Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Koffa?
Liberia’s parliament building caught fire for the second time within a week.
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President signs order promising establishment of a war crimes court in efforts to bring justice 21 years after conflict.
Incidents in the Red Sea illustrate the dangers of allowing ‘flags of convenience’ to proliferate.
UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis.
With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence?
The new president is expected to tackle poverty and corruption that flourished under his predecessor, George Weah.
After 20 years of inaction, the new president has a responsibility to take action – and fast.
Some locals flocked to the scene and took the leaking gas from the tanker when it exploded.
In six years, Weah, Liberia’s most famous citizen became so unpopular he lost the election to a man he defeated in 2017.
Sitting President Weah was accused of failing to live up to his promises of curbing poverty and fighting corruption.
The incumbent, former footballer George Weah, faces off against political veteran Joseph Boakai.
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President Weah is contesting against rival Boakai for the second consecutive election, after 2017’s match-up.
Former footballer seeks re-election amid corruption allegations and economic hardship in West African country.