Liberia Participates in the 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards
The Republic of Liberia was represented at the 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards, held from 21โ30 September 2026 at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
Representing the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Benedict A. Dolo, Deputy Minister for Small Business Administration, attended the event on behalf of the Ministry. The regional initiative brought together governments, entrepreneurs, investors, development partners, business support organizations, and innovative startups from across the ECOWAS region.
Local Farmers' Plight Draws MOCI & FAO's Attention
On September 25, 2026, The Ministry of Commerce & Industry and a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization((FAO) held a technical meeting at the Commerce Minister in Congo Town.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐-๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ
The Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS) of the Cabinet Office at the Executive Mansion has conducted the 2026 Mid-Term Performance Review of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), as part of ongoing efforts to assess institutional performance, strengthen accountability, and enhance results-based service delivery across the Government of Liberia.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐งce ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ (๐ ๐๐) ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
MONROVIA, LIBERIA โ The Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Hon. Stephen M. Yekeson, Jr., has continued a series of high-level engagements with key stakeholders across Liberiaโs public and private sectors as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional coordination, collaboration, and partnership.
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ
The Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Liberia, Hon. Stephen Marka Yekeson, Jr., and the Deputy Minister for Commerce and Trade, Hon. Wilmot A. Reeves have held a high-level meeting with a delegation from the Republic of Sierra Leone to discuss preparations for the upcoming West African Integration and Investment Summit (WALLS) 2026.
