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Liberia news: Ambassador Yorlay Engages With The Venice Commission

Strasbourg, France, May 20, 2025: H.E. Ambassador Teeko T. Yorlay, Liberia’s Ambassador to France, met with Mr. Serguei Kouznetsov, Head of Division 1V of the Venice Commission at the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg, France, to discuss human rights and legal reforms which are key pillars of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s governance agenda. The […]

Republic of Liberia Calls for Global Solidarity in Restitution and Restoration of African Heritage at UNESCO Africa Week 2025

Paris, France – May 19, 2025 — In a powerful keynote address delivered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Africa Week 2025, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, Special Envoy on Cultural & Heritage Diplomacy for the Republic of Liberia, issued a resounding call for global solidarity to restore African heritage through the transformative pillars of education, culture, and science.

Liberian News: World Welcomes New Pope

Monrovia-The world Thursday welcomed a new Pope as a replacement of the late Pope Francis who died last month of heart failure. He is the 267th Pope to lead the Catholic Church of one Billion members
Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was elected Thursday during the Conclave of 133 Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican has.

Liberia News: Rufus Darkortey Delivers Visionary Keynote

In a powerful and transformational keynote address at the Africa -Caribbean Infrastructure Forum, Rufus N. Darkortey, Executive Director at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), called on countries of the Global South to reimagine economic growth and infrastructure development through bold and innovative homegrown solutions. These, he emphasized, must be anchored in domestic resource mobilization […]

Liberian News: Foreign Minister Nyanti Lobbies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia For UNSC Non-Permanent Seat

Monrovia-Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Mme. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, on April 9, 2025 paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the already cordial relations between Liberia and Saudi Arabia and to explore new opportunities for collaboration across various sectors, including political, economic, and developmental agendas.

Liberian News: Min. Bility On High-Level Study Tour In South Africa

Monrovia- In a landmark move to enhance institutional capacity, drive human development, and deepen academic collaboration, Liberia’s Minister Without Portfolio, Hon. Mamaka Bility, is leading a high-powered study tour to South Africa (SA), where she is engaging with key institutions including the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME) in the Presidency.

Liberian News: Liberia, France Strengthen Diplomatic Ties

Monrovia-In a significant diplomatic engagement, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to France, received Mr. Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for State Protocol at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Embassy of Liberia in Paris yesterday.