sent a special message of congratulations to Amb. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., the president-elect of the Republic of Liberia. In President Xi Jinping congratulations message to President-elect Boakai, he stated that he is ready to collaborate with Amb. Boakai to promote the positive collaboration between China and Liberia, as well as to strengthen bilateral ties. In addition to thanking the PRC for its many years of unwavering support of Liberia and its people, the President-elect expresses deep happiness with the special congratulations delivered. Additionally, in light…

Monrovia, Liberia – The management of the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency and Development partners on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, officially Launched the Liberia Solar Home System in Monrovia. The project which is sponsored by the World Bank, GIZ, and the Netherlands aimed at providing stable and affordable electricity for the rural population in the country. Deputy Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Stephen V. Potters, gave a summary of the event and said that his organisation is working to end the widespread lack of power in Liberia, which affects a large percentage of the country’s population. Potters added that…

CITES PRISON OVER CROWDEDNESS Monrovia, Liberia – The Monrovia Central Prison Superintendent, Col. Varney Lake, has short eyes for new inmates with less crimes to the prison facility. The goal of Mr. Lake’s decision is to bring the national government’s attention to the condition that has taken over the prison compound, which may be described as extremely concerning. This action is akin to what Superintendent Lake took last year during the horrific outbreak of an odd disease that is said to have killed numerous prisoners. As a result, the prison gates were closed, preventing the admission of any other minor…

FALLING TO MIGHTY BARROLLE 4-0 Monrovia, Liberia -Invincible Eleven’s poor performance in the ongoing national league continued on Wednesday, November 23, 2023, at the Tusa Field as they fell prey to Liscr FC, while their traditional rivals Mighty Barrolle remain on course for silverware. With six points from nine league games, the Sunshine Yellow Boys, as they are lovably nicknamed, fell 3-2 and are still in the relegation zone. Sekou Sheriff’s set piece and Danie Toe brace delivered a crushing blow to their hopes of winning the crown. With the victory, Liscr FC now leads second-place Mighty Barrole, who have…

SKD, Paynesville – Due to the national team’s consistently bad performance, Liberian football supporters demonstrated at the SKD sports patch in Paynesville and demanded the resignation of LFA president Mustapha Raji and the sacking of coach Ansu Keita. Following two defeats in their initial games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifications at the SKD, Liberians were once again disappointed with the performance of their National Soccer Team under Coach Ansu Keita. The team’s chances of competing in the next World Cup are still slim, as they fell 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea and Malawi on Friday, November 17, 2023, and…