The DayLight

08/10/2026

GBARQUOITA — In June, the Bondi Mandingo Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Kisvan Timber Corporation, a logging company, to exploit 37,222 hectares of forest in Bopolu District, Gbarpolu County. However, it is the second contract in the same area, an irregularity.

In June, the Bondi Mandingo Forest signed an agreement with Kisvan Timber Corporation to exploit 37,222 hectares of forest. It is the second contract in the same area.

07/10/2026

GBARQUOITA – A community in Gbarpolu County has agreed to a new logging contract, reopening the forest to timber extraction after a previous contract ended unsuccessfully.

A community in Gbarpolu County has agreed to a new logging contract, reopening the forest to timber extraction after a previous contract ended unsuccessfully.

07/10/2026

KALLOR TOWN – People in Sinoe County lied in a letter to the European Union Delegation in Liberia regarding their participation in the establishment of a proposed park, a DayLight investigation found.

KALLOR TOWN - People in Sinoe County misled the European Union Delegation in Liberia regarding their participation in the establishment of a proposed park.

03/10/2026

Maya and Nana are two of a large number of children fathered by Asian workers of OTC, which was owned and operated by Guus Van Kouwenhoven, a Dutch businessman who died last month in South Africa. Gus, as he was affectionately called in Liberia, collaborated with then-President Charles Taylor, making OTC and people connected to it targets for rebels.

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15/09/2026

MONROVIA – The Liberian government is considering one of the most significant overhauls of the National Forestry Reform Law since its enactment 20 years ago. In 2006, Liberia’s legal landscape was very different. Since then, the country has enacted major legislation, including the Community Rights Law… with Respect to Forest Lands and the Land Rights Act. Liberia has also committed to international agreements on climate change, biodiversity conservation, and legal timber trade.

Top: Operators mill planks with a chainsaw in Borkeza, Lofa County, in 2022. The DayLight/James Harding Giahyue By Roberto T. Kollie MONROVIA – The Liberian government is considering one of the most significant overhauls of the National Forestry Reform Law since the was enacted in 2006. In 2006, L...

02/09/2026

25/08/2026

MONROVIA – Horizon Logging Limited, an Israeli-owned logging company with unknown owners, smuggled timber to the Ivory Coast on multiple occasions, valued at US$437,000, A DayLight investigation found.

The two shipments occurred in 2023 and 2024, according to Trademo, a US-based business platform that publishes international trade data. However, those shipments happened outside of LiberTrace, Liberia’s legal timber-trading system.

Horizon Logging Limited, an Israeli-owned logging company with unknown owners, smuggled timber to the Ivory Coast on multiple occasions valued at US$437,000.

24/08/2026

Some sad news from the neighboring Guinea.

A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, ​the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the ‌collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.

22/08/2026

BILLIBO TOWN – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has regained control of the Grebo-Krahn National Park from traditional leaders in Grand Gedeh County for the first time in months.

The Forestry Development Authority has regained control of the Grebo-Krahn National Park from traditional leaders in Grand Gedeh for the first time in months.

20/08/2026

NUMOPOH — Two loggers died after a tree crushed them in Sinoe County recently, the police said.

The victims have been identified as William Wleh Tarpeh, 49, and Stephen Chea Jr., about 25. They were contractors with African Finch Logging Limited, a company operating the Numopoh Community Forest in the Kpanyan District.

NUMOPOH — Two loggers died after a tree crushed them in Sinoe County recently, the police said.