October 21
Liberia: GJPHRAN Condemns Attempt By Legislators to Remove House Speaker
Liberian Investigator
The Global Justice Peace & Human Rights Advocacy Network (GJPHRAN) has expressed serious concern over recent attempts by certain members of Liberia's 55th National Legislature… Read more »
Liberia: LFA Appoints Thomas Kojo As Interim Head Coach of Lone Star
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Football Association, in consultation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Kojo as interim head coach of the men's senior… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Early Warning System in Limbo
Liberian Observer
Before the 2013 launch of the Early Warning System (EWS) project, Liberia faced challenges accessing weather information due to the damages done to existing infrastructure during… Read more »
Liberia: Group Formed to Tackle Land Conflicts
Liberian Observer
Communities in rural Liberia seek a customary deed to their ancestral lands but are plagued by boundary disputes. Read more »
Liberia: CDC Blames Up On Speaker Removal Plot
New Dawn
Opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has accused the ruling Unity Party (UP) of allegedly manipulating members of the House of Representatives into ousting House Speaker… Read more »
Liberia: Chief Cyril Damns Rebel Lawmakers
New Dawn
The National Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Emeritus, Chief Cyril Allen, frowns at members of the House of Representatives for ridiculing the House publicly. Read more »
Liberia: Bribery to Remove Speaker Koffa Is a Disgrace [editorial]
New Dawn
It is a disgrace that some 48 members of the House of Representatives received US$15,000 each to announce a coup against Speaker J. Fonati Koffa. All those behind the dishing out… Read more »
Liberia: LACC Concludes Anti-Corruption Training to Bolster Integrity Institutions and Judiciary
Liberian Investigator
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has concluded a three-day anti-corruption training in Buchanan, aimed at strengthening the capacity of personnel from integrity… Read more »
Liberia: Southeastern Legislative Caucus Urged to Back Off On Speaker Koffa Removal
Liberian Investigator
Grand Kru County Senator and Acting Chairman of the Southeastern Legislative Caucus, Numene T.H. Bartekwa, has called on his colleagues, particularly those in the House of… Read more »
Liberia: Rebel Lawmakers Somersault
New Dawn
Grand Bassa Rep. Thomas Goshua has alleged that Speaker Koffa's proposal to audit the House of Representatives has led his colleagues to plot his removal. Read more »
Liberia: How an in-Flight Magazine Exposes Liberia's Need for National Branding [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
I was seated near the aisle of an ASKY Boeing 737, bound for Accra. With less than two hours to go, I turned to Netflix on my phone to keep myself from dozing off. I had a few… Read more »
Liberia: Gongloe Suggests 5-Yr. Sentence
New Dawn
Former Presidential Candidate Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe recommends five years' imprisonment for rebel lawmakers who received bribes to remove the Speaker of the House. Read more »
Liberia: LACC Launches Probe Into Alleged Bribery Scheme to Unseat Speaker Koffa
Liberian Investigator
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has announced a comprehensive investigation into allegations of bribery among members of the House of Representatives aimed at… Read more »
Liberia: Will Speaker Koffa Be Removed?
Liberian Observer
-- As Speaker gains ground against mutineers, Rep. Williams pushes back, describing US$25k bribery allegation as "diversionary tactics" Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa On Edge
Liberian Observer
-- Could be forced to resign as Majority bloc remains resolute Read more »
Liberia: CDC Threatens Expulsion of Lawmakers Opposing Speaker Koffa
Liberian Investigator
As the battle to unseat Speaker J. Fonati Koffa intensifies, Jefferson Tamba Koijee, Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has vowed that the… Read more »
Liberia: Mineral Sector Working Group Launched
Liberian Observer
The Ministry of Mines and Energy, along with stakeholders in the mineral and extractive industries, have launched a Mineral Sector Working Group (MSWG) in the mining sector with… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Movement Calls for Audit
New Dawn
The head of the Boakai Conscious Movement (BCM), Richlue Burphy, calls on President Joseph Boakai to immediately commission an audit of three governmental institutions that he… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Launches Landmark Women's Football Strategic Plan
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) through the Women's Football Department, had a successful launch of its four-year strategic plan on Friday, 18 October attended by CAF and… Read more »
October 18
Liberia: Has Speaker Koffa Survived Plot To Oust Him ?
Liberian Observer
If Speaker J. Fonati Koffa should be grateful for anything as he prepares to meet Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, in the Italian Capital of Rome today October 18, it… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Court Throws Out Lutheran Church Massacre Survivors' Case Against Liberian Government
FrontPageAfrica
In a blow to victims and survivors of the brutal 1990 St. Peter's Lutheran Church massacre in Liberia, the Ecowas Community Court of Justice has thrown out their case against the… Read more »
Liberia: UL Wants Inspector General Cooper Prosecuted for Academic Fraud
Liberian Observer
A leaked investigative report from the University of Liberia has unveiled a serious scandal involving Liberia's Commerce Inspector General, D. Dorr Cooper. Read more »
Liberia: Audit Exposes Financial Mismanagement At National Housing Authority
FrontPageAfrica
The National Housing Authority (NHA) of Liberia is facing intense scrutiny following the release of an audit report detailing significant deficiencies in financial management for… Read more »
Liberia: PYJ Turned Whistleblower
New Republic
Nimba County long-serving Senator Prince Y. Johnson has accused his some of his colleagues of being involved in illicit mining in Gbarpolu, Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties. Read more »
Liberia: Ministry of Justice Launches Gender Policy and Strategic Action Plan for Inclusivity
FrontPageAfrica
The Ministry of Justice, through its Gender and Social Inclusion Unit, has launched a Gender Policy and a five-year Strategic Action Plan aimed at promoting inclusivity across all… Read more »
