The Civil Society Network of Liberia has noted with deep concern attempts by some individuals and media outlets to link the Executive Director of the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), Mr. Julius Sele, to the alleged US$300 million drug seizure recently reported, without any credible evidence. The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) is…
From July 17 to 20, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance was held in Shanghai, China. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the conference and delivered a keynote address titled “Joining Hands to Build a Just and Equitable System For Global AI Governance”. He pointed out…
Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill has accused the ruling Unity Party of politicizing a major anti-drug operation by falsely linking him to a recent narcotics raid in the VOA Community along the Roberts International Airport Highway, demanding an immediate public retraction of what he described as a misleading and defamatory statement. In a statement,…
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) is concerned about the country’s worsening humanitarian situation, revealing that a sharp cut in government funding and the absence of local donations are crippling its ability to respond to devastating floods, fires and windstorms affecting thousands of Liberians. Speaking Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the organization’s headquarters in…
Government officials are under pressure over a reported plan to replace Telecom International Alliance (TIA) with NUMTEL Liberia in a deal to manage the country’s messaging and telecom traffic regime, amid questions about the new company’s identity and credentials. Experts say moving forward with a firm whose background remains opaque could expose Liberia to legal,…
Former Chief of Staff to ex-President George Weah and senior Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) official Leen Eugene Nagbe has alleged that officials from the Ministry of Public Works ordered a halt to the construction of the party’s headquarters, citing concerns over the building’s height. Nagbe made the claim in a public statement on OK…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the immediate release of former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo from detention at the Monrovia Central Prison after she petitioned the high court for a Writ of Prohibition challenging proceedings before Criminal Court “C.” According to an official communication issued by the Office of the…
The Office of the Consulate General of Colombia in Liberia says it does not know or have any records on the Colombian national who was arrested along with a Spaniard in connection with the raiding of US$317 million worth of cocaine in the country. Mr. Houssein Cheaitou is the Honorary Consul General of Colombia to…
Barely a month following the seizure of a US$19.2 million worth of cocaine shipment at the Roberts International Airport, the Government of Liberia has again announced the interception of what is believed to be one of the largest suspected cocaine shipments seized in the country in recent years. Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah on Tuesday,…
Liberia’s former Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has been remanded at the Monrovia Central Prison after Criminal Court “C” ordered her arrest and set her criminal appearance bond at US$8 million. Bundoo turned herself over to prison authorities following a ruling by Assigned Circuit Judge Ousman F. Feika, who rejected a second property valuation…
