The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has declined an invitation from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to participate in an Opposition Leaders’ Roundtable scheduled for September 5, 2026, arguing that the proposed process has already predetermined the leadership and organizational structure of the opposition bloc. In a formal communication dated August 28, 2026, CMC…
The U.S. Treasury Department has vehemently rejected Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill’s bid to lift Global Magnitsky sanctions, finding that his election to Liberia’s Senate returned him to a position of public trust, from which he could engage in and benefit from corruption, and that he failed to produce the promised records regarding his business…
The preliminary examination of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in the controversial US$317 million cocaine trafficking case has been postponed to September 2, 2026, after prosecutors asked the Monrovia City Court for additional time to appear. The hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, August 28, before Stipendiary Magistrate Cllr. L. Ben Barco, will now be…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has cleared the way for the resumption of proceedings in the controversial Capitol Building arson case, rejecting a legal challenge filed by former Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa and his co-defendants seeking to halt further proceedings in the trial. In a judgment delivered on Friday, August…
Barely a day after Senator Samuel G. Kogar publicly alleged that the President’s son is involved in Liberia’s drug crisis and called on the President to be transparent in the investigation, his own party has expelled him. The Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) announced the expulsion over the weekend, citing disloyalty and violations of…
President Joseph N. Boakai has issued a stark warning that Liberia risks undermining its future if it fails to properly educate its children, declaring that widespread lack of education can destroy a nation without the use of weapons or warfare. Speaking Friday, August 28, 2026, in Klay, Bomi County, during the dedication ceremony of the…
