January 26

• Liberia: Certification of Winners in the 2011 Elections By NEC

  The National Elections Commission (NEC) is today expected to certificate incumbent President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, her vice presidential running mate, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, 15... Read more »

November 16, 2011

• Liberia: Official Results Declare Ellen Sirleaf Winner

  The National Elections Commission (NEC) on Tuesday has officially declared President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her running mate Joseph Boakai winners of the November 8, 2011 runoff... Read more »

November 15, 2011

• Liberia: Elections 2011 Daily News Review - 15th November

  November 15th, 2011; with the run-off elections laid to rest and a new page on reconciliation been opened, a few of the papers have carried stories in elections and its related... Read more »

• Liberia: Elections 2011 Daily News Review-14th November

  Some stories making the headline today include; Run-Off Final Result tomorrow, a story in the the Inquirer. Progressive results from the just-ended Run-off election have given... Read more »

November 14, 2011

• Liberia: Opposition Declares Seven Days' Mourning

  Members of the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) have begun seven day mourning for seven partisans they alleged to have been killed in the clash with the... Read more »

November 12, 2011

• Liberia: Elections 2011 Daily News Review-11th November, 2011

  Following the release of provisional results of Tuesday November 8th second round elections, the National Chronicle in a story headlined, Trouble Breeds Again ( As CDC Holds... Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Liberia: Police Used Excessive Force on Protest, Says Carter Center

  The Carter Centre, an independent non-for-profit and non-governmental organization has released its findings surrounding the violent circumstances leading to the run-off... Read more »

• Liberia: President Sirleaf Re-Elected As President

  Incumbent Ellen Sirleaf, Africa's only female president has been re-elected in Liberia's second round votes with 90.2 % of total votes cast despite the boycott of its main... Read more »

• Liberia: Police Release 84 Arrested Cdcians

  The police have released 84 CDC supporters who were held in police holding cells following the Monday November 7th mayhem. Read more »

November 10, 2011

• Liberia: Elections 2011 Daily News Review - 9th November

  Monrovia, November 9th, 2011; a day after the second round elections, several of the newspapers carry reports on happenings and a general overlook of the polls. We will start with... Read more »

November 9, 2011

• Liberia: Presidential Run-Off Marked By Poor Turn-Out

  The elections to select a new president for Liberia has been characterised by a slow voter turn-out and the AEP reporter, who visited some of the polling centers in the capital... Read more »

• Liberia: ECC Confirms Three Dead And Regrets the Closure of Media Houses

  In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), Oscar Bloh, has said the group condemns in the strongest term the violent incident at the... Read more »

• Liberia: Scattered Incidents of Violence After Close of Polls

  After close of polls in Liberia, there have been three key incidents of violence reported. Read more »

• Liberia: Polls Close in Presidential Runoff Marred By Poor Voter Turnout

  Most polling stations across Liberia closed after 10 hours of voting in a presidential runoff which saw a general low voter turnout and the process taking place in a calm but tense... Read more »

November 8, 2011

• Liberia: Low Voter Turnout in Runoff Polls

  Voting is underway in Liberia's runoff elections which opposition candidate has asked his followers to boycott the process handing out an automatic victory to incumbent president... Read more »

• Liberia: Polls Open Amidst Opposition Boycott and Violence

  Polls opened at 8am this morning across Liberia for the second run of the 2011 election which has been marred by opposition boycott and pre elections violence between the police... Read more »

• Liberia: Opposition Boycott of Polls Dominates Media

  On the eve of Liberia second run elections, most newspapers lead with the news on Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) boycott of the elections. Read more »

• Liberia: Police Close Radio Stations Ahead of Run-Off Vote

  Following the violence which took place on Monday that saw at least three persons shot dead and many wounded, the Liberia National Police (LNP) has begun closing down radio... Read more »

November 7, 2011

• Liberia: Tense Standoff Between Opposition Party and Police

  Members of Liberia's main opposition party Congress for Democtratic Change (CDC) are in a tense standoff with the Emergency Reponse Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police. Read more »

• Liberia: UP Ends Runoff Campaign With a United Front

  After a period of unchallenged and uninterrupted campaign trails across the country, the governing Unity Party (UP) on Sunday with the presence of key opposition leaders ended its... Read more »

• Liberia: President Sirleaf Presides Over Divided Country - Cllr. Tubman

  CDC Political Leader, Cllr. Winston Tubman has stated that incumbent president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is presiding over a divided country, quoting a report from the International... Read more »

• Liberia: Elections Boycott Is a Constitutionally Guaranteed Right - Winston Tubman

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a special statement delivered to the Nation on Friday accused the Standard Bearer of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Cllr. Winston... Read more »

November 6, 2011

• Liberia: Opposition Boycott Undermines Democratic Process - Ecowas

  In response to the withdrawal of Liberia's main opposition party, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to contest the second round of elections to select a leader to rule Liberia... Read more »

• Liberia: Statement By H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On Liberia's Forthcoming Presidential Run-Off Election [document]

   Dr. Amos Sawyer, Former President of the Interim Government of National Unity; Madam Gladys Beyan, Standard Bearer, Grassroots Democratic Party; Counsellor Varney Sherman,... Read more »

• Liberia: AU On Impartial Observation Mission

  The African Union (AU) Mission in Liberia has issued a statement in Monrovia three days to Liberia's presidential runoff election, promising to ensure an honest, independent and... Read more »