
Liberia Orders 20 Arrested, Including Ex-Vice President
A Liberian court ordered the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and others named in a cocaine trafficking indictment.
October 8, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

A Liberian court ordered the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and others named in a cocaine trafficking indictment.
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