Mae Azango

MONROVIA – Weatta Gbelly has seen hardship in her 35 years but nothing prepared her for the Covid-19 pandemic. Ms. Gbelly has never had the virus, neither does she know anyone who has, but she has suffered just the same.

MONROVIA – On the final day of hearings in this second visit to Liberia by the Finnish court trying former rebel leader Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes, the head judge in the trial has weighed in on the push for a war crimes court for…

MONROVIA – The United States Ambassador to Liberia has given a powerful endorsement to Hassan Bility, the justice activist accused in court proceedings this month of bribing witnesses. In a visit to the Monrovia office of Mr. Bility’s…

MONROVIA – The man at the center of allegations of bribing and tampering with witnesses in the ongoing war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi, took the stand on Monday to refute the allegations.

Monrovia – A witness at the ongoing war crimes trial of ex-Sierra Leonean rebel leader, Gibril Massaquoi has told the Finnish court hearing the case that Massaquoi was a spy on the then Liberian President, Charles Taylor.

The Liberia courtroom in March credit: Hanna Nordenswan MONROVIA -- The trial of Gibril Massaquoi, the former Revolutionary United Front commander accused of murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes during the 1999-2003 civil…

Monrovia -- The National Colloquium on Sexual Gender-based Violence Spotlight Initiative, which was held under the theme: “Increased Awareness on the Judicial Process to Prevent and Respond to the Sexual Gender-based Violence”, has…

MONROVIA – Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor says rapists should serve maximum sentence when they rape children under 18 in order to send a strong statement that rape is unacceptable in the Liberian society.

Monrovia - A suspect, only identified as John Johnson, who allegedly killed his girlfriend a few weeks and was taken into police custody while awaiting trial, is now outside and walking as a free man, claimed the deceased relatives. …

BUSHROD ISLAND – Liberians are facing the latest and most dangerous wave since the Covid-19 pandemic started 15 months ago. This latest wave, caused by the highly infectious Delta variant which entered the country a month ago, has…