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US: Protest Erupts After Man Killed Fleeing ICE Raid in Monrovia, California

A protest erupted on Thursday, August 14, after a man was killed on the 210 Freeway while fleeing an ICE operation at a Home Depot in Monrovia, California. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Avian Flu Causes Egg Shortage in The U.S. - LA

Photo taken with a mobile phone on February 12, 2025 shows customers shopping for eggs at an Aldi store in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, the United States. More U.S. grocery chains are implementing egg purchase limits as bird flu outbreaks continue to disrupt supplies, with California shoppers particularly feeling the squeeze through restricted purchases and early morning queues. Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Avian Flu Causes Egg Shortage in The U.S. - LA

Photo taken with a mobile phone on February 12, 2025 shows a sign about egg purchase restriction at an Aldi store in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, the United States. More U.S. grocery chains are implementing egg purchase limits as bird flu outbreaks continue to disrupt supplies, with California shoppers particularly feeling the squeeze through restricted purchases and early morning queues. Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Avian Flu Causes Egg Shortage in The U.S. - LA

Photo taken with a mobile phone on February 12, 2025 shows customers shopping for eggs at a Trader Joe's store in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, the United States. More U.S. grocery chains are implementing egg purchase limits as bird flu outbreaks continue to disrupt supplies, with California shoppers particularly feeling the squeeze through restricted purchases and early morning queues. Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberia's presidential inauguration halted due to Boakai's heat exhaustion

STORY: Liberia's presidential inauguration halted due to Boakai's heat exhaustion SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Joseph Boakai looking unwell while giving his inaugural speech 2. various of security aides assisting the president 3. various of guests and dignitaries at the event 4. various of President Boakai being celebrated by the crowd STORYLINE: The inauguration speech of Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai was halted on Monday as the newly sworn-in leader suffered heat exhaustion at the ceremony held in the national capital of Monrovia, local media reported. Boakai had been delivering his inaugural address, which had already exceeded 30 minutes, when he began to show signs of distress. The temperature Monday afternoon at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, the venue of the presidential inauguration, was 29 degrees Celsius. The 79-year-old Boakai appeared fatigued and unsteady on his

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Liberia declares Boakai as winner of presidential election

STORY: Liberia declares Boakai as winner of presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Monrovia 2. various of NEC announcing the winner of the election 3. various of supporters of Joseph Boakai STORYLINE: Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) on Monday evening formally declared Joseph Boakai, leader of the country's main opposition party, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Davidetta Lansanah, head of the NEC, made the announcement during a press conference at its headquarters in Monrovia, the national capital. With 100 percent of the votes from all 5,890 polling places across Liberia's 15 counties counted, Boakai, the candidate of the opposition Unity Party and former vice president of the West African country, garnered 814,481 votes, or 50.64 percent of the vote, compared with 793,914, or 49.36 percent, for Weah, the leader of the ruling Coalition for

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Liberians vote in presidential runoff

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential runoff SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Monrovia 2. various of the voting process STORYLINE: Liberians started voting in the second round of presidential elections Tuesday morning across the West African country. The presidential runoff is a contest between two political heavyweights, incumbent President George Weah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and former Vice President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party. "The process has been smooth and peaceful so far. We expect that voting during this runoff process will be faster compared to the initial polls because it involves only one ballot paper per voter," said Lawrence Fahnbulleh, a voter in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Observers from various local and international organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Elders Forum, are on the

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Liberia's election body picks Nov. 14 for presidential run-off

STORY: Liberia's election body picks Nov. 14 for presidential run-off DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Monrovia, Liberia's capital 2. various of voting 3. various of press conference by NEC officials STORYLINE: Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) has officially set Nov. 14 as the date for a presidential run-off following an initial poll that saw none of the 20 presidential candidates securing the necessary percentage of votes required by the country's electoral laws to claim outright victory. Incumbent President George Weah and his closest rival, former vice president Joseph Boakai have been called upon to re-engage in a battle of the ballots. The two won 43.83 percent and 43.44 percent of votes respectively in the first round, NEC head Davidetta Lansanah told a briefing Tuesday in the national capital of Monrovia. The initial round of voting saw a high turnout of 1,949,155 voters, constituting 78.86 percent

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Vote counting underway in Liberia following general elections

STORY: Vote counting underway in Liberia following general elections DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Monrovia 2. various of Liberians voting 3. various of the vote-counting process at a polling unit 4. various of election materials 5. various of the press conference at the electoral commission 6. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of the National Elections Commission (NEC) STORYLINE: Vote counting commenced Wednesday in Liberia following the general polls in the West African country a day earlier. The tally process began in the presence of candidates' agents and independent observers, Davidetta Lansanah, head of the National Elections Commission (NEC), said on Wednesday evening at a daily briefing in the national capital of Monrovia. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of the National Elections Commission (NEC) "The tallied results from magisterial offices are being progressively transmitted to th

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Liberians vote in presidential elections

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential elections DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Monrovia, Liberia 2. various of voters at the polling units 3. various of Liberians exercising their voting rights 4. various of President George Weah voting 5. various of voters 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTINE BAWAH, Healthcare worker 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT JALLAH, Voter STORYLINE: Liberians on Tuesday went to polling centers across the country to elect a new president among 20 candidates and members of the National Assembly. More than 2.4 million Liberians were expected to vote during the election process, according to the National Elections Commission (NEC). Incumbent President George Weah is seeking reelection while former Vice President Joseph Boakai leading the opposition is challenging him. The NEC oversees the conduct of the elections in all 15 counties of the country. Tuesday's voting was scheduled to officially

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Liberia to extend voting in southern counties due to challenges

STORY: Liberia to extend voting in southern counties due to challenges DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets of Monrovia 2. various of the Liberian citizens voting 3. various of the press conference by the National Election Commission (NEC) 4. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of the National Election Commission STORYLINE: Liberia's election body said Tuesday it is extending the voting for president and members of the national legislature in some counties in the southern part of the country where electoral materials and personnel had a delay in reaching. Davidetta Lansanah, head of the National Elections Commission (NEC), said while addressing a daily press briefing in the nation's capital Monrovia that at least 11 precincts in the southeastern county of Sinoe and the south-central county of Rivercess were affected by the voting extension caused by overflowing of rivers due to heavy rainfall in those parts of the country.

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LIBERIA-MONROVIA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-START

(231010) -- MONROVIA, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liberian President George Weah casts his vote at a polling station in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 10, 2023. Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections kicked off on Tuesday as voters went to the polls to elect the president and members of the National Assembly. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Liberia's election body begins deployment of electoral materials, personnel

STORY: Liberia's election body begins deployment of electoral materials, personnel DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Monrovia 2. various of Liberia's National Elections Commission 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of Liberia's National Election Commission STORYLINE: Liberia's election body began the deployment of electoral materials and personnel across the country on Monday, saying all necessary mechanisms have been put in place for the crucial presidential and national assembly polls scheduled for Tuesday. At a press conference marking the maiden edition of daily briefing on the polls in Monrovia, the capital, Davidetta Lansanah, head of the National Elections Commission (NEC), told reporters that the election body was set to oversee a free, fair, and credible process. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of Liberia's National Elections Commission "Electoral materials ha

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Liberia's political parties hold final rallies ahead of polls

STORY: Liberia's political parties hold final rallies ahead of polls DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of political rallies and campaigns in Monrovia, Liberia STORYLINE: Political parties in Liberia have concluded their campaigns in a final push for votes ahead of Tuesday's general elections in the West African country. Campaigns for the general elections ended at midnight Sunday, following the guidelines provided by the National Election Commission (NEC), which is overseeing the electoral process. Twenty candidates, including incumbent President George Weah, will participate in Tuesday's presidential election, alongside the national legislature elections. The fates of the presidential candidates will be decided by more than 2.4 million registered voters out of Liberia's population of 5.4 million. The polls will be conducted across a total of 5,890 polling places in the 2,080 voting precincts identified by the National Election Commission.

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

DOLO TOWN, Liberia - Liberian soldiers go on patrol on Sept. 4, 2014, in Dolo Town near the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia, in West Africa. At the time, Dolo Town was quarantined by the government to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian Red Cross staff carry the body of a patient who died after being infected with the Ebola virus onto a truck on Sept. 4, 2014, in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A young man (R) in West Point, the largest slum in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia, takes his clothes off on Sept. 5, 2014, saying there is no Ebola virus in the area. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A young couple (C) in West Point, the largest slum in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia, embrace each other, saying, "We are not scared of the Ebola virus" on Sept. 5, 2014. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A doctor (back) is sprayed with disinfectant solution after finishing treatment for Ebola-infected patients on Sept. 4, 2014, at an isolation ward of a hospital in Liberia, West Africa. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, arrives at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, casts her vote at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of U.N. peacekeeping troops patrol around the headquarters of Liberia's main opposition party in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, and security forces clashed in the capital the same day, prior to the Nov. 8 presidential runoff.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf shows a registration card at the polls for the presidential election in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (front) casts her vote in the presidential election while in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Women holding their voter registration cards stand in line to vote in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. Voting in Liberia's presidential election began the same day.

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Liberia celebrates end of Ebola pandemic

A woman holds a placard bearing the message "Together we have defeated Ebola" during a ceremony celebrating the end of the Ebola pandemic in Liberia, on May 11, 2015 in Monrovia, the country's capital. On May 9, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic in the West African country is over. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WHO declares end to Ebola epidemic in Liberia

People in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, smile while wearing a T-shirt bearing the message "Liberia is free from Ebola" on May 9, 2015. The World Health Organization that day declared the Ebola pandemic in the West African country is over. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Women holding their voter registration cards stand in line to vote in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. Voting in Liberia's presidential election began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf shows a registration card at the polls for the presidential election in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (front) casts her vote in the presidential election while in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Ebola outbreak in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - A doctor (back) is sprayed with disinfectant solution after finishing treatment for Ebola-infected patients on Sept. 4, 2014, at an isolation ward of a hospital in Liberia, West Africa. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)(Kyodo)

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, casts her vote at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, arrives at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote. (Kyodo)

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of U.N. peacekeeping troops patrol around the headquarters of Liberia's main opposition party in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, and security forces clashed in the capital the same day, prior to the Nov. 8 presidential runoff. (Kyodo)

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf. (Kyodo)

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)