Liberia: Liberia Binds New Women, Peace Plan to Targets, Budgets As Boakai Launches It At UN

Liberia's third national plan on women, peace and security ties every commitment to a responsible government agency, an indicator, a baseline and a target, and places a gender… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Launches Women, Peace and Security Plan At UN, Pledges Funding

President Joseph Boakai on Monday launched Liberia's third national action plan on women, peace and security at the United Nations, pledging government money and political will… Read more »

Liberia: 'From Heritage to Hope - the Flag That Unites Us'

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Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia Courts Women Recruits in Grand Gedeh

Women fill fewer than one in 13 uniforms in the Armed Forces of Liberia. The AFL went to Grand Gedeh County this week to ask young women to change that. Read more »

Liberia: Sen. Kogar Asks President Boakai to Suspend Police Chief Over Cocaine Case

- Nimba County Sen. Samuel G. Kogar has asked President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to take the head of the Liberia National Police out of the country's cocaine investigation, either by… Read more »

Liberia: Tamar J.W. Tarr - the Private Who Wants to Command an Army

Women are 7.4 percent of the Armed Forces of Liberia. Pvt. Tamar J.W. Tarr, 24, a clerk at headquarters, is aiming at the office at the very top of it. Read more »

Liberia: Lofa Senator Momo Cyrus Charges New Fire and LPRC Officers to Serve With Integrity At LNP Academy Graduation

- The Liberia National Police Academy and Training School in Paynesville graduated 125 officers over the weekend during a basic in-service training ceremony, with Lofa County… Read more »

Ghana: Boakai Pushes Reparatory Justice Framework At Accra Conference

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has urged African nations, CARICOM and the global African diaspora to move quickly from recognition to action on a landmark United Nations resolution… Read more »

Liberia: Doe's Daughter Says Her Father Sheltered Charles Taylor's Mother During War - Taylor's Niece Calls It a Lie

The daughter and niece of Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor, respectively, traded accusations on social media this week over competing accounts of their fathers' roles in Liberia's… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Sends War Crimes Court, Anti-Corruption Bills to Legislature

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has formally submitted legislation to the House of Representatives seeking to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption… Read more »

Liberia: War Crimes Court Body Accuses Senior Liberian Officials of Blocking Progress

The body tasked with establishing Liberia's long-awaited War and Economic Crimes Court accused senior government officials Tuesday of deliberately blocking progress, naming the… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia National Police Trains Driving Instructors, Require School Certificate for Licensing

- The Liberia National Police launched a training program for driving school instructors Sunday, requiring them to obtain certification before teaching students, as part of broader… Read more »

Liberia: Justice Minister - Government 'Fully in Charge,' Reinforces Border Security, Warns Against War Calls

Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. Oswald Tweh on Tuesday declared that the Liberian government is "fully in charge" of the situation along the Liberia-Guinea border,… Read more »

Liberia: Ex-Combatants Issue One-Week Ultimatum to Guinean Troops Amid Border Tensions

GANTA, Nimba County - Former fighters have issued a stark one-week ultimatum to Guinean troops reportedly occupying parts of Liberian territory, escalating pressure on authorities… Read more »

Liberia: Sorlumba Border Secured After Standoff As Liberian Police Restore Calm, Urge Residents to Stand Down

Security forces of the Liberian National Police say they have secured the Sorlumba border area in Foya District following a tense standoff Wednesday that raised fears of a… Read more »

Guinea: Guinean Soldiers Open Fire, Recapture Disputed Border Area in Foya, Liberian Injured

FOYA DISTRICT, Lofa County -- Tensions along the Liberia-Guinea border escalated Wednesday after Guinean soldiers opened fire into Liberian territory in Sorlumba Clan, injuring a… Read more »

Liberia: Naymote Seeks Legal Clarity On Peacebuilding Posts At Local Government Ministry

- Naymote Partners for Democratic Development is urging the Liberian government to clarify the legal basis for two senior positions recently announced at the Ministry of Local… Read more »

Liberia: Police IG Rejects Clarke's Resignation, Insists Lnp Is Not 'A Boy Scouts' Amid Discrimination Claims

- Liberia National Police Inspector General Gregory O.W. Coleman has rejected the resignation of Deputy Commissioner of Police Cecelia G. Clarke, declaring that the police force… Read more »

Liberia: Koijee Slams Government Over Fula Security Force Shutdown

- Opposition Congress for Democratic Change Secretary General Jefferson T. Koijee has condemned the government's decision to shut down the National Fula Security of Liberia (NFSL),… Read more »

Liberia: STAND Warns Boakai to Halt Forced Displacements, Threatens Mass Peaceful Resistance

- The opposition advocacy group Solidarity and Trust for a New Day has issued a stark warning to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, demanding an immediate end to what it describes as… Read more »

Liberia: AFL Leads Multi-Agency Cleanup Along Red Light-Duport Road for 69th Anniversary

- The Armed Forces of Liberia on Saturday led a large-scale cleanup along the Red Light-Duport Road corridor, bringing together security agencies, private partners and civil… Read more »

Liberia: New Bong Police Commander Seeks Stronger Media Partnership to Tackle Rising Crime

- The newly assigned commander of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Bong County has moved to strengthen ties with local media, signaling a push for greater transparency and… Read more »

Liberia: EU, Nafaa Validate Artisanal Fisheries Assessments, Chart Path for Inclusive Sector Growth

Liberia's marine artisanal fisheries sector is poised for targeted reforms after stakeholders, with support from the European Union (EU), validated two key assessments and agreed… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Togo Refocuses DRC Mediation On Concrete Results

In Lomé, Togo has chosen to break with declaratory diplomacy surrounding the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The high-level meeting held on 17 January… Read more »

Africa: Liberia, Somalia and DR Congo Call for Dialogue On Venezuela At UN

Liberia, alongside Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday called for restraint, dialogue and respect for international law as the United Nations Security Council… Read more »