With millions of US dollars spent yearly on their luxury vehicles alone, Liberia has increasingly become a welfare state for politicians, while ordinary citizens including civil servants labour in ...

(Nulee and his grandmother's last names are being withheld.) "When you are born into this kind of life, it feels like there's ...

“Liberia remains one of the ten poorest countries globally, plagued by rampant corruption and a severe lack of public goods and services,” according to BTI Transformation Index Liberia Country Report ...

Nine-year-old Emmanuel has been pulled out of school to help his family make ends meet SALALA, Bong County- The midday sun beats down here as 10-year-old Nulee runs from one vehicle to another with ...

Limited sitting capacity for students and dusty floors have posed a serious setback for learning activities at the government-run Yoryor Banks Public School in Gwenimah Town, Bong County.Yoryor Banks ...

Blighted by a history of war, shaky politics, and economic mismanagement, the people of this city are some of the world's ...

The World Bank’s 2025 Liberia Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), with input from the African Development Bank (AfDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Liberia’s Ministry of Finance and ...

Namibia’s new president was sworn in on Friday to lead a country facing high rates of unemployment, inequality and poverty.

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is often cited as one of the world’s poorest cities, reflecting the country’s long-standing economic struggles and underdevelopment. Despite being the ...

Despite the cessation of hostilities, the wounds inflicted during the civil wars persist, as many victims and survivors feel ...

Across continents, “sacrifice zones” resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ...