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Final Verdict: Swiss Supreme Court Upholds Alieu Kosiah's 20-Year Sentence for Lofa War Crimes

Liberia, Oct. 30 -- Court clears ex-ULIMO commander of crimes against humanity but leaves sentence intact Monrovia - Former ULIMO commander Alieu Kosiah will serve the full 20 years in prison for atr... Read More


Liberia: Bong County's New Road Machines Could Open the Way from Farm to Market, Says EPA Boss Yarkpawolo

GBARNGA, Bong County, Oct. 30 -- The arrival of 30 pieces of heavy earthmoving equipment in Bong County is being greeted as a turning point for the county's farmers, traders and rural families. The he... Read More


Liberia: EPA Boss Dr. Yarkpawolo Accepts Global Donor Advocacy Role as GEF Seeks Increased Funding for Environmental Protection

YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 29 -- The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo, has accepted an invitation to spearhead advocacy for increased fina... Read More


Liberia: EJS @88: The Iron Lady's Long Goodbye

Monrovia, Oct. 29 -- On a humid January morning in 2018, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stood at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville and handed the keys of the Liberian state to a former footba... Read More


Liberia: As Many as 1,600 Babies Are Born With Sickle Cell Disease Each Year and Up to Half Die Needlessly Before 5. Finally the Government is Doing Something About it

Liberia, Oct. 29 -- Summary: By Gloria Wleh, senior reporter with New Narratives 72ND COMMUNITY, Montserrado County - Suitcases are being packed here for yet another flight. For 19-year-old Tilnette... Read More


Liberia: When The Shepherd Bleeds- Bishop Klayee Breaks the Pulpit's Silence on Pain

Liberia, Oct. 29 -- Monrovia- Every Sunday, pastors across Liberia climb into pulpits to comfort the grieving, counsel the broken and lift the weary. Few in the pews stop to ask who comforts the preac... Read More


Liberia: Boakai Signals Plans for Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund, National Mining Company At Int'l Confab

Liberia, Oct. 29 -- Unification Town, Margibi County - While launching Liberia's first mining and energy conference within a decade and a half, President Joseph Nyuma hinted at the imminent establishm... Read More


Liberia: Discharged AFL Sergeants Demand Reinstatement, Allege Due Process Violations

MONROVIA, Oct. 29 -- Lawyers representing two Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) sergeants dismissed after a viral video showed one of them allegedly assaulting a young woman are demanding their immediate ... Read More


Liberia: RREA Showcases Energy Achievements atLiberia International Mining and Energy Conference

Liberia, Oct. 29 -- FARMINGTON HOTEL, LIBERIA - The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) has showcased its ongoing initiatives and achievements in expanding access to reliable, affordable, and sus... Read More


Chamber of Mines President Amara Kamara Calls For Liberia's Mineral Wealth to Create Jobs, Build Infrastructure and Deliver Lasting Benefits to Citizens

Liberia, Oct. 29 -- FARMINGTON, Margibi County-Chamber of Mines President Amara Kamara has called for Liberia's mining industry to deliver greater benefits to citizens, saying the country's mineral we... Read More