Liberia: U.S.$10m Loan Looms Over Capitol Reconstruction

-As Speaker Koon Cites Lack of Budgetary Allocation

MONROVIA, Liberia, November 6, 2026: The Liberian government may be forced to secure a bank loan of approximately US$10 million to reconstruct the fire-damaged William R. Tolbert Joint Chambers at the Capitol, nearly two years after the historic legislative facility was gutted by fire.

House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon disclosed that no funds have been allocated in the national budget for the reconstruction, raising the possibility of borrowing to…