Liberia: Court Clears Public Defender Chief of Bribery Claims

Criminal Court 'A' opened proceedings today in a high-profile human trafficking and fraud case by taking the unusual step of publicly refuting bribery allegations against Cllr.… Read more »

West Africa: Ngafuan Rallies West Africa Against Procurement Fraud, Money Laundering

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has underscored the critical role of transparent and accountable public procurement in safeguarding national… Read more »

Liberia: GAC Audit Report Rocks Nimba

The audit report of the General Auditing Commission (GAC), covering July 1, 2028 - December 31, 2023, is said to be shaking Nimba County after it was reported that over US$444,000… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Scraps Guns-First Policy

After 18 years without an update, Liberia has rewritten its national security playbook. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. launched the National Security Strategy 2026-2036 Tuesday… Read more »

Liberia: LDEA Declares Major Victory Against Drug Traffickers in Q1 Report

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has reported significant progress in its nationwide anti-drug campaign, revealing that 233 suspects were arrested and more than 422… Read more »

Liberia: MOJ, Fly Unite Against Mob Justice

In what many observers describe as a timely and strategic intervention, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) have launched a nationwide… Read more »

Liberia: The 2 Percent Rule and the Future of Democracy in Liberia

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Liberia: Retired Judge Gilayeneh Laid to Rest

Retired Judge James N. Gilayeneh was laid to rest on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at his farm along the Ganta-Gbarnga Highway following three days of funeral rites attended by members… Read more »

Liberia: Labour Ministry Welcomes Jail Term in Human Trafficking Case

The Chairman of the National Human Trafficking Taskforce of Liberia and Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has welcomed the sentencing of Ms. Esther Asuaquo, a… Read more »

Liberia: Court Sentences Nigerian National to 10 Years Over Human Trafficking

The Government of Liberia, through the National Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce, has secured a major conviction in a human trafficking case involving three Nigerian female minors… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Restricts Foreign Travel By Cabinet

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued a cabinet directive significantly restricting official foreign travel by Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials, citing… Read more »

Liberia: U.S. Hands Over Motorcycles, Internet Equipment to Boost Liberia's Anti-Drug Fight

MONROVIA - The United States government has handed over 15 motorcycles and internet communications equipment to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in a renewed effort to… Read more »

Liberia: Grandmother Sentenced to Life, 30-Year Sentence for Young Motorcyclist

The Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, handed down life imprisonment to 56-year-old Mary Giah for the brutal killing of her… Read more »

Liberia: LTA Slams Orange Liberia With L$4m Fine for Violation

In what legal experts and consumer rights advocates are describing as one of the most consequential telecommunications accountability rulings in recent history, the Liberia… Read more »

Liberia: TJNA Launches 2026 Tax Justice Training for Media, CSOs

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), in collaboration with the WU Global Tax Policy Centre (WU GTPC) and the African Tax Institute (ATI), will convene the 2026 edition of the… Read more »

Liberia: LNBA Gets Major ICT Support for Legal Clinics Nationwide

The Liberia National Bar Association has received a major package of ICT equipment and office materials from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and… Read more »

Liberia: 'Procedural Error' Jeopardizes Ex-Rep. Kolubah's Case

A procedural dispute over how a Supreme Court stay order was delivered to the House of Representatives has complicated Montserrado County District 10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah's… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Submits Landmark War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Court Bills to Legislature

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has formally submitted two landmark legislative instruments to the House of Representatives and the Senate, seeking the establishment of a War and… Read more »

Liberia: Kouyateh, Stevquoah Summoned Over Alleged Legislative Bribery Claims

The Leadership of the House of Representatives has ordered the reappearance of Sheikh Moustapha Kouyateh before its presiding authority, this time alongside Samuel A. Stevquoah,… Read more »

Liberia: Jurors Who Acquitted Tweah Face Misconduct Review Today

The 15 jurors who acquitted the former Liberian Finance Minister of all charges in the high-profile US$6.2 million economic sabotage case are expected to undergo a formal judicial… Read more »

Liberia: Sen Dillon Submits Diaspora Development Fund Act

Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has formally submitted to the Liberian Senate a proposed legislation titled the "Diaspora Development Fund Act of 2026," a bill… Read more »

Liberia: Lady, 56, Pleads Guilty for Killing Grandchildren in Nimba

A 56yr old woman, Mary Giah had pleaded guilty for killing her three grandchildren in early this year in Mehnlah Town in the Yarwin Messonnon District in Nimba County. Read more »

West Africa: Liberia's Cybersecurity Team Qualifies for Ecowas Finals

A team of young Liberian cybersecurity professionals is preparing to carry the country's flag onto one of West Africa's biggest digital security stages after qualifying for the 4th… Read more »

Liberia: African Auditors Charged to Resist Political Interference

Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued a strong call for African auditors and accountability institutions to resist political interference and defend institutional… Read more »

Liberia: Lipo Chief, African Counterparts Discuss Ai and the Future of Ip Systems

The Director General of the Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO), Madam Garmai Koboi, is attending the 2026 Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Conference of the African… Read more »