EJS Center Launches $30M African Women’s House to Advance Female Leadership
By: Kabina S. Kabah — kabinaskabah98@gmail.com New York — The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced a landmark...
Category : Women & Children
At UN, President Boakai Pushes $8.38 Billion Plan to Transform Women’s and Girls’ Lives
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com New York City – Liberia has unveiled an ambitious US$8.38 billion Agenda for Inclusive Development, placing gender equality, youth empowerment,...
“Justice Is a Right”: Deputy Gender Minister Confronts Protesters Over Rape Cases
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com Monrovia – Emotions flared at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection as protestors stormed the compound this week,...
EPA Concludes Investigation into MIRA Gas Explosion, Imposes Sanctions
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has completed its investigation into the September 15 explosion at the...
Women Protest at LNP Headquarters, Demand Arrest of Minister Accused of Rape
By: Gegee Brima/Sampson Weah MONROVIA – Dozens of young Liberian women on Thursday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP),...
President Boakai Suspends Deputy Youth Minister Over Rape Allegations
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has suspended the Deputy Minister for Youth Development at the Ministry of Youth...
IG Confirms: 14-Year-Old Survivor Was Raped; Deputy Minister McGill Under Probe
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com MONROVIA – Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman has confirmed that the 14-year-old survivor in the rape case involving the Deputy...
Leading Women’s Right Groups Want Government’s Swift Action Against Rape
By: Sampson W. Weah – sampsonwweah7@gmail.com Congo Town, Liberia – A leading women’s rights group, Liberian Women Against Rape and Gender-Based Violence (LIWAR-GBV), is urging...
Pro Tempore Demands Suspension, Investigation of Deputy Minister Accused of Rape
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com Monrovia – Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has called for the immediate suspension and investigation of Deputy Youth and Sports...
Ministry of Gender Launches Three-Day Conference to Empower Adolescent Girls
By: Trokon Wrepue – trokon1992seokin@gmail.com Monrovia – The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with support from UNICEF, UNFPA, and the Irish Government, on...