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Liberian president cuts his salary by 40%
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoJoseph Boakai's decision has been welcomed by some Liberians [EPA] Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%....
American winger Tim Weah's suspension extended to 2 games for red card against Panama
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoThe suspension of American winger Tim Weah was extended to two games by South American soccer's...
New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 3 months agoLiberia, West Africa’s most forested country, has a long history of illegal logging, which the...
Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoPresident Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes...
‘Carbon colonialism’: Locals forced out as Dubai carbon credit company makes land grab in Africa
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoMatthew Walley's eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in...
Deadly mining protests in Liberia kill 1 and injure many, official says
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months agoViolent protests in Liberia over the presence of armed guards in mining areas in the country’s northwest killed one demonstrator and left several injured, a government official said. Both protesters ...
Liberia’s new president takes office with a promise to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoLiberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a...
Liberia's president-elect cancels victory celebrations after vehicle rams into crowd, killing 3
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoLiberian President-elect Joseph Boakai 's party announced Tuesday it was cancelling all remaining victory celebrations, a day after authorities said a driver sped into a crowd killing at least ...
Liberia’s President George Weah concedes victory after tight run-off election
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoLiberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a...
Officials in Liberia formally declare Boakai the president-elect days after incumbent Weah conceded
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoElection officials in Liberia on Monday formally declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect, three...