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U.S. State Department 2021 Human Right Report points to ‘Grand corruption’ in Liberia

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United States Department of State in its   2021 Country Report on Human Rights, has pointed to the lack of independence in the Liberian judiciary system. The report authoritatively stated that judges and magistrates were subject...

45 reported dead in South Africa as rain and mudslides cause havoc

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At least 45 people in South Africa have been killed in floods caused by days of heavy rain, the authorities say. It happened in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, where many people are still missing...

Nigeria gospel singer’s husband arrested over death

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Police have arrested the husband of a top Nigerian gospel singing star, Osinachi Nwachukwu, after she died on Friday in an Abuja hospital. Initial reports said the 42-year old had been sick with throat cancer,...

Monrovia City chief probes over unruly conduct

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The City Government of Monrovia has with immediate effect suspended it's Director of the Monrovia City Police, Thomas Garwo, Jr indefinitely for what it described as "disorderly conduct" carried out by him in the...

More reactions on the landmark ruling in Ex-Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara’s murder case

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Reactions have began to follow a military court's ruling in Burkina Faso on Wednesday that handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Applause...

34-year -old woman on Trial For Trafficking Liberian women To the state of Oman

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A 34 year-old woman, Retina Capehart is being prosecuted by Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia for allegedly trafficking several Liberian girls to the Middle East state of Oman. The defendant,...

Former Nigerian President Jonathan survives road crash

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A motorcade of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was involved in a road crash in the capital, Abuja. The Wednesday evening accident claimed the lives of two policemen attached to him. His spokesman Ikechukwu Eze told...

How returning $50,000 changed Emmanuel Tuloe’s life

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By Jonathan Paye-Layleh| BBC Africa The story of what happened to Liberian Emmanuel Tuloe has the quality of a modern fable. The 19-year-old, dressed in a school uniform of sky blue shirt and navy shorts, looks...

Government and partner roll out Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting following capacity building in...

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Ganta, Liberia: April 4, 2021 – The Government of Liberia, with support from UNDP, has completed training-of-trainers (TOTs) capacity building for local government personnel   from the 15 counties, who will spearhead gender mainstreaming and gender...

Arcelor Mittal expresses concerns over Status of Third Amended Mineral Development Agreement with Liberian...

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Arcelor Mittal expresses concerns over Status of Third Amended Mineral Development Agreement with Liberian government  ArcelorMittal Liberia has reacted to report of the rejection of the Third Amended Development Agreement by the House of Representatives. The...