August 17, 2023
Liberia: Government Denies Issuance of Work Permits to Foreign Nationals
The Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Minister of Labour Charles Gibson has denied the issuance of work permits to several foreign nationals brought into the country to work… Read more »
Liberia: Criminal Cases Dominates Docket in the August Ensuing Term of Court As Judge Alarms Interferences Into the Judicial System
The fourth judicial circuit court has open it official August term of court with six criminal cases and five civil cases. This August term of court brought on docket two statutory… Read more »
Liberia: YMCA Holds Pre-Election Peace Summit With Young People
Liberia, like many African nations, benefits from a substantial youthful population. Statistics reveal that young individuals constitute two-thirds of Liberia's populace,… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Liberia: Bintu Massalay, Grand Cape Mount Representative Candidate Reportedly Underage Constitutionally to Contest the Election
A youthful Representative candidate of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) whose nomination documents were previously accepted by the National Elections Commission… Read more »
Liberia: EPS Executive Director Debunks Report of His Dismissal
The Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) Trokon Roberts has described as a well-calculated plan of lies media reports that he has been dismissed by President George… Read more »
Liberia: No Bailiff, No Clerk At Owen Groove Magisterial Court
In the midst of a nationwide predicament plaguing the Judiciary Branch's infrastructure, the Owen Groove Magisterial Court stands as a striking example of the deplorable state of… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Liberia: Center for Justice and Peace Studies Conducting Training for State Security in Nimba County Ahead of October 2023 Elections
In preparation for the upcoming Presidential and Legislative elections on October 10, 2023, the non-governmental organization known as the Center for Justice and Peace Studies… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Sierra Leone: Army Officers Spotted At Temple of Justice Following Arrest of Alleged Coup Planner in Monrovia
The Liberia National Police is remaining tight-lipped on the matter, but FrontPageAfrica has obtained communications from Interpol addressed to Montserrado County, seeking… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Urges Issues-Based Campaign Ahead of Presidential and General Elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has released a statement encouraging an issues-based campaign for the upcoming 2023 General and Presidential Elections in… Read more »
Liberia: Women Pave the Way for Peace Ahead of 2023 Election
Liberian women have successfully concluded a peace summit for 2023 organized by the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, in collaboration with the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Sierra Leone: Former Sierra Leonean Police Chief Superintendent Arrested in Liberia Over Alleged Coup Plot in Sierra Leone
FrontPageAfrica has learned that a former Chief Superintendent of the Sierra Leonean Police, who had sought refuge in Liberia after being dismissed, has been apprehended by the… Read more »
Liberia: Political Interference Cancels Nimba County District League
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has announced the postponement of the Districts League in Nimba County following dissatisfaction from the County's Administration. The… Read more »
Liberia: Overstepping Farmington Declaration, UP Accuses Ruling CDC of Violent Provocation
Tension may likely concoct in the pending general and presidential elections, if care is not taken by political parties to withstand the Farmington Declaration, governing sections'… Read more »
Liberia: Stephen's Wife, Mrs. Yassah Jajah, Shares Ordeal On How Her Marriage Was Ruined By Vivian
Stephen Jajah's wife, Mrs. Yassah Jajah, has come forward to share her harrowing experience of alleged maltreatment at the hands of her husband due to his involvement with Vivian… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Liberia: Liberia Water & Sewer Corp. Drags Defiant Customers to Court
A week after receiving the US$6 Million Would Bank funded major water express line, the Liberia Water Sewer Corporation (LWSC), under the watch of its new managing director, G.… Read more »
Liberia: LERC Engages LEC Customers and Vendors to Strengthen Electricity Regulations
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) through its Director for Economic Regulation, Alieu Fuad Nyei, and a team of the LERC has embarked on a task geared towards… Read more »
August 03, 2023
West Africa: Coup Scare in Sierra Leone Puts Liberia On the Edge Ahead of October Elections Amid Rampancy of Military Overthrow in the Region
The surge of forceful extra-legal power seizures has raised concerns about political instability in West Africa, with Niger being the latest country affected in the sub-Saharan… Read more »
Liberia: Police in Bong County Forward 22-Yr-Old to Court for Allegedly Killing Motorcyclist
Police in Gbarnga have charged and forwarded to court a 22-year-old man identified as James Cole Sumo in connection to the death of a motorcyclist in Yelequelleh District. Read more »
Liberia: Naomi, Victim of Brutality in Viral Social Video, Calls for Assistance - Says She Almost Committed Suicide
Naomi Seakle, the victim of a brutal attack that gained attention on social media, has finally broken her silence about her harrowing ordeal. In an exclusive interview with LINA… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Liberia: LACTS Introduces 'Citizen's Action' Based in the 1986 Constitution of Liberia
The Liberian Adovcate for Change Through Social Justice and Human Rights (LACTS) has introduced the "CITIZEN'S ACTION" based in the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Liberia: Liberia's Traffic Deaths Among the Highest in the World, So Why Did the Government Halt a U.S.$50 MillionFacility Meant to Make Roads Safer?
It's a tragedy that has touched almost every Liberian family. With one of the highest death rates from traffic accidents in the world, most Liberians feel a sense of fear when they… Read more »
Liberia: Integrity Watch Liberia and Ministry of Internal Affairs Unite Against Elected Officials' Misuse of Development Projects
Integrity Watch Liberia's Executive Director, Harold Aidoo, displays a copy of the newly validated Administrative Regulations for County Councils. Read more »
July 28, 2023
Africa: AFL Chief of Staff Cautions African Leaders Against Dangers of Establishing Paramilitary Groups for Self-Protection
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Major General Prince C. Johnson III, has cautioned African leaders against the dangers of establishing paramilitary groups… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Parliament Speaker Calls On Member States to Respect Rulings From the ECOWAS Court
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, has called on member states of ECOWAS to respect decisions made by the ECOWAS Court of Justice and the need to grant… Read more »
Liberia: Cummings Blasts Weah's Government for 'Mismanaging' U.S.$100 Million Drug Bust Prosecution, Vows to Go After Peddlers If Elected
Opposition leader Alexander Cummings has launched a scathing attack on the Weah administration, accusing it of mishandling the high-profile US$100 million cocaine case and allowing… Read more »