August 13
Liberia: Nimba Supt Gono Provides Clarity Over Scrap Deal
The Nimba Superintendent, Kou Meapeh Gono, has addressed allegations regarding a scrap deal that is reportedly brewing tensions among local leaders in the county. Read more »
August 08
Liberia: LACC Angers Local Authorities At Nat'l Orientation Confab
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) on Wednesday, August 7, raised concerns about the issues of asset declaration and conflict of interest at the National Orientation… Read more »
August 02
Liberia: Public Officials Dodging Asset Declaration?
-- Only 26.5% of 1,900 officials declared their assets, LACC discloses Read more »
Liberia: GAC Audit Exposes Financial Mismanagement At CBL
A recently released audit by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) has unveiled serious financial irregularities within the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), casting a spotlight on… Read more »
August 01
Liberia: Assets Declaration Deadline Elapses
Corruption is a key threat to good governance and democratic processes, and fighting corruption among public officials starts from their publications of their asset declarations… Read more »
July 08
Liberia: Ex-PPAL Officials' U.S.$150k 'Corruption' Trial Begins
The corruption trial of four former senior officials of the Plan Parenthood Association of Liberia (PPAL) has opened at Criminal Court 'C' at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. Read more »
June 25
Liberia: Nafaa DG Denies Corruption Scandal
The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has denied corruption allegations surrounding the World Bank-funded Liberia Sustainable Management… Read more »
May 24
Liberia: 'Corruption! Political Corruption and Its Impact On Development in Liberia'
Corruption has long been recognized as a pervasive issue in Liberia, impeding progress and hindering the nation's development. Despite efforts to combat it, corruption continues to… Read more »
May 10
Africa: 'Judicial Institutions Are Susceptible to Corruption'
While corruption has direct damaging consequences in general on the functioning of state institutions, and in particular on the administration of justice, it decreases public trust… Read more »
March 29
Liberia: Cental Wants FIA Boss Suspended
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to suspend Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence… Read more »
February 15
West Africa: Liberia's New Ag. Minister, Dr. Nuetah, Calls for Audit
Liberia's new Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah, has officially taken over the office of the Ministry of Agriculture calling for a systems audit of the Ministry. Read more »
February 02
Liberia: Liberia - Court Ruling Links Ex-Police IG, Others to U.S.$12k Extortion
Judge Ousman Feika of the Civil Law Court for Montserrado County rendered a ruling on Wednesday, January 31, ordering former Police Inspector-General Patrick Sudue to return… Read more »
January 29
Liberia: Kruah's Nomination Questions Boakai's Commitment to Fight Corruption
- Many wary of Justice Minister-designate's "Checkered Past" Read more »
December 13, 2023
Liberia: Liberia - U.S. Calls On Boakai Administration to Prosecute Sanctioned Officials
Catherine Rodriguez, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy near Monrovia, has called on the Joseph Boakai administration to prioritize the fight against corruption as it is… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Liberia: Liberia - Abuse of Incumbency?
New report highlights the ruling party's fragrant violations of Campaign Financing Regulations Read more »
October 10, 2023
Liberia: Whoever Wins Liberia's Election Faces High Demands for Change
..... But the truth is, there is no quick-fix solution for Liberia's numerous problems Read more »
August 14, 2023
Liberia: 'We'll Have Zero Tolerance On Corruption'
Liberia's upcoming October 10 polls have taken an exhilarating turn as presidential hopeful Allen Brown has promised a relentless fight against corruption with his administration's… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Liberia: Justice Ministry Accused of Tampering With Evidence in Cocaine Case
-- Conte, the defense's first witness in the case, had told the judge and jurors that the alleged photo of the container in which the alleged cocaine at the center of the trial was… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Liberia: Property Mogul Stanton Witherspoon Risks Losing Properties In U.S.
.... "Plaintiff United States of America hereby files the following Bills of Particulars pursuant to 32.2 (a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures. The United States… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Liberia: Liberia's Corruption Ranking Drops Again
.... "The report speaks to the Liberian Government's inability to address the entrenched culture of impunity and enforcing existing anti-corruption laws and policies," Anderson… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Liberia: Weah Blamed for Liberia's 'Failed' Corruption Fight
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has said that President George Weah has failed in his commitments to fight corruption in the country and that it… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Liberia: Media Mogul Stanton Witherspoon Arrested For U.S.$114 Million Healthcare Fraud
... His alleged crimes involve him participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, and would land him in jail… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Liberia: Liberia - U.S. Ambassador Applauds IAA's Approach in Fighting Corruption
The United States Ambassador accredited near Monrovia, Michael McCarthy, has applauded the Internal Audit Agency for what he calls its unique approach to helping public… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Liberia: 'National Elections Commission Compromised'
The Political Leader of the opposition Liberty Party (LP), Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, had said that the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia is not independent and… Read more »
August 29, 2006
Liberia: Bribery Allegations Cloud Budget Passage
An alleged bribery scandal, which could smear the National Legislature, may take a new turn as the Senate investigates allegations by Montserrado County Representative Ketehkumeh… Read more »