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…
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Living in Hell” Experts Alarmed at Dramatic Increase in Street Children
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…
With Boakai’s Assets Recovery Team Under a Cloud Activists Call for a Reset in Corruption Fight
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…
“Living in Hell” – Experts Alarmed at a Dramatic Increase in Street Children and Child Sex Workers as Government Struggles to Respond
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’s Silent Crisis: Women and Children Bear the Brunt of Persistent Hunger
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…
Liberia’s Silent Crisis: Women and Children Bear the Brunt of Persistent Hunger
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 on The Rise in Liberia, According to Latest Global Hunger Index
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….
Hunger on The Rise in Liberia, According to Latest Global Hunger Index
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…
A Fragile Lifeline for Liberia’s Growing Number of Children Living in the Street Faces Uncertain Future As Donor Support Falls
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…
US Aid Cut Will Have Devastating Impact on Liberian NGOs and the Aid Economy, Says One Local NGO Head
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 Under Threat as EPA Sounds Alarm on World Wetlands Day
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…
Liberia’s Wetlands Under Threat as EPA Sounds Alarm on World Wetlands Day
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…
New Malaria Drug Available in Eight African Countries Promises Breakthrough for Infants; Liberia May Wait Years
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…
New Malaria Drug Available in Eight African Countries Promises Breakthrough for Infants; Liberia May Wait Years
Summary: · Health experts are urging swift regulatory approval for “Coartem Baby”, a groundbreaking new malaria drug for infants under six months, warning delays could cost lives. · Liberia continues to battle one of Africa’s highest malaria burdens, with nearly one million cases and an estimated 3,500 deaths in 2023 — most among children under…
They Survived Addiction. Now Comes the Hardest Part: Going Home
After surviving addiction and completing treatment at Liberia’s only government-approved rehab center, many graduates say the hardest challenge isn’t detox but going home to communities where stigma, isolation, unemployment and shattered family ties make staying clean a daily battle, highlighting that recovery truly begins long after rehab ends. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social…
They Survived Addiction. Now Comes the Hardest Part: Going Home
After years of struggling with addiction, Liberians who have completed treatment at the country’s only government approved rehabilitation center say the hardest challenge begins when they return home, where stigma, weak family support, and limited job opportunities make staying sober a daily struggle and show that recovery does not end with treatment but continues in…
They Survived Addiction. Now Comes the Hardest Part: Going Home
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives Summary: · Liberia’s only government-approved rehab center has graduated more than 100 people, but many returning addicts say the true struggle begins after treatment, as they re-enter communities shaped by fear, stigma and memories of their past. · Relapse remains a constant threat, with graduates describing isolation, lack…
New Report Recommends Holistic Approach to Drug Crisis; Calls for Joint Taskforce Against Drug Trafficking In The Mano River Area
A new report urges a holistic strategy to address the rising drug crisis in the Mano River region, calling for the creation of a joint taskforce to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking across Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this…
We’re Failing a Generation,” Experts Say President Boakai’s Drug War Lacks Urgency as Generation Slips Through the Cracks
Experts warn that President Boakai’s anti-drug efforts are lacking urgency, saying Liberia is failing a generation as young people slip through the cracks amid the growing drug crisis. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-were-failing-a-generation-experts-say-president-boakais-drug-war-lacks-urgency-as-generation-slips-through-the-cracks/ This story was a collaboration with New Narratives…
As Drug Crisis Grows Medical Experts Demand Amateur Rehabilitation Centers Be Shut Down As Desperate Families Drain Savings on Treatment That Fails to Deliver
Medical experts are calling for the closure of amateur drug rehabilitation centers as Liberia’s drug crisis worsens and desperate families drain their savings on ineffective treatment. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-as-drug-crisis-grows-medical-experts-demand-amateur-rehabilitation-centers-be-shut-down-as-desperate-families-drain-savings-on-treatment-that-fails-to-deliver/ This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part…
Victims of LURD Rebel General ‘K1’ Say Five-Year U.S. Sentence Is an Insult to His Heinous Crimes and Demand He Is Tried in War Crimes Court
Victims of LURD rebel general “K1” say his five-year U.S. sentence is an insult to the severity of his crimes and are calling for him to be tried in Liberia’s war crimes court. Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-victims-of-lurd-rebel-general-k1-say-five-year-u-s-sentence-is-an-insult-to-his-heinous-crimes-and-demand-he-is-tried-in-war-crimes-court/ This story was…