Liberia: As Liberia Debates War Crimes Court, Experts Urge Forced Marriage Be Treated As a Crime

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Liberia: Boakai Pledges Better Housing, Annual Recruitment of 600 AFL Personnel to Boost Morale

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), has pledged his administration's commitment to improving the welfare of military personnel,… Read more »

Liberia: Reimagining Land, Justice, and Post-War Responsibility in Liberia

Nations emerging from conflict are not rebuilt by rigidity, but by vision anchored in humanity. In Liberia, it is unproductive and ultimately visionless to suggest that once land… Read more »

Liberia: Ministry of Defense, UN Women Launch U.S.$663k Project to Increase Women's Role in Afl and Global Peacekeeping

The Ministry of National Defense, in partnership with UN Women, has officially launched a two-year initiative funded by the Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF). Read more »

Liberia: 'From War Barracks to Business Ruins - Liberia's Demolition Campaign Exposes Fragile Land Governance'

In scenes that have ignited fresh controversy over property rights, military authority, and post-war governance in Liberia, a local businesswoman in Paynesville's 72nd Community… Read more »

Liberia: Former Defense Minister Samukai Calls On Government to Arm LRA Officers

Former Defense Minister Brownie J. Samukai has urged the Government of Liberia(GoL) to equip the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) officers with firearms to protect them while they… Read more »

Liberia: UN Begins Training Lawyers Ahead of War Crimes Court's Establishment

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Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia, U.S. Strengthen Medical Readiness At Setaf-Af Best Medic Competition

Medical professionals from the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) joined counterparts from Ghana, Italy, and the United States to test their medical proficiency during the U.S. Army… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai, Trump Discuss Regional Peace, Economic Development in Phone Call

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on Sunday, December 21, received a telephone call from the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, the Executive Mansion has… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Cracks Down On Coups, Pushes Single Currency As Leaders Map New Future for West Africa

West African leaders meeting in Abuja have issued a sweeping communiqué that hardens the regional bloc's stance against coups, revives momentum for a single currency, and… Read more »

Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Gets Promised Government Funding As Director and Activists Engage in Public War of Words

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West Africa: AU, Ecowas, West African Elders Condemn Guinea-Bissau Coup, Demand Immediate Restoration of Constitutional Order

The African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum have strongly condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau,… Read more »

Africa: 'Liberia's Seat Belongs to Africa' - President Boakai Tells UN, Calls for Global Peace

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global… Read more »

Liberia: The Call for a Hybrid Leadership Style in Liberia

Once heralded as Africa's oldest republic and the beacon of hope for freedom on the continent, Liberia is embroiled in many challenges that threaten its social fabric and global… Read more »

Liberia: Two Journalists Arrested in Nimba for Possession of Single-Barrel Pistol

Two community journalists from Voice of Benjamin Karman Sehkar (BKS) Radio in Nimba County have been arrested by the Liberia National Police's Police Support Unit for allegedly… Read more »

Liberia: Ret. Capt. Anderson Calls On Boakai-Koung Government to Integrate Over 17,000 Afl Veterans Into National Development

The leadership of the Veterans of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), under National Commander Retired Captain William Phillip Anderson, has unveiled the 2025-2029 Strategic Veteran… Read more »

Liberia: Pres. Boakai Dedicates Renovated Military Barracks in Nimba County

President Joseph Boakai has marked a significant milestone in Liberia's journey toward a stronger, more secure and dignified future by dedicating the newly renovated Camp Grant… Read more »

West Africa: War Crimes Court Office Receives Part of Promised Government Funding As Office Head Prepares for Important Meeting With Ecowas President

Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia, said he had received just $US300,000, or 15 percent, of President Boakai's promised $US2… Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Pledges to Build a National War Memorial and Declares Day of Prayer, Drawing Cautious Praise

President Boakai announced plans to commission a national memorial for victims of the country's civil wars, including ECOWAS peacekeepers killed during the wars The president also… Read more »

Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Launches Outreach Campaign Even As Promised Government Funding Fails to Arrive

The Office for the War and Economics Crimes Court launches a nationwide outreach campaign regarded as critical to establishing the proposed courts. The chair of the Independent… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Immigration Officer of Liberian Descent Accused of Offering to Remove 'Terrorist' Label From a Man's File

A Liberian-American immigration officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been charged in a federal bribery scheme that allegedly spanned a decade,… Read more »

Liberia: Liberian Peace Scholar and Advocate Launches Document Preparation Company to Support Immigrants in the U.S.

Dr. Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm, has launched All Docs LIB, a document preparation and immigration assistance company aimed at helping Liberians living in the United States navigate… Read more »