Mae Azango

Liberia

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Liberia: Adolescent Girls Engage Stakeholders in Call to Action Dialogue

Feb 21, 2025 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia, Liberia – The Monrovia City Hall recently became the center of an important dialogue as dozens of adolescent girls and young people gathered to engage government officials, civil society organizations (CSOs), donor organizations, school administrators, and community leaders in addressing the challenges affecting them.
Liberia: ‘Don’t Let Love Diminish—Make Every Day Valentine’s’ – Veteran Couple Urges Young Couples to Strengthen Their Relationships - FrontPageAfrica

Feb 14, 2025 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia – As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples celebrate love and exchange gifts. But is love in marriages and relationships today genuine? Why are so many young and newly married couples getting divorced? By Mae Azango, To answer these questions, Bishop Lionel M. Smith and his wife, Rev. Atty. Maria Salome P. Smith, who will celebrate 31 years of marriage next month, share their experiences and secrets to a lasting union despite the challenges.
Liberia: ‘Voice in the Shadows’ – Struggles of a Physically Challenged Student - FrontPageAfrica

Jan 15, 2025 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

MONROVIA – Beatrice N. Wisseh, a 21-year-old social work student at the Mother Pattern College of Health Sciences, never imagined her life would change so drastically until a hit-and-run motor accident left her with both legs fractured and reliant on a wheelchair. By Mae Azango After undergoing multiple surgeries, her legs are now braced with iron, and she walks with the aid of crutches.
Liberia: Wettkarmouah Faith Foundation in Nimba Enrolls Young Mothers, Offers Childcare Support

Dec 2, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

BUU-YAO, Nimba – In Gbloulay, Buu-yao District 5, Nimba County, while lesson is ongoing, at the Wettkarmouah Faith Foundation of Academic Excellence, eighteen-year-old, Genevie Nanmen Gontoman, horridly rushes out of class to go and nurse her baby in the nursery at the same school she attends.
Liberia: Women Farmers in Bong County Decry Being Forced to Lease Land for Farming

Nov 14, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

GBARTALA, Bong County — Twenty-Eight-year-old Mallah Dolo, a single mother of two, was reading education at the Cuttington University in Bong County, but was forced to become a University dropout and turned to a farmer, when her benefactor, former Bong County District five lawmaker, Edward Karfiah, did not win the last election.
Liberia: Burglary and Fire Devastate Newly Opened Restaurant in Monrovia

Oct 14, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia—Eyea’s Plates and Pour, a newly established restaurant launched by Liberian entrepreneur Madam Aren Kollie, has fallen victim to a burglary and subsequent fire disaster that has left the establishment in ruins. By: Mae AzangoThe incident, which occurred shortly after the restaurant’s opening on August 24, 2024, has shocked both the owner and the community.
Liberia: Ten Former Street Girls Graduate from Skills Training Program

Aug 19, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia – Ten repentant sex-workers have received certificates in skills training, such as pastries, soap making and sewing. The program which brought together parents and well-wishers, was organized by Metro Harvest, Zogos weCare, and Madam Sheela Logan StarGurlz Empowerment and Counseling program, with partners United Nations, Gbowee Peace Foundation. By Mae Azango In her moving testimony, student Wilhelmina B.
Liberia: Dr. Larmin Leads Independence Day Celebration At BTC Military Barracks.

Jul 29, 2024 | allafrica.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia — Defense Deputy Minister for Administration, Dr. Augustine T. Larmin on Liberia's 177th Independence Day celebration, welcomed the Commander-in-chief (CIC) of the Armed Forces of Liberia and President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr to the Barclay Training Center (BTC) Military barracks in Monrovia for the Special Order of the Independence Day ceremony. The program began at 6 AM with the hoisting of the National Flag and the firing of a cannon.
African Women Summit Launches Liberia Chapter

Jul 16, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

Monrovia – The African Women Summit (AWS), Liberia Chapter, officially launched its Liberian Chapter over the weekend with a fundraising dinner and the installation of officers at the Corina Hotel in Sinkor. The event attracted dignitaries, well-wishers, and supporters who contributed to the cause.
FeJAL Launches Media Monitoring Report

Jul 14, 2024 | frontpageafricaonline.com | Mae Azango

The Female Journalist Association of Liberia (FeJAL) recently launched her media monitoring Report to the public. The report which was done to determine the gender gap within the media landscape in Liberia, focused on Montserrado as a case study.