Liberia: LNP Launches Investigation Into Boulevard Palace Manager's Death

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has initiated an investigation into the death of Anwar Futloo, the General Manager of Boulevard Palace Hotel, amidst uncertainties surrounding… Read more »

Liberia: U.S., Liberia Deepen Security Cooperation and Military Partnership

The United States and Liberia have reaffirmed their longstanding defense ties during a historic security cooperation meeting held in Monrovia from December 11-13, 2024. Sponsored… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Africom Delegation Meets Acting Defense Minister

The Deputy Defense Minister for Administration, Dr. Augustine T. Larmin, on Wednesday, December 11, received the US AFRICOM delegation at his Barclay Training Center Office. Headed… Read more »

Liberia: Press Union Accuses Lawmakers Of 'Naked Display of Tyranny'

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) believes the ongoing leadership quagmire at the House of Representatives is a naked display of majority tyranny and the tyranny of the minority. Read more »

Liberia: Sen. Prince Y. Johnson - a Hero and a Villain

The passing of Senator Prince Y. Johnson marks the end of a man whose life embodied both heroism and controversy--a defender and liberator to some, yet to others, a villain--a… Read more »

Liberia: Sen. Prince Johnson Is Dead

Nimba County Senator and former warlord, Prince Yormie Johnson, has died at age 72. Read more »

Liberia: Prince Y. Johnson - the Warlord-Turned-Politician and Kingmaker Who Shaped Liberia's Political Landscape

Prince Yormie Johnson, an eccentric yet pivotal figure in Liberia's tumultuous history -- ex-warlord, influential senator, religious leader, and educator--passed away on November… Read more »

West Africa: Waba's Leadership to Mediate in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Crisis

The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Africom Commander Highlights Partnership With Liberia

The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, has underscored the deepening military and diplomatic partnership between the U.S. and… Read more »

Liberia: 'Negotiation Over Confrontation'

-- Speaker Koffa calls for dialogue to resolve Capitol Hill impasse, but will his opponents give in? Read more »

Liberia: Liberian Youth Unite in Landmark Dialogue On Peace, Security

Representatives from various youth organizations in Liberia have concluded a pivotal two-day National Youth Dialogue aimed at developing a comprehensive National Action Plan on… Read more »

Liberia: Lost At Home - Repatriated Liberians Face Bleak Outlook

Starting anew in one's homeland can sometimes be fraught with difficulties as Vivian Dickerson has now come to experience since being repatriated to Liberia. Read more »

Liberia: Support for WECC Now Flowing

-- U.S. Justice Delegation is due here to support efforts Read more »

Liberia: The Coming Crisis

Liberia is a fragile state - there's endemic corruption, weak governance and political instability. But there are two issues that could expose the enormity of the fragility, one is… Read more »

Liberia: Massaquoi Relieved of Helm of War, Economic Crimes Court Office

President Joseph Boakai has revoked the appointment of Jonathan Massaquoi as Executive Director of the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) barely a month after the 177th… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Hosts Crucial MRU Meeting On Security, Economic Integration, Others

Ministers and high-ranking officials from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire have gathered in Monrovia for a two-day Mano River Union (MRU) High-Level… Read more »

Liberia: Cllr. Massaquoi Makes Case for War Crimes Court At UN High-Level Forum

The Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) of Liberia, on July 17 made Liberia's case at the just-ended 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)… Read more »

Liberia: Stand Seeks Middle Ground - Proposes National Dialogue for Liberia's War Crimes Court

The future of Liberia's War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) hangs in the balance. While the appointment of Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi as Executive Director was initially met with… Read more »

Liberia: 'War Victims' Trust Betrayed'

The Liberia Massacre Survivors Association (LIMASA) has erupted in outrage after discovering the misuse of 300,000 war victim signatures. Dr. Alan White, a controversial figure… Read more »

Liberia: Battle to Control WCC Intensifies

-- Whose interest does Boakai's War Crimes Court Chief represent? Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Appoints War Crimes Court Director

President Joseph Boakai has appointed Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi as the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Tightens Grips Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

Liberia has taken a significant step in combating money laundering and terrorism financing by obtaining a full membership of the Egmont Group, a Charter of Financial Intelligence… Read more »

Liberia: Deputy Defense Minister Promises a 'Robust, Dynamic Military'

Dr. Augustine T. Larmin, Deputy Defense Minister for Administration at the Ministry of National Defense (MoD), has said that he would work with the Defense Minister to build a… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Ex-Sierra Leone Rebel Commander Sues Advocates for Wrongful Prosecution

The Civil Law Court in Monrovia is set to begin hearings on June 15 regarding a US$50 million lawsuit filed by Gibril Massaquoi against Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP)… Read more »

Liberia: 'War Crimes Court Should Focus On Liberia's Future'

Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), has emphasized the importance of focusing on Liberia's future through the establishment of the War… Read more »