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HOR Invites Key Authorities Over Reported AFL Deployment During President Weah’s Arrival

Matthew JacobsJuly 16, 2024July 16, 2024

by Matthew JacobsJuly 16, 2024July 16, 202400

The Honorable House of Representatives (HOR) has summoned officials from the Ministries of Defense and Justice, the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), the Presidential Security...

National Security

Leaked Audiovisual of LDEA Bosses’ Infractions Leads to Suspension

Matthew JacobsJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024

by Matthew JacobsJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024084

In a shocking turn of events, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended three high-ranking officers of the Liberian Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) without pay. The...

National Security

Liberia’s Minister of Defense Resigns Amidst Civil Unrest

Lois PaybayeeFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 2024

by Lois PaybayeeFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 20240180

Rtd. Gen. Prince C. Johnson, Liberia’s newly confirmed Minister of National Defense, has unexpectedly tendered his resignation. His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., the President...

National Security

Wives of Army Officers Rally Nationwide in Liberia: Demanding Attention and Action

Lois PaybayeeFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 2024

by Lois PaybayeeFebruary 12, 2024February 12, 20240180

In Liberia, a groundswell of protest has emerged as wives of army officers take to the streets, demanding attention and action from the government. These...

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US Treasury Department Sanctions Liberian Mayor Jefferson Koijee for Human Rights Violations

Figo MansarayDecember 8, 2023December 8, 2023

by Figo MansarayDecember 8, 2023December 8, 20230496

The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the Monrovia City Mayor and Secretary General of the Coalition for Democratic Change...

Crime Diplomacy ECOWAS National Security Rule of Law

Following gunfights in Freetown, President Bio declares a statewide curfew

Figo MansarayNovember 26, 2023November 26, 2023

by Figo MansarayNovember 26, 2023November 26, 20230186

In the early morning hours of Sunday, November 26, 2023, the government of Sierra Leone foiled an alleged coup attempt in the capital, Freetown. The alleged...

National Security Politics

President Weah Decries Opposition Threats; Says, “No Return To Rebel Checkpoints In Liberia”

Figo MansaraySeptember 24, 2023September 24, 2023

by Figo MansaraySeptember 24, 2023September 24, 20230206

President George Weah has responded to threatening statements made by some members of the Opposition including Unity Party Standard Bearer, Joseph Nyumah Boakai of stringent...

National Security Politics

As Weah Meets Top CIA Agents: Major Intelligence Package in Stock for Liberia

Bedeskoe Nyumah TumbayMarch 27, 2023March 27, 2023

by Bedeskoe Nyumah TumbayMarch 27, 2023March 27, 20230214

Virginia, USA: In wake of the proliferation of fake news spinning that the Liberian leader is being investigated or Washington is poised to impose additional...

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President Weah Reclassifies and Promotes Several AFL Personnel to Various Ranks

Kukatonon NewsFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

by Kukatonon NewsFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 20230216

Monrovia, Liberia – The Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), President George Manneh Weah, on Monday, February 20, 2023, promoted several personnel of...

National Security

Liberia’s Joint Security Set To Combat Electoral Violence

Kukatonon News, and February 15, 2023February 17, 2023

by Kukatonon News, and February 15, 2023February 17, 20230215

The Joint security team of Liberia has announced that it is fully prepared, to combat Electoral violence as October draws nearer. The Joint Security team...

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