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Liberia: In Stunning Turn Accused Trafficker Pleads Guilty, Testifies Against Co-Defendants in Country's Largest Trafficking Trial

Liberia, June 11 -- A stunning turn in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial unfolded Wednesday, as one of the 12 defendants plead guilty and took the stand against her co-defendants. Moments bef... Read More


LDEA Seizes US$19.2 Million Cocaine Shipment at RIA in Major Blow to International Drug Trafficking Ring

Liberia, June 10 -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has announced the seizure of 198 compressed plates of cocaine valued at more than US$19.2 million, marking one of the largest narcotics i... Read More


Liberia: Koijee Earns Master's Degree in Counterterrorism and International Security from Israeli University

Liberia, June 10 -- Former Monrovia City Mayor and Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has earned a Master's degree in Counterterrorism an... Read More


Liberia: LMTI Concession Risks Cancellation as House Reviews Alleged Service Failures

Liberia, June 10 -- The House's decision was triggered by the appearance and subsequent admission of providing substandard services by the LTMI's management. LTMI is a private, foreign-backed company... Read More


In First Day of Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial, Victim Breaks Down During Testimony and Identifies Alleged Rapist

Liberia, June 10 -- One of 57 alleged victims in the country's largest human-trafficking case broke down during her testimony in open court, crying as she described how the man she identified-Daniel D... Read More


Liberia: Bishop Brown Questions Govt's Complaint Against Nigerian Preacher As Abuja Distances Itself From Fake Diplomatic Letter

Liberia, June 10 -- The controversy surrounding a dire prophecy against President Joseph Boakai by Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele has deepened, with prominent Liberian religious lead... Read More


West Africa Anti-Money Laundering Chief Warns $50 Billion Lost to Illicit Financial Flows

Liberia, June 9 -- Liberia has become the focal point of West Africa's fight against financial crime as the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), an institut... Read More


Liberia: House Summons GVL Executives Over Alleged Refusal To Honor Community Agreements In Sinoe County

Liberia, June 9 -- The House of Representatives has summoned senior executives of Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) to appear before its plenary this Thursday, June 11, 2026, over alleged failure to fulfi... Read More


Liberia Protests Nigerian Cleric's Remarks, Warns Against Statements That Could Undermine Democratic Stability

Liberia, June 9 -- The Government of Liberia, through its Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, has formally lodged a complaint with the Nigerian government over what it described as derogatory and potentially d... Read More


Jury Selection Begins in Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial as Defendants Plead Not Guilty

Liberia, June 9 -- Jury selection began Monday in what prosecutors and anti-trafficking advocates describe as Liberia's largest human trafficking case, nine months after victims, some of the country's... Read More