Africa: Liberia

Charles Sirleaf, son of former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is among the five indicted over the currency scandal. By Zoom DOSSO (AFP/File)

Liberia ex-central bank officials plead not guilty in graft scandal

Aug 27, 2019

Five former Liberian central bank officials, including an ex-president's son, have pleaded not guilty to charges of mone ...

13 Females Begin Journalism and Leadership Trainin...

Aug 22, 2019

At least 13 females have been selected to participate in journalism and leadership organized by SheWrites, SheLeads[/ ...

Liberia: Sirleaf’s son back in jail, slapped with ...

Aug 21, 2019

Charles E. Sirleaf, the son of former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has been rearrested and jailed Wednesday ...

13 Females Begin Journalism and Leadership Trainin...

Aug 20, 2019

Monrovia- At least 13 females have been selected to participate in journalism and leadership organized by SheWrites, She ...

Gender Congratulates Peace Hut Women for Winning U...

Aug 18, 2019

(Monday, August 18, 2019, Monrovia, Liberia) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has congratu ...

Domestic Violence Act Signs Into Law

Aug 15, 2019

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) applauds President George Manneh Weah for signing into ...

Liberia: No Sympathy For You! An Open Letter To Am...

Aug 15, 2019

People who have a sense of history and saw through the incompetent gang in the CDC talked to you, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ...

Thousands of Liberian civil servants have not been paid for months, intensifying worries about potential economic mismanagement under President George Weah (C) -- seen here in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 12, 2019. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Graft fears as Liberia civil servants go unpaid

Aug 14, 2019

More than 15,000 Liberian civil servants have not been paid for months, government and judicial sources said Wednesday, ...

LCPS To Become Hospital Base Program

Aug 8, 2019

For the first time since the establishment of the West African Postgraduate Medical College (WAPMC) in 1972, Liberia thr ...

ECOWAS, Gender Ministry Holds Technical Workshop O...

Aug 7, 2019

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Soc ...

Protesters, calling for the government to improve living conditions, clashed with police in Monrovia on Wednesday. By Zoom DOSSO (AFP)

Liberia protesters clash with police at rally over...

Aug 1, 2019

Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police in Liberia's capital Monrovia on Wednesday during a march against corrupti ...

The protest was the second major one this year against Liberia's President George Weah. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP)

Hundreds protest in Liberia over price hikes, corr...

Jul 31, 2019

Hundreds of demonstrators clashed with Liberian police in Monrovia on Wednesday during a march against corruption and ec ...

By-Election In Liberia: An Election Against Weah?

Jul 30, 2019

Liberians will go to the polls this Monday, July 29 in an election considered to be a test to President George Weah rsqu ...

Liberia President George Weah Moots New Agricultur...

Jul 26, 2019

Liberian President George Weah has supported calls for agriculture to play a larger role in his country rsquo;s econo ...

FIFA has banned Musa Hassan Bility, the former of head of the Liberian Football Association, for 10 years. By ZOOM DOSSO (AFP/File)

FIFA bans ex-Liberia football chief over Ebola fun...

Jul 24, 2019

FIFA on Wednesday banned the former of head of the Liberian Football Association from football for 10 years over corrupt ...

Condemn The Blanket Demonisation Of President Maad...

Jul 21, 2019

There has been a lot of noise flying the corners of Freetown about President Maada Bio s current visit abroad. Some have ...

Liberia's crumbling infrastructure lacks almost everything - medicine, beds, equipment, ambulances, even a reliable electricity supply. By Zoom DOSSO (AFP/File)

Critical condition: Liberia's hospitals battle dea...

Jul 4, 2019

A young woman lies in intensive care at Liberia's Phebe Hospital. Her mother comes running in with the drugs she need ...