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Liberia: Kwarbo Family Rejects Statement Linking IG Coleman to US$317 Million Drug Case; “I will not be intimidated”, IG Says

MONROVIA – The family of detained former Highway Patrol Chief Wadell Kwarbo has rejected claims that he told a source he escorted a van linked to a US$317 million drug case...

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Liberia: Kwarbo Family Rejects Statement Linking IG Coleman to US$317 Million Drug Case; “I...

MONROVIA – The family of detained former Highway Patrol Chief Wadell Kwarbo has rejected claims that he told a source he escorted a van linked to a US$317 million...

Liberia: COURT DENIES Bail Request to former Vice President JEWEL Howard Taylor

Judge rejects ex-VP's claim that 2023 drug law can't apply to her; cites alleged August 2026 cartel payment TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia – Criminal Court "C" on Thursday denied former...

Liberia Beats Back Solway Claim to Nimba Licence, Mittal’s Hold Secured

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has defeated the heart of Solway Mining's claim over the disputed Blei and Detton iron ore area in Nimba County. An international arbitration...

Liberia: Experts Raise an Alarm as Aid Cuts and Price Rise Lead to Acute...

Summary Aid cuts and rises in the costs of food and health care have contributed to a tripling of childhood malnutrition prompting an outcry from government officials and aid groups. A recently...

Liberia: Ex-LBS Deputy Director Isaac Redd Begins Consultations on 2029 Jorquelleh District 3 Bid

GBARNGA, Bong County – Isaac Redd, former Deputy Director of the state-run Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), says he is consulting family, friends and stakeholders at home and abroad on a possible run...

Liberia: After the Ballot: How William Thompson Is Rebuilding His Political Footprint in Bong District Six

BONG COUNTY — In Liberian politics, an election defeat can sometimes bring an abrupt end to a politician’s visibility. For William Telebo Thompson, however,...

Liberia: Three years in, Rep. Wongbe’s Development Record is Challenging Nimba’s Party-driven Politics

NIMBA COUNTY – There is a version of Nimba County politics that has held for a generation. Influence flows through party structures, and party structures...

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West Africa Cannot Afford to Fight Jos Leijdekkers One Border at a Time

Jos Leijdekkers' fingerprints are turning up in port after port, patrol after patrol, from Freetown to Tema to a beach in Liberia — not...

A $200 Million Lost Opportunity: Turning Liberia’s natural-resource windfalls into national wealth

THE GOVERNMENT of Liberia recently received a $200 million signature bonus from ArcelorMittal in connection with the extension of its Minerals Development Agreement. Under...

Liberia: Cummings Cautions Against Budget Spending That Fails to Benefit Ordinary Citizens

ANC Political Leader Welcomes US$1 Billion Revenue Milestone, Calls for Greater Accountability and Improved Public Welfare MONROVIA – The Political Leader of the Alternative National...

Liberia Pitches $1B Revenue Milestone, Mining, Energy and Agriculture Opportunities to U.S. Investors

Monrovia — Liberia has stepped up efforts to attract private capital from the United States and other international markets, presenting investment opportunities spanning mining, energy,...

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Liberia: How a Failed Harvest Locked an Entire Generation Out of School in Bong County

Kpolokplah Public School relied entirely on volunteer teachers since the government never assigned staff, leaving the PTA to fund salaries through farming and charcoal sales. A failed harvest cut this income,...

Liberia: Jewel Starfish Foundation Beneficiaries Share Life-Changing Stories After 25 Years of Humanitarian Service

Monrovia – The Jewel Starfish Foundation celebrated its silver jubilee in December 2025 and continues to provide educational and other opportunities to young Liberian women...

Liberia: Broken Roofs, Empty Classrooms: Beletanla and Blemeyea Schools Struggle in Bong County

BONG COUNTY – In the villages of District Two, the school day does not always end with the bell. At one school, it can end...

Professor Joseph S. Johnson at Age 102: Comparing the Enduring Influence of a Teacher, Scholar, and Nation-Builder

Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah: In September 2026, addressing Presidential Scholars, she asked: “Your country has invested in your education. What will...

Educating Liberia: The Foundation for National Leadership, Economic Independence, and Social Renewal

“Educating Liberia is not merely an investment in schools; it is an investment in the knowledge, skills, leadership, productivity, civic responsibility, and economic independence...

Defend the Badge’: Jamal Arago Eyes Strong AFCON Start as Liberia Faces Rwanda Test in Kigali

MONROVIA — As Liberia prepares for a demanding away assignment against Rwanda in the opening match of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...

Liberia’s U-17 AFCON Dream Collapses: Coaches, LFA Face Accountability Questions

MONROVIA — Liberia’s failure to qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 tournament in Senegal has triggered intense debate within the country’s...

Foreign Relations

Analysis

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has defeated the heart of Solway Mining's claim over the disputed Blei and Detton iron ore area in Nimba County. An international arbitration tribunal ruled that Solway had no right...

Liberia: New Charging Rule Confronts a System the U.S. State Department Has Long Flagged as Broken

A new order from the Solicitor General requiring prosecutor sign-off before police can charge a suspect lands against a backdrop the U.S. State Department has documented for years: a justice system where arrests often outrun evidence,...

Liberia: A Mystery Vessel, a Prison, and a Warning Nobody Answered

MONROVIA — There is a version of this story in which the boat behind the Monrovia Central Prison is nothing more than a stray vessel, pushed toward shore by the tide and forgotten within days. By Rodney...

Elections

Liberia: Expert Warns of Security Risks if Legislature Fails...

Summary Transitional justice expert Aaron Weah warns that failure to approve legislation establishing Liberia’s long-delayed War and Economic Crimes Court could create new security risks, particularly among a young generation...

Liberia: Dhaliwal Presses Boakai to Recall Legislature for War...

MONROVIA — With Liberia’s long-promised transitional justice agenda still awaiting decisive legislative action, advocate Mme. Marpu Dhaliwal is calling on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai  Sr. to take the unusual step of...

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Human Rights

Monrovia – Human rights defenders in Liberia are facing increasing threats ranging from intimidation, online harassment and gender-based violence to physical attacks, while a long-awaited national protection policy remains stalled, participants at the ENSURE Project Policy Dialogue...

Liberia: ‘Protect Those Who Defend Rights’: New Research Exposes Mounting Threats to Human Rights Defenders as Liberia Urged to Fast-Track Protection Policy

Monrovia – Human rights defenders in Liberia are facing increasing threats ranging from intimidation, online harassment and gender-based violence to physical attacks, while a long-awaited national protection policy remains stalled, participants at the ENSURE Project Policy Dialogue...

Liberia: The EU spent $16 million to help rape victims get justice, but paralyzed legal system convicts just 2 rapists in 6 years

Summary: A 57-year-old grandmother in Todee District says she was raped in January. Seven months later, her case has not been heard, no government official has visited her, and the family of the accused has approached her with money...

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