Liberia has replaced its mining minister and top mining regulator, the office of President Joseph Boakai announced, as the West African nation and iron ore producer pursues talks with Washington on investments in its critical minerals sector.

In what many Liberians have described as a "diplomatic breakthrough," the United States government has officially extended visa validity for several nonimmigrant categories, marking a significant improvement in travel relations between Monrovia and Washington.

As Liberia continues its diplomatic transformation, the pursuit of OIF Associate Membership stands as a testament to the nation’s renewed vision of openness, inclusivity, and global engagement under the Boakai-led administration.

Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has reached an agreement with Liberia to accept Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador in March became a flashpoint in the Republican president's immigration crackdown.

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has welcomed the decision of the United States Department of State to revise its visa reciprocity schedule for Liberia, extending the validity period for certain nonimmigrant visas from 12 months to 36 months.

At the opening of the regional conference on the right to information in the Sahel, held on 27 October in Dakar as part of the International African Media Fair (SIMA), Mauritania, Liberia and Gambia formally endorsed the Declaration on the Right to Information in the Sahel.