Tag: Liberia
an Ivorian NGO warns of the Liberian origin of cocoa beans exported by Ivory Coast
An investigation carried out by an Ivorian NGO revealed this Monday, April 22, that cocoa beans exported by Côte d’Ivoire come from deforested lands in neighboring Liberia. A few months…
on appeal, French justice sentences ex-rebel leader Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison
French justice on Wednesday sentenced former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara to 30 years of imprisonment, tried on appeal for acts of barbarism and complicity in crimes against humanity during…
Flee from Liberia and now a Royal decoration: ‘I see refugees as expats’
The actor fled his native Liberia in 1991. “The impact of war on a human life is something you wouldn’t wish on anyone,” says Richards. In the Netherlands he studied…
Major internet outages in several African countries due to faulty cables
Major internet outages affected several African countries this Thursday March 14 due to faulty submarine cables. Some countries are more affected, this is the case of Côte d’Ivoire where the…
military wives obtain the resignation of the Minister of Defense
Soldiers’ wives had set up roadblocks to express their demands for two days, and were demanding the departure of Prince Charles Johnson. Celebrations planned for National Armed Forces Day have…
inauguration day for new president Joseph Boakai
Joseph Boakai will be officially inaugurated president of Liberia this Monday, January 22. He succeeds George Weah for a six-year term, after winning the presidential election of October 2023, the…
Argentina, Burma, Liberia… The geopolitical hopes of 2024 – L’Express
The year 2024, which sees the continuation of two deadly wars watched by the whole world, in Ukraine and Gaza, promises to be particularly eventful. In the coming months, the…
George Weah reframes his diplomats after UN vote against Gaza ceasefire
While the former footballer should pass the torch to his successor Joseph Boakai in January, he had to reorganize his diplomats following an imbroglio at the UN. In a United…
Glez’s take on Liberia’s presidential election
Opponent Joseph Boakai won the presidential election in Liberia by a narrow margin with 50.64% of the vote against 49.36% for outgoing Gorge Weah. On a continent accustomed to electoral…
Presidential election in Liberia: in Monrovia, a car drives into the crowd causing several victims
A tragedy mourns Liberia at the very end of a unanimously praised electoral process: a car drove into the crowd in Monrovia, on the evening of November 20, 2023. A…