Reduced aid hits global SRHR and LGBTQI work hard

Amplifying Rights Network (ARN) brings together organizations that work in various ways to support sexual and reproductive health and rights in Liberia. RFSU's project coordinator Aminata Kamarh-Sneh is on the far left in the picture. Image: Amplifying Rights Network

Of: Meklit Teklu

The proportion of Swedish aid that goes to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has decreased by 35 percent since 2018according to a new report from RFSU. The development magazine has spoken w/ Liberian Amplifying R Network (ARN) and with svenska RFSL om the cuts consequences. 

December 17, 2025, Interview

Sweden Cared and Its Planned Closure in Liberia Hurts

One of the projects that Charles Lawrence managed during his time at the embassy was a project run by AIFO Liberia, which empowered entrepreneurs with disabilities. Mr. Lawrence standing to the furthest left. Image: Karin Klerby/private

Of: Charles Lawrence

A couple of weeks ago, the Swedish government announced the closure of the Swedish embassy in Liberia and the end to over ten years of bilateral development cooperation. In this think-piece, Charles Lawrence, a former member of the Embassy team, reflects on the blue, yellow-crossed footsteps that Sweden leaves behind and hopes that Sweden and Liberia will nurture the legacy of Swedish development cooperation long after the Embassy closes its doors.

December 16, 2025, Guest chronicle

The importance of election observation

Ballots at a polling station during the general elections in Liberia in October 2023. Photo: Johanna Suberu Svanelind/ Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia

Of: Ofelia Gedda

In October 2023, Liberia held its first general election since UN peacekeeping forces left the country. The election is regarded today as a success. Thanks in part to the extensive election observation efforts that monitored the process.

October 15, 2024, Reportage