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To improve lives and livelihoods across Africa through innovation-driven solutions that promote sustainable development and scientific advancement.

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Jan 14, 2026

Speech by the President of LAS at the International Agricultural Technology Innovation and Cooperation Conference

Speech at the International Agricultural Technology Innovation and Cooperation Conference – an event of the UNESCO "International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD)" Project on Agricultural Engineering S&T for a Sustainable Planet.

Jan 10, 2026

News Alert: Liberia Academy of Sciences Co-Hosts UNESCO IDSSD Agricultural Engineering Science and Technology Event – Registration Now Open!

To align with the Government of Liberia’s national agricultural development agenda and address critical needs for food security and sustainable agricultural growth, the Liberia Academy of Sciences (LAS) is proud to announce its role as a co-host of the UNESCO “International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD) – Agricultural Engineering Science and Technology for a Sustainable Planet” Series Event. This landmark initiative targets Liberian agricultural summary

Dec 29, 2025

Liberia Academy of Sciences Announces Election of Prof. Obid Tursunov as LAS Fellow

The Liberia Academy of Sciences (LAS) formally announces that Prof. Dr. Obid Tursunov, Distinguished Professor at TIIAME National Research University in Uzbekistan, has been elected as an LAS Fellow — the highest academic honor conferred by the Academy.

Dec 11, 2025

Liberia Academy of Sciences Co-Drafts Two International S&T Standards: Official Publication Announced

Recently, two group standards–Specification for Evaluation of International Science and Technology Talents and Specification for Evaluation of International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Bases–have been officially published and distributed by China Standards Press.

Oct 24, 2025

Boakai dreams of Liberia becoming a research hub

Boakai dreams of Liberia becoming a research hub -As University of Liberia launches PhD programs

Oct 21, 2025

Liberia: EPA Launches Advanced Environmental and Radiation Safety Laboratory to Boost Scientific Research and Strengthen Environmental Governance

MONROVIA — Liberia has entered a new phase in its environmental and scientific development with the commissioning of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) modern Environmental and Radiation Safety (ERRS) Laboratory.

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Country Studies

Country Study Project - Research on Cooperation Opportunities Between China and Liberia

LAS-2025-001

Zheng Liwei. Kolleh David Bashel

Jun 2025 - Jun 2026

Analyze the current status and needs of China and Liberia in such fields aseducational exchanges (such as student exchange programs and joint school-running).scientific and technological innovation(technology transfer, scientific researchcooperation), cultural mutual learning (art exchanges, language training), economicand trade exchanges (investment opportunities, trade barriers), and agriculturatechnology (planting and breeding cooperation, agricultural product processing).Identify key coopera

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