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False! Weah never promised to implement war and economic crimes court at UNGA

Jackson C. Clay Jr. October 31, 2022

President George Weah told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2019 that he would have implemented...

Kush, the ‘sleeping drug’ slowly killing Sierra Leonean youth

Fayia J. Moseray October 29, 2022

In recent years, the youth of Sierra Leone have taken to the use of synthetic marijuana/drug called...

False! President Weah did not win 78% of votes in 2017 election

Jackson C. Clay Jr. October 20, 2022

‘I had 78% of the popular votes of the Liberian people’ – Weah According to the Liberian...

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False! Public wage bill under former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was never 70% of total expenditure

Jackson C. Clay Jr. October 12, 2022

According to Samuel Jackson, an Economist, the wage bill under the former administration ballooned to 70%, amounting...

Explainer: The Global Magnitsky Act and Liberia’s 3 Corrupt Officials pasted image 0 (4)

Explainer: The Global Magnitsky Act and Liberia’s 3 Corrupt Officials

Jackson C. Clay Jr. September 8, 2022

Liberians were greeted with a report released by the US Treasury Department under the Global Magnitsky Act,...

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The video of woman beating up a harmless child with slippers did not happen in Sierra Leone

Alie Tarawally September 8, 2022

Social media users in Sierra Leone have been debating the location of the incident, with many claiming...

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Explainer: Liberia’s political jigsaw and the proliferation of violence

Jackson C. Clay Jr. September 7, 2022

What was meant to be a peaceful demonstration on Liberia’s 175th Independence Day celebration turned violent after...

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Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

Fayia J. Moseray August 31, 2022

The Sierra Leone president, Julius Maada Bio, as well as the security forces have vowed to investigate...

Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond Sierra Leone's deadly protest and the curfew beyond

Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

Fayia J. Moseray August 26, 2022

Freetown is mourning after a violent protest left dozens dead with many more injured and properties destroyed. ...

The Central Bank of Liberia has not minted coins in L$25 and L$30 denominations

Jackson C. Clay Jr. August 21, 2022

There have been occasions where taxi drivers, tricycles (kehkeh), and motorbike riders and passengers get into confrontations...

False! Weah never promised to implement war and economic crimes court at UNGA

Kush, the ‘sleeping drug’ slowly killing Sierra Leonean youth

False! President Weah did not win 78% of votes in 2017 election

False! Public wage bill under former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was never 70% of total expenditure

Explainer: The Global Magnitsky Act and Liberia’s 3 Corrupt Officials

The video of woman beating up a harmless child with slippers did not happen in Sierra Leone

Explainer: Liberia’s political jigsaw and the proliferation of violence

Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

The Central Bank of Liberia has not minted coins in L$25 and L$30 denominations

Economy

Electricity subsidy removal, heart disease remedy, other claims fact-checked this week

Viral claim about ‘Hisbah chief with police ADC,’ misleading

Contrary to Obi’s claim, FG has not removed electricity subsidy

Does regular sex prevent heart disease?