Liberia

Liberia: New law secures ancestral land rights (Trust)

admin | November 26, 2018

Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral […]

Jefferson Massah | September 17, 2018

Jefferson Massah is a journalist, media trainer, and development communications practitioner from Monrovia, Liberia. He is also the former head […]

admin | July 25, 2016

Activists are urging the Liberian government to pass a long-awaited law recognizing the customary land rights of rural communities. They […]

Jefferson Massah | December 21, 2015

The Ebola outbreak seriously affected crop production throughout Liberia last farming season. But despite the threat of Ebola, a group […]

admin | December 14, 2015

Liberia released the last two people known to be infected with Ebola from hospital last week. The country has now […]

admin | November 30, 2015

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf last week vowed to crack down on a rise in ritual killings in Liberia. Local media […]

admin | November 16, 2015

The Dutch NGO KidsRights awarded its prestigious annual International Children’s Peace Prize to a Liberian teenager last week, honouring his […]

Jefferson Massah | November 16, 2015

Boakai Sheriff returned from neighbouring Guinea after Liberia’s post-war election. He had been in exile for 13 years. Mr. Sheriff […]

admin | August 24, 2015

Many Liberians considering a medical career are now hesitating because they are afraid of catching the Ebola virus. Before the […]