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78-Hour Legislative Ultimatum: House Intervenes as Monrovia Port Gridlock Strangles Liberian Supply Chains Liberia Clamps Down on Carbon Market Operations in Push to Secure Community Rights and Sovereign Control Humans Return to Deep Space as Artemis II Crew Heads Beyond the Moon Breaking: Trump’s Signature to Appear on U.S. Dollar Bills Senegal Appeals to CAS in Bid to Reclaim 2025 AFCON Title “Such Good English”: Trump’s Condescending Compliment on Liberian President Sparks Outrage West African Leaders Seek Investment as Trump Reshapes Africa Policy Shadow War Ends: Israel and Iran Clash in Open Strikes 78-Hour Legislative Ultimatum: House Intervenes as Monrovia Port Gridlock Strangles Liberian Supply Chains Liberia Clamps Down on Carbon Market Operations in Push to Secure Community Rights and Sovereign Control Humans Return to Deep Space as Artemis II Crew Heads Beyond the Moon Breaking: Trump’s Signature to Appear on U.S. Dollar Bills Senegal Appeals to CAS in Bid to Reclaim 2025 AFCON Title “Such Good English”: Trump’s Condescending Compliment on Liberian President Sparks Outrage West African Leaders Seek Investment as Trump Reshapes Africa Policy Shadow War Ends: Israel and Iran Clash in Open Strikes

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Under the Radar: Institutional Exploitation and Petty Graft Shadow Presidential Press Operations

Under the Radar: Institutional Exploitation and Petty Graft Shadow Presidential Press Operations

David S. Johnson • 1d ago

Kenya Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years Over Shakahola Forest Murders

Kenya Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years Over Shakahola Forest Murders

In one of the most severe judicial rulings in Kenya's modern history, the Mombasa High Court has sentenced self-styled pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people—overwhelmingly children—in the Shakahola forest massacre.

David S. Johnson1d ago0.0k

The Freeport Bottleneck: How Maritime Inefficiencies and Exorbitant Tariffs Are Crippling Liberia’s Female Entrepreneurs

The Freeport Bottleneck: How Maritime Inefficiencies and Exorbitant Tariffs Are Crippling Liberia’s Female Entrepreneurs

The persistent protests outside the Capitol Building by Liberian businesswomen importing goods from China highlight a deepening structural breakdown at the Freeport of Monrovia, where administrative delays, clearing bottlenecks, and mounting port charges threaten the livelihoods of small and medium-scale traders.

David S. Johnson1d ago

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