August 2026

MONROVIA, Liberia — The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy near Monrovia, Mr. Joseph E. Zadrozny, has emphasized the critical need for Liberia to sa…

MONROVIA, Liberia – The Association of Evangelicals of Liberia (AEL), in partnership with Generosity Pledge International and Destined for Greatness Global (D4G…

MONROVIA – Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been charged with cocaine trafficking, criminal conspiracy, and money laundering. She is the most senio…

The strongest new evidence of the history and progress of Liberia efforts in fighting drugs and crimes is the actual then Liberian legislation.

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026 — Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor is spending her first night in police custody following her alleged connection to Liberia’…

MONROVIA — The long-awaited trial over the alleged mishandling of a Saudi Arabian rice donation is set to open Wednesday, August 19, following the completion of…

A wired phone call from a fugitive American informant is what investigators say sealed the case against Jewel Howard-Taylor — pulling Liberia’s former First Lad…

MONROVIA — The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has condemned what it describes as the harassment, intimidation, detention and alleged fabrication of charg…

Monrovia – Former President George Weah’s statement, issued under his own name as “Political Leader of the Congress for Democratic Change,” was among the most f…

The Prison Fellowship Liberia (PFL), with funding support from Prison Fellowship International (PFI), has launched an education support initiative targeting 525…

MONROVIA — The opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has condemned what it describes as the “harassment, intimidation, detention and apparent fabrica…

MONROVIA — The effort by former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo to secure her release from detention has entered another critical stage,…

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Monrovia– The Embassy of Cuba in Liberia marked the centennial anniversary of former President, Fidel Castro’s birth with a commemoration that highlighted decad…

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 20, 2026: The headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP) became a scene of heightened political tension Wednesday when former M…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Liberia’s main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has condemned the questioning of former Vice President Jewel Howard Ta…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Several opposition leaders have rallied in solidarity with former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor following her questioning by the…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: The governing Unity Party (UP) has commended the Joint Security over the investigation and subsequent charges against former Vice Pre…

Monrovia – The Liberia Revenue Authority  (LRA) is within weeks of collecting US$1 billion in domestic revenue for the first time in the country’s 179-year hist…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has welcomed reports that the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) exce…

CONGO TOWN, Monrovia, August 20, 2026: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged young Liberians to take greater responsibility for prote…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: The African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) and the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) at the University…

MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Questions are mounting over whether the arrest and detention of former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor in connection with Liberia’…