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Four-Year Sentence for Opposition Figure Sparks Free Speech Debate in Sierra Leone
Freetown — A Sierra Leonean court has sentenced opposition politician and entertainer Zainab Sheriff to four years and two months in prison, in a...
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Liberian Senators Clash Over Security Claims Amid Rising Border Concerns
Monrovia - A sharp dispute has erupted in Liberia’s Senate after Senator Nya D. Twayen, Jr. accused fellow lawmaker Senator Amara Konneh of leaking...
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Liberia: Yekeh’s Expulsion Overshadows Special Sitting as Legislature Hastily Passes US$53M Supplementary Budget in Night Session, Prompting Dillon’s Walkout
Monrovia – A dramatic late-night sitting of Liberia’s 55th Legislature ended on Thursday with the swift passage of a US$53 million supplementary budget, but...
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Liberian Rights Chief Faults Country on Corruption as U.N. Justice Training Gets Underway
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The United Nations begins training Liberian prosecutors and investigators to address corruption as a human rights issue
Liberia is preparing to establish war crimes and...
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Liberia: Chief Justice Gbeisay Warns Enforcement Gaps Undermine ECOWAS Court
Monrovia – Liberia’s Chief Justice, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr., has issued one of the strongest warnings yet from a sitting head of a Judiciary,...
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Liberia: LAA Managing Director Ernest Hughes Returns to Work as Probe Dismisses Corruption Claims
Monrovia — The Government of Liberia has cleared Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) Managing Director Ernest R. Hughes of corruption allegations, declaring there was “no...
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Liberia: ‘No Rescue Without Freedom’ – PUL Slams Democratic Backslide Under Boakai Administration
Monrovia — The Press Union of Liberia has issued a strongly worded statement warning of what it describes as a troubling erosion of democratic...
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Liberia: April 22nd Memorial Group, Gee Bee Production Mark 46 Years Since 1980 Executions with Film Screening, Demand Justice and Closure
Monrovia – A solemn blend of remembrance and renewed resolve defined this year’s April 22 commemoration, as families of victims of the 1980 coup...