Liberia: Suspended Monrovia Central Prison Deputy Superintendent Alleges Irregular Arrest, Names Officials in Public Statement Tied to Drug Case

Jackson K. Kolako says he was detained for six days after resisting an unlogged, after-hours visit to an inmate linked to Liberia's multi-million-dollar narcotics case Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Delegation, Epa Strengthen Partnership to Combat Illegal Mining and Protect Liberia's Environment

At a time when Liberia is confronting mounting environmental pressures from illegal mining, deforestation, river pollution and growing threats to its marine ecosystem, a high-level… Read more »

Liberia: Suspended Inchr Officials Reject Dismissal, Accuse Acting Chair of Abuse of Power and Political Vendetta

Suspended Executive Director of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Atty. Urias Teh-Pour, and the Commission's suspended Director for Planning, Internal… Read more »

Sierra Leone: She Left Home to Collect Her Clothes but Never Returned - Sierra Leone Arrest Brings Hope for Justice in Omega Teen's Killing

The arrest of a man accused of killing a 19-year-old woman who reportedly left home to retrieve her belongings has rekindled hope for justice for a grieving family and residents of… Read more »

Liberia: From Kakata to the Subregion - Why a Digital Marketplace for Liberia's Tradesmen Matters Far Beyond Liberia

West Africa has spent decades training plumbers, electricians and carpenters, only to watch too many of them finish their certificates and disappear into an informal economy with… Read more »

Liberia: Police Chief Denies Alleged Ties to Drug Cartel

Coleman's statement, posted to his personal Facebook page, reads less like a routine institutional update and more like a man answering a question nobody asked him directly,… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai On Drug Scandal - 'We Will Find You' - but Will the Courts Deliver?

He came to swear in judges and court marshals. He left having delivered the most direct public warning of his presidency -- to drug traffickers, yes, but also, if the words are… Read more »

West Africa: West African Diplomats Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Peace, Security, Democratic Governance, and Economic Cooperation

The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Washington, D.C., proudly hosted the Fourth ECOWAS Ambassadorial Group Meeting, bringing together ambassadors and senior diplomatic… Read more »

Liberia: Foreign Minister Nyanti Rebuts Drug Allegations, Details Liberia's Global Anti-Narcotics Diplomacy As Open Society Defends Her Character

Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti has rejected speculation linking her to Liberia's ongoing multi-million-dollar cocaine investigation, insisting that her role has been to… Read more »

Liberia: Civil Society Group Defends Foreign Minister Nyanti, Condemns 'Unsubstantiated' Drug Trafficking Allegations

The Independent Civil Society Network of Liberia (ICSNL) has publicly thrown its support behind Foreign Affairs Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, condemning what it described as… Read more »

Liberia: A Promise Across Borders - How a Liberian Journalist Became a Biochemistry Master's Graduate in India

When Nuwo Favour David walked across the graduation stage at Chandigarh University on July 30, 2026, she was carrying more than a master's degree. Read more »

Liberia: For Liberia's Poorest Children, 'Free School' Must Mean More Than Free Registration

A new government directive confronts one of the country's most persistent educational injustices. Its success will depend on whether public money reaches classrooms before… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Foreign Ministry Denies Drug Trafficking Allegations, Rejects Claims Linking Diplomatic Pouch to Cocaine Investigation

Liberia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denied allegations linking the institution and its leadership to the country's ongoing high-profile narcotics investigation,… Read more »

Liberia: Judge Dixon Calls for Stronger Anti-Jury Tampering Law, Warns Court Actors Against Interference

Assigned Circuit Judge A. Blamo Dixon has called for sweeping legal reforms to criminalize jury tampering in Liberia, warning that interference with jurors threatens the integrity… Read more »

Liberia: MDR Party Official Defends Position After Senator Samuel Kogar's 'Godfather' Honor Sparks Debate

A senior official of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) recently defended the party's stance after controversy erupted over Senator Samuel Kogar being named a… Read more »

Liberia: Justice Kaba Declines Writ of Prohibition, As Ex-Presidential Protocol's Third U.S.$8 Million Bond Awaits Judicial Scrutiny

Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has suffered a legal setback after a Justice in Chambers at the Supreme Court declined to halt proceedings in her… Read more »

Liberia: A Square Peg in a Square Hole - the Right Person in the Right Seat - an Op-Ed Commentary of Dr Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo's Incredible Transformation of Liberia's Epa

One of Liberia's greatest governance challenges is not the shortage of talent. It is our failure to place the right people in the right roles. For too long, public offices have… Read more »

Liberia: A Call to the People of Liberia and Africatitle - Let Respect Lead the Way.

As a citizen, I want to make one thing clear: I am not a politician, nor am I writing to support or oppose any political party. My concern is for our nation, our continent, and the… Read more »

Liberia: LBA Finals - Defending Champions LPRC Oilers Face Must-Win Clash Against Pythons On Wednesday

The 2026 Liberia Basketball Association (LBA) Best out of-Five Championship Finals will continue today Wednesday April 5, at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Gymnasium, with defending… Read more »

Liberia: This Is Not Just Liberia's Fight: Washington Needs to Show Up

Sixteen years ago, American agents helped Liberia catch a cocaine pilot and put him on trial in New York within weeks. Today, a warden takes cartel money inside a Liberian prison,… Read more »

Liberia: Dismissed Ria Airport Official Is Sole Owner of Firm Behind Rejected Dock Request for Fugitive Vessel

The Liberian businessman who wrote to maritime authorities seeking dock privileges for the now-fugitive vessel IB Atlantic IV is the sole owner of the company on whose behalf he… Read more »

Liberia: Why Liberia's Drug Suspects May Never See an American Courtroom

Ask people close to Liberia's joint drug investigation what's standing between the two foreign nationals now in custody and a courtroom in the United States, and the answer keeps… Read more »

Liberia: Private Bar Owner Charged As Liberia Widens Probe Into U.S.$317 Million Drug Case

The Government of Liberia has announced that the owner of the Private Bar Entertainment Center in Paynesville has been formally charged in connection with the ongoing investigation… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia, France Move to Deepen Anti-Drug Cooperation With Proposed Law Enforcement Pact

Paris - Liberia and France are seeking to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and transnational organized crime following high-level… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Army Formally Apologizes for War-Era Crimes As Lutheran Church Massacre Survivors Demand Legislators Pass Bill to Establish War Crimes Court

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