May 16, 2022
Liberia: United Nations Human Rights Commission Praises Liberia for Good Human Rights Prospects
The visiting Chief of Africa Branch of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, Madam Maarit Kohonen Sheriff has disclosed plans by the Commission to build a National… Read more »
Liberia: 'No Govt. Interference in Sheik Bassirou Kante's Investigation' - Fiu Clarifies
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU) attention has been drawn to media reports that it and the Ministry of Justice are under intense pressure or lobby to hide the names… Read more »
May 13, 2022
Liberia: U.S. Congressional Caucus Gets Petition With Over 300,000 Signatures for War Crimes Court and Sanctions
Advocates for war and economic crimes in Liberia have petitioned The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to add more names of Liberians involved in acts of corruption to the… Read more »
Liberia: Medica Liberia Increases Effort to End Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
As the occurrence of exploitation and abuse goes on the increase across Liberia, Medica Liberia, a non-governmental women's right organization working in Liberia, has embarked upon… Read more »
Liberia: ANC's Stalwart Abraham Sesay Gets Huge Support Ahead of 2023 Elections
Executives and supporters of fallen Brewerville City Mayor George Varney Curtis, who was defeated in the 2017 general and presidential elections, have endorsed the representative… Read more »
Liberia: IREX Announces Vacancy for Program Assistant
The Program Assistant (PA) will provide routine day-to-day programmatic, administrative and logistical backstopping support to the program. Read more »
Liberia: 'Vp Boakai Remains the Sole UP Standard Bearer' - Bong County Senator Prince Moye Asserts
A National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the former governing Unity Party (UP) Senator Prince Kermue Moye has sounded a caveat to those contemplating on using finances to… Read more »
Liberia: National Police Launches Operation "Clear Community Ghettos"
The Liberia National Police has taken a vigorous stride to demolish all ghettos in an effort to reduce crimes and ensure community members move about freely without fear of being… Read more »
Liberia: Judge Peabody Denies Agriculture Minister, Others Motion in Rodney Sieh's Land Case
The sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law court of Judge Kennedy J. Peabody has denied and dismissed the motion for a special appearance in the case involving Rodney D. Sieh plaintiff… Read more »
Liberia: Environmentalists Rally Policy Makers for Sustainable Forest Management to Attract 'Huge' Financial Benefits
The Coordinator of Redd+ program at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) David Saah said Liberia stands a great chance to amass huge financial wealth from its forest resources,… Read more »
Liberia: Govt, Turkey Sign Agreement to Strengthen Ties
The Liberian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its Turkish counterpart aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. The signing ceremony… Read more »
West Africa: An ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority Visits Lerc
An ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) delegation led by Mr. Yawovi Negbegble has met with members of the Board of Commissioners (BoC) and staff members of the… Read more »
Liberia: World Leaders Call for Robust Action to Tackle Deforestation, Land Degradation and Drought At COP15
From a drop in groundwater level, rivers silt and sediments entering into the sea, the earth exposure to the whims of the weather, from sea erosion, wildfires in California and… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Liberia: Philanthropic Group Identifies With Students in Rural Bomi
With the growing economic hardship besieging the greater mass of the Liberian society, especially so with many parents struggling to provide educational needs of their children, a… Read more »
Liberia: Gongloe to Rally Liberians in Diaspora
As opposition presidential aspirant, Counselor Tiawan Saye Gongloe prepares to embark on a major tour of the United States, supporters of the Gongloe for a Better Liberia movement… Read more »
Liberia: Toga Mcintosh Likely to Contest for UP Standard Bearer Post - Says Jnb Must Compete to Earn the Post
Liberia's former Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh appears to be uncertain over speculations that he intends to contest for the Standard Bearer position of the… Read more »
Liberia: Women Stage Protest in Grand Gedeh County Over Missing Elections Commission Magistrate - Threatens to Intensify Action
A group of women from Konobo District, Grand Gedeh County on Wednesday staged a protest in Zwedru City over the mysterious disappearance of Election Magistrate, Alfred Dunner. Read more »
Liberia: How Did Eric Wowoh Get Cleared of Sexual Harassment Allegations By the Liberia National Police?
On Jan 4 and 5, 2022, multiple news outlets reported that the Liberia National Police had "cleared Eric Wowoh of all RAPE allegations at schools in Bong and Montserrado counties".… Read more »
Liberia: Swift Transfer Document Shows Criminal Defendant Sheik Bassirou Kante Paid U.S.$100k for P-Square Bicentennial Celebration
Long before Sheik Bassirou Kante could be arrested in the United States for money laundering conspiracy, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Liberia was investigating his… Read more »
Liberia: Federation of Liberian Youth Names New Interim Leadership
The Board of Directors of the Federation of Liberian Youth ( FLY) headed by its Board Chairman Dr. Sawolo Nelson, President of the University of Liberia in consultation with the… Read more »
Liberia: Circuit Court Issues Writ of Arrest for Members of the Bong County Bar Association Who Missed May Term of Court Opening
In an attempt to stamp his authority, the Resident Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Bong County Monday ordered that a Writ of Arrest be issued against members of the… Read more »
Liberia: Forest Community Constructs Police Station, Clinic, City Hall From Logging Revenues
The idea of the 2009 Community Rights Law (CRL) was to give communities the right to control, protect, and manage their forests along with its resources. But the lack of their own… Read more »
Liberia: Agnes Taylor Sues War Crimes Court Advocates for Wrongful Prosecution Despite 'Evidence of Torture' Against Her
Ms. Agnes Reeves Taylor, ex-wife of jailed President Charles Taylor, has filed for action for damages for malicious prosecution and action for wrong against Global Justice and… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Liberia: Weah Orders Investigation Into Bassirou Kante's Diplomatic Passport Saga
President George Weah has ordered an immediate halt to the issuance of diplomatic passports following a FrontPage Africa report that a Liberian diplomatic passport was discovered… Read more »
Liberia: Kokoyah Residents Reject Planned Protest Against Mng Gold
FrontPageAfrica has gathered that a senator of Bong County is reportedly influencing residents of Kokoyah District to protest against MNG Gold, the Turkish Mining Company, but… Read more »