Liberia country and climate development report
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks
Liberia
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In Liberia, a battered palm oil industry adjusts to new rules
MONROVIA – When Liberia signed a series of contracts with international palm oil producers in the years after its protracted civil war, the news was greeted by some as a welcome sign of national renewal.
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Liberia Launches First Wildlife Sanctuary
Liberia's Governance Commission (GC) Chairman, Dr. Amos C. Sawyer on Saturday, 6 May 2017 officially launched the Country's first ever Wildlife Sanctuary. The facility which is located at Libassa Ecolodge,
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Mystery illness in Liberia appears to be meningitis- minister
Medical samples from four of the victims of a disease in Liberia that initially baffled scientists have tested positive for a type of meningitis, the minister of health said on Monday. So far a total
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WHO: Poisoning Appears Cause of Deaths in Sinoe
Evidence suggests a mysterious illness that has killed 12 people in Liberia is linked to food or drink poisoning and is not a viral infection, the UN said Friday, while confirming three new cases. The
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Illegal Sand Mining Ruining Coastal Communities in Liberia
Several communities that once lined Liberia’s coast are now under the Atlantic Ocean and the country risks losing more communities, infrastructures and key landmarks to the sea, if nothing is immediately
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More die as mysterious illness spreads to Liberia capital
More people have died following the outbreak of a mysterious illness that began in southeastern Liberia but has spread to the capital, with 12 unexplained deaths so far, health authorities told AFP Tuesday.
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Liberia: President signs $2m loan for increased access
In West Africa, the government of Liberia and the International Development Association (IDA) signed a $2 million loan agreement in Monrovia on Tuesday. Loan agreement to boost renewables The loan
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Strange Disease Outbreak in Sinoe County – Nine Persons Already Dead
Monrovia – A strange infectious disease which broke out in five communities in Greenville, Sinoe County, has killed at least nine persons, while eight are undergoing treatment. Report by Lennart Dodoo
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Failed by Logging Companies, Communities Turn to Forest Ownership
Watta Nagbe sits under a thatched hut cooking cassava leaf. A bamboo drier hangs from the hut’s blackened attic her kitchen on top of a hearth. She stirs and stirs again, and at the same time gives
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Gender Ministry Launches Girls Ebola Recovery Support Project
Monrovia - Foreign Affairs Minister Marjon Kamara has encouraged adolescent girls to make use of opportunities, adding that issues of women and girls empowerment is close to her heart. Report by Bettie