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Liberia Senatorial Election: Resistance Candidate lead In Early Outcomes

The opposition candidate seems to be edging out other candidates in the Liberia Senatorial Election according to the early result released so far. Talking at a Press gathering, director of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Davidetta Brown Lansannah, said “The Liberian public can be have confidence that the Commission will precisely declare the aftereffects of […]

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Liberia: Impeached Court Judge Set To Be Compensated

Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, is set to be compensated by the Liberian government. In a statement by the ECOWAS Court who ordered the Impeached Judge to be paid a some of $200,000 and be reinstated by the government of Liberia. Conveying judgment on Tuesday, tenth November, 2020, for a situation recorded by the Judge, the […]

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In Liberia capital Monrovia, residents down play coronavirus lockdown

People in the Liberian capital, Monrovia are downplaying the country’s three-week State of Emergency declaration and lockdown imposed by the government to help fight COVID-19. While the government is keen to beat down the spread, misinformation is taking the better side of it according to reports from the West African country. A Reuters report said […]

Journalists protest alleged police brutality in Liberia

Journalists in Liberia took to the streets in Monrovia on Thursday to denounce alleged harassment by security forces. The protest follows the death of journalist Zenu Koboi last month. “The Press Union of Liberia calls on the President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah, to commission a wide-ranging and transparent […]

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UAE invests $4m to lift women out of poverty in Liberia

The UAE will invest $4 million (Dh14.6 million) in a project to lift rural women in Liberia out of poverty The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Abu Dhabi green energy company Masdar and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation signed the agreement on Monday. The project will help 1,500 rural Liberian women to […]

Liberia blocks internet amidst anti-Weah protests

Authorities in Liberia have blocked the internet, in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors internet disruptions and shutdowns confirmed the shutdown on Friday afternoon, saying access to social networking platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat had been restricted. ‘‘The […]