Tag: African News
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🇪🇬 Egyptian TV Presenter Sarah Khalifa Sentenced to Death in Drug Case
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants have been sentenced to death by hanging following a major drug-related criminal case in Egypt. According to Egypt’s state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, Khalifa and the other defendants were accused of belonging to a criminal organization involved in importing chemical ingredients used in the manufacture…
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🇱🇷 George Weah Visits Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison as Liberia’s Drug Case Draws Political Attention
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has visited former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison, bringing renewed political attention to the high-profile legal case surrounding the former vice president. Weah’s visit comes as Howard-Taylor remains in detention while facing allegations connected to Liberia’s ongoing drug-trafficking investigation. The former vice president…
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🇱🇷 Liberian Rapper Bucky Raw Reportedly Returns to Court in Ongoing Marijuana Case
Monrovia, Liberia — Liberian rapper Bucky Raw has reportedly returned to court in connection with the marijuana case that previously resulted in his arrest in December 2025. The development has renewed public attention around the ongoing legal proceedings involving one of Liberia’s prominent hip-hop artists. According to reports, Bucky Raw was recently arrested again and…
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🇱🇷 Liberia Receives First 20 Deportees as U.S. Begins Plan to Send Up to 1,200 Third-Country Migrants
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 21, 2026 — Liberia has received the first group of migrants deported from the United States under a controversial new third-country transfer arrangement that could bring as many as 1,200 people to Liberia over the next 12 months. The first batch of 20 deportees arrived at Roberts International Airport on Thursday,…
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Kush Crisis Crosses Borders: Liberia Grapples with the Spread of a Dangerous Synthetic Drug
Monrovia, Liberia – A growing public health crisis is unfolding in Liberia as kush, a cheap and highly addictive synthetic street drug that first gained notoriety in neighbouring Sierra Leone, continues to spread across the country. The drug’s rapid rise has alarmed families, health professionals, and law enforcement agencies, with many fearing it could become…