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Liberia: Prince Johnson’s Shadow: Kogar’s War On Boakai, Koung Exposes Nimba’s Deepening Political Fault Line

Monrovia — Senator Samuel Kogar’s latest attack on President Joseph Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Koung is bigger than a quarrel over Liberia’s proposed War and Economic Crimes Court. By Selma Lomax,...

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Liberia: Senior Leadership Team Fully Formed as President Boakai Commissions Three Deputies

The appointments strengthen an institution the government is counting on to turn the country’s cultural, historical and natural assets into a larger source of jobs, investment and economic growth. By...

UNDP Warns Liberia: Build Resilience Now or Risk Losing Hard-Won Development Gains

MONROVIA — Liberia must rethink its development strategy and build stronger systems capable of withstanding economic, climate, health and geopolitical shocks, participants at a high-level development dialogue convened by...

Liberia: Ex-VP Howard-Taylor Camp Fires Back, TAKES CASE TO THE PUBLIC As Client Battles...

As Jewel Howard-Taylor’s criminal case advances through Liberia’s justice system, her family and supporters are mounting a parallel battle in the court of public opinion—launching a “Justice for Jewel”...

Liberia: Civil Society Coalition Presses Boakai on War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts Ahead of UN...

Monrovia — A coalition of Liberian civil society organizations has accused the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration of dragging its feet on the establishment of Liberia’s proposed War and Economic Crimes...

Liberia: Prince Johnson’s Shadow: Kogar’s War On Boakai, Koung Exposes Nimba’s Deepening Political Fault Line

Monrovia — Senator Samuel Kogar’s latest attack on President Joseph Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Koung is bigger than a quarrel over Liberia’s proposed War and Economic Crimes Court. By Selma Lomax,...

Gbowee Challenges Defeated Politicians Seeking Political Comebacks

MONROVIA — Former Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee has questioned the growing push by politicians who have been voted out of office to return...

Liberia: ANC’s Ex-Secretary General Aloysius Toe Resigns After Leadership Chatroom Removal

The former Secretary General of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Cllr. J. Aloysius Toe,  has resigned from the party, days after he said Political...

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Put Liberia Before Self

Two opposition alliances in a decade have collapsed for the same reason: leaders who agreed on what they were against, but not on who...

Give the LACC Its Day in Court

A prosecutor who asks three times for a trial date and never gets one is not the problem with Liberia's fight against corruption. A...

World Bank: Liberia Can Unlock 5.3% of GDP in Fiscal Space by 2030

Monrovia — Liberia could unlock additional annual fiscal space equivalent to between 3.9% and 5.3% of GDP by 2030 if it implements reforms aimed...

World Bank Hails Gov’t for Microeconomic and Fiscal Stability, But Challenges Remain

Monrovia, September 7, 2026 – A latest report on the review of Liberia’s Public Finance for 2026 has shown progress made in strengthening macroeconomic...

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Liberia: In Monrovia’s Slums, Boys Are Learning to Talk About Periods Too

Monrovia, - Maxine Lussine didn't expect two men to run her group session that day. Her usual facilitator, Ms. Juwa, was gone. In her place stood Jerome Naa Wlalee and a colleague. By...

‘We Must Strengthen Teachers Professionalization’ -Education Minister Jallah Says Ahead of 2027 AFTRA Conference

Congo Town- Liberia is stepping onto the continental stage of education reform as it prepares to host the 14th Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory...

Liberia: LINAM Graduates Over 75 Students, Calls for Greater Investment in Music Education

MONROVIA — The Liberian National Academy of Music (LINAM) has graduated more than 75 students who completed its Musical Vacation School, marking what officials described...

The Dangers of Political Deceit in Liberia: Upholding Democracy through Truth and the Rule of Law

" The two faces of Tuzon," Hon. Tom Kamara. "Let's we forget." Hon. J. Emmanuel Z. Bowier. Unity Over Tribalism: “Liberians must never allow reckless politicians...

The Admissibility of Secret Recordings as Evidence in Court: An Analysis Through Various Jurisdictions

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GtHkh3SbV/https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1J8JQHibou/ The Rule of Law: “Secret recordings do not become justice merely because they reveal a truth; their admissibility depends upon whether the law permits...

Liberia: Maryland Launches County Meet Preliminary Matches, Targets Trophy with Local Talent

Maryland County — The Maryland Sports and Athletes Commission (MSAC) has officially launched the preliminary selection matches for Maryland County’s squad ahead of the...

Liberia: Weah Appointed Margibi County Sports Steering Committee Chairman

Monrovia — Margibi County Superintendent Ojay Godfavor Morris has appointed Liberia Football Association (LFA) Executive Committee member and former footballer Christian Weah Sr. as...

Foreign Relations

Analysis

Three years out from a vote nobody has scheduled yet, Liberia's opposition parties gathered under George Weah's roof to try, for a third time this decade, to do what has never once held: stay together. The...

Liberia: What Comes Next for Jewel Howard-Taylor

MONROVIA - Eleven days after she was led into Monrovia Central Prison, Jewel Howard-Taylor went home on Thursday — but not to freedom. Under an order signed by Criminal Court "C" Judge Ousman F. Feika, the...

Liberia: No Sacred Cows,” But Some Cows Are More Equal Than Others

SUMMARY: In his national address, President Boakai insisted his anti-narcotics campaign follows the law “without fear or favor” and targets conduct, not politics. But eight months into Liberia’s biggest drug scandal, the pattern on the ground...

Elections

Liberia: Civil Society Coalition Presses Boakai on War Crimes,...

Monrovia — A coalition of Liberian civil society organizations has accused the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration of dragging its feet on the establishment of Liberia’s proposed War and Economic Crimes...

Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Chief Urges Boakai to...

Summary War Crimes Court Cffice chief Jallah Barbu has urged President Joseph Boakai to recall lawmakers from their annual constituency break for a special session to act on legislation establishing the court. Barbu...

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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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