Author: Julius Konton

By: Julius Konton Liberia has taken another significant step in strengthening its response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) with the launch of a high-level law enforcement training workshop organized by the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) and its partners, amid growing national and international concern over rising abuse cases. Speaking at the opening of the one-day workshop, AFELL Vice President Bowoulo Taylor Kelley, representing AFELL President Philomena Williams, described the training as a critical intervention aimed at equipping frontline security officers with the tools needed to respond effectively to domestic and gender-based violence. “Your presence here reflects…

By: Julius Konton Liberia and the European Union have taken decisive steps to elevate their long-standing partnership, following high-level talks in Brussels aimed at deepening economic cooperation, mobilizing private investment, and advancing sustainable development. On the margins of the Liberia–EU Business Forum, Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, held bilateral discussions with Koen Doens, Director-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) at the European Commission. Senior officials from both Liberia and the European Union participated in the meeting. A Partnership Built Over Decades Liberia and the European Union share a cooperation history spanning more than four decades,…

By: Julius Konton As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen democratic accountability and legislative transparency in Liberia, InfoQuest Liberia on February 25 held a high-level engagement with the Office of the Deputy Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, reinforcing collaboration between civil society and the national legislature. The meeting, held in Monrovia, brought together InfoQuest’s monitoring team and Tuah K. Wood Ross, Deputy Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. The engagement forms part of InfoQuest’s broader mandate to monitor, document, and analyze the performance of members of the national legislature in line with democratic governance standards. Tracking Legislative…

By: Julius Konton President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has formally honored two senior international envoys whose mandates in Liberia are set to conclude in 2026, praising their contributions to peacebuilding, governance reform, and inclusive development in a country still consolidating gains from decades of conflict and recovery. The recognition was conferred during the President’s annual New Year’s Reception for members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps and development partners at the Executive Mansion. The event brought together senior government officials, diplomats, and representatives of multilateral institutions operating in Liberia. Through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Beysolow Nyanti, President Boakai…

By : Julius Konton Liberia’s fragile employment landscape is facing renewed scrutiny as the Director General of the National Bureau of Concessions (NBC), Hanson S. Kiazolu, has called on the House of Representatives of Liberia to urgently amend the country’s concession laws, warning that legal loopholes are undermining job creation, local business participation, and effective regulatory oversight. Appearing before lawmakers at their invitation, Kiazolu painted a sobering picture of a concession regime constrained by outdated legal provisions that limit the NBC’s authority particularly in enforcing local content, procurement, and employment obligations. These weaknesses, he argued, are contributing to Liberia’s persistent…

By: Julius Konton In a major step toward addressing Liberia’s long-standing infrastructure deficit, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday personally witnessed the arrival and offloading of the first batch of 137 earth-moving machines at the National Port Authority, operated by APM Terminals, marking a significant milestone in the government’s national road construction agenda. The delivery represents the fulfillment of a key campaign and governance pledge by the Boakai’s administration to rehabilitate and expand Liberia’s road network, one of the most critical bottlenecks to economic growth, regional integration, and service delivery in the West African nation of Liberia. A Symbolic and…

By: Julius Konton As Liberia approaches the April 18 elective congress of the Liberia Football Association (LFA), the country’s most popular sport finds itself trapped in a volatile struggle between institutional reform and entrenched political maneuvering, with accusations of inducement, misinformation, and unrealistic promises threatening to derail fragile gains made over the past decade. At the center of the storm is LFA President Mustapha Raji, who has delivered one of the most uncompromising and controversial addresses in recent football history drawing a sharp moral line between integrity-driven governance and what he openly described as “criminal administration.” “If you believe that…

By: Julius Konton The President of the Liberia Football Association, Mustapha Raji, has mounted a robust defense of his administration’s record, outlining sweeping reforms, infrastructure investments, women’s football expansion, and governance modernization during a wide-ranging address at the LFA’s Extraordinary Congress. Speaking before delegates, club officials, government representatives, and international partners, Raji framed football development as both a national unifier and an economic tool, urging stakeholders to prioritize long-term growth over short-term political disputes. “Football development is not an overnight process,” Raji said. “It requires innovation, discipline, integrity, and collective responsibility.” COACH EDUCATION: FROM THREE TO TWENTY-SIX Raji revealed that…

By: Julius Konton As Liberia prepares for a pivotal leadership election within its football fraternity, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Cornelia Kruah, has issued a strong appeal for unity, tolerance, and respect for the rule of law within the country’s most popular sport. Speaking at the Congress of the Liberia Football Association (LFA), Minister Kruah urged stakeholders to place national cohesion above political rivalry, warning that division could undermine football’s historic role as a unifying force in Liberia. “Let us ensure that politics does not erode the unity that football is known to promote,” she emphasized. “The laws, policies,…

By: Julius Konton In a renewed push to harness the potential of Liberia’s youthful population, Youth and Sports Minister Cornelia Kruah has launched an ambitious engagement drive aimed at transforming the country’s youth, vocational skills, and sports sectors into engines of inclusive growth. Speaking after a successful tour of the Monrovia Vocational Training Center recently, Minister Kruah convened a mass meeting with young people drawn from across the political and civic spectrum, signaling a shift toward participatory governance in youth affairs. The engagement forms part of a broader reform strategy under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which oversees policies…