Liberia News » Grand Gedeh News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: Liberia's Grand Gedeh was 99% forest until 2020 — then cacao farms rushed in
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/liberia-s-grand-gedeh-was-99-forest-until-2020-then-cacao-farms-rushed-in/ar-AA2bhIzJ
Published on: Monday 31 August 2026
"In Côte d’Ivoire there are no forests, that’s why I came to Liberia." ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: Boakai Taps Alex Grant for PPCC Amid Land, Degree and County Finance Controversies
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/boakai-taps-alex-grant-for-ppcc-amid-land-degree-and-county-finance-controversies/ar-AA2bvmRk
Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026
President Joseph Boakai has nominated Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Alex Chersia Grant to help oversee integrity in government contracting, selecting an official whom the Liberia Land Authority ...
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-vanishing-forests-on-liberias-cocoa-frontier/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Liberia’s remote southeast, home to some of West Africa’s last remaining rainforests, is facing a deforestation crisis driven by cacao farming.
News Liberia » Grand Gedeh » Finance: ‘Cocoa fever’ in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/cocoa-fever-in-liberias-grand-gedeh-is-wiping-out-native-forests/
Published on: Monday 17 August 2026
Until 2020, 99% of Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county was covered by natural forests. Since then, cacao farms have rapidly encroached on those forests, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. Grand Gedeh in ...