Joint US-Nigeria strike eliminates senior IS figure
Nigeria and the United States say they have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in a joint operation.
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was described by US President Donald Trump as the "second in command of ISIS...
Trump arrives in China for high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
During his two-day...
Liberia, Kenya Partner on $26M Electrical Manufacturing Project
NAIROBI, Kenya — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has presided over the signing of a landmark US$26 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), and Kenya-based...
Liberia Jury Clears Ex-Finance Minister, Convicts Three Others
A Criminal Court jury on Friday acquitted former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and former Financial Intelligence Agency Controller Moses P. Cooper of all charges in a high-profile corruption case, ruling that prosecutors...
Citizens Urge Government to Lift Suspension of Telecom International Alliance
A growing number of Liberians are appealing to the government to lift the suspension imposed on Telecom International Alliance (TIA), arguing that the move undermines fair competition and investor confidence in the country’s telecommunications...
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...
