•Late Prince Johnson Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died today aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told our correspondent. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then President Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was […]
Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains between the end of June and early July left nearly 50,000 […]
•President Joseph Boakai Joseph Boakai was sworn in today as Liberia’s president after his election victory over former football star George Weah, with the challenge of tackling poverty and corruption. The 79-year-old was sworn in for a six-year term after he narrowly beat former Ballon d’Or winner Weah in November’s run-off poll with 50.64 pe...

