Liberia: Boakai Consults Legislature Amid Guinean Military Incursion

A tense border confrontation between Liberia and Guinea has entered a delicate new phase after Guinean soldiers who had crossed into Liberian territory reportedly took down their flag early Wednesday morning and retreated back across the border, easing immediate fears of a military standoff.

Yet even as the soldiers withdrew, the episode has triggered one of the most serious national security debates in Liberia in years, prompting President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to consult with leaders of the House…