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Smart News Liberia17 h ago

SUP CHALLENGES BOAKAI GOVERNMENT OVER RISING POVERTY DESPITE 5.1% ECONOMIC GROWTH

MONROVIA — The Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) at the University of Liberia has launched a strong criticism of the Boakai administration’s economic performance, arguing that the country’s reported economic growth has failed to translate into meaningful improvements in the living conditions of ordinary Liberians. In a statement issued on Friday, November 6, 2026, SUP described the latest World Bank assessment of the Liberian economy as evidence of a widening disconne…

Smart News Liberia17 h ago

SUP CHALLENGES BOAKAI GOVERNMENT OVER RISING POVERTY DESPITE 5.1% ECONOMIC GROWTH

FrontPage Africa1 d ago

Liberia’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Boakai Sends Record US$1.54 Billion Budget to Lawmakers as Questions Linger Over Revenue Windfall

Liberia’s proposed 2027 budget is the biggest in the country’s history, promising higher pay for teachers and police, more money for hospitals and a plan to repay nearly US$60 million owed to the state pension fund. But it rests on a revenue milestone that was lifted in part by a one-off mining payment, and the government has yet to explain how it will keep the money coming. By Rodney D. Sieh MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia’s government on Friday asked lawmakers to approve a US$…

Smart News Liberia1 d ago

BOAKAI PRESENTS US$1.538 BILLION FY2027 BUDGET, TARGETS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has submitted a proposed US$1.538 billion national budget for Fiscal Year 2027 to the 55th National Legislature, outlining an ambitious spending plan that seeks to accelerate the implementation of his administration’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development through increased investments in healthcare, education, public infrastructure, youth empowerment, women’s economic participation and social protection. Finance Minister Augustine K…

Smart News Liberia1 d ago

BOAKAI PRESENTS US$1.538 BILLION FY2027 BUDGET, TARGETS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Prez. Boakai Submits US$1.538B FY2027 Draft National Budget to Legislature

Smart News Liberia1 d ago

LIBERIA’S RISING BUDGET: FROM US$1.3 BILLION IN 2026 TO US$1.54 BILLION IN 2027 — WHERE ARE THE RESULTS?

A Critical News Analysis By Smart News Room Liberia is preparing to spend more public money in 2027, but a fundamental question confronts President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration: What tangible benefits have ordinary Liberians received from the billions of dollars already placed under government control? President Boakai, through Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan II, has submitted a proposed US$1.54 billion national budget for 2027 to th…

Koon Moves to Advance US$1M District Budget Bill

Poverty Rises Under Boakai -World Bank update yields fifteen warnings

Boakai Tightens Oversight of Liberia’s Carbon Market

Boakai Welcomes Maryland Trade Mission

Liberia Joins African Tax Leaders in Cairo for Revenue Mobilization Talks

Bounty Oil & Gas (ASX:BUY) Adds Liberia Opportunity and Leadership Changes to Its Development Agenda

GNN Liberia1 d ago

MTWW Launches in Nigeria to Advance Safer, More Inclusive Trade for Women

The Making Trade Work for Women (MTWW) project was officially launched in Nigeria in Lagos on 29 October, bringing together government representatives, regional institutions, development partners, the private sector and women’s trade associations to advance practical solutions to the barriers facing women in cross-border commerce. LAGOS, Nigeria, 05 November 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – African Newspage is the official media partner of the launch of the The Making Tra…

GNN Liberia2 d ago

President Boakai Welcomes Maryland Trade Delegation, Urges Stronger Diaspora Investment in Liberia

MONROVIA, LIBERIA— President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has reaffirmed Liberia’s commitment to attracting foreign investment and strengthening economic ties with the Liberian diaspora while welcoming a high-level trade delegation from the State of Maryland, United States, to the Executive Mansion. The visit follows the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Liberia and the State of Maryland, designed to advance economic cooperation and…

Axis International files Memorial, maintaining its claim of USD 29 billion arbitration – as Guinea fails to make the first payment due to World Bank Tribunal

World Bank releases Liberia Economic Update on job-rich growth and oversight of state-owned enterprises

Liberia’s 5.1% Growth Exposes a Deeper Economic Divide Between Rising Output and Better Jobs

VP Koung Joins Global Leaders for High-Level China Trade Expo

Liberia’s 5.1% growth fails to deliver enough jobs

COUNTRY REPORT – ECOWAS REPORT – Liberia : $4.8 Billion in Mining Investments to Drive Growth

ALGERIA’S DOUBLE GAME: Pro-Africa for Trade, "Quasi-European" for Status?

Economic Analyst Thomas Forhor Questions High Salaries of Central Bank Executives Amid Rising Public Hardship

Liberia-China Business Women Protest Excessive Port Charges, Shipping Delays