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Liberia: Outrage as WONGOSOL Condemns Alleged LDEA Abuse, Says 'No Woman Should Be Stripped of Her Dignity in the Name of Law Enforcement'

Liberia, July 1 -- The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has strongly condemned what it describes as the degrading and inhumane treatment of a woman and a young girl during an alleged opera... Read More


'Shielding Fallah': Deputy Speaker Spared Open Probe Over 'Derogatory' Comments Amid Mixed Reactions

Liberia, July 1 -- Just a motion and subsequent concurrence from members of the House of Representatives, mainly from colleagues of the 'Majority Block' was enough to save Deputy House Speaker, Thomas... Read More


Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf Backs Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, Urges Boakai to Address "the Several Scandals That Plague the Society"

Liberia, July 1 -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia's and Africa's first democratically elected female president, on Wednesday urged President Joseph Boakai to intensify the fight against corruption, ca... Read More


Liberia: Snowe, Konneh Warn Delay in US$19 Million Cocaine Probe Is Eroding Confidence As Senate Summons National Security Council

Liberia, July 1 -- Senators Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. of Bomi County and Amara M. Konneh of Gbarpolu County have intensified pressure on Liberia's national security establishment, warning that the prolon... Read More


Liberia Showcases Environmental Progress as Global Evaluation Team Begins Assessment of GEF Investments

Liberia, June 30 -- Liberia's environmental conservation agenda received renewed international attention on Monday as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomed a high-level delegation from th... Read More


Liberia: Senior Police Investigator Denies Taking Defendants' Property as Largest Trafficking Trial Reaches Closing Stages

Liberia, June 30 -- A court hearing Liberia's largest human trafficking trial on Monday rejected the defense's request that the court ignore a report on the jury's inspection of the alleged crime scen... Read More


Liberia: Finda Bondo Clears Final Hurdle In Surety Hearing As Court Sets July 3 For Ruling

Liberia, June 30 -- Arguments in the Motion to Justify Surety filed by former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bondo have officially concluded, with Criminal Court "C" expected to deli... Read More


Liberia: Female Electric Kehkeh Drivers Are Breaking Barriers and Fighting Air Pollution

Liberia, June 30 -- Teta Sherman was sitting at home, bored, watching television when a friend told her about a company looking for women to drive kehkehs, three-wheeled taxis that carry the majority ... Read More


Liberia: LDEA Under Fire for Home Raid, Filming Naked Female Occupant as Public Questions Silence Over US$19 Million Cocaine Case

Liberia, June 30 -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is facing criticism following the circulation of a video showing officers allegedly breaking into a residence during a drug operation and... Read More


Liberia: CARI Scientist Accuses DG Karnuah of Defying Ombudsman Order, Illegal Dismissal; Management Rejects Claim

Liberia, June 29 -- A longstanding dispute between a senior researcher at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and the institution's management has escalated after Dr. Nykoi Jomah accuse... Read More