Liberia is at risk of losing millions in global climate funding as experts warn the country must urgently strengthen its environmental governance, after years of stalled projects left coastal communities, farmers and vulnerable families exposed to rising seas and unpredictable weather; now, with leaders and partners meeting in Monrovia to chart a new path, many…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate change correspondent with New Narratives Summary Liberia risks missing out on millions of dollars in international climate financing unless it strengthens its environmental governance systems, a Liberian climate expert has warned. Isaac Nyaneyon Kannah Teah, a Liberian climate expert with a master’s degree in geoscience from Cadi Ayyad University in Morocco,…
Liberians are feeling the pinch as global oil prices soar past $100 a barrel, driving up the cost of transport, food, electricity and daily survival in a country that relies entirely on imported fuel. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: Liberia: Middle East…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate correspondent with New Narratives Summary Liberians are paying more to travel, eat and keep the lights on as conflict in the Middle East pushes global oil prices above $US100 a barrel for the first time in years, exposing the country’s dependence on imported fuel to the world’s most volatile markets….
A dead baby whale washed ashore at Sheri Beach in Congo Town on February 11, its head tightly entangled in a fishing net, drawing more than a thousand people who quickly cut the carcass apart for food before authorities arrived the next day. The incident exposed major gaps in Liberia’s coastal protection system—weak enforcement of…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, environment correspondent with New Narratives Summary CONGO TOWN, Monrovia-The morning of February 11 started like most mornings at here at Sheri Beach on the shoreline of the capital – the slow crash of Atlantic waves, the smell of salt and diesel. Then someone spotted something enormous at the water’s edge: A baby…
In Liberia, a corruption case involving 25,000 bags of donated Saudi riceis from Saudi Arabia is becoming an early test of President JosephBoakai’s promise to crack down on graft. In 2024 thousands of flood victims in rural counties were left with nogovernment help after flood waters washed away homes. Prosecutorssay half the rice was stolen….
By Joyclyn Wea and Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives Summary: ITI VILLAGE, River Cess County -When the rain came hard in 2024, residents here in this village in the southern part of the county described a disaster: floodwaters swallowed roads, farms, and homes, stranding people and pushing families into makeshift shelters. In the same…
In this special report Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon goes to South Africa with the New Narratives team to report on the role of commemoration in the post-apartheid era. It’s 30 years since South Africa ended the government led racial segregation system that terrorized and discriminated against the country’s non-white populations. Though many feared the end of…
A recently released survey has confirmed what child welfare advocates have long feared: The rising number of Liberians living in poverty has led to a huge number of children living on the streets. There were more than three hundred and sixty six thousand children living on their own in 2022. Sadly, experts say, with so…
At his inauguration in January this year President Joseph Boakai became the latest Liberian leader to announce bold new initiatives to end corruption at the start of his administration. But Liberians have seen decades of endemic corruption, with few attempts to hold accused officials accountable. So most took a wait and see approach at this…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives DUPORT ROAD, Paynesville – For the last three years 17-year-old Lusu has been living a hellish existence, trying to keep herself and her two babies alive, by selling the only thing she has of value: sex. Like a growing number of children living on Liberia’s streets, Lusu…
Liberia is facing a quiet but devastating hunger crisis, and women and children are suffering the most. In communities like West Point, mothers often survive on just one meal a day so their children can eat, while many families scrape by through informal work that barely covers a few cups of rice. Liberia ranks 112th…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate correspondent with New Narratives Summary WEST POINT, Monrovia – Favor James wakes up every morning thinking about water. Not drinking it but selling it – cold water in plastic bags that she hawks on Kru Beach here in the capitals’ largest informal settlement, for a few coins. Born with limited…
Hunger in Liberia is “serious” according to the latest Global Hunger Index.The number of malnourished people has risen to two in every fiveChild “stunting”, death and wasting has not improved in eight yearsGovernment rejects findings and commits to increasing food production as you will hear in this report by Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives’ senior correspondent….
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives ELWA QUARRY, Monrovia — Fatu Moore pounds rocks hour after hour in this quarry on the outskirts of the capital. Her weathered hands tell a story of survival. For 35 years she has crushed rocks here under the hot sun, transforming boulders into gravel for income to feed…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives GARDNERSVILLE, Montserrado —Harriet Mulbah’s eyes brighten as she describes her dream of becoming a nurse. Until recently, that dream seemed impossible for the thirteen-year-old who spent her days guiding her blind mother through Monrovia’s crowded streets, begging for money instead of attending school. Harriet is among the children…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives The sun was just coming up one morning last week when the chief of one local NGO received the email that threatens to have upended her life’s work. The email subject line “A Memo of Our Project, Stop Work Order Notice,” with the letter subject “Suspension Notice” was…
Liberia’s wetlands are under threat—but communities are stepping up to protect the ecosystems that sustain their lives. This short video takes you inside the fight to save these vital landscapes, showing how rising pollution, unchecked construction, and climate pressures are putting our future at risk. Watch how local voices, environmental advocates, and everyday citizens are…
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, New Narrative Climate and Enviromental Reporter Summary · Liberia’s wetlands are rapidly disappearing due to illegal settlements, weak enforcement of environmental laws, and public neglect, with the Mesurado Wetlands in Greater Monrovia among the hardest hit, environmental authorities warned during World Wetlands Day. · EPA officials revealed severe ecological damage, including…
A breakthrough malaria drug now approved and rolling out in eight African countries offers new hope for saving infants’ lives after years without an age-appropriate treatment, but Liberia risks being left behind as experts urge faster regulatory action to close the treatment gap in a nation still battling one of the region’s highest malaria burdens…
