LDEA Cracks Down on Drug Trade in Grand Gedeh
By Roland Wah, Jr.
In a decisive move against the rising drug trade, officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Grand Gedeh Detachment arrested three suspects during a dawn raid in C.V.I., Grand Gedeh...
Tension Mounts in Grand Gedeh Youth Leadership as District Youths Push for Emergency Congress
By Roland Harris Wah Jr.
Pressure is reportedly increasing on S. Marcus Jalarue, the President of the Grand Gedeh County Youth Development Association, as youth representatives from eight administrative districts are allegedly calling for an...
UNDP Representative to Deliver Keynote as Liberia Marks World Press Freedom Day
Monrovia, Liberia – 3 May 2026 The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has announced that Aliou Mamadou Dia, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to Liberia will deliver the keynote address at the...
Growing Alarm Over Free Speech Restrictions in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Liberia and Sierra Leone, both still navigating fragile post-conflict recoveries, are facing renewed criticism from civil society groups and regional observers over what many describe as a rollback of free speech and political dissent.
Recent...
Mali under pressure as coordinated attacks aim to ‘destabilise’ state
Mali is under growing pressure as coordinated attacks target major cities, use covert infiltration, and bring together rival armed groups, according to political analyst Josiasse Assemon.
The goal, Assemon says, is to weaken the current...
Senator Konneh warns about the risks associated with Liberia’s proposal to print L$79...
Senator Amara Konneh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit, has cautioned against potential economic risks in the Central Bank of Liberia’s (CBL) plan to print L$79 billion between 2026 and...
‘No Rescue Without Freedom’: Liberia’s Press Union Condemns Erosion of Rights Under Boakai Government
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has accused President Joseph Boakai’s administration of undermining democratic principles, warning of what it calls a growing erosion of freedom of expression and civic space.
In a statement delivered...
Iran-U.S. Conflict Expected to Drive Up Condom Prices, Manufacturer Warns
The boss of the world's biggest condom maker, Karex, says the firm will raise its prices by up to 30% or possibly more if the Iran war continues to disrupt supplies of the raw...
Past Meets Future: Sirleaf, Youth Voices Challenge Power and Possibility at MOL’s Intergenerational Dialogue
By: Trokon A. Freeman/+231777973957/trokonfreeman@gmail.com
A rare and powerful convergence of Liberia’s political past and its emerging future unfolded at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex during weekend, where seasoned statespersons and outspoken young leaders gathered...
Liberian House of Representatives Expels member over comment on the Liberian-Guinean border saga
Liberia’s House of Representatives has expelled Montserrado County District 10 lawmaker Yekeh Kolubah, in one of the rarest disciplinary actions in the country’s recent legislative history.
The decision was reached on Friday after 49 members...
