This article covers India's development partnership with Liberia and cooperation in other sectors: lines of credit, grants and humanitarian assistance, training under ITEC and other programmes, UN peacekeeping and defence, and cooperation in health, energy and telecommunications. It is based on the MEA brief of July 2026, and project status is given as of that brief.

Line of credit for a road project

According to the MEA brief of July 2026, the EXIM Bank of India has extended a Government of India supported line of credit worth US$50 Mn to the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). It is for the construction of the 50 km long Barclayville-Sasstown-Klowne Road in Liberia.

Consultancy services for the project are being provided by the Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. (CEG). As of the brief, the Detailed Project Report had been approved, EXIM Bank had given EBID the go ahead, and an EPC contractor had been selected, with work expected to start during the year.

Grants and humanitarian assistance

The brief records the following assistance from the Government of India:

  • a contribution of SDR 11.15 million towards the IMF's Financial Package for Liberia's Debt Relief in October 2007
  • an agricultural assistance package of pesticides and sprayers in 2009, to help combat an emergency caused by caterpillar infestation
  • 25 buses gifted in 2010, and 15 more buses gifted in December 2014, received by Foreign Minister Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan in the presence of former President Sirleaf
  • US$ 2 million as a grant for construction of the 14th Military Hospital in Liberia in August 2019; the hospital was inaugurated by the then President, Dr. George Manneh Weah, on 1 September 2021
  • 45 passenger buses and 5 fire-trucks supplied on grant basis in December 2019
  • 96,000 Covid-19 vaccines supplied in March 2021 through the COVAX facility under the Vaccine Maitry programme

The brief states that these grants and cash assistance have been appreciated by the Liberian leadership and public.

Support during the Ebola outbreak

Liberia was severely affected by Ebola during 2014-15 and was declared Ebola free by WHO on 9 May 2015. The Government of India extended bilateral assistance of over US$ 50,000 to Liberia to fight Ebola.

In addition, India provided cash assistance of US$ 500,000 to the WHO, a contribution of US$ 10 million to the UN Fund for Ebola, and an additional US$ 2 million for protective gear for the 3 Ebola affected countries of West Africa, including Liberia. The Agreement on the contribution of US$12 Million was signed on 9 December 2014.

Training and capacity building

India has offered 70 ITEC training slots annually to Liberia. During 2025-26, 70 additional slots were added, taking the total to 140, and 140 slots have also been allotted for 2026-27. Liberian defence personnel are allotted 7-8 slots every year for defence courses and training under ITEC. A group of 30 Liberian mining officers, geologists and mining engineers attended a specialised ITEC programme on Occupational Health, Safety, and Inspection for Mining and Exploration at IIICM Ranchi from 2 to 13 February 2026.

UN peacekeeping and defence

An Indian Army contingent was deployed under the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) during 2007-16, which the brief says was well appreciated by Liberia. The Female Formed Police Unit of the CRPF, the first-ever all women contingent in the history of UN peacekeeping, was deployed in Liberia under UNMIL during the same period. The brief states that it generated goodwill for India and was a source of inspiration for Liberian women and the public.

Former Deputy Minister of Defence for Operations Mr. Prince Kollie Vincent attended DefExpo and the India Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) 2022 in Gandhinagar on 18-22 October 2022. He led a Defence delegation to Aero India 2023 and the SPEED Defence Ministers' Conclave-2023 in Bengaluru on 13-16 February 2023. Mr. Wilson W. Boe of Liberia's Ministry of Justice represented Liberia at the International Conference on "50 Years of BWC: Strengthening Bio-security for the Global South" on 1-2 December 2025.

Health

Liberia signed the MoU for cooperation in the field of Pharmacopoeia and recognised the Indian Pharmacopoeia on 11 December 2025. The Hyderabad based L. V. Prasad Eye Institute Collaborative Center, a modern eye clinic at JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia, was inaugurated by the former Liberian President on 24 July 2017. Dr. Teyah Sackie Moore, Assistant Minister for Curative Services in the Ministry of Health, attended the 2nd WHO Global Conference on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi on 17-19 December 2025.

Energy, rural development and telecommunications

  • Minister of Mines and Energy Mr. Wilmot J. M. Paye attended the 7th Session of the Assembly of the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi on 3-6 November 2024.
  • Deputy Minister for Energy Mr. Charles Umehai and Mr. Samuel Bocay Nagbe, Executive Director of the Rural Renewable Energy Agency, attended the 8th session of the ISA Assembly in New Delhi on 27-30 October 2025.
  • Minister of Internal Affairs Francis Sakila Nyumalin led a 3-member delegation to the 21st General Session of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) in New Delhi on 21-24 February 2025.
  • Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Mr. Sekou M. Kromah attended the Global Standards Symposium and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024 in New Delhi on 14-15 October 2024.