West Africa: Liberia Senate Opens Probe Into Checkpoint Proliferation Amid Harassment, Corruption Concerns

– Liberia’s Senate has launched a nationwide investigation into the growing proliferation of inland security checkpoints, warning that the expanding network of road barriers may be undermining operational efficiency, public trust, and coordinated national security management.

The Senate Committee on National Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veterans Affairs on Tuesday secured a one-month extension to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into what lawmakers describe as an uncontrolled expansion of…