Liberia & Guinea Were ‘Inches Away From War’ in Buildup to Arrest, Extradition of Alleged Coup Plotter

Monrovia — Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in pursuit of a Guinean national accused of trying to recruit former Lurd rebels in a bid to topple the government of junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya and his National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (CNRD)?

That such an operation was undertaken under a cloud of darkness…