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By James Harding Giahyue Monrovia – Most visits by high ranking UN officials are predictable – the official makes bland statements about good governance and commitments to support Liberia. The March visit by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed was different. Mohammed had a clear but uncomfortable message for President George Weah’s government: The time to implement the recommendations of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) had come.

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Monrovia – The Liberian Senate is expected today, Monday, June 10, to hold another special session to consider the ratification of the Mineral Development Agreement between Hummingbird Resources and the Government of Liberia. The Senate’s special session is also intended for the Pre-financing Agreement between EBOMAF and the government.

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PHILADELPHIA, USA – U.S. prosecutors will begin their case against Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, a Liberian ex-warlord the U.S. has charged for lying to immigration authorities about his participation and leadership in the Liberian civil war in the 1990s here today. Woewiyu will become only the second Liberian to face trial over war crimes committed in Liberia’s civil war.

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