A government minister and close ally of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been ordered to repay 180,000 euros (262,000 dollars) he embezzled from state coffers, state auditors announced Wednesday. They said Information Minister Laurence Bropleh amassed the money by pocketing the salaries of "ghost employees" of his department. "Minister Bropleh was involved in fraudulent processing and payments ...

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has dismissed the head of the national oil refinery, Harry Greaves, on suspicion of embezzlement, officials said Monday. Greaves, whom the Liberian media have dubbed "The Untouchable", signed a deal in May on behalf of the Liberian government with international group Zakhem for the 24.8-million-dollar refurbishment of Monrovia's oil terminal. "President Ellen Johnson ...