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Liberia: With Boakai's Name now in the Record, Mary Broh Hands Rice Defendants a Story, But Not the Numbers

Monrovia, Oct. 1 -- Mary T. Broh walked into Criminal Court "C" on Tuesday and gave the defense something it had been missing in the Saudi rice trial: a story jurors can follow. By Rodney D Sieh In ... Read More


Liberia's 'Falling' Inflation Hides Rising Prices, Economist Argues

Liberia, Oct. 1 -- New paper says converting dollar prices at a stronger Liberian dollar rate makes inflation look lower than it is; suggests true rate could be above 9 percent Monrovia - An independ... Read More


Liberia: Succession Shockwaves Offer Challenge to Potential Presidential Hopefuls

Monrovia, Sept. 30 -- It was the kind of moment politicians plan for and pretend they didn't. By Rodney D. Sieh In a hall full of Liberians who had driven in from Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota and... Read More


Liberia: Opposition Puts Issues First in Bid to Break Its Losing Habit; Can Five Parties Do What the CPP Couldn't?

MONROVIA, Sept. 29 -- For most of the last two decades, Liberia's opposition has had a habit of losing to itself. Parties meet, pledge unity, sign documents, then split over who leads before the rulin... Read More


Liberia: Lawyers for the former Vice President Say Arrest, Detention, Prison and Search Breached Constitution as Bail Fight Heads to Appeal

MONROVIA, Sept. 28 -- When the Monrovia City Court issued a writ on August 25, 2026, commanding police to "arrest the living bodies" of Jewel Howard-Taylor, it set in motion one of the most consequent... Read More


Why Liberia's New Maritime Pact With India Matters Far Beyond the Water

Liberia, Sept. 28 -- By Rodney D Sieh New York - Somewhere tonight, on a tanker crossing the Red Sea or a bulk carrier waiting off a Gulf port, there is a sailor who has not seen his family in months... Read More


What Liberia Could Gain From Its Diaspora's Skills, Not Just Its Money

MONROVIA, Sept. 28 -- For most Liberians, the diaspora has a familiar face: the money transfer queue on Randall Street, the phone call before school fees are due, the barrel shipped home before Christ... Read More


Liberia: Kwarbo vs. Coleman: The Drug Van Order that Nobody Owns

Liberia, Sept. 25 -- A statement attributed to detained former Highway Patrol Chief Wadell Kwarbo says IG Gregory Coleman ordered him to escort the drug van. His family denies he made it, and the IG c... Read More


Liberia: Judge Gives Police 'Last Opportunity' in Cybercrime Suspect's Detention Case

Liberia, Sept. 25 -- Court says it will make an 'informed decision' if the IG and the arresting officer miss Friday's hearing MONROVIA - Criminal Court "B" at the Temple of Justice has given the Libe... Read More


Liberia: CMC Pulls Out of Weah-Led Opposition Coalition Talks

MONROVIA, Sept. 25 -- The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has withdrawn from the opposition coalition process convened by former President George Manneh Weah, less than three weeks after the party'... Read More