Browsing: Liberia

The Governments of Liberia and Indonesia have signed a Visa Exemption Agreement allowing holders of valid diplomatic and service passports from both countries to travel without visas for short official visits.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Liberia has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with more than 52,000 candidates recorded as successful.

The first group of 20 individuals deported from the United States has arrived in Liberia, marking the beginning of an arrangement under which the West African country will temporarily receive certain deportees who would otherwise be returned directly to their countries of origin.

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has vowed that everyone connected to the massive cocaine shipment recently intercepted at Roberts International Airport (RIA) will be identified and held accountable, declaring that no individual or institution is beyond the reach of the law.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh has defended the government’s decision to withhold details surrounding the ongoing investigation into the massive US$19.2 million cocaine seizure, stating that releasing sensitive information prematurely could compromise the case.

Fresh details emerging from a Verity News investigation suggest that the recent US$19.2 million cocaine seizure is not an isolated incident, but part of a wider alleged transnational drug trafficking operation reportedly passing through the Roberts International Airport (RIA).

The Government of Nigeria has officially disassociated itself from remarks reportedly made by Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Ayodele concerning Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, stressing that the comments were made in a private capacity and do not represent the position of the Nigerian state.

Popular American streamer IShowSpeed has launched a new charity initiative aimed at supporting grassroots football development across Africa, with Liberia among the beneficiary countries.

A Foreign Vlogger David Akhundzada from Azerbaijan was confronted while filming a garbage site on Center Street, and the situation quickly escalated into a heated altercation with MCC security. Now, the incident is raising serious questions about public access, sanitation transparency, and how Monrovia is being presented to the world.

Nine Liberians have been deported from the United States after serving time for serious crimes, including robbery, assault, and fraud. What happens next as they return home and begin reintegration?