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…
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….
11 Indicted in Country’s Biggest Trafficking Ring After FrontPage Africa Investigation Exposed Allegations Bribes Were About to Derail the Case
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent and New Narratives editors Summary: A grand jury in Monrovia has indicted 11 people accused of operating a sprawling human trafficking ring that prosecutors say lured dozens of Liberians with promises of jobs abroad before holding them captive, extorting money from their families and subjecting some victims to rape and torture….
After Delays and Bribery Allegations, Liberia’s Largest Human Trafficking Case Goes to Trial
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent and New Narratives editors Ten of the 11 people accused in what prosecutors and anti-trafficking experts describe asLiberia’s largest human trafficking case are scheduled to go on trial Wednesday, weeks after aMontserrado County grand jury indicted them over the alleged trafficking and exploitation of57 poor people from seven of Liberia’s 15…
Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen
Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen is a Ghanaian multimedia journalist, researcher, and sciencecommunicator specializing in climate change, air quality, environmental sustainability, andpublic health.He produces and hosts Climate Focus on JoyNews, a programme that examines climate andenvironmental issues affecting communities across Ghana. Through journalism,documentaries, and human-interest storytelling, he makes complex scientific andenvironmental topics accessible to diverse audiences.Mahmud is the Founder and…
Abigail Annoh
Abigail Annoh is a journalist with the Ghanaian Times, a subsidiary of the New TimesCorporation, based in Accra, Ghana. With more than a decade of experience, she has reportedextensively on health, gender, disability, and social development issues.Her journalism focuses on amplifying underreported voices, advancing public healthawareness, and fostering informed public discourse on issues of national and…
Lordina Agyemang Duah
Lordina Agyemang Duah is a journalist with the Kumasi bureau of Asaase BroadcastingCorporation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from the University ofCape Coast and brings substantial newsroom experience to her work.Her reporting focuses on environmental issues and the lived experiences of underservedcommunities. Passionate about public-interest journalism, she is committed to amplifying thevoices…
Kingsley Elijah Hope
Kingsley Elijah Hope, popularly known as Hope King, is an award-winning Ghanaianjournalist with over a decade of experience in science, environmental, investigative, anddevelopment reporting. Based in Kumasi, he serves as the Ashanti Regional Correspondentfor the Ghanaian Times and also contributes to the Weekly Spectator. He is the foundingExecutive Director of the Science and Technology Communicators of Ghana (SaTCoG),…
Clankson Acheampong
Clankson Acheampong is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist with nearly five years ofexperience in radio and digital journalism. She works with Asaase Radio in Accra, where shecovers governance, health, climate, environmental, and social development issues.She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and Sociology from the University ofGhana, Legon.Driven by a passion for public-interest journalism,…
Caleb Ahinakwah
Caleb Ahinakwah is a Ghanaian journalist, fact-checker, and communications consultant withmore than a decade of experience in broadcast, digital, and investigative journalism. He is aSenior Online Journalist with MyJoyOnline, where he reports on governance, climate change,public health, environmental sustainability, digital public infrastructure, human rights, andsocial development.His work is rooted in accountability journalism and data-driven storytelling,…
Joyce Gyekye
Joyce Gyekye is an award-winning broadcast journalist with the Ghana BroadcastingCorporation and more than two decades of experience in journalism. She is recognised forproducing impactful news reports and radio programmes on climate change, public health, airpollution, agriculture, and sustainable development in Ghana.A strong advocate for public-interest journalism, Joyce focuses on amplifying the voices ofvulnerable and…
Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith
Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, documentary storyteller, andphotojournalist based in the Upper East Region. A journalist with A1 Radio Bolgatanga, he isknown for development-focused reporting on governance, economic issues, accountability,and the challenges facing underserved communities. Through radio, photography, anddocumentary filmmaking, he amplifies voices often overlooked in national discourse,particularly in northern Ghana.His…
Edwin Kwakofi
Edwin Kwakofi is a broadcast journalist with 11 years of experience across television, radio,and digital media. A communications graduate, he has built expertise in reporting andstorytelling across a broad range of beats, including sports, business, entertainment, politics,and social affairs.Since the start of his journalism career, Edwin has worked with Citi FM and Channel OneTV, where…
Jennifer Ambolley
Jennifer Ambolley is a Ghanaian journalist with The Chronicle newspaper, where sheproduces investigative and feature stories on public health, environmental justice, andtechnology. She is also an experienced communications professional with expertise in mediastrategy, communication management, and fact-checking.Jennifer holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Media, Arts andCommunication (UniMAC). Her journalism has earned significant recognition,…
When Domestic Violence Destroys a Family, Innocent Children Pay the Price
By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives MISSION-THIRD, Montserrado County – Esther was 39 years old when she died in her friend’s arms here late last year. Family and neighbors say she had survived years of abuse by her husband. But no help ever came. Her husband is now detained and facing a murder…
The Cost of Silence: GirlsAcross Liberia Say a Lack of Sex Education Is Changing the Course of Their Lives
By Tetee Gebro, gender correspondent with New Narratives Summary: BENSONVILLE, Montserrado — Benetta was 17 when she first became pregnant. No one had ever explained sex, contraception, or how pregnancy happens to her. People in her community started talking and urged her to visit a clinic. A nurse told her she would be a mother…
Young Liberians Win Historic Taskforce to Fight Sexual Violence — Now Comes the Hard Part
Young Liberians have made history! A new Youth Gender-Based Violence Taskforce has been launched to fight sexual violence across all 15 counties. This bold step empowers young voices to report cases, raise awareness, and demand justice — proving that the future of Liberia is one where survivors are heard and protected. Joyclyn Wea reports in…
Young Liberians Win Historic Taskforce to Fight Sexual Violence — Now Comes the Hard Part
By Joyclyn Wea, gender correspondent with New Narratives Summary: When young Liberians marched through the streets of the capital in March demanding stronger action against rape and gender-based violence, many wondered whether the government would simply receive their petition and move on. Less than two months later, the Ministry of Gender has answered that question…
“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…
“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…
Ex-President Sirleaf Lashes Lawmakers in Capitol Speech, Calls Low Representation of Women Embarrassing
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Liberia should be ashamed that women occupy only 11 of the 103 seats in the National Legislature — warning that the imbalance is slowing the country’s development and peacebuilding efforts. Women’s rights advocates welcomed her remarks, saying the low representation reflects the continued dominance of male political power…