April 27, 2023
Liberia: Liberia Council of Churches Challenges Government to Address Growing Wave of Insecurity
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) has termed as "worrisome and troubling" the broad day armed robbery attack which led to the death of a young businessman on the Bushrod… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Liberia: In Memory of Brig. Gen Daniel K. Moore
Brigadier General Daniel K. Moore joined the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in 1978 as a recruit. He rose thru the ranks for over 36 years of dedicated professional services to the… Read more »
Liberia: Young Ambassadors for Peace-Liberia Gets New Corps of Officers
The Young Ambassador for Peace in Liberia, a peace-building institution, has inducted into office a new corps of officers who will steer the activities of the young diplomats for… Read more »
April 18, 2023
South Sudan: Armed Forces of Liberia Set to Send Troops On Peacekeeping Missions in Mali, Sudan and South Sudan
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has completed pre-deployment training for soldiers expected to be deployed on Peacekeeping Missions in Mali, Sudan, and South Sudan. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Liberia: Ex-RUF Soldier Disputes Accounts Prosecution Witnesses That Gibril Massaquoi Was 'Angel Gabriel,' but Admits His Presence in Liberia in 2001
A former soldier with Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF), has disputed accounts of mainly prosecution witnesses that an ex-commander of the rebel group was called… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Liberia: Two Defense Witnesses Say Alleged Sierra Leonean Warlord, Gibril Massaquoi Was in Liberia Early 2000 and 2001, but 'With a Peace Delegation'
Two defense witnesses have confirmed the accounts of other witnesses that an alleged Sierra Leonean warlord was in Liberia during its second civil war. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Liberia: Another Ex-Soldier Alleges Former RUF Commander, Gibril Massaquoi Killed Civilians in Monrovia for 'Looting'
A witness, claiming to be a former Liberian army soldier, has accused the Sierra Leonean man facing charges for alleged gross human rights violations in Liberia of ordering… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Liberia: Ex-Ulimo Fighter Tells Finnish Appeals Court He Refused Bribe From Human Rights Advocate
As with the trial before a Finnish district court, acquittal hearings for Gibril Massaquoi, the Sierra Leonean accused of grave human rights violations in Liberia, bribery… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Liberia: Sen. Snowe Invited to Share Knowledge in Conflict Resolution
Bomi County Senator who chairs the ECOWAS parliament Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM); Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. Has honored an… Read more »
Africa: Liberia Possibly to Host U.S. Africa Command Center Amid Growing Chinese Influence in the Region
The United States of America is troubled by the inroads that China and Russia are making in Africa and is even more concerned about the possibility of China establishing a military… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Trials of Two Alleged Top Warlords Delayed
The US trials of two alleged notorious Liberian warlords, scheduled for May and July, will be delayed until late this year at the earliest. Read more »
March 14, 2023
Liberia: Witness Caught Impersonating While Testifying Against Ex-RUF Commander, Gibril Massaquoi
A prosecution witness has been caught impersonating before the Finnish Appeals Court during his testimony against Gibril Massaquoi, an ex-commander with Sierra Leone's… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Liberia: Ex-Soldier Accuses Gibril Massaquoi of 'Ordering' Burning of Civilians Alive in a House in Lofa
A former Liberian soldier has told a Finnish Appeals Court in Monrovia that Gibril Massaquoi, a former commander of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary Front (RUF) "ordered" his soldiers… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Liberia: Witnesses Accuse Gibril Massaquoi of Wreaking Havoc in Lofa County At His Appeal Hearings in Monrovia
At Thursday's appeal hearings for Gibil Massaquoi, the commander of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front, RUF of standing trial for alleged war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Liberia: UNDP and Liberia Peace Building Officer Offer Training to Combat Violence
A two nationwide training on the use of the Early Warning and Early Response System (EWER) aimed to collect, manage, and report incidents related to electoral violence across… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Liberia: Massaquoi Defense Claims Liberians' Roles in War Crimes Covered up in a Deal With Liberian Government As Appeal Court Moves to Liberia
Witness tampering has been the focus of the first hearings in the appeal of the acquittal of Gibril Massaquoi, the former commander with the Revolutionary United Front, accused by… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Liberia: Members of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations Rollup Sleeves to Maintain Peace During and After the October 2023 Election
As the country gears toward the 2023 General and Presidential elections, Heads of Foreign Missions including international organizations in Liberia are concerned about the… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Liberia: Kosiah Denies War Crimes - Repeats Unproven Claims of Witness Bribery
The second last day of witness testimony in the appeal hearing of Alieu Kosiah, the Liberian former rebel commander who was convicted of war crimes in Switzerland's first war… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Liberia: Former Child Soldier Asks UN to Hear Asylum Claim During Kosiah War Crimes Trial
In a dramatic replay of his controversial appearance in convicted Liberia war criminal Alieu Kosiah's 2021 trial, a former child soldier called on to testify on behalf of Kosiah,… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Liberia: Rape Survivor Gives Emotional Testimony at Start of Kosiah's War Crimes Trial
The trial of the Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah opened today in Bellinzona. It started with a surprise report financed by Kosiah's friends and family. Redacted by a Liberian lawyer,… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Liberia: Pres. Weah Urges New AFL First Batch of 176 to Be 'Soldiers of the People'
President George Weah has told graduates of the Class 09th Recruits, the first batch of new soldiers to emerge from the recruitment drive that the Armed Forces of Liberia is, and… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Expresses Shock, Says It Stands By the Democratically Elected Government
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) has expressed dismay and shock at the news of an attempted coup in the Gambia. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Liberia: The 'Absence of War in Liberia' Does Not Mean 'Peace'
Oftentimes the word "Peace" is used interchangeably with the term "Absence of War". But these are two distinct concepts that must not be confused. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Liberia: Southeastern Governors, Elders Present Gift to Pres. Weah - Urge Liberians to Maintain Peace
Several Governors from the South Eastern parts of Liberia have recognized the efforts being applied by President George Manneh Weah to sustain peace and stability in the country. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Liberia: Internal Affairs Minister Encourages Peaceful Elections As the Government and Its Partners Launch a Peacebuilding Project
Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleafis urgingLiberians to remain peaceful and calm during the upcoming 2023 elections. Minister Sirleaf said Liberia is proud to have conducted… Read more »