Author: Gerald C. Koinyeneh

“Taylor sent Benjamin Yeaten to Ganta to put things under control… Yeaten’s deputy was the first that stabbed Bockarie on the back. He escaped in a cocoa farm but was overpowered and beaten to death.” – Witness X5 Witness alleges President Taylor ordered Sam Bockarie beaten to death to stop him testifying to the Special for Sierra Leone By Gerald C. Koinyeneh with New Narratives MONROVIA, Liberia –  A witness testifying before a Finnish Court in the ongoing war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi has told judges that the former Sierra Leonean rebel leader Sam Bockarie was shot, stabbed and…

BREWERVILLE- A local nongovernmental organization, Center for Peace and Education joined the rest of the World in recognition of the International Day of Peace through a grand parade and indoor program spreading messages of peace.

MONROVIA- Human rights activist, Rev. Torli Krua, a Liberia native of Boston, Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against the United States Government seeking a court to declassify unlawful and racist secret message from Washington, DC in 1990 to the US Embassy in Monrovia ordering visa denial to all Liberians.

Monrovia – Further doubts are emerging over core members of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) following statements made by Vice President Joseph N. Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) in an interview with the London magazine “Africa Brief” this week. The former vice president discussed his reputation as an anti-corruption figure, the need for the average Liberian to benefit from the country’s wealth, as well as the prospect of long-delayed justice through the formation of a War Crimes Court for Liberia.

Paynesville City- As part of effort to foster ‘genuine’ peace and reconciliation in Liberia, the Overseer of the Forky Kloh Jlaleh Family Fellowship Church, Reverend M. Emmanuel Nimely and a United States-based Liberian Prophetess, Sebe Juma Dalieh have announced a spiritual cleansing prayer Summit.

A monument erected at the starting point of a boundary between Gayea and Gblor clans funded by USAID. FrontPageAfrica/Gerald C. Koinyeneh TAPPITA DISTRICT, Nimba County – This disarmingly peaceful forest area in Liberia’s far north Tappita District has been the scene of conflict of one form or another for decades. But since 2014 it had enjoyed some peace as two clans here, supported by a US-backed project known by the acronym PROSPER, agreed on a boundary line between them.

Bahn City, Nimba County – Residents of Bahn City in Nimba County are said to be living with fear following the mass death of chickens and ducks in the area.

Paynesville City-  A non-for-profit organization, Concern Liberians’ Professional Assistance Organization Incorporated (CLPAO-Inc.) has donated food items including rice, oil and cooking cube to orphanages in Montserrado and Margibi Counties.

By Francis G. Boayue, Intern Monrovia – The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), Ministry of Transport and the Roberts Flight Information Region, has signed a resolution with BANJUL Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) to establish Liberia’s first Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau by July 2022.

MONROVIA –In his first foreign policy speech in February 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden reassured the international community that “America is back.” After the near “zero interest in Africa” of the Trump years, this statement could not have come soon enough for U.S. allies, like Liberia, and partners in Africa.