Liberia: Democracy in Focus

About Liberia: Democracy in Focus

Democracy in Focus is a new program from New Narratives and Front Page Africa looking at Liberia's governance and democracy. It's a collaboration with reporters from some of Liberia's leading newsrooms in the New Narratives program. Funding is provided by the Swedish embassy in Liberia and the American Jewish World Service. The funders had no say in the program's content.

Publisher

New Narratives/Front Page Africa

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2022

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   "Victims Can't Wait": Justice Advocate Adama Dempster on Reparations Ahead of Liberia's War Crimes Court

   Welcome to this special edition of Democracy in Focus, a collaboration between New Narratives and FrontPage Africa. As plans for Liberia’s War and Economic Crimes Court and National Anti-Corruption Court move forward, we’re bringing you a series of special interviews with Liberian and international experts and stakeholders about how the courts will work. In this interview, I speak with Adama Dempster, a longtime Liberian human rights and transitional justice advocate, who has recently b...

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Sweden's ambassador promises ongoing support to Liberia after embassy closure

   Sweden's ambassador Karl Backéus says his government will continue supporting Liberia’s efforts to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court and a range of other priorities including sexual and reproductive health and rights — despite ending direct development assistance to the country. The ambassador says his government remains committed to Liberia’s post-war justice process and hopes lawmakers will approve legislation establishing the court within the next few months. But he says Liberia wi...

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Broken Promises: Why Millions in Aid Aren't Fixing Liberia's Biggest Problems

   Coming up in this episode. The European Union spent 16 million U.S. dollars to help rape survivors get justice. But a struggling justice system has convicted just two rapists in six years. Victims and advocates are calling on the Chief Justice to reverse the promotion of a lawyer accused of paying bribes to protect traffickers convicted in Liberia's largest human trafficking case. A raid by Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency exposes an alleged illegal Chinese-owned gold mine using a ba...

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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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