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Liberia’s Rice Revolution: Experts Say A Proven Model Offers Hope to Break Dependence on Imports and Reduce Hunger

By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives climate and environment correspondent Summary Liberia is slowly adopting what experts say is a proven rice farming method that could help the country grow more food and reduce its dependence on imports. The program known as “System of Rice Intensification” has been used successfully in other countries to increase…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Frontpage Africa

“Doctors thought I smoked weed”: the women trapped in Ghana’s charcoal trade

Margaret Awuni sits close to a heap of burning wood, her face masked by despair. Thick smoke curls around her as she coughs again and again as the wood burns down to charcoal that she then sells to workers here. Awuni, 48, has been doing this work since she lost her job as a trader…

Lordina Agyemang
Video

Cleaner air, lower costs: Electric bikes find early adopters in Ghana’s north

By Mahmud Mohammed Nurudeen Every morning, Bukari Rahinatu used to ride through clouds of exhaust on her way to work in Ghana’s northeast town bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. The 25-year-old graduate from the University of Education, Winneba, says the smoke from fuel-powered motorbikes became part of daily life in the busy northern town. By…

Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen
Joy Online

TOXIC AIR, BLOCKED AIRWAYS – THE TOLL OF GHANA’S POOR AIR QUALITY ON ASTHMATICS

BY ABIGAIL ANNOH Little Myles has been battling chronic asthma since he was two. Four years on, the boy lives with his single mother Bernice, here along the Pokuase-Nsawam highway. Long delayed road construction has shrouded the nearby communities for four years. That added to the area’s vehicle emissions and fumes from cooking and waste…

Abigail Annoh
Ghanaian Times

African Development Bank Weighs Into Carbon Trading Debate Rejecting Government Claim that a Policy Was Linked to Bank Support

The African Development Bank has firmly rejected claims that its financial support to Liberia was contingent on the country adopting a carbon trading policy. In a statement, the Bank clarified that its recent financing package focused on fiscal sustainability and governance in the mining sector, with no mention of carbon trading. “Carbon market trading decisions…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Video

African Development Bank Weighs Into Carbon Trading Debate Rejecting Government Claim that a Policy Was Linked to Bank Support

By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate and environment reporter with New Narratives Summary On the evening of April 23, a group of ministers and stakeholders – including civil society and community leaders – gathered at a hotel in Monrovia for a stakeholder dinner with the goal of approving Liberia’s draft carbon market policy. The timing was urgent, they were told….

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Frontpage Africa

“The Noise Pollution Situation Is Not Under Control,” EPA Launches Crackdown as Experts Call for Public Awareness

Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency has begun a nationwide crackdown on noise pollution, targeting churches, mosques, bars, and entertainment centers that exceed legal sound limits. Backed by police and city authorities, the campaign includes fines and confiscation of loudspeakers, with officials stressing that noise pollution is not just a nuisance but a public health issue. Experts…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Video

“The Noise Pollution Situation Is Not Under Control,” EPA Launches Crackdown as Experts Call for Public Awareness

By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives climate and environment reporter Summary For decades, noise in Liberia has functioned almost like an unwritten right. Churches and mosques broadcast sermons across entire neighborhoods before the sun is even up. Nightclubs shake communities deep into the night. Generators roar through blackouts. Street parties spill into public space with little regard…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Frontpage Africa

Liberia’s Forests Could Be Its Biggest Economic Break — If the Money Reaches the People

Liberia’s vast tropical forests hold over a billion tons of stored carbon — a potential lifeline for the nation’s economy. With the new Carbon Market Authority, the government hopes to turn carbon credits into millions for schools, clinics, and roads. But experts warn that without strong oversight, “carbon cowboys” and weak regulation could repeat past…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Video

Liberia’s Forests Could Be Its Biggest Economic Break — If the Money Reaches the People

By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives climate and environment reporter Summary: In Liberia’s dense tropical forests, where the canopy stretches unbroken for miles, the country is sitting on what could become a major financial windfall. Experts estimate the nation holds one billion tons of stored carbon, the ecological inheritance of centuries-old trees that have quietly absorbed carbon…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Frontpage Africa

How Doctors In Ghana Are Leading The Fight Against Household Air Pollution

In Ghana, doctors are leading the fight against household air pollution, warning that smoke from charcoal and firewood stoves is putting millions of families at risk. With over 30% of households relying on charcoal and half still using firewood, children are the most vulnerable — facing respiratory infections, long‑term health problems, and even premature death….

Jennifer Ambolley
Video

The village showing Ghana how to turn plastic into “gold” while also cleaning the air

By Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith Summary: ASALOKO, Upper East Region – Every Saturday morning, before the sun has climbed high enough to bake the red laterite earth here, Mary Asaah is already moving. She sweeps her compound here in this community of about 1,200 people, then works her way outward, combing the dirt paths for…

Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith
A1Radio

Breathing death: Health experts warn of looming crisis as toxic air in illegal mining kills and sickens miners

For 15 years, Abass Salifu toiled deep underground at illegal mining sites around Kumasi. The work paid well. He built two houses and provided comfortably for his wife and two children. But in 2025, everything changed. He began coughing uncontrollably. Soon, he was coughing blood. By January this year, Salifu had died. ‘I wish I…

Prince Owusu Aseidu
Video

Ghana’s ‘okada’ law puts more motorcycles on the road — and more fumes in the air

By Caleb Ahinakwah with New Narratives Dorm Edem Prince Charles has a scratchy throat most evenings after work. Known amongst his fellow commercial bike riders as “Atentenben”, the Twi name for the flute that he loves to play, he coughs regularly while on the road. On long shifts in heavy traffic, Atentenben gets dizzy,…

Caleb Ahinakwah
Joy Online

As Environmental Protection Agency to Release Report on Latest Fish Die Off Near Bea Mountain Mine Expert Warns of Long Term Contamination

Liberia’s EPA to release findings on the Bea Mountain mine fish die-off. Experts warn of long-term contamination threatening rivers, crops and communities in Grand Cape Mount. A national call for accountability and stronger protections. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: Liberia: As Environmental Protection…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Video

As Environmental Protection Agency to Release Report on Latest Fish Die Off Near Bea Mountain Mine Expert Warns of Long Term Contamination

By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, environment reporter with New Narratives Summary: . Cyanide contamination first struck the Mafa River in 2022; four years later, a second spill has again been traced to the Bea Mountain gold mine concession but unusual chemical has raised suspicions toxin was planted intentionally. · The Environmental Protection Agency has promised a report…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Frontpage Africa

Inside Accra’s Mallam Market, traders breathe pollution twelve times higher than safe limits, but many don’t know the risks.

By Clankson Acheampong MALLAM MARKET, Accra – By 7:30 a.m., Gladys Ahugah has already arranged her onions, ginger and garlic neatly on a wooden table under the scorching sun here at Accra’s biggest food market. Behind her, a pepper grinding mill roars to life. Dust rises. Vehicles crawl past on the busy Mallam-Kasoa road, releasing…

Clankson Acheampong
Asaase The Voice of Our Land

Ghana’s six invisible killers — Why the poorest pedestrians pay the highest health price

BY KINGSLEY E. HOPE KEJETIA MARKET, Kumasi — Akosua Frimpong arrives at this busy central market before dawn. By 6am, she has arranged her foodstuffs on the median strip — tomatoes, onions, yams, okra, garden eggs — hawking them to pedestrians and drivers passing by. By evening, she will have stood there 14 hours, breathing…

Kingsley E. Hope
Ghanaian Times

Experts Say Electric Vehicles Are The Future But Rollout In Liberia Faces Challenges; A New Policy May Change That

In Monrovia, Liberia, a quiet shift is underway on the country’s roads — one that could reshape how people move, and how the nation powers its future. You need to mention what the story is about in the intro and include the news hook – that is what makes the story most interesting to listeners….

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Radio

Experts Say Electric Vehicles Are The Future But Rollout In Liberia Faces Challenges; A New Policy May Change That

Electric vehicles are slowly appearing on Liberia’s roads, but experts warn the country risks falling behind without clear policies and infrastructure. The government is now drafting its first zero-emission vehicle policy to attract investment, cut pollution, and reduce dependence on imported fuel. With plans for tax breaks, charging stations, and safety standards, advocates say the…

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Video

Liberia’s Empty Harvest: How Gambling Is Draining the Labor from Rural Farms

By Joseph Titus Yekeryan with New Narratives NEGBAN, Bong County – The vegetable and lowland rice field behind the Yan family home here should be alive with movement this time of year: young men clearing brush; laughter rising above the steady rhythm of hoes striking soil, and seedlings lined in careful rows. Instead, the field…

Joseph Titus Yekeryan
Frontpage Africa