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Liberia: New Video Allegations Intensify Scrutiny of Security Procedures at RIA

Liberia, June 19 -- Fresh allegations contained in a video released Friday have placed Roberts International Airport (RIA) under increased public scrutiny, with growing questions emerging about the ef... Read More


Drug Bust Net Widens: Justice Ministry Names 10 Persons of Interest in US$19M Cocaine Investigation

Liberia, June 19 -- The Government of Liberia has disclosed that investigators have uncovered what appears to be a sophisticated network of individuals connected to the movement, handling, screening, ... Read More


Liberia: LDEA Denounces 'Fake Resignation Letter,' Says Biago Remains Committed Amid Drug Bust Probe

Liberia, June 19 -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has strongly rejected reports circulating on social media claiming that its Officer-in-Charge, DCP Fitzgerald T. M. Biago, has resigned o... Read More


Liberia: STAND Rejects Justice Ministry's Cocaine Probe Briefing, Adds 'End Drug Trafficking' to July 17 Protest Agenda

Liberia, June 19 -- The STAND-led Liberia Protest Coalition has criticized the Ministry of Justice's Friday press conference on the investigation into the seizure of approximately US$19 million worth ... Read More


ActionAid International Secretary General Strengthens Partnerships with UN Agencies and INGOs During Liberia Visit

Liberia, June 18 -- As part of his official visit to Liberia, ActionAid International Secretary General, Arthur Larok, on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue with United Nations agencies and lead... Read More


Liberia: Mystery Deepens Over Suspect Linked to US$19.2 Million Drug Bust as Justice Minister Says He Doesn't Know if He Exists

Liberia, June 18 -- Recent assertions by Liberia's Minister of Justice, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, regarding the whereabouts of the prime suspect in the US$19.2 million drug seizure, have raised more question... Read More


Taxed Into Shame: Ghana Gives Free Pads, Liberian Girls Cut Up Diapers

Liberia, June 18 -- A pack of four costs L$100, about 50 U.S. cents. She cuts each diaper in two and uses the halves as sanitary pads. If she does not have money for that, she uses clothes. "The diap... Read More


Liberia: Airport Worker Who Rejected US$20K Bribe Key to Showing Hidden Hands Behind Us$19M Drug Bust

Liberia, June 18 -- In January 2009, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf honored a hero. A year prior, in 2008, Richard Karyea, a customs officer for the Liberia Revenue Authority assigned at the R... Read More


Liberia: Key Person of Interest in US$19 M Drug Bust Whereabout Unknown, Fled Hotel After Aviation Seminar in China

Liberia, June 18 -- Oscar Brown, a key person of interest in last week's US$19 million drug bust at the Roberts International Airport has reportedly gone missing. FrontPageAfrica has obtained a commun... Read More


Liberia: Senate Advances War and Economic Crimes Court Push, Unveils Roadmap to Harmonize Competing Bills

Liberia, June 17 -- The Liberian Senate has taken a significant step toward the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court, with its Judiciary Committee submitting a comprehensive roadmap aimed ... Read More