ECOWAS notes with growing concern the escalation of tension in Monrovia and widely condemns the violent clashes between police and protestors on December 17, 2024.
ECOWAS calls on all Liberian protestors and the Liberia National Police to exercise restraint in the pursuit of their rights and mandate respectively.
ECOWAS further calls on the security agencies to swiftly investigate the cause of the fire at the Capitol Building this morning and make public the findings of its investigation.
ECOWAS calls on all to adhere to the rule of law and the tenets of democracy in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Liberia.
ECOWAS urges the genuine reconciliation of differences for sustained peace and stability in Liberia and the subregion.