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🇱🇷 Clashes Between Liberia’s Armed Forces and Police in Monrovia: Timeline, Causes, and Consequences

In late February 2025, Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, witnessed a series of alarming clashes between the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Liberia National Police (LNP), raising concerns about internal security and inter-agency relations. February 23, 2025: Initial Altercation The tensions began on Sunday, February 23, when an AFL soldier, riding a motorcycle in a…
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March 2, 2025
🇱🇷 Trump redicules US$14m social cohesion grant to Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia – The suspension of U.S. foreign assistance under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is raising concerns in Liberia, where essential programs in health, education, and agriculture rely heavily on American support. Liberian lawmakers and civil society groups fear the decision could have far-reaching consequences for the country’s development and public welfare. For…
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February 25, 2025
🇱🇷 How the CIA Helped Ruin Liberia- OpED

In the 1980s, Samuel K. Doe was the CIA’s boy. He was one of Africa’s worst rulers, who provided bases used for subversion campaigns across Africa and upheld the interests of Firestone Rubber. When Doe lost his utility, the CIA supported Charles Taylor who helped trigger Liberia’s ruinous civil war in the 1990s. On April…
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February 9, 2025