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Forty-seven inmates escape from a maximum security prison in Margibi County, Liberia.
2024-09-9

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects talks with the leadership of the Tigray People's Liberation Front but says he is willing to talk to representatives "operating legally". The meeting with African Union (AU) representatives Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique and Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, comes after his announcement of a "final phase" of an offensive on the region's capital Mekelle.
2020-11-27

At least two miners are killed in a mine collapse in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. The mayor of the county's administrative centre says scores of others are unaccounted for and feared dead.
2020-05-5

Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania report their first confirmed cases of COVID-19.
2020-03-16

Voters in Liberia go to the polls to elect members to the country's House of Representatives and to replace President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.
2017-10-10

Former Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity.
2011-12-5

Voters in Liberia go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election, with the incumbent President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, likely to be re-elected.
2011-11-8

Tens of thousands of people from Côte d'Ivoire flee to Liberia due to ongoing violence in the country.
2011-03-19

Approximately 14,000 refugees have fled Côte d'Ivoire for Liberia following the disputed presidential election.
2010-12-26

UN: Approximately 14,000 people have fled Côte d'Ivoire and headed to Liberia due to the recent presidential election dispute.
2010-12-25