Liberia: UP Elder Council Lauds Lawmakers for Proactive WECC Decisions

The National Elder Council of the ruling Unity Party has commended the legislature for its commitment to establishing a War and Economic Crime Court (WECC) in Liberia. Read more »

Liberia: Bill to Create WECC Imminent

-- INHCR says the document will be prepared in the coming days Read more »

Liberia: House Endorses Senate's Version of Wecc Resolution

The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to accept the amended version of the Resolution to Establish the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) of Liberia by the Senate. Read more »

Liberia: Senate's War Crimes Court Endorsement Gains U.S. Support

A wave of cautious optimism is washing over Liberia as its Legislature overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court. This long-awaited… Read more »

Liberia: Former Warlords Endorse Establishment of War Crimes Court

Influential Nimba County Senator Prince Yormie Johnson and his Grand Gedeh counterpart, Thomas Yaya Nimely, who many believe orchestrated some of the worst crimes during the… Read more »

Liberia: Justice Kaba Dashes Gracious Ride's Hope

Gracious Ride was on Monday, April 8 rendered hopeless when Associate Justice Yussif Kaba declined to place a permanent stay order on President Joseph Boakai's Assets Recovery… Read more »

Liberia: National Bar Association Backs War Crimes Court Establishment

Members of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) have reaffirmed to campaign vigorously for the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for justice for victims of… Read more »

Liberia: IJG Calls for Full Implementation of TRC Report

The International Justice Group (IJG) and partners are urging President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr to move forward with the full implementation of all The Recommendations of the TRC,… Read more »

Liberia: Coalition Group Rallies Support for WECC

The Coalition for the Establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia, a civil society and justice working group, has called on the United States Ambassador for Global… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Impressed By House's Leadership On WECC

-- "Looks forward to working with all Liberians to make the court a reality," but Senate seems to look in a different direction Read more »

Liberia: Senate Selects Team to Work With AFL Leadership On Soldiers' Concerns

The plenary of the Liberian Senate has resolved to bring to a closure the longstanding issues impacting members of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). The Senate's decision is based… Read more »

Liberia: U. S. Commends Boakai Over War Crimes Court Commitment

United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice has assured Liberians that her government stands ready to lend the needed support for the establishment of a war and… Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Supports Lifting of Sanctions On Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

In the following special statement issued today in Abuja, Nigeria, at the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai supported the… Read more »

Liberia: Cshra-P Raises Concern Over Road Blocks By AFL Wives

---Urges Government Action Read more »

Liberia: Liberia - Mutiny On Armed Forces Day

-- Armed Forces Day Celebration Canceled; "angry men can't parade," disenchanted AFL officers say Read more »

West Africa: Junta-Controlled States Pull Out of Ecowas

Three of the four junta-controlled West African states, namely Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, have announced their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African… Read more »

Liberia: What Does President Weah's Concession Mean for Liberia's Democracy?

President George Weah's concession call to President-elect Joseph Boakai a few days shy of the official election announcement is worth celebrating. Here's why: Read more »

Liberia: Weah Overturns Liberia's 'No' Vote On Ceasefire in Gaza

-- Says he was not aware of the vote Read more »

Liberia: Weah Leads Condemnation of Electoral Violence

.... As the international community calls for a speedy and impartial investigation Read more »

Liberia: Liberia - Min. Kemayah Calls for Global Condemnation of Russia's Military Invasion

Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, has called on every well-meaning nation and Government across the world to condemn the Russian Federation in the strongest terms,… Read more »

Liberia: Several Injured in Chaos At Capitol Hill

Liberia: Several Injured in Chaos at Capitol Hill Read more »

South Sudan: Nobel Laureates Sirleaf, Gbowee Inspire Women in South Sudan

South Sudan, Africa's youngest nation, looked to Liberia for lessons on how to empower its women to maintain the peace and advance gender equality as the 11-year-old nation… Read more »

Liberia: Her Voice Liberia Launches Community Initiative for Peaceful Election Project in Liberia

Her Voice Liberia has officially launched a new project titled : Community Initiative for Peaceful Elections in Liberia (CIPE) 2023. Read more »

Liberia: Kosiah Challenges Legitimacy of 'White' Court to Judge Him Over War Crimes

..... "The problem is not me, it's the Swiss authorities," Kosiah said under questioning from the Swiss appeal judges today. "Here in this audience, I only see white men, none of… Read more »