Liberia’s biggest human‑trafficking case is now hanging by a thread as government officials remain silent over explosive bribery allegations, while 11 accused traffickers could walk free on bail this month due to delays in prosecution. Victims who bravely came forward say they feel abandoned as the justice system falters, raising serious concerns about corruption, accountability,…
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In Rural Liberia, Climate Change and Gold Mining Are Converging to Threaten Livelihoods
By Eric Opa Doue with New Narratives ITI, River Cess County — By the time Rebecca Wilson opens her food stall each morning, she has already made one decision that shapes her entire day: how much water she can afford to buy. Wilson, the town chief here in this remote community near the border with Sinoe…
The Corruption That Allows Liberia’s Human Traffickers To Stay Free To Exploit the Poorest Citizens
More than 50 victims of human trafficking in Liberia say they were promised jobsabroad—but instead ended up trapped, abused, and extorted.Now, months after coming forward, they say justice is slipping away.Their case promised to bethe biggest win against criminals who are profiting from fraudulent promises of sending peopleoverseas for jobs, in a business known by…
Victims and Advocates Angry As Government Stays Silent Over Bribery Allegations in Country’s Biggest Human Trafficking Case as Suspects’ Release Date Nears
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Summary: Victims in Liberia’s largest human trafficking case said they were deeply disappointed by the government’s silence after they revealed to FrontPage Africa last week that they were repeatedly told by traffickers that they had paid bribes to Bestman Juah, a public defender, to keep the cases from free from justice….
As Bong County Slashes Crime Rates Many Credit Community Watch Teams
By Nukanah Kollie with New Narratives Summary: BARWOR QUARTER, Bong County—It’s just past midnight here in one of Gbarnga’s oldest and most crowded neighborhoods, as a small group of men move quietly through narrow alleys. Flashlights slice through the darkness. A whistle pierces the humid air. Seven years ago, residents say, few people dared walk…
Experts Say Protecting Nature Is Key to Surviving Climate Change
Liberian climate experts are sounding the alarm: with storms and floods intensifying, they say the country’s best immediate defense is protecting nature. From restoring wetlands and mangroves to planting trees as windbreaks, low‑cost, community‑driven solutions can help shield vulnerable communities while the government works to secure long‑term climate financing. The message is clear — protecting…
Experts Say Protecting Nature Is Key to Surviving Climate Change
By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate correspondent with New Narratives Summary A few nights before a high level climate dialogue convened in Monrovia last week, a violent windstorm tore through Gomue Village, Zota District, Bong County in, what experts said, was an ominous reminder of the stakes for Liberians across the country as climate change worsens. Roofs were shredded;…
Liberians who fled civil war and built lives in America now face removal to a country many barely remember — as the Trump administration eyes Liberia for deportees with no connection to it
By Anthony Stephens and New Narratives editors It was Kayla’s birthday. She was putting her baby son into his car seat, her daughter climbing into the back, her fiancé Eriah Nahnie behind the wheel. It was just after 8 in the morning — a routine school run on a cold winter’s day in United States…
Funding Cuts, Weak Oversight, And Hidden Traps: Experts Sound the Alarm on Liberia’s New U.S. Health Deal
Liberia’s new U.S. health deal is being sold as progress, but experts warn it may leave the country more vulnerable than ever. Funding for lifesaving programs has been slashed, oversight is weaker, and critical services for women and families could disappear just when Liberians need them most. Even more alarming, the agreement gives the U.S….
Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog Asked Liberians to Report Corruption By Putting Allegations in Boxes – It Didn’t Work
By Joyclyn Wea with New Narratives Summary: In August, the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, hoping to encourage Liberians to call out what experts say is rampant corruption at every level of government, began placing whistleblower boxes across key government ministries, agencies, and police stations. They hoped people, particularly officials of government, would quietly report corruption and other illegal…
National ID Card Rollout Continues to Be Held Up by $1.7 Million Unpaid Government Debt
Liberia’s digital identity crisis is spiraling into a national emergency. Seven months after the government halted the rollout to “fix the system,” millions of Liberians remain locked out of banking halls, telecom services, and basic public systems—all because a US$1.7 million unpaid debt has left the country’s biometric database in the hands of a foreign…
Funding Cuts, Weak Oversight, And Hidden Traps: Experts Sound the Alarm on Liberia’s New U.S. Health Deal
By Joyclyn Wea, health reporter and New Narratives editors Summary: Late last year, the government of Liberia signed a five-year health agreement with the United States. President Joseph Boakai’s administration celebrated the deal as a step toward taking control of the country’s own health system. But health experts, former U.S. government officials, and civil society groups are raising serious…
How Liberia’s Human Traffickers Stay Free
A mass escape from a trafficking ring handed prosecutors everything they needed for Liberia’s biggest trafficking conviction. 51 victims say a bribe is about to set their traffickers free By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent and New Narratives editors On a morning last October, more than 50 women and men walked into Paynesville magistrates’ court…
Experts Warn Digital Divide is Crushing a Generation’s Dreams and Locking the Country in Poverty
By Augusta S. Lafalay with New Narratives Summary: BARNESVILLE ESTATE, Montserrado County— Sarah Sackor and her classmates were excited the day in September when a computer teacher told their 12th-grade class early that they would finally begin internet lessons. For years, “computer class” had been mostly theory — copying notes from textbooks. Most students at…
“We Are Tired”: Women Demand Justice and Action on Gender Violence; Police Chief Promises Action
Women across Monrovia raised their voices in a powerful march demanding justice for Toni Jackson and urgent action to end the rising tide of gender‑based violence in Liberia. Carrying signs that read “We Are Tired,” they called on authorities to protect women and girls with the seriousness the crisis deserves. Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman…
Liberia’s Senior Women Lawyers to New Graduates: Be Brave, Work Hard, Fight for Your Place
Liberia’s senior women lawyers have delivered a powerful charge to the country’s newest female attorneys, urging them to step into the profession with courage, discipline, and unwavering confidence. Tetee Gebro reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: Liberia’s Senior Women Lawyers to New Graduates: Be Brave, Work…
“We Are Tired”: Women Demand Justice and Action on Gender Violence; Police Chief Promises Action
Scores of women dressed in black marched through Monrovia on Monday to demand justice for the wife of prominent Liberian economist Samuel Jackson, Toni Jackson and to call for stronger action against gender-based violence in Liberia.The women said Jackson’s death is not just one family’s tragedy, but part of a bigger problem facing women across…
National ID Card Rollout Continues to Be Held Up by $1.7 Million Unpaid Government Debt
By Joyclyn Wea and Tetee Gebro with New Narratives Summary Seven months after President Joseph Boakai halted Liberia’s national digital identity card rollout to “fix the system,” the National Identification Registry says Liberia still cannot run the system because it is locked by the Kenyan company that built it. The Registry says the company will…
Liberia’s Senior Women Lawyers to New Graduates: Be Brave, Work Hard, Fight for Your Place
By Joyclyn Wea and Tetee Gebro, gender reporters with New Narratives Summary: Some of Liberia’s most senior women lawyers gathered over the weekend under an outdoor canopy in front of the Charlyne M. Brumskine Law Group offices in Congo Town, Monrovia, to deliver a message to the country’s newest female law graduates: do not wait…
Govt Releases Data on Eyeglasses Distribution After News Report Highlights Lack of Transparency
In October, during World Sight Day celebrations, Liberia’s Health Ministry announced an ambitious promise: to screen one thousand students and distribute twelve thousand donated reading glasses nationwide.Six months later, the ministry says about one fourth of those glasses have been distributed but it still has not given details on who received them. That’s leading vision…
Liberia’s Silent Crisis: Women and Children Bear the Brunt of Persistent Hunger
Across Liberia, a quiet crisis is unfolding—one that rarely makes headlines. It’s not war, not Ebola, but hunger. And at its center are women and children. As New Narratives climate reporter Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon found, women and children are feeling the impact of the crisis. This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part…