Liberia: Border Shooting Reportedly Leaves Liberian Injured as Guinean Troops Occupy Disputed Area in Lofa

FOYA DISTRICT, LOFA COUNTY — A tense situation has developed along the Liberia–Guinea border in Sorlumba Clan after Guinean soldiers allegedly fired gunshots into Liberian territory, injuring a local resident and taking control of a disputed border area. By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com According to Voice of Lofa, a community radio station in Lofa County, the incident [...] The post Liberia: Border Shooting Reportedly Leaves Liberian Injured as Guinean Troops Occupy Disputed Area in Lofa appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.


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