The Latest Breaking News from Liberia

Huge explosion hits Ghana mining region after truck crash

In tonight's edition: An unknown number of people are killed in Ghana in a huge explosion that razed hundreds of buildings to the ground. The blast was caused by a truck carrying explosives which collided with a motorcycle. Also, at least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a…

France 24 · Jan 20, 2022

Stampede in Liberia kills 29 people after gang attacks church

One witness said the stampede began after armed men tried to stage a robbery

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Stampede at religious ceremony in Liberia kills 29 people

Officials in Liberia say that at least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian ceremony in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022