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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »