January 29
Liberia: Chambers Preaches Peace After Devastating Legislative Defeat
After the decisive defeat, Former Speaker of the National Legislature, Bhofal Chambers, has expressed his gratitude to his supporters and the people of Pleebo Sodoken district for… Read more »
Liberia: Kruah's Nomination Questions Boakai's Commitment to Fight Corruption
- Many wary of Justice Minister-designate's "Checkered Past" Read more »
January 09
Liberia: Ex-Chief Justice Musu-Scott Sentenced for Life
Criminal Court 'A has sentenced former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members to life in prison for the murder of Charloe Musu on February 22, 2023. The… Read more »
January 08
Liberia: Woman, 39, Accuses Bailiff of Torture, Assaults
-- Cries out for justice Read more »
January 04
Liberia: Liberia - Supreme Court Halts Associate Justice's Confirmation
The confirmation process for Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean's ascendency to the Supreme Court bench has been temporarily halted as the high court issued a stay order. The… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ex-S/Leone President Charged With Treason
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted coup. Read more »
December 27, 2023
Liberia: Tanker Explosion Death Toll Rises to 40
The death toll from the recent gas tanker explosion in Totota, Lower Bong County, has risen to over 40, according to Liberia's Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Minister for Health… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Liberia: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Team Kanubah in Controversial Pul Election
.... Says Justice Nagbe's err in lifting stay-order on PUL activities Read more »
November 17, 2023
West Africa: ECOWAS Wants Stakeholders to Remain Calm, Wait on Official Election Results
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has called on all stakeholders, particularly the political parties, candidates, and their supporters, as well as the general… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Liberia: Liberia Elections - Final Results Expected Today
.... As runoff campaign period which is expected to be at least two weeks will also be announced. Read more »
Liberia: Historic Defeat As Majority of Lawmakers Lose Reelection Bids
.... As Re-election Curse Continues Read more »
October 23, 2023
Liberia: Liberia - Unity Party's Miscalculation: 'The People Have Resolved'
The recently concluded first-round presidential elections in Liberia have brought to light a miscalculation by the Unity Party that may have cost them their fifty-percent-plus-one… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah's 'Media Confidant' Apologises for 'Bloodshed' Comments
Philipbert Browne, the publisher of the Hot Pepper Newspaper and a "media confidant" of President Weah, has apologized for a tumultuous post on October 2, in which he stated that… Read more »
Liberia: FGM Banned in Bong County
....A Historic Breakthrough Read more »
October 19, 2023
Liberia: Liberia - NEC Results Consistent With Actual Votes
The Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON) has disclosed that the official results that the National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced so far are a true reflection of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Election - Weah, Boakai Head to Runoff, With 99.9% of Votes Counted
.... As NEC tallies 99.93% of votes with no clear winner in sight Read more »
October 16, 2023
Liberia: Nimba, Montserrado Tally Centers Attacked By 'CDC Partisans'
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has accused Garrison Yealue, Chairperson of the Governance Commission, of involvement in the attack on the National Elections Commission… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Liberia: Cummings, Moniba Allege Potential Fraud, Question Vote Numbers
The campaign teams of presidential candidates Alexander Cummings and Dr. Clarence Moniba have accused the National Elections Commission (NEC) of deliberately underreporting their… Read more »
October 14, 2023
Liberia: Access to Justice Remains a Top Concern for the LGBTQ+ Community in Liberia
Liberians have voted to elect a new set of leaders who would oversee the country's affairs for the next six and nine years, respectively. But for the underground LGBT community,… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Liberia: Assault Victim in Electoral Violence Survives
The victim of the brutal assault, who was allegedly carried out by members of the All Liberia Coalition during the clash on Sunday in Gardnersville, has miraculously survived. Read more »
Liberia: Deadly Clash Mars Climax of Tension-Packed Campaign
At least two individuals are feared dead and several others injured as a result of a violent clash between the supporters of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and the All… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Liberia: Professor Jega, Head of the Ecowas Election Mission, Arrives in Monrovia
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) from 2010 to 2015, will lead the short-term ECOWAS Election Observation… Read more »
Liberia: The Role of Law Enforcement On Election Day
When I served as the Deputy Inspector General of Police for Operations, in the Liberia National Police, LNP, under the Madame Sirleaf Administration, I was responsible for all… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Liberia: Weah Leads Condemnation of Electoral Violence
.... As the international community calls for a speedy and impartial investigation Read more »
Liberia: Ruling Party, Opposition Trade Blame for 'Electoral Violence'
-- As a Special investigative team set up to probe the clash Read more »