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David S. Johnson
Administrator
David S. Johnson, Jr. is a Journalist, Multimedia Practitioner, and Media Entrepreneur based in Monrovia, Liberia. With nearly a decade of active journalism practice since 2016 — spanning print, digital, broadcast, and community media.
Latest by David
78-Hour Legislative Ultimatum: House Intervenes as Monrovia Port Gridlock Strangles Liberian Supply Chains
MONROVIA, Liberia — The House of Representatives has stepped directly into Liberia’s maritime logistics crisis, constituting a Joint Committee on Good Governance and Maritime Affairs and imposing a strict 78-hour deadline to dismantle severe cargo congestion at the Freeport of Monrovia.
David S. Johnson•20h ago
Zimbabwe and Russia Advance Strategic Healthcare and Localized Production Partnership
MOSCOW, Russia — Zimbabwean Vice President Kembo Mohadi, alongside Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini, has arrived in Moscow to transition bilateral health commitments with the Russian Federation from high-level diplomatic frameworks into concrete operational and manufacturing projects.
David S. Johnson•20h ago
LNP Issues Public Safety Announcement Banning Street Vending Along Tubman Boulevard Construction Corridor
MONROVIA — The Liberia National Police (LNP) has issued a Public Safety Announcement informing all marketers, street vendors, petty traders, and members of the public that the sale of goods and all other commercial activities are strictly prohibited within the ongoing overhead bridge construction corridor along Tubman Boulevard.
David S. Johnson•21h ago
Power to the Periphery: Self-Financed Grid Expansion Tests LEC Capacity and Local Governance in Western Liberia
CLAY, BOMI COUNTY — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai officially broke ground on Friday, November 6, 2026, for a major regional electrification initiative targeting Bomi, Gbarpolu, and Grand Cape Mount counties.
David S. Johnson•21h ago
Bulldozing Judicial Trust: Systemic Land Insecurity and Compromised Process Fuel Monrovia’s Eviction Crisis
MONROVIA, Liberia — The sudden leveling of homes across a disputed 45-acre tract in Johnsonville Township has left dozens of families sleeping in the open, marking the latest wave in a escalating pattern of mass demolitions sweeping Montserrado County.
David S. Johnson•21h ago
Scout Association’s Anti-Plastic Drive Targets Buchanan
BUCHANAN, Liberia — The Liberia Scout Association has extended its Environmental Stewardship Project to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, convening local residents at the Bassa Youth Caucus to advocate for reductions in single-use plastics under the banner "Reduce Single-Use Plastics for a Longer, Healthier and Cleaner Environment."
David S. Johnson•22h ago
Why Boakai’s $100-a-Month Clean City Initiative Exposes Liberia's Municipal Waste Deficit
MONROVIA, Liberia — The announcement by Deputy Minister for Administration Bill McGill Jones that the Liberian government will roll out President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s 90-day "Clean City Initiative" across eight counties highlights a familiar executive strategy: pairing short-term youth employment with highly visible municipal sanitation drives.
David S. Johnson•22h ago
Ghana Champions Inclusion of Caribbean Nations in AfCFTA Architecture
ACCRA, Ghana — In a move aimed at translating historical transcontinental ties into formal commercial structures, Ghana has formally proposed extending the trade and investment framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to include the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
David S. Johnson•22h ago
Morocco Halts African Tomato Shipments as Domestic Inflation Mounts
RABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan government has temporarily suspended export permits for fresh tomatoes bound for sub-Saharan African markets, prioritizing domestic supply stabilization as retail prices approach record highs of 12 to 15 dirhams ($1.20–$1.50) per kilogram in local markets.
David S. Johnson•22h ago
OECD Warns Africa’s Shallow Corporate Debt Markets Constrain Private Sector Expansion
PARIS, France — Africa’s corporate debt markets remain structurally undersized and ill-equipped to supply the long-term capital required for continental economic growth, according to the OECD’s Africa Capital Markets Report 2026 released on Friday. Outstanding market-based corporate debt across all 54 African economies reached just $211 billion at the end of 2025—representing a mere 0.3 percent of global corporate debt despite the continent accounting for nearly 2.7 percent of global GDP.
David S. Johnson•22h ago
Silent Suffocation: How Foreign Funding Drops and Policy Shifts Threaten SRH in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia — In the quiet corridors of rural health posts across Lofa, Nimba, and Grand Bassa, a critical health emergency lingers far from the international spotlight. For decades, Liberia’s public health architecture has relied heavily on external development assistance, with foreign institutions historically funding up to 80 percent of all public-sector reproductive health logistics and FP procurement.
David S. Johnson•1d ago
Rwanda Posts 10.6% Fiscal Growth to Lead Sub-Saharan Recovery Amid Rising External Debt and Sector Disparities
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 10.6 percent during the 2025/2026 fiscal year, accelerating sharply from the 6.3 percent growth recorded in the preceding period, according to annual macroeconomic data released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).
David S. Johnson•1d ago