Nairobi, Kenya – Nukanah Kollie, a journalist with the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), has been honored with the prestigious IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award during the 2025 program held in Nairobi, Kenya. The program, organized by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) in partnership with Alltech, brings together emerging agricultural communicators from around the …

By: Richard Williams/ 0775339618/ 0881084573/richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Sumo Town, Bomi county:  The Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (REALISE) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, concluded the first round of its Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support (CLAS) component in Sumo Town Suehn Mecca district, Bomi County. The milestone marks the completion of a project that spanned 15 communities within the …

By: Wilmot Konah GBARNGA, Bong County – The state of sanitation in many Liberian cities, whether capitals or smaller established municipalities, remains troubling and increasingly hazardous. Across Bong County, especially in Gbarnga, uncollected garbage is piling up in streets, marketplaces, and residential areas, creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes, rodents, and bacteria. Experts have postulated that open burning of waste also …

By: Sarah Winnie Ellis Greenville – In a move to strengthen local environmental governance, Measurement Reporting Verification (MRV) in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially launched a County Environmental Committee in Greenville. The new committee, composed of twenty-two stakeholders drawn from across the local community, is tasked with addressing critical environmental challenges facing the county. The initiative …

By LEAJN Editorial Team Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Nuetah, has held a bilateral discussion with Dr. Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, focusing on Liberia’s participation in the global Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Initiative. According to a dispatch from Rome, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2025 World …

By Ben T.C. Brooks | River Gee & Grand Gedeh Counties | The promise that cocoa farming would transform Liberia’s southeastern region into a hub of economic growth is dimming amid growing tensions over the dominance of the CFA franc in local cocoa trade. In River Gee and Grand Gedeh Counties, Burkinabé migrant farmers—who now make up a significant portion …

By Thomas West Salala, Bong County: The Commissioner of Konawolala Administrative District in Bong County,  Hon. Stephen Binda, has officially launched eight communal farms in a renewed push to strengthen food security, promote self-reliance, and stimulate local economic growth in the district. The unveiling ceremony, held over the weekend in Gbayaita and Sackie-Bonbo-ta, brought together local leaders, youth, and women’s …

By Peter Quaqua Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The room grew quiet as Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr. approached the podium. Outside, the African Climate Summit buzzed with conversations about carbon markets, green growth, and adaptation finance. Inside Room M4, however, the mood was different — focused, intense, and unmistakably human. “Was slavery not enough?” Brownell asked quietly. “Was colonialism not …

NAIROBI, KENYA — In a proud moment for Liberia’s media and agricultural communication community, Nukanah Kollie, Bong County Coordinator and member of the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), is representing the country and the West African region at the 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Boot Camp and International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya. Before …

Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has elected Reverend Tolbert Thomas Jallah Jr., a Liberian faith leader and Executive Director of the Faith and Justice Network of the Mano River Basin, as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors. The election took place during AFSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on October …