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Trump praises Liberian president’s English, the country’s official language

donkorJuly 10, 2025July 10, 202501 mins

President Donald Trump has complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking, during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House. Trump told Boakai he speaks “such good English”, asking where he went to school. The visitor politely laughed, but did not mention that English is the official language of Liberia. Africa’s oldest…

Liberian president suspends hundreds of officials for failing to declare assets

donkorFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 202502 mins

Liberian President Joseph Boakai, who has pledged to eradicate corruption, has suspended more than 450 government officials for failing to declare assets. The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) identified 457 officials, including the minister overseeing the budget as well as ambassadors, as having not declared what they own before a November deadline, as required by the…