https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1141064819 Fatou Bensouda, an ex-prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has backed a hybrid court, for Liberia. She said the court, which will comprise local and international judges and lawyers, will boost the court’s credibility.This video summaries our exclusive interview with Bensouda….
Liberia Looks to New Climate Change Adaptation Fund for Forested Nations But Experts Warn It Faces Major Challenges Meeting Requirements
By Aria Deemie, climate and environment reporter with New Narratives Summary World leaders at the 30th Conference of the Parties, the annual meeting of countries coordinating to halt climate change, formally launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a new global fund with US$5.5 billion in initial support, designed to reward countries that keep their forests…
Liberia: Former Anti-Trafficking Deputy Indicted on Trafficking Charges, Stunning Advocates
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Summary: A former assistant director of the antihuman trafficking Unit at Liberia’s Labor Ministry has been indicted on charges that he participated in the very crime he was appointed to help combat. A Monrovia grand jury’s decision to indict Henry McGill, who held the assistant director…
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Video: Rural Liberian Clinic Gets Overhaul After Investigation Exposed Maternal Health Crisis
This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding came from the Swedish Embassy in Liberia. The donor had no say in the story’s content….
Liberia: Doctors Warn that Rampant Abuse of Anti-Microbial Drugs Is Creating Superbugs That Are Killing Thousands and Leaving Sick People Defenseless
By Gloria Wleh with New Narratives Summary: • Many Liberians are misusing antibiotics, antiparasitic, antifungal and antiviral drugs without prescriptions, creating what experts call “superbugs” – infections that are resistant to commonly available drugs. • Families are spending hundreds of U.S. dollars on ineffective treatments as superbugs lead to prolonged illnesses and hospital stays, with…
Rural Liberian Clinic Gets Overhaul After Investigation Exposed Maternal Health Crisis
By Siaway T. Miapue with New Narratives Summary: ARTHINGTON, Montserrado— More than a year after an investigation documented the deadly risks women faced giving birth at a rural government clinic here, the facility has been renovated and equipped with a new maternity ward, officials said at a dedication ceremony this month. The Church of Jesus…
Experts Link Rising Breast Cancer in Ghana to Air Pollution, Poor Women Most at Risk
By Jennifer Ambolley AGBOGBLOSHIE, Accra –Here in the notorious informal community on the edge of the capital city, Efua Mensah along with the rest of the market sellers, wakes up to a haze.The smoke from fires – cooking and waste burning – never leaves the 46-year-old cancer survivor. It curls over the wooden stalls and…
Augusta S. LafalayReporting Fellow
Augusta S. Lafalay is a Liberian journalist with more than six years of experience. She currently serves as the judicial reporter for The Heritage newspaper and has been a New Narratives fellow since May. In addition to her reporting work, Augusta is a fact-checker at The Stage Media Liberia, where she helps combat misinformation by…
Radio: As Survey Finds Liberians Among the World’s Biggest Worriers, Experts Warn Stress Is Driving the Rise in Chronic Diseases Especially Among Women
This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. The Swedish Embassy provided funding, but the founder had no say in the story’s content….
Liberia: As Survey Finds Liberians Among the World’s Biggest Worriers, Experts Warn Stress Is Driving the Rise in Chronic Diseases Especially Among Women
By Joyclyn Wea and Tetee Gebro with New Narratives Summary: MOUNT BARCLAY, Montserrado County- Each morning, as the sun climbs over here, Kebbeh Kollie grips a sledgehammer and strikes stone. The sharp clang echoes through the quarry near Mount Barclay, a rhythm of survival. For three years, the 40-year-old single mother has crushed rocks to…
Pilot Project Boosting Independent Revenue At Liberian Newsroom – Final Report
In 2025 New Narratives worked with digital transformation specialists InOldNews on a pilot project to boost the audience engagement and independent revenue of Liberia’s leading newsroom Front Page Africa. This final report showed impressive results that offer ideas for other newsrooms in low and lower-middle income countries….
“Excellence in Independent Journalism” Project in Liberia
“New Narratives is making a significant and meaningful contribution to the overall quantity and quality of independent journalism in Liberia by producing and diffusing high-quality reporting through media partners and other outlets. The evaluation found good evidence that many stories set the news agenda, strengthen the quality of public debate and have
sometimes led to concrete responses from public authorities. Stories and the framing of issues by New Narratives are often picked up by other media in their own reporting.”…
“Clean Air Reporting” Project in Ghana
“The report concludes that within a short space of time, the project has made commendable gains in raising awareness within and among media houses, effectively working with a relative handful of journalists and media houses that are the most credible and/or have largest audiences and most influential audiences. The gains can be seen as the beginning of a journey on the right path to generating and demanding more actions, accountability and solutions from the duty bearers (government, MDAs/MMDAs) to addressing Ghana’s serious air pollution scourge.”…
Solutions For Media Viability in Fragile Democracies: A New Project in Liberia Shows How AI and Digital Tools Can Bring New Revenue Sources to Independent Newsrooms
A groundbreaking pilot project funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, shows that AI and other new digital tools present promising new options for financial independence in West Africa’s leading newsrooms….
Video: At Global Climate Summit, Government Pushes Ambitious Climate Goals as USWithdrawal Clouds Progress
This story is a collaboration with New Narratives. Funding was provided by the AmericanJewish World Service. The donor had no say in the content of this story….
Liberia: At Global Climate Summit, Government Pushes Ambitious Climate Goals as US Withdrawal Clouds Progress
By Aria Deemie, Climate Change Reporter with New Narratives Summary: The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference kicked off this week, in Belém, Brazil, marking what experts say could be one of the most decisive moments for global climate action. World leaders, activists, and negotiators are gathering to chart a path toward limiting global warming….
New Narratives Kicks of Phase Two of Groundbreaking Air Pollution and Climate Change Journalism Project in Ghana
New Narratives kicked off phase two of our Clean Air Reporting Project in August. The project will continue its successful partnership with Joy News, one of the country’s leading news organizations. Joy reporter Michael Asharley will be Joy’s New Narratives air pollution/climate change beat reporter. Michael will also host the Joy/New Narratives weekly radio program…
Radio: Cost and Lack of Awareness Leave Millions With Poor Vision Limiting Children’s Education and Endangering Lives
This report is a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by the Swedish embassy in Liberia which had no say in the story’s content….
Liberia: Five Women Indicted in Trafficking Case Involving Their Own and Relatives’ Children
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Summary: A grand jury in Monrovia has indicted five women for allegedly trafficking their own children and those of their relatives to Mali and Burkina Faso. The fourteen children—seven boys and seven girls, ranging in age from eleven months to eight years—have not been identified publicly…
Liberia: Justice Advocates Reject Surprise Bills for War Crimes Court, Say Measures Aim to Shield Suspects
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Summary: · Justice advocates say surprise bills from Senator Joseph Jallah and Pro-Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence could shield accused perpetrators and undermine years of advocacy for a war and economic crimes court. · The bills would send appeals from the War Crimes Court to Liberia’s…