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: Senate Denies Bribery Claims in Currency Debate, Flags Inflation Risk in Cbl Printing Request

Published: April 27, 2026 Read more »

Liberia: UN Rights Office Warns Liberia's Anti-Corruption Drive Is Falling Short

Published: April 24, 2026 Read more »

Liberia: UN Rights Office Launches Anti-Corruption Training, Warns Liberia Faces Deepening Governance Crisis

Monrovia -- The United Nations human rights office opened a two-day anti-corruption training in Monrovia Monday, warning that persistent corruption is eroding state legitimacy in… Read more »

Liberia: CBL Testimony Challenges Case Against Tweah Over $6.2m Transfers

A senior Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) official testified before Criminal Court "C" that former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah could not unilaterally authorize transactions from the… Read more »

Liberia: State Witness Testimony Reveals Unaccounted-for Millions Linked to Joint Security Funding

A state witness in the high-profile economic sabotage trial at Criminal Court 'C' testified Tuesday that more than L$1.05 billion and US$500,000 earmarked for Joint Security… Read more »

Liberia: Former National Security Advisor Seeks Separate Trial in High-Profile Corruption Case

MONROVIA -- Former National Security Adviser Jefferson Karmoh has moved to break away from co-defendants in one of Liberia's most closely watched corruption prosecutions, arguing… Read more »

Liberia: LDEA Top Officials Playing With Drug Money?

- A drug seizure at Liberia's main border crossing with Sierra Leone has triggered an internal investigation after conflicting testimonies from security officers raised questions… Read more »

Liberia: LACC Clears Emma Glassco of Corruption Allegations As Fisheries Saga Closes

- The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has officially cleared former National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Director General Emma Metieh Glassco of corruption allegations,… Read more »

Liberia: Presidential Removal Powers Over LACC Commissioners Must Be Treated With Extreme Caution

Liberia's fight against corruption has never been merely a legal battle. It is a test of institutional design, political will and constitutional discipline. The current debate… Read more »

Liberia: House Halts Bill Expanding Presidential Power Over Anti-Corruption Commission

Liberia's House of Representatives last Thursday abruptly halted a controversial attempt to expand presidential power over the country's anti-corruption watchdog, returning a… Read more »

West Africa: Liberia Senate Opens Probe Into Checkpoint Proliferation Amid Harassment, Corruption Concerns

- Liberia's Senate has launched a nationwide investigation into the growing proliferation of inland security checkpoints, warning that the expanding network of road barriers may be… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Inches Up On Global Corruption Index, but Watchdog Warns - Progress Too Slow

Published: February 10, 2026 Read more »

Liberia: Grand Kru Activist Denies Bribery Claim, Says Silence Was Due to Sabbatical

- A leading youth activist and civil society spokesman in Grand Kru County has denied allegations that he accepted money from a sitting senator to soften his political criticism,… Read more »

Liberia: Effl Suspends Former Official, Warns Against Political Targeting in Corruption Case

- The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia has suspended a senior party official and opened an internal corruption probe, backing President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's decision to… Read more »

Liberia: LACC, Law Reform Chiefs Lock Horns Over Tenure Amendment

Liberia's fragile anti-corruption architecture was jolted into open constitutional conflict Friday as the heads of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission and the Law Reform… Read more »

Liberia: Anti-Corruption Reform Must Strengthen, Not Subordinate, the LACC

Liberia's long and fragile struggle to build credible anti-corruption institutions has reached a defining moment. The heated clash at the House of Representatives between the… Read more »

Liberia: Cental Pressures Boakai Administration to Match Anti-Corruption Rhetoric With Action

Published: January 28, 2026 Read more »

Liberia: Former Bureau of State Enterprises Boss, Others Indicted for Alleged Fraud, Theft

- The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has indicted former Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE) Director General Arthur S. Massaquoi and several former officials and… Read more »

Liberia: Information Minister Says Corruption Prosecutions Must Follow Due Process, Not '4g-Style' Politics

Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah has pushed back against criticism that the Unity Party-led government is moving too slowly on corruption cases, insisting that… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Says 'Presidential Villa' Project Began Without His Knowledge - Provides Clarity

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says a major, highly secured construction project in his hometown of Foya began without his knowledge, a striking admission that has raises national… Read more »

Liberia: CSOs Push for Stronger Anti-Corruption Funding At National Policy Dialogue

The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) on Wednesday convened the second edition of its National Anti-Corruption Financing Policy Dialogue, renewing… Read more »

Liberia: Cental Presses Govt for Stronger Anti-Corruption Reforms After MCC Scorecard Gains

Liberia's top anti-corruption watchdog warns the government not to mistake symbolic wins for real progress, urging President Joseph Boakai's administration to take bold, structural… Read more »

Liberia: Supreme Court Questions Tweah's Immunity Argument in Corruption Case

The Supreme Court of Liberia has reserved its decision on the high-profile petition for a writ of prohibition filed by former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four former… Read more »

Liberia: Supreme Court Halts Corruption Trial of Ex-Deputy Minister Thelma Duncan Sawyer

The Supreme Court of Liberia, through Justice in Chambers Jamesetta Howard Wolokolie, has placed a stay order on proceedings in the corruption case involving former Deputy Minister… Read more »