News
Liberia: What a Secretly Recorded ‘Gift’ Call – and the Koffa Precedent – Mean for the Case against Jewel Howard Taylor
Liberian law is openly hostile to secret recordings. A Monrovia courtroom let one in anyway earlier this year, in the Capitol arson case against...
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African Civil Society Leaders Say the Global Aid System Is Broken; 200 Gather in Accra This Week to Create a New Africa-Led Model
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200 civil society leaders, funders, policymakers and others from almost 30 countries will gather in Ghana this week to design a new African-led approach...
News
800,000 Liberians Likely Have Kidney Disease. Most Won’t Survive It
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At least 800,00 Liberians have kidney disease according to experts. Doctors say most kidney failure in this country is preventable and can be detected...
News
Liberia: A Nation Finally Writes its Own Story
The Historical Society of Liberia has launched a 24-volume Presidents Biography Series — one book for every Liberian head of state since 1848. The...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Supreme Court Clears Way for Enforcement of Judgment in Urban Marketing–Tubman Estate Dispute
Monrovia— The Supreme Court of Liberia has dismissed an appeal in the long-running legal dispute involving Urban Marketing Group, through its Chief Executive Officer...
Press Release
Liberia: AML Honors Four Rail Workers for Preventing Potential Safety Incident
BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY — ArcelorMittal Liberia has honored four members of its Rail Department for demonstrating exceptional vigilance, professionalism, and courage during a...
Corruption Watch
Liberia: LACC Marks 18th Anniversary, Pushes Prevention, Prosecution, and Recovery of Stolen Assets
Monrovia — The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has celebrated its 18th anniversary with renewed calls for stronger prevention of corruption, institutional collaboration, prosecution, and recovery of...
Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: 23 Years Into Peace, Victims Celebrate Progress but Say Justice Remains Unfinished
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Liberia marks 23 years of peace with a week of remembrance and reflection, as survivors say justice, reconciliation and support for victims remain pressing...