Author: Rural Reporters News Network
By: Ben TC Brooks |River Gee Correspondent River Gee County | Feb. 26, 2026 | Along the banks of the Cavalla River lies Nyaaken, a historic town in southeastern Liberia that once stood at the center of trade, diplomacy, and national identity; facing mounting development challenges that residents say threaten to erase its legacy. Formerly part of Maryland County, Nyaaken has long served as a key gateway between Liberia and neighboring Ivory Coast. Its strategic riverfront location made it a natural crossing point and commercial hub for communities on both sides of the international border. Today, Nyaaken remains approximately 50…
By: Emmanuel Koffa |Grand Kru Correspondent Barclayville City, Grand Kru County |Feb. 26,2026| A potential disaster was averted on Thursday, February 26, 2026, when residents of Barclayville acted swiftly to stop a raging fire from consuming a shop owned by local businessman Daniel Wesseh. The blaze erupted in a nearby structure at about 8:50 a.m., quickly threatening neighboring properties. Eyewitnesses reported that panic swept through the area, but residents did not hesitate to respond. Men, women, and even young people rushed to the scene with buckets of water, sand, and whatever tools were available and they could laid their hands…
By: Sherman C. Seequeh | Contributing Writer, Journalist, Public Intellectual There are crises that arrive with sirens and speeches. With guns and bombs and machetes. And there are crises that creep quietly into homes and street corners until a nation wakes up too late and discovers its future has been stolen. And one of such is this: Across Liberia today, children are gambling. Not in secret. Not rarely. But openly—in mini-slot kiosks in Red Light, roadside booths in Paynesville, video clubs in Buchanan, corners in Ganta, Kakata, Duala, and New Kru Town. Boys in school uniforms, girls barely teenagers, students…
By: J. Mason Kollie | Lofa Correspondent Voinjama City, Lofa County |Feb. 26, 2026|The Ministry of Public works in Lofa County have sent a serious warning to the general public especially those presently engaged in construction without obtaining a construction permit that their structures will be demolished if they don’t ensure in getting the necessary permit from the Work Ministry. “The Ministry of Public Works in Lofa County is gravely concerned about the wave of ongoing construction activities around the Country by individual citizens, businesses, and Institutions without obtaining construction permits as mandated by the Zoning Law of the Republic…
By: Keith Morrison I Contributing Writer Brussels, Belgium – February 25, 2026 – The Government of the Republic of Liberia, through its Ministry of Mines and Energy, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HYDRONEO, a France-based independent power producer specializing in small- to medium-scale hydropower development across West and Central Africa. The agreement was signed during the Liberia–EU Business Forum in Brussels, in the presence of His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liberia near Paris, France, who witnessed the historic occasion. Under the agreement, HYDRONEO will support the development, financing,…
By: Chris A Darpoh | Contributing Reporter Bopolu City, Gbarpolu County| February 25, 2026 | Bopolu Central High School in Gbarpolu County has been experiencing chairs inadequacy for quite some time now; a situation that had begun to embarrass the administration of the public run institution. Fortunately, this state of affairs changed on February 24, 2026, when the Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Education, donated 122 brand new arm chairs to the school. The donation ceremony was held at the school yard, where students and faculty gathered to receive the much anticipated cum needed furniture. Joseph J. Gening,…
By: Ben TC Brooks | River Gee Correspondent River Gee County |Feb. 25, 2026 | A major milestone in community-driven agricultural development has been recorded in Fleroken, Gbeapo Statutory district, as United Youth for Peace and Sustainable Development officially launched the harvest of 4.5 hectares of lowland rice in River Gee County. The rice field, cultivated on rehabilitated swamp lowland developed by Liberia’s Ministry of Agriculture under the Smallholder Agriculture Development for Food and Nutrition Security – SADFONS Project, marks renewed progress toward strengthening local rice production and improving food security in the County. The SADFONS Project is a nationwide…
By: Emmanuel Koffa | Grand Kru Correspondent Grand Kru County, Liberia |Feb. 25, 2026| District #2 in Grand Kru County has received a significant boost in healthcare delivery following a major distribution of essential medical supplies facilitated by Representative aspirant Hon. Oleo C. N. Wreh. The intervention comes at a time when several health facilities across the district are grappling with limited equipment and basic medical materials, challenges that health workers say have constrained effective service delivery in rural communities. The medical supplies are being distributed to facilities including Buah Geken Healthcare Center, Forpoh Dweken Clinic, Bolloh New Town Public…
Distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, As Liberia advances its economic transformation agenda, we recognize that sustainable financing and strategic investment are central to unlocking growth—particularly in the energy and transport sectors. Liberia’s development vision aligns closely with the European Union’s Global Gateway strategy, which prioritizes high-quality, sustainable, and rules-based infrastructure investments. Through collaboration with the European Union, Liberia aims to mobilize blended finance, public-private partnerships, and risk-mitigation instruments to scale transformative projects. Energy Sector Opportunities Liberia’s energy sector offers significant investment potential across generation, transmission, and distribution. Liberia is focused on expanding renewable energy to increase national access and reduce…
By: Ernest Kpehe Moibah | Bomi Correspondent Gold Camp, Gola Konneh District – Grand Cape Mount County | Feb. 25, 2026|Traders in the bustling Gold Camp Market are calling for urgent intervention from the Government of Liberia and the Central Bank of Liberia over the growing circulation of mutilated banknotes, which they say is severely disrupting daily business activities. Market women say thousands of torn, stained, and worn-out Liberian dollar notes are currently in circulation within the community, slowing transactions and creating tension between buyers and sellers. Speaking on behalf of the marketers, Madam Zoe Folley described the situation as…
