August 21, 2023
Liberia: Gbarpolu Zoe Denounces Female Genital Cutting - Says It's Causing Health Issues for Girls
A prominent female Zoe, the Head of FGM Practitioners in Gbarpolu County, known as Ma Miatta (not her real name), has decided to step away from her role in Sande activities in the… Read more »
Liberia: First-Time Voters Overwhelmingly Back a War Crimes Court Survey Finds
As Liberia commemorates 20 years since the end of the civil conflict that left devastated the country and left 250,000 people dead, a survey of first-time voters conducted in two… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Liberia: Foreign Minister Kemayah Calls for Creation of a Trust Fund for Victims of Sexual Exploitation From UN Uniform Personnel
Liberia's Foreign Minister H.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has called on the United Nations to create a Trust Fund in order to cater to the victims of sexual exploitation… Read more »
Liberia: 'Liberians Will Not Be Intimidated By Drums of War' - Says President Weah As Kukatornon Celebrates 20 Years of Peace in Liberia
President George Manneh Weah has reiterated his unwavering determination and commitment to ensure a free, fair, transparent, and violence-free election on October 10. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Blames EJS for Loss of 2017 Elections, Says Urey Pressured Him to Cause 'Chaos' After the Defeat
The Unity Party standard bearer Joseph Nyumah Boakai has revealed that he took a stand for peace in 2017 when he decided to concede defeat. He shared that he had received advice… Read more »
Liberia: Court Sets Murder Suspect Free Due to Government's Failure to Prosecute
The First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Court 'A' at the Temple of Justice has set free a murder suspect identified as Saah Joseph due to the Ministry of Justice's failure to… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Liberia: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement At 20
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) turned twenty years of age on August 18, 2023. Several programs were held in Monrovia to commemorate the 20th Birth Anniversary of the CPA.… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Liberia: Man Jailed for Human Trafficking - Duped Several Sierra Leoneans Under Pretense of Traveling to Canada, Each Paid U.S.$1,000
The Justice Ministry has forwarded the 35-year-old defendant Yacouba Sayadogo to court for allegedly duping several Sierra Leoneans under the pretense of providing them travel to… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Rejects Tracy Ashley Grigsby As Liberia's Ambassador to France
A leaked report obtained by this paper reveals that the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has recommended to the Senate Plenary the rejection of the confirmation of Madam Tracy… Read more »
Liberia: Reckless Rhetoric Threatens Liberia's Fragile Peace During Election Season
IN THE MIDST OF an already tense electoral period, the recent assertions by Emmanuel Gonquoi and his Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL) serve as a stark reminder that… Read more »
West Africa: UN Envoy for West Africa and Sahel Cautions Liberians Not to Return to Ugly Past
As Liberia gears up for its crucial presidential and legislative election in less than two months, the United Nations through its envoy to West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo… Read more »
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 »