Hot Pepper Liberia

NEW DETAILS ARE raising further questions about the legality and structure of the Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) between the Government of Liberia (GOL) and Ivanhoe Liberia, as analysts point to provisions that appear to fall…

ACCORDING TO LEGAL observers and documents reviewed by the Hot Pepper, there is no public evidence that Liberia followed proper legal procedures in signing the Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) with Ivanhoe Liberia, a subsidiary of…

THE GOVERNMENT OF Liberia’s deal with Atlas/Oranto Petroleum, granting the international oil company exploratory rights over four offshore blocks: LB-15, LB-16, LB-22, and LB-24, each with an estimated investment value of US$200 million,…

LIBERIA, SAYS PRESIDENT Joseph Boakai, has always been guided by the ideals of the United Nations—peace, security, and human rights—and remains an active participant in global cooperation efforts. “Together, we will keep working toward a…

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025, while the Supreme Court was in session for its October term of court, officers of the Labor Court, under the command of Judge Joseph B. Kollie, ordered the closure and locking of the Colony Hotel, including…

THE 2024 STATE of Corruption Report (SCORE) of the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) reveals that corruption remains a significant impediment to governance and development in Liberia, undermining public trust,…

“THE ONGOING CONFLICT within the House of Representatives is a matter that, though it may involve Constitutional questions, is primarily political in nature. It requires a political resolution through institutional dialogue,…

THE HORRIBLE REMINDER of the breakdown of democratic, rights institutions has hit the public with the report that the Speaker of the House of Representative, Cllr. Fonati Koffa, has fled Liberia to an undisclosed destination for fear that…