Koroma Returns To Sierra Leone After Over Two Years In Nigeria As Treason Charges Dropped
FORMER Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the withdrawal.
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Liberia To Take 1,200 Deportees From The US, Minister Says
LIBERIA will accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, the country’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told reporters in the capital,.
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Liberia President Sacks 12 Senior Government Officials After Mass Drug Busts
LIBERIAN President Joseph Boakai has dismissed a dozen senior government officials and recommended a handful for investigation following massive drug busts in recent.
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Plan To Test Liberian Schoolchildren For Drugs Blocked
LIBERIA’s Education Ministry has blocked controversial plans to introduce mandatory drug testing in all of the country’s schools. Speaking to local media, the.
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Liberia Not Offended By Trump’s ‘Where-Were-You-Educated’ Comment – Minister
LIBERIA’s president was “honoured” to meet US counterpart Donald Trump this week and wasn’t offended by Trump’s comment about his fluency in English.
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Top Politicians Accused Of Liberia Parliament Fire Granted Bail
LIBERIA’s former speaker and three other members of the House of Representatives have been released from prison after paying a bond of £325,000.
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Liberia’s Ex-Speaker Charged With Arson Over Parliament Fire
LIBERIA’s former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire which destroyed the nation’s House of Representatives, local police have.
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Fire Breaks Out At Liberian Parliament After Tense Protests
A LARGE blaze ravaged parts of Liberia’s parliament building on Wednesday, a day after tense protests erupted following months of political deadlock. Authorities.
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Liberian Ex-Chief Justice, Gloria Maya Musu-Scott Acquitted Of Niece’s Murder
LIBERIA’s former justice minister and chief justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been acquitted of the murder of her niece by the country’s Supreme.
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Liberia’s Ex-Finance Minister, Samuel Tweh
AN arrest warrant has been issued for Liberia’s former finance minister following allegations he was involved in a $500m (£389m) corruption scam. Samuel.
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Liberian President, Joseph Boakai Slashes Own Salary By 40%
LIBERIAN President, Joseph Boakai, has announced a voluntary 40 per cent reduction in his salary. This was disclosed in a statement shared on.
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21 Years After, Liberia’s President, Boakai Sets Up War Crimes Court
LIBERIAN President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country’s first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the.
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Three More African Nations Roll Out Malaria Vaccine
THREE more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targetting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent.
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Probe as Liberian Ex-President’s, George Weah’s Asset Papers Leaked
LIBERIA’s House of Representatives is investigating how former President George Weah’s asset declaration documents were leaked to the public. All senior government officials.
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Geraldine George: First Woman Appointed As Liberia’s Defence Minister
LIBERIA’s President Joseph Boakai has appointed a retired female brigadier general, Geraldine George, as the acting minister of defence after protests by the.
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Liberia Defence Minister Resigns Amid Protests In Barracks
LIBERIA’s Defence Minister Prince Charles Johnson III has resigned following protests by wives of the country’s soldiers, who accuse him of low wages.
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I Won’t Run Again For President In 2029 – George Weah
LIBERIA’s outgoing President George Weah has said he has no plans of seeking re-election in 2029 after his defeat in recent elections. Mr.
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Liberia’s Ex-Chief Justice, Gloria Maya Musu-Scott Sentenced To Life For Murder
LIBERIA’s former chief justice and justice minister Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of her.
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Death Toll From Liberia Tanker Inferno Rises To 74
THE death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in central Liberia has risen to 74, the West African nation’s chief medical officer said.
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Over 40 Feared Dead After Liberia’s Gasoline Tanker Crash
MORE than 40 people were feared dead when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the country’s chief medical officer told.