Liberia: Acting Defense Minister Receives in Audience Us Africom Delegation

BARCLAY TRAINING CENTER, Monrovia - The Deputy Defense Minister for Administration, Dr. Augustine T. Larmin received US AFRICOM delegation at his BTC Office. The delegation was… Read more »

Ghana: Former Ghana Armed Forces Chief of Defense Staff and Ecomog First Force Commander Lt. Gen. Arnold Quainoo, Dies At 82

Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo, a former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, has passed away at the age of 82. He died on Monday, December 2, at the 37 Military… Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Commitment to Seeing Justice Done - New War Crimes Court Office Head

It's been just one month on the job for Dr. Jallah Allen Barbu, as the country's second head of Liberia's Office for the War and Economics Crimes Court. It is clearly not what the… Read more »

Liberia: Warlord-Turned Senator Prince Johnson is Dead

Senator Prince Y Johnson, the leader of the erstwhile Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia, is dead Read more »

Liberia: War Crimes Courts Supposed to Bring Inclusive Justice but Victims Say They Are Being Excluded

It's a mantra repeated by government officials, activists and the international community: Liberia's victims and survivors must be at the heart of efforts to bring justice for… Read more »

Liberia: Was Liberia 'Inches Away From War' With Guinea?

Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on… Read more »

Liberia: The Disappearance of Khalif Cherif and Liberia's Crisis of Governance

THE SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE of Khalif Cherif from Monrovia Central Prison has exposed troubling cracks in Liberia's rule of law, as well as serious concerns over the government's… Read more »

Liberia: Dr. Jallah Barbu Pledges to Work With Everyone 'To Address Impunity At Highest Level' As Head of Office of War and Economic Crime Courts

Dr. Jallah Allen Barbu, a former presidential candidate and dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia, has pledged to work with everyone as the new… Read more »

Liberia: House Speaker Koffa's Chief of Staff Is Dead

House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has announced the passing of his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Helen Juah Senyon Howard, who died on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

Liberia: Armed Forces to Receive Logistical Support From African Union Worth U.S.$20 Million

The Ministry of National Defense and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have officially announced the receipt of a donation valued at over $20 million in essential logistics… Read more »

Liberia: Deadly Floods Kill Scores in Nimba, Washes Away Towns, Villages

This year, the torrential rains in Nimba County have been more severe than in the previous two years, according to Environmental Protection Agency in the county. While this has… Read more »

Liberia: War and Economic Crimes Court's Vetting Committee's Timeline Expires Without Selecting Court's Administrator

Many other critics, including the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) advocated for a restart of the appointment procedure, citing concerns about the lack of… Read more »

Liberia: In First Address to UN General Assembly, President Boakai Seeks Support for War and Economic Crimes Courts

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly since coming to office eight months ago, President Joseph Boakai has called on the body to support Liberia's war and… Read more »

Liberia: Justice Minister, Giaba Call for Stronger Enforcement of Anti-Terrorism Financing Laws

GIABA Capacity Building workshop on Countering Terrorism Financing (CFT) for National Stakeholders: Justice Minister, GIABA Demand Robust Enforcement of Anti-Terrorist Financing… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Abstains From Voting for UN Resolution Calling for Israel to Leave Palestine in 12 Months

On Wednesday, Liberia abstained from voting as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly passed a resolution demanding an immediate end to Israel's occupation of… Read more »

Liberia: Police Seize Truckload of Scrap in Nimba County Amid Allegations of Local Officials' Involvement in Illegal Sales

Police Authorities in Ganta, Nimba County early Saturday seized a truck loaded with a large quantity of scrap metal. The truck, which was en route to Monrovia, was stopped in… Read more »

Liberia: Warlord Claims War Crimes Court Will 'Dismantle' Peace As Victims Take Center Stage At Peace Commemorations

Former rebel leader Thomas Nimely Yaya used the 21st Anniversary of Peace Celebrations on Friday to voice his opposition to the country's nascent war and economics crimes courts… Read more »

Liberia: Office of the President Refutes Claims of Withdrawal of WCC Executive Director

The Office of the President of Liberia has dismissed reports that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has withdrawn the appointment of Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi as the Executive… Read more »

Liberia: Dr. Larmin Leads Independence Day Celebration At BTC Military Barracks.

Defense Deputy Minister for Administration, Dr. Augustine T. Larmin on Liberia's 177th Independence Day celebration, welcomed the Commander-in-chief (CIC) of the Armed Forces of… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. War Crimes Ambassador Warns 'Unsubstantiated Allegations Put Civil Society Actors At Risk'

The US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice has condemned Mr. Alan White, an American former investigator for the Sierra Leone Special Court, and a group of activists… Read more »

Liberia: Bar Adds to Condemnation of War and Economic Crimes Courts Process, Says It Was Not Consulted

The leader of Liberia's powerful National Bar Association, the professional organization of the nation's lawyers, has joined the growing list of civil society and victims' groups… Read more »

Liberia: A Call to Rescind the Appointment of Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi As Executive Director of War and Economic Crimes Courts

Dear President Boakai: Read more »

Liberia: WECC Liberia Office Defends Cllr. Massaquoi's Legal Service to Alleged War Crimes Perpetrators

The office of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia has come in strong defense of Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi amid fear of creeping conflict of interest from human rights… Read more »

Liberia: Advocates Condemn Boakai's Pick For War Crimes Court Office

Justice activists have expressed anger and disappointment at President Joseph Boakai's appointment of Jonathan Massaquoi as head of the Office for War and Economic Crimes Courts… Read more »

Liberia: Advocates Ask Us Congressional Committee for Funding for War & Economic Crimes Courts As Dispute Spills Into Open

Liberian human rights advocates have told a US Congressional committee that it is crucial that the US government take the lead in funding war and economic crimes courts for… Read more »