January 18, 2023
Liberia: Kosiah Denies War Crimes - Repeats Unproven Claims of Witness Bribery
The second last day of witness testimony in the appeal hearing of Alieu Kosiah, the Liberian former rebel commander who was convicted of war crimes in Switzerland's first war… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Liberia: Speaker Chambers Rallies Lawmakers to Unite Ahead of 2023 Crucial Elections At Opening of 54th Legislature's Final Sitting
As the 54th Legislature embarks on its sixth and final sitting, House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has called for the members of both chambers to unite as they discharge their… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Courts Crack Down On Officials Trying to Stop Illegal Timber Exports, As Impunity in Forest Sector Grows
It Is With Alarm That We international NGOs with longstanding interests in Liberia - have learned of recent attempts by Liberia's Courts to arrest key staff in the country's… Read more »
Liberia: Court Sheriffs Moves Sheikh Bassirou Kante's Belongings From Leased Property to Unknown Warehouse
Over the weekend, two sheriffs from Criminal Court 'B' removed all belongings from Sheikh Bassirou Kante's home and took to an unknown warehouse. The removal of his belongings from… Read more »
Liberia: Fifty Trafficked Ladies Get Reintegration Package
The Lutheran Church in Liberia in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Labour have begun a Psychosocial Training Intervention… Read more »
Liberia: Sinoe Residents Protest Against Chinese Miners' Operation
Villagers in a township in Sinoe County's Kpayan District last week blocked the entrance of a company mining sand in that area, claiming not to have taken part in a memorandum of… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Pro Tempore Hopes the 2023 Turnover in the Senate Would Be Better Than Previous Results
In keeping with the Liberian Constitution of 1986, which requires the Legislature to return to session on the second working Monday of January, the Legislature Monday, January 16,… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Liberia: 16-Yr-Old Committed to the Monrovia Central Prison for Allegedly Killing 32-Yr-Old Alpha Gray
The Liberia National Police (LNP) have forwarded Cyrus Logan to the Monrovia Central Prison for reportedly murdering Alpha Gray on January 6, 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Plaintiff Alleges Attacks and Intimidation in Retaliation for Testimony in Kosiah Trial
In a dramatic third day in former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah's appeal of his 2021 war crimes conviction, a plaintiff in the 2021 trial told the court he has been… Read more »
Liberia: CDC Secretary General Koijee Warns Nimba County Officials to Stop Mistaking Personal Interest for County's Interest
Jefferson Koijee, the Secretary General of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has urged officials of Nimba County to put their county's interest over personal's… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Liberia: Former Child Soldier Asks UN to Hear Asylum Claim During Kosiah War Crimes Trial
In a dramatic replay of his controversial appearance in convicted Liberia war criminal Alieu Kosiah's 2021 trial, a former child soldier called on to testify on behalf of Kosiah,… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Liberia: Rape Survivor Gives Emotional Testimony at Start of Kosiah's War Crimes Trial
The trial of the Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah opened today in Bellinzona. It started with a surprise report financed by Kosiah's friends and family. Redacted by a Liberian lawyer,… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Liberia: Post-Mortem Examination Reveals 13-Yr-Old Deceased Ricks Institute Student Was Sick Prior to Her Death
A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Angel Nagbe, the deceased 13-year-old Ricks Institute 6th grader has revealed that she had a medical problem prior to her… Read more »
Liberia: Gbarpolu, Sinoe File Protest Against Margibi and Bong
The National County Meet group stage continued on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the four venues with spectacular matches in both Kickball and Football but there are teams that… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Expresses Shock, Says It Stands By the Democratically Elected Government
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) has expressed dismay and shock at the news of an attempted coup in the Gambia. Read more »
Liberia: After Omani Trafficking Mastermind Skips Bail Judge Denies Bail to Ex-NSA Agent Facing Same Charges
A Monrovia court has denied bail to Arthur Chan-Chan, a former official with the National Security Agency, who is on trial for charges of human trafficking. Such charges would… Read more »
Liberia: Criminal Court 'A' Calls for Retrial in EPs Agent Alleged Murder Case
Criminal Court 'A' Judge Roosevelt Willie, on Thursday, December 22, announced a retrial in the alleged murder case involving dismissed EPS Agent, Patrick Kollie. Read more »
Liberia: Youssuf Diamond Mining Company Accused of Illegally Mining in Gola Forest
The environmental watch dog Journalists for the Protection of Nature (JPN-Lib) has called on the European Union, United States government, and other international business… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Liberia: Family Denies Knowing Aunty Who Allegedly Injected Angel
Blames Ricks for Negligence Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Gets Tough On Human Trafficking With Amended Law
In Part Three of This Three part series Anthony Stephens looks at the Liberian government's efforts to get tough on human trafficking. Read more »
Liberia: NEC BOC Commissioners Upholds Hearing Officer's Ruling in Rainbow Alliance Case
The Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), has confirmed and affirmed the ruling of its Chief Dispute Hearing Officer in the case of the Rainbow… Read more »
Liberia: Inmates At Sanniquelli Central Prison Bemoan Treatment
After spending a day with inmates at the Sanniquelli Central Prison in Nimba County, FrontPageAfrica's Selma Lomax brings an account of what is like to be serving life sentences… Read more »
Liberia: Journalists, Joint Security Officers Conclude Two Days 2023 Elections Sops Familiarization
Security personnel of the police, immigration and the Drugs Enforcement Agency have concluded a two-day awareness interaction on the roll-out of the Standard Operating Procedures… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: Journalist Imprisonments Reach 30-Year High
Dramatic rise in arrests makes Iran world's worst jailer of journalists in 2022 Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Release of Pre-Trial Detainees Due to Overcrowded Prisons
The Supreme Court is currently troubled by the latest report about the news of widespread illness and reported deaths at the Monrovia Central Prison and has therefore ordered the… Read more »