Politics

Former Auditor General John Morlu has sounded the alarm on Liberia's dire political and economic state, urging President Joseph Boakai and opposition leader George Weah to put aside their differences and tackle the country's crippling unemployment crisis.

The murder of two promising young girls in Liberia, 17 years apart, remains a shocking mystery, as law enforcement and prosecutors have proved helpless in bringing the killers to justice. The cases cast a dark shadow over the country's criminal justice system.

The World Health Organization has launched a preparedness and response plan aimed at coordinating efforts to contain a lethal outbreak of mpox that’s become a global health emergency.

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray has arrived in Monrovia for a one-day working visit amid rising tensions between the government of President Joseph Boakai and the main opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party led by former president George Weah.

The Supreme Court of Liberia has temporarily halted the trial of several high-ranking officials from the previous George Weah administration to consider a petition seeking interpretation of the constitutional and national security implications of their actions, which have landed them in legal trouble.

This year alone, the number of Mpox cases reported in parts of Africa has cumulatively increased by over 160 percent compared to last year.

Former Liberian President George Weah has accused his successor, Joseph Boakai, of abusing his power and planning to destroy the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party.

The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), a prominent civil society and anti-impunity organization in Liberia, has condemned the police raid on the headquarters of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), an opposition political party, on August 22.

In the aftermath of the recent brutal clashes between Liberian security forces and supporters of the main opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party, veteran journalist Aaron Kollie has issued a passionate call for restraint and leadership from all state actors and national stakeholders.

Liberia's main opposition Congress for Democratic Change Chairman Janga Kowo has accused the ruling Unity Party government of disregarding the country's constitution and rule...