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05/10/2026

LTA Commissioner Honnah Challenges Effort Baptist Graduates To Pursue Higher Heights, Donates Starlink To Boost Digital Learning

By Clarke Ezekiel Geeplay

PAYNESVILLE, October 5, 2026 - A memorable day of joy and celebration unfolded at the Effort Baptist Church School as the institution marked its 20th Commencement Convocation, with Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioner for Consumer and Public Affairs, Hon. Patrick R. Honnah, delivering a powerful charge to the graduating class.

Delivering the keynote address, Commissioner Honnah challenged graduates to view their achievement not as an end, but as the beginning of greater responsibility.

"A certificate is not your final destination," Honnah told the graduates. "Your graduation today is not the end of your journey; it is the beginning of your duty to your family, your community, and your country. Go forward and pursue higher education."

The ceremony, which drew parents, clergy, and community leaders, celebrated years of academic perseverance at one of Paynesville's longstanding faith-based institutions.

In a move that resonated deeply with the school's administration, Commissioner Honnah, on behalf of the LTA, donated a complete Starlink satellite internet kit with one year of free subscription to Effort Baptist Church School.

The gesture is more than symbolic. It aligns with the LTA's broader national mandate.

Under Chairman Clarence Massaquoi and the Boakai Administration's Digital Transformation Program, the LTA has made school connectivity a central pillar:

In October 2025, the LTA signed a landmark agreement with Starlink Liberia LLC to connect 156 public senior high schools across all 15 counties. The more than $160,000 donation under Starlink's Impact Plan provides kits, routers, and one-year data, building on solar and computer labs provided by the Ministry of Education's IRISE Project.

Commissioner Honnah has been at the forefront of this push. In 2025, he personally donated Starlink kits to the Vahun Health Center and students in Vahun District, Lofa County — one of Liberia's most remote areas — to enable telemedicine and online learning.

In August 2026, the LTA signed new comprehensive Satellite Communications Guidelines, creating for the first time a dedicated regulatory framework for providers like Starlink, OneWeb, and Amazon Kuiper. Honnah, speaking ahead of the signing, said: "One of the critical milestones we look to achieve through these guidelines is to enable universal connectivity for the first time across the length and breadth of Liberia."

For Effort Baptist Church School, located in the densely populated Paynesville corridor where many schools struggle with unreliable internet and high data costs, the Starlink donation means access to e-learning resources, research, and digital skills training for students and faculty.

Effort Baptist Church School is a mission school under the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, operating in the ELWA, Paynesville area. For two decades, it has provided affordable Christian-based education from early childhood to senior high, serving hundreds of families. Its annual graduation remains a key community event, often hosting national leaders as keynote speakers.

Commissioner Honnah's appearance continues a tradition of public officials using such platforms to promote youth empowerment. As a former broadcast journalist turned regulator, Honnah has often emphasized that government cannot do everything alone, but targeted technology interventions can open doors.

The donation was received with applause by the administration, which described it as a timely boost to the school's efforts to integrate ICT into its curriculum.

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05/10/2026

Making the Case

This morning, NRF Manager Mrs. Joseta Neufville-Wento leads her team to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) for the Executive Budget Hearing, prepared with reconciled figures and potential revenue opportunities to support road financing and maintenance.

Since assuming office, the Manager has driven impressive gains in revenue collection, with stronger compliance and verification helping improve performance and advance sustainable road financing across Liberia.

05/10/2026

LCAA Strengthens Technical Capacity: Delegation Concludes Cargo Safety Benchmarking Mission to Ghana

By Clarke Ezekiel Geeplay

MARGIBI, October 5, 2026 — In a strategic move to enhance technical competence and institutional resilience, a delegation from the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) has successfully concluded a five-day professional development and benchmarking study visit to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Led by Chris Krah, the mission, held from September 28 to October 2, 2026, in Accra, focused on three critical pillars of modern aviation regulation: Air cargo safety oversight, Aviation security, and Revenue optimization.

The Ghana benchmarking was designed as a high-impact, hands-on professional development program.

Key learning modules included Rigorous inspection protocols for dangerous goods, high-risk cargo identification, and verification of weight-and-balance scales — a core ICAO requirement. Screening procedures and chain-of-custody controls for cargo including modern billing, invoicing, and collection mechanisms anchored on mandatory submission of cargo and passenger manifests.

To bridge theory and practice, the team undertook a field study at the Swissport Ghana cargo warehouse at Kotoka International Airport, observing high-volume import and export handling and deployment of advanced mechanized cargo systems.

The key takeaway for Liberia is a well-regulated cargo sector is not just a safety imperative, it is a major revenue stream for the Authority and the State when compliance is enforced.

This visit is not an isolated trip. It is part of a deliberate, structured reform agenda under LCAA Director General Julius D. Dennis Jr., to rescue Liberia's aviation sector from years of decline.

An ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) audit in 2022 found Liberia scored 27.4% Effective Implementation — far below the global target of 75%. The audit flagged two Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs) related to non-functional navigation aids, outdated flight procedures, lack of qualified technical personnel, and poor oversight systems. Liberia even temporarily lost its ICAO voting rights due to arrears.

DG Dennis, appointed in 2024 with UN aviation management experience, launched a recovery plan: The 20-Year Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP 2025-2045) Launched to modernize infrastructure, safety oversight, and human capital.

In collaboration with ICAO and the Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organization (BAGASOO), LCAA began corrective actions, including a National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) conference in 2025.

In late 2025, Liberia regained its ICAO voting rights in Montreal after settling arrears, with Qatar pledging technical assistance. Partnerships were also secured with Brussels Airlines for Air Traffic Control training in Accra, and with ITAerea Aviation Academy for specialized regulatory training.

Internal programs have included Basic Computer Literacy for staff, National Aviation Inspector Courses with ICAO, and Aviation Security courses to create national inspectors rather than rely on foreign evaluators.

Ghana is a regional benchmark. The GCAA, which was restructured in 2007 into GCAA and Ghana Airports Company, is considered one of West Africa's most compliant and commercially viable regulators. It has successfully implemented ICAO-compliant cargo oversight, modern ground handling, and automated revenue systems — exactly the systems LCAA needs to close its 2022 audit gaps.

Ghana also previously hosted LCAA Air Traffic Controllers for approach and aerodrome control training, making it a trusted South-South cooperation partner.

According to ICAO, Critical Element 4 (CE-4) Personnel Qualification and Training was one of Liberia's weakest points. The GCAA mission directly addresses this.

By investing in cargo inspectors who understand weight verification, manifest auditing, and dangerous goods detection, LCAA is building internal capacity to meet ICAO standards ahead of the next USOAP audit. Prevent aircraft incidents caused by undeclared or improperly loaded cargo
3. Oⁿ Increase non-aeronautical revenue to fund navigation aids, fire trucks (RIA currently has only 2 serviceable against a need for 4), and weather systems

This study visit marks a shift from ad-hoc training to strategic, competency-based professional development - where Liberian regulators learn from African peers who have solved similar challenges.

As LCAA pursues Category 9 safety status for Roberts International Airport to attract carriers like Turkish Airlines (scheduled to launch May 2026), such technical missions will determine whether Liberia can sustainably govern its own skies.

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05/10/2026

THE $1 BILLION TARGET AND THE 2029 DECEPTION: A Political Agenda Masquerading as a National Plan

Bolay P. Kanneh | Political Commentator based in Monrovia Writes ✍️ ✍️

I love my country, Liberia, and that is why we must tell ourselves the truth.

Liberia's current national development plan is the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), 2025-2029. On paper, it is ambitious. In reality, it is not a national development agenda at all. A true national development agenda survives governments. It is owned by the state, not by a political party. What we have is a five-year Unity Party roadmap dressed in national colors.

Let us be honest: you cannot develop Liberia in five years. Every government tells the same lie — that within its term, poverty will end, roads will reach everywhere, and lives will be transformed. It is impossible.

The ARREST Agenda will be Liberia's fourth post-conflict national plan without real development. The Unity Party says it will transition Liberia from a low-income nation to a prosperous, inclusive economy in just five years.

Their targets are seductive: Real GDP growth above 5% and GDP per capita above $1,500 by 2029, Multidimensional poverty reduced from 45% to 36% and Life expectancy increased from 60 to 65 years

Beautiful on PowerPoint. But here is the billion-dollar question: now that the $1 billion has been announced, we are already three years into the Unity Party's six-year mandate. From 2024 to mid-2026, where is the change in the status of the Liberian people in line with these goals? How will two years and a few months deliver what three years could not?

Here is my reading of what is to come, and I say it without fear or favor:

1. The $1 Billion Will Be the 2029 Campaign War Chest: That money will not emancipate the people; it will be weaponized to win elections against the opposition. Development will be announced, but politics will be implemented.

2. Politics Will Replace Policy: When the choice comes between meeting ARREST targets and winning votes, the ruling party will choose votes. The goals that were meant to free Liberians from poverty will be sacrificed for political survival.

3. The Ruling Party Will Betray Its Own Plan: To maintain power, the UP will cast doubt on, delay, or reinterpret every plan it crafted. What was called "inclusive" will become exclusive — for partisans only.

4. History Will Repeat Itself: Liberians will again become victims of the same cycle created by previous regimes — big promises, big borrowing, big disappointment. We remain poor not because we lack plans, but because we lack continuity.

5. The Campaign Message is Already Written: Come 2029, you will not hear about roads completed or poverty reduced. You will hear: "We brought $1 billion." The money itself will become the message, instead of what the money did for the people.

6. We Need a State Plan, Not a Party Plan: A genuine national development agenda provides a clear, long-term plan to reduce poverty, grow the economy, and improve daily life. It is not a five-year political manifesto that affects people indirectly through rhetoric rather than directly through delivery.

Until Liberia moves from a party roadmap to a state agenda — a 20 or 25-year plan that every government must follow, whether UP, CDC, or any other party wins — we will continue to celebrate loans and grants as achievements while the people remain poor.

That $1 billion must be accounted for to the Liberian people, not to party headquarters.

About the Author:
Bolay P. Kanneh is a Liberian political commentator and critic writing on governance and development. He is known for his realistic and critical stance on issues of national concern in Liberia.

05/10/2026

Sinoe County Power Clash Exposes Deep Cracks in Local Governance - And All Sides Got The Law Wrong

By Darious Dapae, Contributing Writer

GREENVILLE, October 5, 2026- What happened in the Sinoe County Administrative Building was not just a fight over a phone. It was a collision of three county officials who all appear to have exceeded or misunderstood their mandates.

The facts, as told by the actors themselves, contradict each other and raise serious legal and administrative questions.

A Fula businessman complained t o County Attorney Mmonbeydo Nadine Joah about extortion/harassment. County Attorney ordered arrest of a government official - Deputy Labor Commissioner Adolphus Broh. Labor Commissioner Yantee Mah intervened, citing official duty. County Superintendent arrived, demanded County Attorney stop recording and leave. Physical altercation ensued involving COS Cornelius Johnson and the County Attorney's driver Sunnyboy.

Attorney Joah says she acted on a fraud complaint and sent the complainant to call the suspect to his own shop to address it, then to police. That is not how prosecution works. A county attorney does not order arrests at a business premises. She should have investigated and issued a writ through the police with due process.

She then ordered the arrest of a sitting Labor Commissioner for obstruction because he questioned her authority to arrest his deputy. Questioning legal authority is not obstruction of justice.

Her power to arrest for obstruction on the spot in an administrative building is highly questionable. Recording inside an administrative dispute and refusing an order from the Superintendent who is the chair of the County's administrative structure shows poor judgment for the county's chief prosecutor.

On the other hand, Labour Commissioner Mah cites the Decent Work Act to protect his deputy collecting labor statistics. But collecting statistics does not grant immunity from criminal complaint. If Broh was extorting a businessman under guise of statistics collection, that is a criminal matter, not a labor matter. Mah cannot use his title as a shield.

He claims Broh was on official duty but his own narrative says the businessman said he had no statistics and would bring them later. Why then did police come to arrest Broh? What actually happened in the field? He omits that.

However, the Superintendent has administrative oversight, but he has no power to order a County Attorney who answers to the Minister of Justice to leave the building while performing what she claims is a lawful duty.

Attempting to seize a phone from an official who is recording is assault. Even if recording was inappropriate, the lawful remedy is not physical seizure. That act turned an argument into a potential criminal case.

County Attorney: "Superintendent tried to take my phone, his COS punched me in chest."

COS Johnson: "I never slapped her. I was separating my two bosses. I saw her holding Superintendent by his shirt."

Labor Commissioner: "County Attorney slapped the Superintendent."

Three officials, three different versions of who slapped who. COS Johnson even contradicts his own boss's accuser - Johnson says Joah never slapped Superintendent, but Labor Commissioner says she did.

The most telling contradiction: Johnson says he was acting as peacekeeper between two superiors, but simultaneously admits to a physical fight with Sunnyboy where he was held by neck and had to push free. A Chief of Staff has no business engaging in physical combat with another official's driver inside the county's seat of government.

This incident reveals a total breakdown of coordination and respect for boundaries among Sinoe County leadership:

Is the County Attorney using prosecutorial power to settle business disputes? Is the Labor Commissioner's office using labor inspection as extortion? Is the Superintendent's office using administrative authority to obstruct justice?

The law is clear: A complaint of extortion should be investigated by police, reviewed by the county attorney, and adjudicated by a court. None of that happened. Instead, we got phone-grabbing, shirt-pulling, and punching inside an Administrative Building.

This cannot be left as conflicting accounts. It requires: An immediate administrative investigation by the Ministry of Justice (for the County Attorney) and Ministry of Internal Affairs (for Superintendent and Labor Commissioner), A statement from Sinoe County police on what arrest orders they received and from whom, including medical examination if assault is alleged as well the full unedited video recording Joah claims to have

Until then, Sinoe County has three leaders who cannot sit in the same building without fighting - and a business community watching who they can trust.

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05/10/2026

Builds Leadership Capacity: Over 100 Senior Officers Certified in Gbarnga

By Jangar Boimah Johnson, Contributing Writer

GBARNGA, October 5, 2026– The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has strengthened its command structure with the certification of over 100 senior officers following a three-day Advanced Leadership Training.

The intensive seminar, facilitated by the Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), convened directors, sectional heads, regional and county commanders at the Regional Justice and Security Hub in Gbarnga.

Held under the theme “Leading with Integrity: Strengthening Accountability, Professionalism and the Fight Against Corruption,” the training focused on ethical leadership, institutional accountability, and anti-corruption best practices within the security sector.

Closing the training over the weekend, Commissioner General Col. Elijah F. Rufus said the credibility of the LIS rests not only on policies, but on the daily conduct of its leaders.

“Leadership begins with example. The public is watching how we conduct ourselves,” Rufus told the senior officers, urging them to translate the training into professionalism and integrity at their respective commands.

In a move to address operational constraints, the LIS administration also distributed essential logistics procured under the LIS 2026 fiscal budget, including office materials, stationery, uniforms, and raincoats for officers across the country.

Rufus said the intervention is part of his administration’s reform agenda to improve working conditions and enhance operational effectiveness as the Service executes its border security and migration management mandate.

He charged the newly certified officers to apply the leadership tools acquired to improve discipline, service delivery, and public trust in the LIS.

The training is seen as part of ongoing security sector reform efforts to professionalize Liberia’s law enforcement agencies.

The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) is a security agency under the Ministry of Justice with a mandate to enforce the Alien and Nationality Law - guarding Liberia's land, air and sea borders, managing migration, and tackling cross-border crimes like human trafficking, smuggling and illicit mining.

Commissioner General Col. Elijah F. Rufus is one of LIS's longest-serving officers - over 20 years in the Service. He served as Special Assistant to the Commissioner General, Chief of Office Staff, and Deputy Commissioner General for Administration before being appointed Acting Boss and later Commissioner General by President Boakai in 2025.

When he appeared before the Senate Committee on National Security in May 2025, he laid out a reform agenda built on four pillars: Enhanced professional training and ethical leadership, Border modernization and technology (including drone surveillance), Officer welfare - housing and logistics, and International partnerships with ECOWAS, IOM, INTERPOL.

He described the uniform as "a symbol of public trust" and pledged to restore public confidence through accountability.

The Gbarnga training is not isolated. Since taking over, Rufus has institutionalized continuous professional development.

The latest 3-day Advanced Leadership course, facilitated by the Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), targeted the top command - directors, regional and county commanders in strengthening accountability, professionalism and the fight against corruption directly addressing long-standing public complaints about corruption and unprofessional conduct at border points.

The distribution of uniforms, raincoats and stationery under the 2026 budget addresses what Rufus previously called "unacceptable" working conditions where officers protecting borders sleep in makeshift shelters.

In short, this Gbarnga certification is part of a broader modernization and professionalization drive to build what Rufus calls "a disciplined, professional and technology-driven" LIS capable of handling emerging migration challenges, including undocumented Burkinabe migrants in B**g, Nimba and Grand Gedeh counties.

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05/10/2026

Three Drug Traffickers Get 20 Years Each in RIA Co***ne Case - LDEA Hails Major Court Victory

By Samuel Dickson

MONROVIA, October 5, 2026- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has secured one of its biggest court victories in recent years after the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Margibi County sentenced three drug traffickers to 20 years in prison each for their role in a co***ne trafficking network linked to the Roberts International Airport (RIA).

The case dates back to July 12, 2025, when LDEA officers arrested Quita Dolo Kosso at RIA with 3.355 kilograms of co***ne valued at over US$181,008 (LRD 63.2 million). Kosso later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years.

Investigations into the network widened and implicated several other individuals, including former LDEA officers Abdullah Sheriff, Joe I. Logan, and Lovette L. Flower, and Nigerian national Tony Obi.

Sheriff pleaded guilty and received a two-year sentence with one year suspended. Another suspect, Menkarpoe Dou, was discharged after turning state witness.

Logan, Flower and Obi maintained their innocence, taking the case to a full jury trial at the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Kakata.

On September 7, 2026, a 12-member jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts against the three.

Presiding Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on September 29, 2026, imposed 20-year prison terms on each convict.

In a statement issued October 2, the LDEA, through its Chief of Public Relations S/A G. Olando Demey, commended the Judiciary, prosecution, investigators and witnesses for ensuring justice was served, noting that the outcome demonstrates that no one is above the law — regardless of status or affiliation.

The Agency said the conviction underscores its resolve to dismantle drug trafficking networks, including those involving its own former personnel.

The LDEA is meanwhile urging the public to continue to report suspected drug activities via its hotlines 0777-133-333 / 0888-133-333

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05/10/2026

Nyumalin Returns from U.S. Diaspora Conference, Pledges to Deepen Local Development Drive

By Clarke Ezekiel Geeplay

MONROVIA, October 5, 2026 — Minister of Local Government, Hon. Francis Sakila Nyumalin, has returned to the country after representing Liberia at a Diaspora Conference in the United States focused on harnessing diaspora capital for national development.

The conference brought together Liberian policymakers, diaspora investors, professionals, and development partners to explore practical ways the diaspora can contribute to local economic growth, job creation, and improved service delivery in counties and districts.

Minister Nyumalin was received at the Ministry on Thursday, October 1, 2026, by Deputy Minister for Administration, Hon. Edward K. Mulbah, along with deputy ministers, assistant ministers, heads of programs, and staff.

Speaking on arrival, Minister Nyumalin said his U.S. engagement reinforced a key development lesson: local governance is the engine of national development.

He noted that diaspora Liberians expressed strong willingness to invest and transfer skills, but stressed that such investments will only be impactful if local government structures are strong, transparent, and service-oriented.

“Our people abroad want to contribute to development at home in agriculture, education, health and local infrastructure. But that requires a functional, coordinated Ministry that can work effectively with counties, cities and communities to absorb and sustain those contributions,” Nyumalin said.

He therefore challenged the Ministry’s leadership to strengthen internal coordination, collaboration, and communication as a prerequisite for effective decentralization and local development.

According to him, improving efficiency within the Ministry is not an administrative issue alone, but a development imperative critical to implementing the Government’s ARREST Agenda, accelerating decentralization, and ensuring that public services actually reach Liberians in rural and underserved communities.

Diaspora engagement, he added, must move beyond conferences to concrete development partnerships that support county development funds, local revenue generation, and community-driven projects.

Minister Nyumalin has since resumed official duties, with focus on strengthening partnerships with local authorities, development partners, and the diaspora to translate dialogue into development outcomes for the Liberian people.

Minister Nyumalin attended the 2026 Liberia Diaspora Annual Conference held
September 25-27 in Alexandria, Virginia Washington DC Metro area.

This year's theme was "Dialogue to Delivery: Mobilizing Global Liberian Diaspora for National Transformation" and "From Dialogue to Delivery: Diaspora Capital, Innovation, and the Next Liberia".

It gathered over 1,000 Liberians from the US, Europe and Africa. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai addressed the conference on September 26, challenging diaspora Liberians to move beyond remittances into concrete investments and projects.

Boakai has described the diaspora as Liberia's 16th county and the fifth estate. The Boakai administration says it has created a legislative diaspora caucus and is working to strengthen the Office of Diaspora Affairs.

The conference was supported by UNDP Liberia and other partners.The Ministry is leading Liberia's decentralization drive. The framework is based on: Local Government Act of 2018 (10-year framework), Revenue Sharing Law of 2022 and the Ministry of Local Government Law of 2025.

Just weeks before the diaspora trip, Nyumalin launched an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Governance and Decentralization to transfer political authority and funding from Monrovia to the 15 counties.

He has publicly admitted implementation has been slow. By 2024, less than 20% of the Local Government Act had been implemented, now above 60%, with a target of 100% by 2030.

Minister Nyumalin's consistent complaint: County Councils have huge mandates in health, education, water and roads but receive less than 1% of the national budget,, leaving clinics without medicine and schools without teachers.

He summarized it as Local government is equal to government with your face, arguing decentralization needs real money, real power, not just structures.

Developmentally, the significance is that Nyumalin is expected to translate diaspora commitments - capital, skills, and investment - into county-level development, to support the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development 2025-2029, which lists decentralization and citizen participation as governance priorities.

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05/10/2026

LTA Takes 2026 Cybersecurity Marathon to Bomi County – Initiative to Promote Digital Safety

By Clarke Ezekiel Geeplay

MONROVIA, October 5, 2026 – The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) is set to take its 2026 Cybersecurity Marathon to Bomi County this October as part of its nationwide campaign to promote cybersecurity awareness and digital safety.

The marathon, organized under the theme “Secure Our Digital Future,” is a flagship initiative of the LTA aimed at educating Liberians on the importance of staying safe in an increasingly connected world.

According to the Authority, the campaign seeks to empower citizens, students, businesses, and community leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to protect themselves against cyber threats, misinformation, and irresponsible use of technology.

“The initiative promotes cybersecurity awareness, digital safety, and responsible use of technology, helping communities stay informed and protected,” the LTA said in a statement.

The Bomi edition of the marathon will bring together students, youth groups, local authorities, and stakeholders in the telecommunications sector for a series of awareness activities, including public sensitization, educational sessions, and community engagement on best practices for online safety.

The LTA said the Cybersecurity Marathon is part of its broader mandate to build a resilient and secure digital Liberia, where every citizen can benefit from technology without falling victim to its risks.

The Authority is calling on residents of Bomi County and the general public to join the campaign. “Together, let’s secure our digital future” the LTA urged.

The 2026 Cybersecurity Marathon is expected to be extended to other counties in the coming months as part of efforts to decentralize digital literacy and cybersecurity education across.

The Cybersecurity Marathon is LTA’S flagship nationwide awareness campaign designed to take digital safety education out of Monrovia and into rural communities.

The initiative was officially launched in Grand Bassa County in 2024 as part of Liberia's observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, under the international theme "Secure the World" and Liberia's local theme "Cybersecurity Marathon: Securing Our Digital Future."

Commissioner Angela Cassell-Bush, Commissioner for International Gateway Services and Internet Governance, is the face of the campaign.

The Marathon uses a symbolic torch that moves from county to county targeting Secondary school students (Grades 6-9), Women, children and young people, considered the most vulnerable online,
Local authorities, teachers and the business community.

Sessions focus on practical topics like strong password creation, data protection, phishing, safe internet habits, cyberbullying, and incident reporting.

The campaign has been supported by partners including TELECEL, ZOR Media & Events, and the Liberia Girls Guide Association (LGGA), which uses drama skits to demonstrate cyber scams.

The LTA has said the campaign also aims to discourage online harassment and humiliation and encourage more girls into STEM careers.

After Grand Bassa, the Marathon has been held in Gbarnga B**g County, hosted at William V.S. Tubman Gray United Methodist High School with five schools participated. For Ganta in Nimba County, it Included a street float and door-to-door outreach while other stops have included ELWA community schools in Montserrado.

Commissioner Bush has stated the LTA's goal is to roll the campaign across all 15 counties of Liberia. The move to Bomi is a continuation of this decentralization strategy.

It aligns with the LTA's broader mandates under the Government's 5-Year Strategic Action Plan (2025-2029) "Digital Liberia: Equity, Sovereignty and Innovation for a Connected Future" and its recent call for regional cooperation on cybersecurity at the Mano River Union Internet Governance Forum held in Paynesville in September 2026.

The Bomi edition is expected to replicate the B**g/Gbarnga model - school-based awareness, panel discussions with local and international experts, and direct community engagement.

In short, Bomi is not a new program - it is the next leg of a marathon that started in 2024 and is now in its second year of nationwide expansion.

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