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Liberia news — Monrovia politics, governance, the economy and society, with the latest updates from West Africa News Agency.

West African Politics

ECOWAS Statistical Leadership Training in Monrovia Ends with Calls for Stronger Systems

By Daniel Inaju - Challydoff LimitedOctober 13, 2026

A five-day ECOWAS training workshop on statistical leadership and management for National Statistical Systems managers from Member States and Mauritania concluded in Monrovia, Liberia. Participants recommended stronger strategic leadership, safeguards for the professional independence of statistical institutions, and improved coordination among statistical producers. They also urged ECOWAS to support capacity-building on generative artificial intelligence and to establish a regional committee for international statistical decision-making.

West African Politics

ECOWAS Opens Statistical Leadership Training in Monrovia as Liberia Launches Country Report

By Daniel Inaju - Challydoff LimitedOctober 6, 2026

ECOWAS has opened a five-day training programme in Monrovia for statistical leaders from member states and Mauritania, held under the World Bank-funded HISWACA project. Liberia used the opening ceremony to launch its Country Report on socio-economic performance, food security and regional integration.

Health Care Programmes

Review of 50 Studies Finds Stunting Dominates Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Chakupewa Joseph MpambijeSeptember 28, 2026

A review of 50 studies published between 2015 and 2025 finds stunting remains the most frequently reported form of child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 25% of under-fives stunted in many countries. The research groups responses into nutrition-specific, nutrition-sensitive and integrated approaches, concluding that combining strategies may offer the most sustainable results.