Somalia’s Offshore Gas Exploration Hits Major Milestone with Turkish Partnership Preliminary Findings Show Promising Natural Gas Deposits Somalia’s ambitious offshore oil and gas exploration project has reached a critical milestone in its first formal effort to unlock the country’s hydrocarbon potential in decades. According to informed sources in Ankara andContinue Reading
Kogar Holds Strong Lead in Nimba County Election as Vote Count Nears Completion Provisional Results Show Commanding Advantage Nimba County, Liberia – Provisional election results from 682 of 736 polling places reveal candidate Kogar maintaining a dominant lead in the Nimba County election. With 56,706 votes counted so far, KogarContinue Reading
Democracy Dies When Raw Power Rules and Lawlessness is Legalized The Parallel Between Trumpocracy and African Governance Abdulai Mansaray, author Before Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, observers of African democracy noticed striking parallels between his incoming administration and governance patterns on the continent. America, long considered the global standard-bearer forContinue Reading
Liberia’s Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on High-Stakes House Leadership Dispute Nation Awaits Pivotal Decision That Could Reshape Governance Monrovia, Liberia – With just one week remaining before Liberia’s Supreme Court delivers what may be its most consequential ruling in recent years, national tension is rising over a legal andContinue Reading
Liberia’s VP Koung Sparks Controversy with Tribal Politics in Nimba County By-Election Ethnic Allegiances Take Center Stage in Campaign Strategy GANTA, Nimba County – Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has ignited a political firestorm by openly embracing tribal politics during campaign rallies for the upcoming Nimba County senatorial by-election.Continue Reading
Liberia’s CDC Suspends Seven Partisans for Defying Party Directives Monrovia – Liberia’s leading opposition party, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has suspended seven members for supporting a candidate aligned with the ruling Unity Party—a move the CDC considers a violation of its core principles. Key Suspensions and Party ResponseContinue Reading
Liberia’s Unity Party Faces Backlash Over Alleged Code of Conduct Violation in Kogar Endorsement High-Ranking Officials Accused of Hypocrisy in Nimba County Campaign Rally GANTA, Nimba County – Liberia’s ruling Unity Party is facing intense scrutiny after multiple high-ranking officials, including presidential appointees, openly endorsed opposition candidate Samuel G. KogarContinue Reading
CDC Rejects Liberia National Police Apology, Cites Political Motives Party Questions LNP’s “Unsolicited” Statement on Rally Security Monrovia – The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has strongly rejected an apology from the Liberia National Police (LNP) regarding officer conduct during the party’s recent due-payment rally, labeling the police statement asContinue Reading
George Weah Announces 2029 Presidential Comeback Bid in Liberia Monrovia, Liberia — Former Liberian President George Weah has officially declared his intention to run in the 2029 presidential elections, marking a potential political resurgence just two years after conceding defeat to current President Joseph Boakai. Weah Launches Political Revival atContinue Reading
Bong County Supporters Urge President Boakai to Appoint Orando Zarwolo to Government Post Longtime Unity Party Member Awaits Recognition Gbarnga, Liberia — Supporters of Orando K. Zarwolo are intensifying calls for his appointment to a government position, appealing directly to President Joseph Boakai, Vice President Jeremiah Koung, and Bong CountyContinue Reading
