Author: Julius Konton

By : Julius Konton The Professional Educators Association of Liberia (PEAL) has announced a major leadership transition, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening professionalism, accountability, and quality assurance in Liberia’s education sector amid growing national and global pressure to reform learning systems. The announcement was made following PEAL’s General Assembly Meeting held on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Ala Lagun Resort in Congo Town, bringing together educators, policy advocates, and institutional leaders from across the country. At the meeting, Dr. Charles Gbollie officially assumed office as President of PEAL, succeeding Dr. Cecelia Cassell, who stepped down after her recent appointment…

By: Julius Konton Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to infrastructure development and public-sector reform following a high-level engagement with community leaders in Foya District, near Liberia’s border with Sierra Leone. While en route to inspect the Mendikorma customs and immigration post, a critical border facility facilitating cross-border trade, Minister Ngafuan made an unscheduled stop in Foya City, where he held a two-hour town hall meeting at the Foya City Hall. The engagement brought together district authorities, including the District Commissioner, City Mayor, Statutory Superintendent, traditional chiefs, elders, women leaders, and…

By: Julius Konton In one of the most controversial and politically charged statements to emerge from Liberia’s fragile legislature in recent months, Nimba County District Seven Representative Musa Hassan Bility has publicly described Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah as the de facto head of the House of Representatives casting serious doubt on the authority of Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and raising broader questions about power, loyalty, and governance in Liberia’s post-election political order. Speaking during a local radio interview in Monrovia, Bility bluntly characterized Fallah as “Liberia’s Prime Minister”, asserting that the Deputy Speaker not the Speaker is the individual…

By: Julius Konton Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has announced a series of nationwide reforms aimed at modernizing customs posts and strengthening domestic revenue generation, as part of the government’s broader economic recovery and development agenda. Speaking during a tour of the Mendicorma customs entry point in Lofa County, Minister Ngafuan said the government is committed to improving infrastructure, logistics, and digital connectivity at customs facilities across the country to ensure increased efficiency and higher revenue collection. “There are many things we intend to do to improve customs operations nationwide so that the country can…

By: Julius Konton Liberia’s Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has announced a major step forward in its national infrastructure drive, confirming that a large consignment of road construction and maintenance equipment is being prepared for shipment from the People’s Republic of China to Liberia. The shipment forms a key pillar of the Ministry’s so-called “Octopus Strategy”, a decentralised approach aimed at extending road construction and maintenance capacity simultaneously across all counties. According to the Ministry, the first batch of equipment is currently being loaded onto a cargo vessel under the supervision of Deputy Minister for Technical Services, Prince D. Tambah,…

By: Julius Konton Lofa County University (LCU) has recorded a dramatic expansion in enrollment, academic programming, and infrastructure, drawing national attention during a high-level visit by Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan. The visit, part of the Minister’s official tour of Lofa County, brought together university administrators, faculty, students, and government officials to review progress at the institution and to examine the challenges emerging from its rapid growth. Enrollment Triples in One Year Once a modest institution with fewer than 700 students, Lofa County University has seen its enrollment rise sharply to nearly 2,000 students within…

By: Julius Konton Sinoe County District Two Representative Samson Wiah has issued one of the strongest public condemnations yet of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), accusing deployed soldiers of desertion, civilian intimidation, cultural desecration, and indiscriminate gunfire in southeastern Liberia raising fresh concerns about military discipline nearly two decades after the country’s civil war. Representative Samson Wiah, who represents Electoral District Two of Sinoe County, addressed a press conference on Wednesday, describing what he called a “near-war situation” in the town of Nylewlehken, where AFL personnel allegedly opened fire during a sacred Grebo traditional initiation ceremony, forcing residents to…

By : Julius Konton Liberia’s long-delayed Gbarnga–Salayea leg of the Gbarnga–Mendikorma Highway has entered a renewed phase of construction, as the Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, conducted a high-level inspection tour this week, signaling the government’s determination to complete one of the country’s most strategic road corridors. The inspection covered key construction sites along the Lofa road corridor, including the rock-crushing facility at Gbarlatuah in Bong County and active asphalt pavement works now extending beyond Gorlu Town, placing the project approximately 13 kilometers from Salayea. The pavement works are being executed by China Henan International…

By : Julius Konton The political leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), Musa Hassan Bility, has formally declared an end to what he described as years of political patience, broken promises, and public disappointment, unveiling an ambitious nationwide agenda he says will redefine Liberia’s political and development trajectory in 2026. In a nationally broadcast address, Bility announced that “the waiting is over,” a phrase he repeated as both a political warning and a rallying cry to millions of Liberians grappling with unemployment, decaying infrastructure, and entrenched corruption. “We have been patient. We have been hopeful. And we have…

By: Julius Konton Grand Gedeh County long regarded as one of the most reliable strongholds of Liberia’s opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has been thrust into political turmoil following controversial remarks by Senator Zoe Emmanuel Pennue praising the performance of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s administration. Pennue’s comments, delivered during a recent engagement with his constituents, have triggered fierce backlash from opposition figures, reigniting an old but unresolved debate in Liberian politics: Should loyalty to party outweigh tangible delivery to the people? A Surprising Admission in a Polarized Landscape In a county where electoral loyalty has historically leaned heavily toward…