Liberia’s new Defence Minister, Prince C. Johnson resigns from his post just 10 days after being appointed
In his resignation letter, Johnson cited “the current political and civil disturbances occasioned by the protest of women believed to be wives of service men”. The protest by soldiers’ wives, who set up roadblocks near the capital Monrovia and elsewhere in the country, saw them air multiple grievances ranging from low salaries and pensions, to […]
Liberia government says president Boakai had heat exhaustion during inauguration
Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai has been declared “perfectly fine” by his doctors, his office says. The 79-year-old failed to reach the end of his inauguration speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday. His office said he had suffered heat exhaustion but had now resumed his […]