US jury awards $29m to family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victim
A Chicago jury has awarded $29 million in damages to the family of an Irish-born United Nations employee who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian […]
Liberia
Liberia destroys 4.2 tons of cocaine worth $336 Million, senior police officials face trafficking allegations
Liberian authorities have destroyed this Thursday about 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine valued at $336 million, days after announcing the country’s largest-ever drug seizure and […]
Liberia Seizes $370m-worth of Cocaine in Largest Drug Bust Ever
Liberian authorities have seized cocaine worth more than $370 million in what they describe as the country’s largest-ever drug bust. The raid, carried out on […]
African Leaders Gather in Addis Ababa for 39th AU Summit and Inaugural Africa–Italy Meeting
Several African Heads of State and Government arrived in Addis Ababa on February 12, 2026, for the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the […]
Liberian Women Lead Mass Protest Demanding National Emergency Over Drug Crisis
Thousands of protesters, led by women’s groups, marched through Monrovia on Thursday, August 7, urging the Liberian Government to declare a national emergency over the […]
Senegal’s President Diomaye Faye to Join Trump-Led U.S.-Africa Talks on Economy and Security
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will embark on a working visit to the United States on 9 and 10 July 2025, following an official invitation […]
African currencies under pressure despite reform gains, Afreximbank warns
A new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has revealed widespread foreign exchange (FX) challenges across Africa, with nearly half of the continent’s currencies […]
Liberia’s Political Turmoil Deepens as Former Speaker Faces Arson Charges Over Parliament Fire
Liberia’s ongoing political crisis escalated further as former Speaker of Parliament Jonathan Fonati Koffa was formally charged with arson and other serious crimes linked to […]
Morocco’s Tanger Med Engineering to Transform Liberia’s Strategic Ports
The Liberian government has signed an agreement with Morocco’s Tanger Med Engineering to modernize the ports of Monrovia and Buchanan, positioning them as competitive regional […]
Liberia Cracks Down on Foreign Mining Violations in Resource-Rich Sinoe
Liberian authorities have intensified enforcement efforts in the mining sector, arresting two foreign nationals for operating an illicit semi-mechanised mining site in Sinoe County. The […]