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1. Liberia: The U.S.$203 Milion Rural Electrification Project

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   4 December 2013 The New Dawn (Monrovia) 

A US$203m loan agreement to electrify 28 localities in Liberia, through the construction of four sub-power stations along the first corridors of the country's growth triangle- the Nimba, Bassa to Montserrado route, was recently signed between the Liberia and African Development Bank or AfDB.
 
 The Cote d'Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG)…

2. Liberia: U.S., Liberian officials begin construction of new water pipelines for Robertsport

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   21 January 2014 The New Dawn (Liberia) U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac and USAID's Global Water Coordinator, Chris Holmes, along with officials from the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC),…

3. Fin d'une étude sur l’interconnexion électrique entre la Côte d’Ivoire, le Libéria, la Sierra Léone et la Guinée

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   3 May 2012 Le Gouvernement guinéen vient d’annoncer la fin de l’Etude d’Impact Environnemental et Social et du Tracé de Ligne du projet d’interconnexion Côte d’Ivoire - Libéria - Sierra Léone - Guinée (CLSG), rapporte Radio Kankan. L’étude a été financée par le Fonds Fiduciaire pour les Infrastructures en Afrique de l’Union Européenne. Selon Amadou Diallo, secrétaire général du Système d’Echanges…

4. Liberia: Millions Missing in Water Sector

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   13 May 2014 New Democrat (Monrovia) Every 100 gallon pumps of water to Monrovia and its environs, 80 gallons are lost either through illegal connections or burst pipes, thus losing millions in the water sector, the Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation has alarmed.
  
Addressing a Senate public hearing yesterday, Dr. Charles Allen said out of a total expenditure of US$455,000 monthly, only US$392,000 was being generated monthly as revenues. "Only 20 gallons out of every 100 gallons can be accounted for by the corporation," he said. Currently, the Liberia Water and Sewer…

5. WB supports road infrastructure project in Liberia

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   28 July 2011 The World Bank has just granted a loan facility of 250 million dollars to Liberia to finance a vast road rehabilitation project. The minister of Finance, Augustine Ngafuan, who signed the funding agreement last weekend, believes that this is an "important step forward in the efforts of Liberia towards reducing poverty in the country". The works concern 249 km of road linking Monrovia…

6. Liberia: World Bank Funds to Tackle More Road Projects

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   25 September 2012 AllAfrica.com (The New Dawn): The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors Thursday approved US$50 million to help Government of Liberia to tackle gridlock on a major road linking the capital city of Monrovia to the Guinea border. The funds will support the Road Asset Management Project (LIBRAMP), a flagship transport activity in the region and part of the Government's road construction program. The funds will also support the development of the Liberia Multimodal Transport Plan, a framework to provide the country direction for creating a modern, effective public transport system network…

7. Liberia: Germany Gives Six Million to Transport Sector

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   24 October 2012 AllAfrica.com - A six-million euro joint implementation agreement for technical cooperation projects has been concluded between the governments of Liberia and Germany for capacity building in the transport sector. The agreement will be signed at a formal ceremony in Monrovia in November by Finance Minister, Amara Konneh, Transport Minister, Eugene Lenn Nagbe and Public Works Minister, Samuel Kofi Woods for Liberia and German Ambassador Bode Schafff and GIZ Project Director Claudia Hermes for Germany. Under the agreement, the German Government through GIZ will provide equipment for Road…

8. Liberia Maintains Strong Advocacy for Supports to Energy Sector At World Confab in Tokyo

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   12 October 2012 All Africa.com - Liberia's Finance Minister, Amara Konneh knows first-hand what access to electricity can bring to the developing countries, particularly in his post-conflict Liberia where the need for restoring the energy sector is vital to sustainable growth and development. Now, Minister Konneh, an outspoken advocate of energy access for all Liberians is working to prove that there are smarter power strategies that can benefit Liberians. He is optimistic that with energy, most especially with the Mount Coffee Hydro coming back online, Liberia will flourish. Read complete article...…

9. Liberia presses for accelerated transport development

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   20 November 2009 President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has highlighted the need for accelerated progress on transport infrastructure projects. She called upon the nation's development partners to end delays on the construction and rehabilitation of the highway networks. "We need roads - we need them now," Ms Johnson Sirleaf told the ministry of public works, the World Bank and the African Center for Economic Transformation at this week's Retreat on Infrastructure meeting. Funding was a headline topic at the meeting the president looked outward to the examples of other countries of a similar profile.…

10. Liberia roads aided by $47m grant

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    3 August 2010 Roads in Liberia are set to be revamped thanks to a multi-million dollar cash injection from the World Bank aimed at the implementation of employment and infrastructure projects. The Liberia government signed an agreement with the organisation for the $47 million (£29.5 million) that has been earmarked for the west African nation's transport network, notably the repair…