Police have announced a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol at gravesites across Liberia during the observance of Decoration Day on March 11. The measure, introduced by the Liberia National Police, is aimed at preserving order and the dignity of the annual commemoration. Authorities say traffic checkpoints will also be set up across the city to ease movement.

Calm has returned to the Sorlumba border after weeks of tension between Liberia and Guinea over sand-mining activities in the Makona River. High-level talks led by Internal Affairs Minister Francis Nyumalin eased the standoff, but questions remain over confiscated mining equipment and Guinea’s claim to the river.

Armed Guinean soldiers allegedly confronted Liberian workers at the Makona River, seized equipment, and forced a halt to a key road construction project in Foya. Now, Liberian authorities have stepped in, holding urgent talks with Guinean officials as tensions rise along the Sorlumba border.

Amid growing public debate, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has clarified that its recent clearance certificates were not issued for a single individual but for 28 people investigated between 2024 and 2025. According to the Commission, none of the cases produced sufficient evidence to support criminal prosecution, prompting officials to close the investigations and formally notify those involved.