April 12, 2023
Liberia: Southeastern Women in New Kru Town Threaten to Vote President Weah Out, If..
President George Weah's second term bid for the presidency seems to be threatened by the day by people and groupings from different walks of life as the political season draws… Read more »
West Africa: Economic Crisis Prompting Protest and Political Tension Across West Africa
"I will never vote again in my life," says Mary Akurugu, as she arranges the firewood she sells at a busy market here in Ghana's Upper East region. Like people across West Africa… Read more »
Liberia: National Elections Commission Announces Phase Two of Biometric Voter Registration
Lansanah, Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), has officially announced that Phase One of the Biometric Voter Registration ended on Sunday, April 9, 2023, in the… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah Finally Signs 2023 National Budget Into Law At U.S.$782.9 Million
President George Manneh Weah has finally signed into law the national budget for fiscal year 2023 in the tune of US$782,943,000, a US$5 million increase to the version submitted by… Read more »
Liberia: 'Allow Supt. Janjay Baikpeh to Contest' - District #2 Residents Plead With Pres Weah
Residents in Grand Bassa electoral district # 2 are pleading with President George Manneh Weah to reconsider his decision of stopping Superintendent Janjay Baikpeh from contesting… Read more »
Liberia: Rising Youth Leader Alphia Faith Kemokai Implores Political Leaders to Refrain From Vices That Breed Violence
The Coordinator of Naymote's Young Political Leadership School, Alphia Faith Kemokai has called on political leaders to do away with vices that are inimical to the country's… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Liberia: Transformation Not Declaration
On April 4, 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). the United Nations (UN) and the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia collaborated to get… Read more »
Liberia: Deputy Education Minister Kesselly Announces He's Disengaging From All Activities Over Minister Sonii's Alleged Interference
Alton Vanie Kesselly, Deputy Minister for Planning, Research and Development at the Ministry of Education has announced he is stepping aside from all activities at the Ministry… Read more »
Liberia: Reformer National Congress Standard Bearer Dr. Kollie Says Young People Will Endorse His Presidential Ambition
Dr. Alexander Kollie, the Standard Bearer of the Reformer National Congress (RNC), believes that young people will support his presidential campaign in the 2023 general elections… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah Welcomes Six Opposition Parties, Terms It As an 'Indomitable Force'
President George Weah as part of efforts to secure his reelection bid has welcomed six opposition political parties to the Coalition for Democratic Change something he termed as a… Read more »
Liberia: IREDD Provides Cash to Victims of Liberia's Civil War
The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) presented a cash grant of US$1,400.00 to two individuals who suffered atrocities during Liberia's civil war. The… Read more »
Liberia: Trust in NEC Remains Weak - New Afrobarometer Survey Shows
A survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Governance has shown that only one-third of Liberians have confidence in the National Elections Commission (NEC). Read more »
Liberia: Events of War Still Haunting - Did Reginald Goodridge Steal Weah's Car, Burn His House?
The signing of the Revised Farmington River Declaration on April 4, 2023, was essentially aimed at committing political parties and their actors to working collaboratively for the… Read more »
Liberia: Govt-Backed Journalist Accuses U.S. Ambassador of Colluding With Opposition Bloc to Undermine CDC-Led Govt, but U.S. Embassy Debunks His Claims
The United States Embassy in Monrovia has debunked claims by pro-government journalist Abraham Godsent Wheon that Ambassador Michael McCarthy is colluding with the opposition… Read more »
Liberia: Sen. Prince Johnson's MDR's Debunks Reconsidering Support to Pres. Weah Second Term Bid
The Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) has expressed serious concern over a misleading publication in the Friday, April 7, 2023 edition of the New Dawn newspaper under… Read more »
Liberia: ALCOD Honors President Weah's Legal Advisor, Cllr. Bernard, Others
The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has bestowed on Cllr. Archibald Fitzhubert Bernard, Legal Advisor to President George Manneh Weah, honors for his leadership… Read more »
Liberia: Freedom Weeps, Wrong Rules the Land, and Waiting Justice Sleeps - God Give Us Men and Women
The Liberian Supreme Court is the last place of hope to realize the democratic promise of governance under the rule of law. On the shoulders of five distinguished jurists rest the… Read more »
April 07, 2023
Liberia: National Elections Commission Extends Voter Registration Hours
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced an extension of the biometric voter registration hours in Phase which comprises six counties. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Liberia: Grand Mufti Calls for Peaceful Electoral Process - Urges Muslims' Full Participation
Sheikh Abubakar Sumaworo, the Grand Mufti of Liberia, has urged for a peaceful and successful voter registration process and has called on the National Elections Commission (NEC)… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission President Calls On NEC to Be Resolute in Discharging Its Duties Leading to Crucial October Polls
With just six months to Liberia's highly anticipated presidential and legislative elections, the President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr. Omar Alieu Touray has called on the National… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Liberia: Supreme Court Is Well Built and Fortified to Hear Any Elections Disputes Without Fear or Favor - Says Chief Justice Yuoh
Liberia's Chief Justice, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, has said the Supreme Court of Liberia "is prepared and fortified" to hear election dispute cases during and after this year's… Read more »
Liberia: EFFL CIC Gonquoi Takes GOL to Task, Challenging President Weah Executive Order #117
The Commander-In-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighter of Liberia (EFFL), Emmanuel Gonqueh, has taken the government to task for "violation of the Code of Conduct" Read more »
Liberia: District # 9 Rep. Frank Saah Foko Begs for His Political Rival - Fubbi Henries
The comment by the Representative of Electoral District #9, Montserrado County, Frank Saah Foko, Jr., in favor of his most virulent political critic is rare in the political arena… Read more »
Liberia: LPDP Reaffirms Support to Weah-Taylor Second Term Bid
The Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) through its National Chairman Chief Moses Y. Kollie, has reaffirmed his party's support to the second term bid of the Coalition for… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Liberia: MIA and Partners Set Up County Councils Nationwide - Fulfill Local Government Act of 2018
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has begun the establishment of County Councils in the 15 political sub-divisions of the country. The County Council is a requirement of… Read more »