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Politics

Liberian Govt. Paying Hefty Lobby Fees to Gain Pres. Weah Congressional Recognition

Monrovia – President George Weah is now stepping in the shoes of his predecessor – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – by pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into lobbying as a means of gaining a favorable international image as a politician.

Gurley Gibson Not Rejected – Liberian Government Clarifies Speculations

Monrovia - The Government of Liberia has described as ‘blatant lie’ speculations circulating that Liberia's Ambassador-designate to Washington DC has been rejected by the...

VP Taylor Apologizes to Pres. Weah for Traveling without Seeking Consent

Monrovia – Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has admitted to a rough relationship between her and President George Manneh Weah and has rendered an apology...

Liberian Govt. Not Interested in War Crimes Court For Now

Monrovia – A petition for the establishment of war and economic crimes court was on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 submitted to the Legislature but from all indications, the petition was dead on arrival.

ECOWAS Parliament’s First Ordinary Session Opens; Liberia Fully Represented

Abuja, Nigeria – The Fourth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday, May 10, 2018, commenced its First Ordinary Session for the year at the Parliament’s Seat in Abuja, the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Liberia: Ruling Party Chairman Tells Critics to ‘Shut Up’

Monrovia – Mr. Mulbah K. Morlu, Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has told critics of the CDC-led government to “shut up and stop the empty and negative criticisms”. He says the CDC government will not be distracted from its focus of changing the lives of Liberians.

Liberia: Senatorial By-Election Postponed Indefinitely over Lack of Funds

Monrovia – Per the dictates of the 1986 Constitution, Liberians are supposed to go the polls in a by-election to elect Senators for Bong and Montserrado Counties on May 8, 2018, but that did not happen.

ECOWAS Parliament Intervenes in Sierra Leone Parliamentary Election Stalemate

Freetown, Sierra Leone - The Leaderships of the Sierra Leone  People's  Party (SLPP) and the All People's Congress  (APC) have agreed to take steps to ensure that  members of their  parties who have secured interim  restraining  orders  from  the  High Court,  the  execution  of  which  has generated the  present bottleneck  in  Parliament,  take  immediate   steps to  ensure the  vacation  of  these interim  orders  of injunction.