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Liberia:
'Criminal Conspiracy' - Tyler, Sherman, Others Indicted for Bribery
FrontPageAfrica, 26 May 2016
Following weeks of legal wrangling between some accused in the Global Witness Report and the Special Presidential Task Force set up to probe the report, the Government of Liberia… Read more »
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Liberia:
Setting a Historic Precedent - an Anti-Corruption First for Liberia
FrontPageAfrica, 25 May 2016
NEVER BEFORE in Liberia's history has a sitting Speaker of the House of Representative and the chairman of a party in power been subjected to the rule of the law. Read more »
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Liberia:
Can UP Survive Its Embattled Chairman - and Ellen's Aloofness?
Liberian Observer, 26 May 2016
A chaotic scene erupted two days ago at the Congo Town home of Unity Party (UP) Chairman Senator Varney Sherman, when security forces, led by the Liberia National Police (LNP),… Read more »
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Liberia:
Go Beyond This - Gongloe Tells Ellen
New Republic, 26 May 2016
One of Liberia's renowned human rights lawyers Cllr.. Taiwan S. Gongloe has said the fight against corruption being fought by president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf must not be the end,… Read more »
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Liberia:
Wings Clipped
New Republic, 26 May 2016
After days of what critics say is a demonstrated superciliousness toward a process aimed to unravel an embarrassment contained in the Global Witness' The Deceivers Report released… Read more »
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Liberia:
'Democracy On Trial' - Interpretations Lost in Translation - Glimpse of 'Iron Lady' Resurfaces
FrontPageAfrica, 26 May 2016
Depending on who you spoke with Wednesday, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is either the most calculated politician in Liberia's history or a politically-shrewd vindictive… Read more »
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Liberia:
Legislature Calls for Ceasefire - Urges President to Halt Task Force Operation
FrontPageAfrica, 25 May 2016
Showing spirit de corps, the House of Representatives and the Senate has issued a joint statement, calling on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to instruct the Special Presidential… Read more »
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Liberia:
Indictment Ready? Tyler, Sherman Face Arrest Over Global Witness Bribery Report
FrontPageAfrica, 25 May 2016
The Special Task Force comprising the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Justice, appointed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to investigate a corruption… Read more »